Obituaries
Berga Carol Smith
Berga Carol Smith, 70, of Avon, formerly of Thorntown, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at Avon Health and Rehabilitation Center in Avon.
She was born Nov. 28, 1939, in Danville, the daughter of the late George and Mildred (Ferguson) Green. She graduated from Davnille High School in 1956.
For several years, Mrs. Smith was an executive secretary for Red Ball in Indianapolis.
She was a Girl Scout leader and president of the P.T.A. at Brookside School #54 and School #101. She also was very active in the Republican Party.
She loved music and dancing, and she was an avid reader.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Forrest Swisher of Indianapolis and Jeffery Scott Swisher of San Diego, Calif.; three daughters, Cindy Anne Ragan of Indianapolis, Renee Suzanne DeGutis of German Tenn., and Laura Marie Smith of Columbus, Ind.; one brother, Phillip Green of St. Charles, Ill.; and eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Russell & Hitch Funeral Home, 116 W. Plum, Thorntown. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gene Johnson officiating. Burial will take place at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Thorntown.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 9135 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46260.
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Ruthanna Witt
Mrs. Ruthanna Witt, 92, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill.
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Mrs. Virginia Lee Milam
Mrs. Virginia Lee Milam, 92, of Lebanon, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon.
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Charles Calvin “Charlie” Dixon
Charles Calvin “Charlie” Dixon, 60, of Lebanon, died Thursday, July 22 at Witham Hospital in Lebanon.
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Thomas Earl Collier
Thomas Earl Collier, 66, Clarksville, Tenn., died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at his residence.
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Vye Irene (Peper) Speitel
Vye Irene (Peper) Speitel, 80, formerly of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010, at her daughter’s home.
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Helen M. Newkirk
Mrs. Helen M. (Walker) Newkirk, 83, of Carmel, formerly of Lebanon, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Parkwood Health Care Center, Lebanon.
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Joseph Ludlow
Mr. Joseph Ludlow, 83, formerly of Boone County, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010.
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Wanda A. Gross
Mrs. Wanda A. Gross, 86, of Lebanon, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Parkwood Health Care Center in Lebanon.
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John William Bowman
Mr. John William Bowman Sr., 71, of Lebanon, died Saturday, July 17, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.
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