All Obituaries

Mrs. Vera May Cheatham, 92, of Madison, Indiana, and daughter of the late Edward and Nellie (Dunn) Jones, was born May 26, 1927, in Vevay, Indiana. She graduated from Madison High School in 1945. Vera was a former employee of the Madison State Hospital, and Conn Organ as well as performing cleaning services, and babysitting/childcare services for various families in the Madison area. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Madison. She loved crocheting, solving word search puzzles,...

Robert "Dirk" Cheatham, age 64, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Robert "Buck" and Nancy Lou (Slider) Cheatham, was born on January 20, 1955, in Madison. He graduated from Madison High School and attended Indiana University. He was united in marriage to the former Nancy LaVerne Jester on March 24, 2000 in Carrollton, Kentucky. He was the owner and operator of A-1 Heating and Air for over forty years and was a 45-year member of the Western Fire Company #3. He...

Carol H. "Dolly" Chasteen, age 76, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Leslie and Beatrice (Moseley) Humphreys, was born on December 12, 1942, in Gary, Indiana. Since 1985, she had lived in Apopka, Florida but in 2012, she moved to Madison to be closer to her daughter. She retired from AT&T Telephone where she was a Senior Systems Consultant. Ms. Chasteen was a master gardener, loved animals, and was very generous with several charities. In Madison, she was a...

Verna V. Cornett, age 68, of Dupont, Indiana, and daughter of the late Noah and Zola (Tyree) Cornett, was born November 5, 1950, in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Prior to retirement, she was a cook at the Clifty Inn Restaurant. Mrs. Cornett passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Her life will be cherished by her son: Tony Banks and his wife, Tammy, of Dupont; her grandchildren, Austin, Cody, Shelby, Katie, and Becky; and eight great...

Carl “Roger” Gallatin, age 80 of Madison, Indiana and Fort Myers, Florida, died Sunday, October 27, 2019 in Madison.  He was born on April 21, 1939 in Sorento, Illinois to John and Delene (Sharp) Gallatin, who preceded him in death.  As a 1957 graduate of Granville Wells High School in Jamestown, Indiana, he went on to Indiana State University.  He married his high school sweetheart, Elizabeth “Carole” Harting, on June 26, 1960 in Jamestown.  To...

Jon Arthur Tucker, 64, of Madison, Indiana, and son of the late EJ and Gertrude (Holcomb) Tucker, was born June 5, 1955 in Greensburg, Indiana. He graduated from Jennings County, Indiana, High School in 1973 and joined the United States Army in August of that year in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and was honorably discharged on August 30, 1977 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Upon returning from military service, he became the manager of the Burger...

Mark A. Davis, age 57, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late James E. and Linda Lou (Robbins) Davis, was born February 18, 1962, in Madison. He grew up in Carrollton, Kentucky where he resided most of his life until 2006. He served his country in Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Afghanistan. He was united in marriage to the former Freda D. Melton on August 19, 2006, at Milton Baptist Church in Milton, Kentucky. Over the years, he has held numerous positions at Kentucky Ladder,...

June Claire Ramage Rogers died peacefully on October 9, 2019 in Madison Indiana at the age of 91. June was born on June 5, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to David and Clara Margaret (White) Ramage. Upon graduation from the University of Cincinnati in 1950 with a degree in English Literature she married The Reverend William (Bill) Warr Rogers, and together they attended McCormick Seminary in Chicago. They partnered in ministry in Kalamazoo MI, Athens GA, Ithaca NY, Huntington NY, Bangkok,...

Bobbie Jo Scott, 53, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, and daughter of the late Robert and Linda (Perry) Scott, was born February 6, 1966, in Madison, Indiana. She enjoyed doing her puzzle books, shopping, and being with her family watching the Sci-Fi channel and CSI. She was a member of the Broadway Baptist Church in Madison and loved the Lord. Ms. Scott passed away suddenly on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville. Her life will be cherished by her sisters: Sonya...

B.C. Morton, age 79, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Burton Joseph and Esther (Keim) Morton, was born January 7, 1940, in Erie, Pennsylvania. During his high school years, his family moved to Louisville, Kentucky where he was a 1957 graduate of Saint Xavier High School. He attended Bellarmine College from 1957 to 1960 and then graduated from the University of Louisville Law School in 1965. On November 14, 1965, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and attained the rank of...