All Obituaries

Ruby D. Monroe, age 59, of Lexington, Indiana, and daughter of Boyd Monroe and Reba D. Caldwell, was born June 23, 1960, in Paragould, Arkansas. She was a member of Scaffold Lick Baptist Church in Blocher, Indiana where she was a part of the Women Mission Circle. She was also a member of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Madison and an organization that provided scholarships for students and Christmas for families at Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools. She...

Beulah Mae Zehr Curl, age 87, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on April 27, 1932 in Birdseye, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of Theodore and Anna Zehr. She spent her early years on the family farm helping take care of her younger siblings. As a young adult, she worked at Central State Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana and then moved back home, where she worked briefly as a car hop at Rips Drive-In. She was united in marriage to Peter Curl on July 15, 1955, and this union was...

Howard Clay Jackson, Jr., M.D., age 89, of Madison, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Thornton Terrace Health Campus in Hanover, Indiana. He was born October 31, 1930 in Rockport, Indiana to Howard and Dona (Stuteville) Jackson. He grew up in Rockport and was a 1948 graduate of Rockport High School. He attended Indiana State University and graduated in 1952. At Indiana State University, he was a founding member of the school's chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha...

Sean Lyle Gilley, age 60, of Columbus, Ohio, and the son of the late Lowell and Doris (Bladen) Gilley, was born on March 16, 1959, in Richmond, Virginia. He attended Lafayette High School, in Lexington, Kentucky and a number of universities in the area of information technology. Sean was a musician who could play almost any instrument as well as a song writer, arranger, and book author. He loved the theater and took trips with his son to see his favorite shows. Sean loved movies and books,...

Mr. WJ Turner, age 79, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Tole and Georgia (Higgins) Turner, was born May 18, 1940, in Garrard, Kentucky. He was united in matrimony to Dessie Turner on May 23, 1958 in Cumberland, Indiana. He retired from Credance Contractors as a superintendent. He enjoyed boating, fishing, and collecting. He cherished his time with his family above all else. However, he also enjoyed attending church, auctions, his Tina dogs and watching westerns. Mr. Turner passed...

Mr. Terry Eugene Dutton, 70, of Aurora, Indiana, and son of Orlan and Vivian (Farrar) Dutton, was born May 7, 1949, in Vincennes, IN. He entered the Marines in 1968. In 1970, he was discharged to the reserves achieving the rank of Corporal and receiving the Purple Heart. He was united in matrimony to the former Diana Phelps on July 26, 2008 in Dillsboro, Indiana. He was a diesel mechanic and enjoyed tinkering on his truck and boat. He could fix anything. He loved taking care of his home in...

Dorothy Darnall Jones was born in Wabash, Indiana November 26, 1927 to Maynard Carver and Edna Hunt Darnall.  The family moved to Crawfordsville, Indiana in August of 1928 where Maynard Darnall was Principal of Crawfordsville High School and then became superintendent of the School City of Crawfordsville in 1930. Mrs. Jones was graduated from Crawfordsville High School with the Class of 1945.  She was graduated from Purdue University in 1949 where she was a member of Kappa Alpha...

Mrs. Beverly A. Boldery, age 81, of Bedford, Kentucky, and the daughter of the late Herschel and Isabel (Troop) Spurling, was born on April 13, 1938, in Louisville, Kentucky. Throughout her life, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Boldery passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Baptist Health La Grange Hospital in La Grange, Kentucky. She was blessed with seven children, twenty-two grandchildren, and thirty-six great grandchildren. She will be missed. Graveside services will be held on...

Jennifer Jo Massie, 43, of North Vernon, Indiana, and the daughter of Kenneth and Linda (Hyden) Massie, was born October 20, 1976, in Madison, Indiana. She was formerly a cook at Hanover Nursing Center. She moved to North Vernon in 2014 and loved to go fishing, enjoyed camping and watching movies with Julie. Ms. Massie passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Indiana University Health, Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her life will be cherished by her companion, Julie Sebree;...

Mr. Gerald Lee "Gary" Purvis, 62, of Columbus, Indiana, formerly of Trimble County, Kentucky and son of the late Herbert and Rosemary (Jones) Purvis, was born January 4, 1957, in Madison, Indiana. He was united in matrimony to the former Carolyn Brooks. He was retired from the Laborers' International Union Local 741 in Columbus and enjoyed the outdoors with his grandkids and mushroom hunting with his brother, Doug. Mr. Purvis passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019, at his...