All Obituaries

Aldean Kathryn Hooton, age 84 of Holton, Indiana, passed away on February 20, 2021 at Margaret Mary Health in Batesville, Indiana. She was born on December 1, 1936 in Ripley County, Indiana to the late Alfred H. and Myrtle Miller Thomas.  As a child, Aldean lived in the Cross Plains area with her parents, brother, and sister. From a child on, she attended St. Paul Lutheran Church of Dewberry and in the 8th grade, was confirmed. She would remain a life-...

Marilyn Webb, age 68, of Versailles passed away surrounded by her family early Saturday morning.  She was born on August 18, 1952 in Tachikawa, Japan.  Her parents were the late George and Lucile (Girtman) Ricketson.  She would end up around the community of Valdosta, Ga, where a poor game of pool would end up changing her life.  Little did she know that Dwight Webb not only offered to help improve her pool game but would also take her hand in...

Jessica Kay Svatba passed away on Tuesday January 26, 2021.  Jessica was born on June 3, 1983 the daughter of Alvin and Hazel (Barrett) Svatba.  Jessica grew up in the Cross Plains community and attended South Ripley High School.  When her school years were thru, she continued to live in Cross Plains and worked for Arvin Sango in Madison.  Jessica had been blessed with 2 sons, and they became the center of her life.  She enjoyed watching videos, cooking spaghetti,...

Donald Emerson Pickens, age 88, originally of Osgood, passed on January 23, 2021.  Don had spent the last 50 plus years living in the Indianapolis community.  He was born on October 11, 1932 the son of the late Bruce Pickens and Clifford and Marguerite Jean (Risk) Pickens Winters. Don graduated from Osgood High School in May of 1950. He played basketball for the Osgood Cowboys and loved the game.  He frequently reminisced of his days as a Cowboy.  Don enjoyed attending...

Marian Edwards, age 69, of Versailles gained her angel wings on Sunday January 10, 2021.  Marian was born on October 3, 1951 the daughter of the late Edward and Edna Lee (Barnes) Forwalt in Osgood.   Marian had a full childhood, growing up with her brother and sisters. She was a graduate of Jac-Cen-Del High School Class of 1970.  Upon completion of high school, she received her nursing home administration license from Ball State.   She was a caregiver...

Dennise Donaldson, age 49 of Versailles passed away on January 5, 2020.  She was born on May 28, 1971 the daughter of Dennis and Pamela (Peterson) Donaldson in Cincinnati, OH.                 She grew up along with her brother and sister, in the Aberdeen community.  Upon completion of high school at South Dearborn, Dennise entered the workforce spending several years working at the local casinos. ...

Eugene “Gene” Knox Snively, age 94, of Osgood passed away on January 1, 2020 at Margaret Mary Hospital. Gene was born on October 11, 1926 the son of James and Ruth (Knox) Snively in Amsterdam, Ohio.  Gene had many titles during his life from dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, husband, brother, father-in-law, uncle, brother-in-law, friend, farmer, carpenter, teller of jokes, story teller from his childhood, chef in the Army stationed stateside during World War II, maker of...

Patrick Thomas Sevier, age 38, of Versailles suddenly passed away on December 18, 2020.  Pat was born on May 20, 1982, the son of the late Kenneth Sevier and Joan Murphy in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.  Pat was known to be the life of the party; his family loved his ability to make them laugh.  Spending time with family was his favorite thing to do.  In his free time, he enjoyed fishing and following football.  He will be deeply missed by brothers; Kenneth (Sabrina) and...

Sherrie Rae Fullmer, age 55, Osgood, passed away at The Waters of Dillsboro-Ross Manor on December 26, 2020.  Sherri was born on April 4, 1965, her parents were Floyd and Opal (Thurston) Hopper. She married Jacob Fullmer on October 24, 1981,  and they continued to live in Osgood for several years.  They were blessed with children David and Suzanne.   Sherrie is survived by her husband and both children. Private burial will take place at Perserverance Cemetery...

Gertrude “Trudy/Toots” Downing (nee Bouchonnet), age 89, of Milan passed away on December 15, 2020, at Ripley Crossing.  She was born on June 9, 1931, in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude (Delaney) Bouchonnet. Following high school, she began her career with AT&T, where she worked her way up to an engineer assistant. In 1969 she transferred to the San Diego office.  She spent approximately 30 years living and working in Southern...