Harry P. Chalk, 84, of Columbia City, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 at his home. He was born August 1, 1930 in Champaign, Ill., a son of Joseph and Lena (McLaughlin) Chalk. As a young boy, his family moved to Sidney, where he completed his … Read More
Carolyn Ann Stidham, 65, of Columbia City, died unexpectedly of natural causes at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. She was born Jan. 12, 1949, in Warsaw, a daughter of Roy Elmer and Ruth Joan (Brower) Combs. She graduated from South Whitley High School and Patricia Stevens Air … Read More
William B. ‘Willis’ Sizemore, 58, a former resident of South Whitley, passed away at 5:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at his sister’s home in Wabash County. William “Wills” was born in Prestonsburg, Ky., on Dec. 31, 1955, to Henry and Bess (Hubbard) Sizemore. His formative years were … Read More
Elizabeth L. McManama, 94, a former resident of the Larwill and South Whitley communities, died at 10 am Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, in The Oaks. She was born in Washington, Township, Whitley County, a daughter of Gilbert and Bessie Enos Sickafoose. Her formative years were spent on the … Read More
Cynthia (Michael) Yensel, 61, of London, Ohio, passed away Nov. 17, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 8, 1953, in Wabash. Cindy was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. Cindy worked as a nurse in Children’s Hospitals … Read More
Dora Belle Carroll, 96, former resident of South Whitley, passed away at 4:50 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at The Oaks where she had resided since October 2013. She was born April 7, 1918, in Whitley County, to Christian John Lewis Dreyer and Sylvia Belle (Arnett) Dreyer. She … Read More
Danny Joe Gray, 58, of South Whitley, passed away at 7:53 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 at his home. Born on Jan. 18, 1956, in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Muris Gray and Lillian A. Ness. He graduated from Columbia City High School Class of 1975. … Read More
Hancford ‘Hank’ Louise Layne, 90, of South Whitley, passed away at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at her home. She was born on April 23, 1924, in Manton, Ky., to Lee and Nelis (Howard) Stephens and was was raised in the family home alongside her sisters: Hazel, Thelma, … Read More
Jan Alynn Bristow, 71, of rural South Whitley, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, 2014 at his home after a short illness. He was born April 28, 1943, in Detroit, Mich. to James M. and Dorothy G. (Terman) Bristow. In 1946 his family moved to South Whitley and in … Read More
L. DeWayne Gable, 80, of South Whitley, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at his home. He was born July 25, 1934 in Whitley County, a son of the late Delmar and Ethel (Miller) Gable. His formative years were spent in the South Whitley area. He graduated from South … Read More
Barbara J. Lancaster, 79, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 10:40 a.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, Ind., after being transported from Miller’s Merry Manor where she had been a resident since 2011. She was born Jan. 30, 1935, in Culver, Ind., … Read More
Robert H. Rucker, 84, formerly of rural Columbia City, died at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he was transported Sunday from Markle Health & Rehab. He was born July 26, 1930 in Champagne County, Ohio a son of William E. and … Read More
Virgil E. ‘Sonny’ Hicks Jr., 79, of rural South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 7:52 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Ind.,where he was admitted the previous Thursday. He was born March 3, 1935, in Huntington, Ind., a son of Virgil K. … Read More
Thomas Rudd, 88, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014, at his home after a brief illness. He was born on January 6, 1926 in Culver, the son of Maurice Henry and Lois Isabelle (Todd) Rudd. Tom graduation from South Whitley High School … Read More
Elizabeth M. Mallock, 93, of South Whitley, Ind., died at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Parkview Huntington Hospital. She had been a resident at Norwood Nursing Center since November 2009. She was born May 31, 1921, in Laketon, Ind., to James Esta and Golda (Rutledge) Price. … Read More
Roy Jackson, 75, of South Whitley died at 2:15 p.m. Friday, June 20, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne where he had been admitted the first of May. He was born July 13, 1938 in Magoffin, Kentucky, a son of Smith and Goldia (Ramey) Jackson. As … Read More
