Stories from Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Phyllis J. Horne, of Boonville, Ind. passed away Monday, September 21, 2015. She was born March 26, 1931 in Sullivan County, Ind. to Laud Kennedy and Lavera (Wright) Kennedy. She was a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ in Boonville, IN and Dugger United Methodist Church in Dugger, IN...

J.K. Duncan of Lyons is very active. He enjoys bowling for the Greene County Special Olympics team, but his favorite sport is track and field. From a young age, J.K. Duncan has always enjoyed athletics, but it was only recently when his strength was put to the test...

Thelma Fougerousse, 102, Berne, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Swiss Village. She was born to Roy and Leola Wilson Hartley on February 15, 1913 in Jay County, Ind. She married Maurice Fougerousse on April 6, 1962 in Clay City, Ind. Thelma was a medical technician at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie for 16 years. ...

Oma Lee Smith, 58, passed away on September 22, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Oma was born on October 8, 1957 in Huntington, West Virginia, the daughter of Henry Watts and Elsie Mae Smith Watts. Oma enjoyed spending time with her friends at the Baker Center...

John R. Burris, 91, of Lyons and formerly of Jasonville, Indiana passed away at 6:27 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2015 in Glenburn Home, Linton, Ind. He was born October 11, 1923 in Jasonville, Ind. to John Albert Burris and Ina Ethel (Reed) Burris. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Tharen B. ...

Reba Mina (Heaton) Street, 87, entered into eternal peace on Monday, September 21, 2015, at the Lyons Health and Living Center. Reba was born on October 28, 1927, the daughter of the late Brantley (Buck) and Louise (Oliphant) Heaton. She graduated from Switz City Central High School with the class of 1945. ...

Katherine Belle Craig, 62, of Greenwood passed away Monday, September 21, 2015, at St. Frances Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kathy was born on November 14, 1952 in Linton, Indiana, the daughter of Robert L. and Hazel Ann (Maddock) Summerville. She was a registered nurse working in Bedford, she was a member of the Scotland Full Gospel Church and loved spending time with her grandchildren and cooking...

Northeast Dubois entered Tuesday's match at Bloomfield ranked third behind Jasper and Evansville Memorial in the district 7 coaches' poll. The Jeeps have 5-0 wins over Washington, Barr-Reeve, and Loogootee -- the teams that had given the Cardinals their three losses...

CROSS COUNTRY The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds cross country team finished second among 12 teams in an invitational meet at Barr-Reeve Tuesday. The Lady T-Birds team score of 74 was second to Barr-Reeve and good enough to edge Jasper by one point...

Bloomfield and Eastern Greene both entered Tuesday night's Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference match with sour tastes in its mouths. The visiting Thunderbirds came in one night after a tough loss to Wood Memorial, while the Lady Cards were still upset over their loss to Clay City five nights prior...

JASONVILLE - Shakamak had an easy time of it here Tuesday cruising to a comfortable volleyball win over Washington Catholic. The Lady Lakers dominated the overmatched Cardinals, sweeping the visitors 25-6, 25-15 and 25-12 in a varsity-only match. Shakamak picked up its fourth win in a week, improving to 4-10...

The Lundy Family is happy to announce the 65th wedding anniversary of Robert and Bonnie Lundy. The couple met in 1948 at the S&K restaurant where Bonnie worked as a waitress. Two years later, after a lot of burgers & fries and roller skate dates, Bob looked at Bonnie and said, "Let's get married!" They found a preacher who married them at his home in Midland, Indiana. And as they say..... The rest is history...

* September 21-- Matthew Brian Crichfield, 30, Lyons, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Shawn Cullison was the arresting officer.

The 40th Owensburg Founder's Day Fall Celebration will take place this Saturday. Vendors are welcome to begin setting up on Main Street as early as 7 a.m. At this time, the public is also welcome to stop by the Owensburg Fire Department to enjoy a hot breakfast, which will be served until 10:30 a.m...

LINTON -- Walking in downtown Linton, many people might notice cornstalks encircling the light posts on Main Street. The idea came about by a donation from Genie Bowers for 300 cornstalks. Afterwards, Linton Mayor John Wilkes asked Jeff Thom of Francisco de Borja Coffee to help decorate the street light posts.....