Wade Weaver MIAMI COUNTY, IN- The Miami County Community Foundation (MCCF) has received a $100,000 grant as part of the eighth phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII) community foundation initiative. This unrestricted grant can be used for any charitable purpose the Foundation chooses. As part of this GIFT VIII grant opportunity, … Read more
Kenneth Chester Kerns,79, of Bunker Hill, Indiana passed away on December 23,2025 at Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born April 1,1946 in Russell County Kentucky. Ken was a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Ken is survived by his wife, Vikkie; his children, Lynann (Kelly), Hope (Brice), and Lloyd (Suzanne), and their children; and Carmen … Read more
John W. Davis, 87, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 1:58 am, Monday, December 29, 2025, at 1019 Belle’s Place in Wabash. He was born on July 24, 1938, in Beech Grove, Indiana, to Edwin Morris “Jack” and Virginia Ellen (Spoon) Davis. John was a 1956 graduate of Mooresville High School, received his bachelors degree from … Read more
Joy D. Sellers, 91, of Marion, passed away at 11:46 am on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Colonial Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center in Marion. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 25, 1934, to Raymond and Mildred Frederick. Joy graduated from Ball State University with a master’s degree in special education. She worked … Read more
Viola Rosezella Carpenter, 86, of Marion, passed away at 7:43 pm on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at Marion Health. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on December 26, 1938, to Jimmy Goens and Ona (Beavers) Baker. She married Loren Carpenter on October 9, 1965. A devoted homemaker, Viola dedicated her life to caring for her … Read more
Joan Carolyn Robison, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, educator, and woman of faith, passed away peacefully at her home in North Manchester, Indiana, on December 25, 2025, at the age of 89. Born on September 1, 1936, in Oakland, California, to John T. Clark and Helen Margret (Irwin) Sexton, Joan spent her early years … Read more
Larry Gordon Herendeen, born on April 19, 1944, at home in Silver Lake, Indiana, to Gordon K. and Lillie L. (Hamilton) Herendeen, passed away on December 24, 2025, at his residence in North Manchester. Larry graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1962. Before his service in the United States Army, where he was drafted … Read more
George Lewis Samons, 86, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 3:15 a.m., Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at his home. He was born on September 13, 1939, in Weeksbury, Kentucky, to Harmon Brownlow and Dora (Gillispie) Sammons. George graduated from Wheelwright High School in Kentucky. On November 24, 1960, he married Karon Sue Felts in Wabash. George … Read more
Elizabeth Ann Vrooman, 92, of Fishers, Indiana, formerly of Wabash, Indiana, passed peacefully at 2:54 pm, Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Hamilton Trace Assisted Living in Fishers, Indiana. She was born on February 19, 1933, in Wabash, to J. Howard and Bernice (Kamp) Hetzler. Betty was a 1951 graduate of Wabash High School. She married … Read more
Mary Joann Rauh, 94, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. She was born January 18, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the first child of Robert A. and Mary F. (Wordeman) Obermeyer. She graduated from Ohio Dominican College and was one of the first female chemists hired at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati … Read more