All Obituaries

Janice Kay Elliott, 78, passed away at Heritage House Nursing Home in Richmond, Indiana on January 12, 2020. Janice was born April 15, 1941 in Leroy, Illinois the daughter of Ewing and Reba N. (Hankins) Oliver. She attended high school at Normal, Illinois. She married Richard D. Elliott in Bradford, Illinois on July 13, 1963. They divorced. He preceded her in death on November 10, 2011. She is survived by a son, Ron Elliott of Bradford, a grandson, Brody Elliott of Bradford, a...

Richard Maurice (Shorty) Messer, 85, of Cambridge City passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family.   He was born on November 30, 1934 in New Castle, IN to John B and Elva (Mason) Messer and had lived all his life in the Wayne County area.   He had worked for 30 years at Dana Perfect Circle in Hagerstown and also owned and operated Messer and Sons Construction for over 30 years. He was a member and Past Worshipful Master of Hagerstown #49 F...

Norman J. Miike, 85, of Cambridge City passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Reid Health in Richmond.   He was born on August 30, 1934, in Kohale, Hawaii to Sunao and Misayo (Hayashi) Miike and had lived in Cambridge City for the past several years.   Norman was a Korean War Veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He had worked as a sheet metal tinsmith at Chrysler Corporation in New Castle. He was and animal lover and a member of Cambridge City Lodge #5 F&AM, Murat Shrine,...

Royla Zoe Cochran, 82, passed away on December 24, Christmas Eve, at Westminster Village, Muncie, Indiana, following a long illness. Born to Roy and Dorothy Mullican August 4, 1937, in Breese, Illinois, she had two sisters to greet her: Rita Lee Doty and Carrie Jo Miller. Royla married Martin Cochran the day after Valentine’s Day in 1959. Both were students in Tulsa University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Seven months later, Martin met with a tragic death caused by a bicycle/car accident. Royla...

Kaylei Elaine Jones, died unexpectedly at her home in Tampa, FL in December 19, 2019. She was born on April 2, 1986 to David Jones and Lesa Gist at Anderson, IN. She grew up in Centerville and graduated from Centerville High School in 2004. She studied nursing at Ivy Tech in Richmond and worked as a CNA at Pinehurst Village before relocating to Tampa around 2011. A severe auto accident in 2009 left her with some physical limitations for many years. “Katie” was quick with a joke...

Edith Z “Eddie” Pike, 92, of Cambridge City, passed away on Monday December 16, 2019 at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville. She was born on October 5, 1927 in Adair county, Kentucky and moved to Milton in 1942 and has made her home in this area ever since. She graduated from Milton High School. Eddie worked as a sales clerk at both Goodwill and the Salvation Army stores. She enjoyed reading and playing with her cats.   Eddie is survived by several cousins. She was...

Mildred L. Allen, 99, of Cambridge City passed away on Sunday December 8, 2019. She was born on January 19, 1920 in Rush County to Harvey and LaVon Reed. Mildred was most known for working for Dr. Kenyon and at Brunner’s Drug Store. In her leisure time she enjoyed making ceramics and working on crossword puzzles. Mildred was also known for her love of her family. She enjoyed watching her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren grow up. She will be dearly missed by her great...

Carolyn S. Stearns, 81, of Cambridge City passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, OH.   She was born on December 27, 1937 in Cambridge City to Delmar D. and Mary R. Meyer Gethers and had lived all her life in the Cambridge City area.   Carolyn was a 1956 graduate of Lincoln High School and was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Psi Iota Xi and Red Hat. She had worked at Perfect Circle and Memories Hallmark. She enjoyed...

Willis W. Ray, age 71, of Milton, Indiana passed away peacefully on November 30, 2019 following an extended battle with dementia. He was born on January 7, 1948 to Glen and Estella Frances Ray at their home in Barnardsville, North Carolina. He attended the Anderson School in Barnardsville through 8th grade and graduated from North Buncombe High School in 1966. Willis proudly served our country in the United States Army from 1968-1970. He was a member of the 1st Cav and flew his flag high....

Rev. Robert N. Holland, 83, of Milton, IN passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, IN. He was born on Dec. 24, 1935 in Heber Springs, Arkansas to Barney and Harriet (Bishop) Holland. Bob served Southern Baptists as a missionary in Arkansas and Eastern Indiana. He both started and pastored many churches during his 60 years of ministry. He was also an entrepreneur and owned a business in Cambridge City, IN for 20 years. Bob was a punster and loved to laugh, but most...