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April 28, 2011

Richard Douglas Brinson
Richard Douglas Brinson, 51, of Versailles, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at the Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg. He was born at Batesville on March 22, 1960, the son of Richard and Jo Ann Steele Brinson.
Survivors include one son, Eric (Ashley) Kegley of Versailles; grandson, Ely Kegley; one brother, Marty (Dawn) Brinson of Versailles; two sisters, Diana Sturgill of Norton, VA, and Kathy (Roy) Dobbs of New Marion. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Marilyn Phelps.
Mr. Brinson was a former employee of Wayne’s Meats in Milan and had worked at the Ogle Haus in Vevay. He attended the Wesleyan Church in Versailles.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Dr. John Hundley officiating. Burial will be in the Benham Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, from 5-8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the Benham Cemetery or the Versailles Wesleyan Church in care of the funeral home.

April 21, 2011

Luella Schwipps
Luella Schwipps, 89, of Moores Hill, passed away Wednesday morning, April 20, 2011, at Dearborn County Hospital at Lawrenceburg. Arrangements are pending at Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, Milan.

April 14, 2011

Barbara L. Hopper
Barbara L. Hopper, 83, of Madison, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 16 at 1 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison, with burial in the Grandview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum near Madison. Visitation will be on Friday, from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday from 12 noon until time of services at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Boystown or American Cancer Society. Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, is entrusted with arrangements.

Richard J. (Dick) Tingle
Richard J. (Dick) Tingle, 72, of Kokomo, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Howard Regional Health Campus. He was born January 25, 1939 in Trimble County, KY, the son of Raymond and Lennie (Elston) Tingle. He married Jean L. (Wallace) Tingle on January 25, 1963 in Frankfort, and she survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Faith Tingle of Goshen, KY, and Christina Shanlis of Almont, MI; three grandsons, Christopher Duvall, Jacob Kurdys, and Hunter Thacker; two sisters, Diana Poling (Dave) of Madison and Kay (Lynn) Coomer of Holden. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother.
Mr. Tingle retired in 1997 from GM after 32 years of service as a Millwright. He graduated from Cross Plains High School. Dick was a member of the Main Street Christian Church and attended Cross Roads Community Church. He was also a member of the UAW Local 292.
Dick enjoyed golfing, watching NASCAR and playing on the computer.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 16, at Stout and Son Funeral Home, Russiaville Chapel, 200 East Main Street, Russiaville, IN, with Pastor Jeff Harlow and Pastor Ron DeGraff officiating. Burial will follow at Albright Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, April 15 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be given to the Cross Roads Community Church or the Cancer Society. Stout and Son Funeral Home in entrusted with arrangements.

Jeffrey Sims
Jeffrey Sims, 49, of Osgood, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Indiana University North Hospital at Indianapolis. Jeff was born December 19, 1961 in Indianapolis, the son of Shelby Leonard and Nella Faye (Phillips) Sims.
He is survived by his parents, Shelby Leonard and Faye Sims of Osgood; aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by a sister, Melissa Sims in 1983.
Services will be held Saturday, April 16, at 2 p.m. at the Pipe Creek Freewill Baptist Church at Penntown with Pastor David Phillips officiating. Visitation will also be Saturday, from 1-2 p.m. at the church. Memorials may be given to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home, Moores Hill, is entrusted with arrangements.

James Paul Loichinger
James Paul Loichinger, 65, of Sunman, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 16, at 10 a.m. at the Holy Family Church in Oldenburg with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, from 5-8 p.m. at the Meyers Funeral Home, Batesville, who is entrusted with arrangements.

April 7, 2011

Barbara Corning
Barbara Corning, 89, of Versailles, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Hickory Creek in Madison. She was born at Bloomington on September 19, 1921, the daughter of Oscar and Mary Brinton Travis. She was married to William Corning on August 11, 1945 and he preceded her in death on August 1, 2005.
Mrs. Corning was a 1939 graduate of Bloomington High School and graduated from Indiana University in 1943 with a major in home economics. She had worked as a supervisor for Pogues in Cincinnati, Ohio. Barbara was a member of the President’s Council of Purdue University and was a former board member of Historic Hoosier Hills, Oxbow Inc., and the Ripley County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Funeral services will be private with burial in the Cliff Hill Cemetery at Versailles. Memorials may be given to the Roland S. Corning Memorial Fund of the Purdue University School of Civil Engineering in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home, Versailles.

Vernon Edward Washnock
Vernon Edward Washnock, 66, of Versailles, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Funeral services were held Monday, April 4 at Humphrey-Taylor-Detmer Funeral Home in Rising Sun, with burial in the Rising Sun Cemetery. Military honors were conducted by Rising Sun American Legion Post 59. Memorials may be given to the Hope Baptist Church or the donor’s choice. Humphrey-Taylor-Detmer Funeral Home in Rising Sun was in charge of arrangements.

Ronald "Bud" W. Gunter
Ronald "Bud" W. Gunter, 45, of Batesville, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 9 at 10 a.m. at Adams Lutheran Church, south of Batesville on Adams Church Rd., with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 4-8 p.m. at Meyers Funeral Home, Batesville, who is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be given to the family.