Records

Shirley Schoeppe, age 70, of Switz City, passed away at 8:44 a.m. Mon., Aug. 7, 2017, at Lyons Health & Living Center. She was born Oct. 30, 1946, in Peru, the daughter of Arthur and Rita (Weller) Lange. She worked as a dietary aide at Glenburn Home for 21 years. She was a graduate of American Business College in Fayetteville, Ark...

Norman Lee “Tack” Nail, 74, of Bloomfield passed away Tuesday August 22, 2017 at his residence. Born December 14, 1942 in Elnora, the son of Eli Thomas and Irene (Wilson) Nail. He was retired from Yellow Freight as a truck driver, he was a U.S. Army and U.S. Navy veteran and a member of the Worthington American Legion, a life member of the Worthington VFW, he loved his family, crossword puzzles and the outdoors, especially sitting by the fire pit...

James “Keith” Sullivan, age 46, of Bloomington, formerly of Linton and Jasonville, passed away peacefully at IU Health Bloomington Hospital on Monday, August 21, 2017. He was born in Indianapolis on November 2, 1970, the son of John Sullivan and Juanita Williams...

James A. “Keith” Sullivan, age 46, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017. Visitation will be held at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 1 p.m. until the time of graveside service at Sassafras Cemetery in Linton at 2 p.m...

Imogene R. Laughlin, 93, of Odon, went to Heaven peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 in Odon. She was born on Nov. 23, 1923 in Daviess County to Thomas and Rebecca (Wilkey) Kelsey. Imogene married her loving husband of 76 years, Leo E. Laughlin on March 28, 1941...

Monie Smith, 81, formally of Dugger, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. Monie was born on Aug. 7, 1936 in Sullivan County to James Albert Smith and Ruth (Hubble) Smith. He retired from R.C.A. as a retired lineman...

Scott Richard Ryan, 61, formally of Odon, passed away on Aug. 16, 2017 at Crown Bay Nursing Home in Alameda, Calif. He was born in Berkley, Calif. on Nov. 12, 1955 to Norman and Gloria Ryan. Survivors include his wife, Cindy Ryan; mother, Gloria Peterson; sisters, Pati Ryan, Debbi Ryan, Kathy Greene, Betty Johnson and Sharon Jones; daughters, Chasity Matthews and Simone Ryan; and six grandchildren...

Meredith Mix Cooper, 82, died peacefully Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. He is predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Ronda (Grabbe) Cooper. He leaves his daughters Kelly (Tim) Crotty and Ashley (John) Kirkgasser, his grandson Patrick Crotty, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and good friends...

James E. Hensley, 70, of Tallahassee, Florida, formerly of Linton, Indiana, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 at Lake Butler, Fla. He was born in Linton on Oct, 28, 1946 to Eugene “Cotton” and Louise (Bland) Hensley. James was a veteran of the US Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam. He was a born-again believer and enjoyed the time he had serving Christ. James worked as a truck driver in the wrecker business. He will be missed by his family and friends...

Cohen Firestone, stillborn, opened his eyes for the first time on Aug. 9, 2017, seeing the face of Jesus. The son of Reid L. and Deidra A. (Drake) Firestone of Sandborn, Cohen was born on Aug. 9, 2017 in Indianapolis. Cohen is survived by his parents, Reid and Deidra Firestone; maternal grandparents, Eric Drake of Farmersburg and Shauna (Mark) Mahurin of Oaktown; paternal grandparents, Rob and Dayna Firestone of Linton; maternal great-grandmother, Sue Drake-Runyan of Farmersburg; paternal great-grandmother, Gloria Hardisty of Linton; maternal aunt, Whitley (Brett) Roessler of Sullivan; paternal uncle, Brandon (Meredith) Firestone of Odon; paternal aunt, Kelsey (Jarrod) Jones of Linton and several cousins.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 16 incidents for service Friday, including one animal complaint, one assist to other departments, one assist to the public, one drug, two extra patrols, two fingerprintings, two harassments, one local ordinance violation, one missing person, one reckless driver, one traffic stop, one warrant service and one welfare check...

Kevin Lee Corns, 32, Washington, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. Bond set at $150. Henry Wayne Townsend, 35, Plainfield, was arrested on a preliminary charge of battery. Bond set at $1,000 with 10 percent allowed. Shelly Sue Wilkinson, 41, Bloomfield, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, writ of attachment, failure to appear and petition to revoke suspension. No bond set...

John Richard Lloyd, 44, Freedom, was arrested on a warrant for invasion of privacy. Bond set at $5,000 with 10 percent allowed. Amy Renee Outland, 41, Indianapolis, was arrested on a preliminary charge of driving while suspended. Bond set at $1,000 with 10 percent allowed...

The Linton Police Department responded to 15 incidents for service Tuesday, including one property damage accident, one animal complaint, one battery, two extra patrols, two fingerprintings, one theft, one title check, four traffic stops and two welfare checks...

Fawn Kimberly Dove, 35, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of probation violation. No bond set. Danny Russell Taylor, 52, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for operating a vehicle after a life suspense and operating while intoxicated. No bond set...