Stories from Thursday, October 31, 2019

Dear Editor, On an average day, 51 U.S. Postal Service mail carriers will experience a fall while working. The Postal Service reports that last year, 18,684 carriers experience a fall at work. With deliveries every day, including all season and weather conditions, carriers continue to experience falls in urban, suburban and rural settings...

Saturday, November 2 American Legion Auxiliary Unit 479 of Lyons will hold their monthly breakfast from 7-11 a.m. at the Post Home. Menu includes bacon or sausage, biscuits and gravy, eggs fixed your way, hash browned potatoes, pancakes or french toast, milk, juice and coffee. Everyone is welcome...

With falling leaves and Halloween upon us your Indiana State Police at Jasper would like to pass on a few driving tips. According to the Institute of Highway Safety, autumn typically brings a sharp increase in the amount of car versus animal insurance claims, most of those being deer. These claims usually peak in the month of November and decrease through December and January. Wet leaves, colder temperatures, and an increase in rainfall also add to the mix...

Betty Joanne Dillingham, 82, of Linton, passed away peacefully with loved ones at her side, on Oc. 31, 2019 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. She was born on Jan. 5, 1937 in Mitchell, to Richard William and Geneva Margaret (Shoopman) Brewer. Jo was a member of the 12th Street Church of God, where she enjoyed many church activities, including the visitation program and was church secretary for many years. ...

Billie J. Fitzpatrick, 94, of Linton, peacefully went to Heaven on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 at her residence in Linton. She was born on April 26, 1925 and raised by Hank Larson and Fern Weaver-Heenan. She married Robert Fitzpatrick on Aug. 31, 1949. Billie worked faithfully along with her husband Robert during his year as Exalted Ruler at the Linton Elks Lodge #866 to help establish the kitchen and dining for the club. ...

Fred Melvin Walters, 95, of Jasonville, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 at his home in Jasonville. He was born Oct. 19, 1924 in Sullivan County, to Charles Lee Walters and Mary Jane Debra (Clough) Walters. Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Vera Walters of Jasonville, whom he married on Feb. ...

Chances are, if you spot senior Elizabeth Combs walking around Bloomfield, you would mistake her for a basketball player. “It’s the first thing people ask me.” And that could not be more wrong. “My brothers play basketball in college, but it is not my thing. I am terrible at it.”...