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F. Wendell Gooch

F. Wendell Gooch

Mar 21, 2015

Dillman-Scott Funeral Home F Wendell Gooch, 82, Bloomington, IN, formerly of Paoli, passed away Saturday, March 21, in Bloomington, IN He was born in Wright City, Missouri on December 3, 1932 to Lyndell Franklin and Lois Ion Morris Gooch. He married Helen Mary Willis on June 5, 1955 and she survives. Wendell was a graduate of University of Missouri School...

Mary Helen Collier

Mary Helen Collier

Mar 2, 2015

Mary Helen “Honey” Radcliff Collier, 97, of Paoli, IN passed away March 2, 2015 at Westview Nursing Facility in Bedford, IN.  She was born in Paoli, IN on July 21, 1917 to Alonzo Radcliff and Estella Roberts Radcliff.  She married Russell Collier on December 31, 1938.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Russell, brothers Everitt, Merle, Earl...

Wanda (Elliott)  Solliday

Wanda (Elliott) Solliday

Feb 28, 2015

Wanda Marie Solliday, 85, of Paoli, IN passed away February 28, 2015 at I U Hospice House in Bloomington, IN. She was born November 10, 1929 to Bruce Elliott and Lula Mae Hill Elliott in Bunker Hill, IN.  She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother Gene Elliott. She attended Syria Christian Church for several years.  She...

Jeremy Gehl

Jeremy Gehl

Feb 10, 2015

Jeremy Gehl, 37, of Paoli, IN passed away at his residence February 10, 2015.  He was born in Paoli on September 9, 1977 to Herman Gehl 1st and Barbara Bayer Gehl.  He worked at a sawmill and worked in masonry with his brother Herman.  He was also a veteran of the US Marine Corp. He was preceded in death by  ...

Virginia E  Forbes

Virginia E Forbes

Feb 10, 2015

VIRGINIA E FORBES, 87 of Franklin, Indiana, formerly of Paoli, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Indiana Masonic Home. She was born March 16, 1927 in Clinton, Iowa to John and Virginia (Mercer) Miller.  She was a 1945 graduate of Clinton High School.  She married Reverend Powell Forbes on February 12, 1956...

Beryl D Smelser

Beryl D Smelser

Feb 2, 2015

Beryl Dale Smelser, 79, Paoli, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at Rolling Hills Nursing Home in New Albany.  He was born April 1, 1935 in Orange County, IN to Kenneth and Mildred Salmon Smelser.  He married Charlotte Kirby on May 30, 1958 and she survives.  He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Frankie Smelser, and grandson...

Barbara Louise Chandler

Barbara Louise Chandler

Jan 17, 2015

Barbara Louise Chandler, 76, of Paoli, passed away Saturday, January 17, at her home.  She was born November 26, 1938 in Tuka, Mississippi to Clarence Raymond Biggs and Mary Louise Wilson Biggs.  She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Sandy Biggs and Mary Parsley, and brothers Raymond Biggs and James Mitchell. She retired from the Kroger company. Survivors...

Jeanne Eileen (Balne)  Blair

Jeanne Eileen (Balne) Blair

Jan 10, 2015

On January 10, 2015 Heaven gained a very special angel when Jeanne Eileen (Balne) Blair of Hardinsburg, Indiana, formerly of Blackfoot, Idaho, passed due to complications of COPD at age 74. Born September 25, 1940 in Albany, New York, Jeanne was adopted at the age of 8 months by Harry and Margaret (Gerrity) Balne. Jeanne’s parents divorced when she was...

Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton

Jan 10, 2015

Scott Hamilton, 71, Paoli passed away January 10, 2015 at IU Health Hospital, Bloomington, IN.  He was born April 26, 1943 in Paoli to Jessie Earl and Pauline Coats Hamilton.  He was married to Linda Little for 16 years.   He was preceded in death by parents, one brother James Hamilton, three sisters, Ethelyn Comingore, Virginia Smedley Hook, and Becky Redenbaugh...

Elanor Stroud

Elanor Stroud

Jan 3, 2015

Elanor Y Stroud, 78 of English passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Paoli Health and Living, Paoli, IN.  She was born on April 25, 1936 in Illinois to Tildon Stroud and Hattie Lawless Stroud. She was a former employee of The Gorge Nursing Home, French Lick, IN and a member of the Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness, Mitchell, IN. She...

Gene Holland

Gene Holland

Jan 2, 2015

Gene Holland, 81, Paoli, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015 at his residence.   He was born on January 9, 1933 in Greenfield Township to Samuel Wilbur Holland and Sarah Edith Denbo Holland. He married Patricia Joan Rutherford on September 28, 1956. She preceded him in death on May 14, 1990. He was also preceded in death by his parents, grandson...

Norman Crowder

Norman Crowder

Dec 30, 2014

Dillman Scott Funeral Home Norman Ray Crowder, 80, of Paoli, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at his residence.  He was born June 8, 1934 in Hillham, Indiana to Zenes and Sophia Wininger Crowder.  He married Brenda L Slayton on April 11, 1970.  She preceded him death on December 15, 2008.  Norman was a business man.  He owned and operated...

Merle E Heckler

Merle E Heckler

Dec 21, 2014

Merle E. Heckler, 87, of Paoli, IN, passed away Sunday December 21, 2014 at Floyd Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 28, 1927 in Marklton, PA to Charles and Mae Mcguire Heckler. He married Betty Hurl in November of 1946. She preceded him in death in 1970, he then married Bea Andry in 1977 and she preceded him in...

Amy Apple Stevens

Amy Apple Stevens

Dec 9, 2014

Amy Jo Apple Stevens, 51, of Orleans IN, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in French Lick, IN. She was born April 3, 1963 to James H Apple and Elizabeth Ann Williams Apple in Salem, IN. She was employed at Healthy Families of Paoli, IN. Surviving are: Parents:                James H Apple                                          Hardinsburg, IN Elizabeth Ann Apple                                Paoli, IN Son:                       Jesse...

Wilma Carol Wilson

Wilma Carol Wilson

Dec 6, 2014

Wilma Carol Wilson, 77, of Paoli, passed away Saturday, December 06, 2014 in New Albany, IN.  She was born in West Baden, IN to Ralph Breedlove and Alta M McFarland Breedlove on February 6, 1937.  She married Roy E Wilson and he preceded her in death on October 1, 2004.  She was also preceded in death by her parents. She...

Margaret E Thomas

Margaret E Thomas

Dec 4, 2014

Margaret E Thomas, 73, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at her residence. She was born on March 14, 1941 to Leo N Weaver and Emily Elizabeth Green Weaver in Dexter, WI. She married Aaron James Thomas on August 14, 1959. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Roger, Leo, Ronald, Randy and Longtime companion Richard Henderson....

Mary Lee Hostettler

Mary Lee Hostettler

Dec 4, 2014

Mary Lee Hostettler April 10, 1939 – December 4, 2014 Mary Lee was born in Winchester Kentucky to Clyde and Beulah McIntyre Henry.  Mary Lee was the only daughter of five children, including Clyde Jr (Sonny), Bobby, Richard and Gene. She lived in Charleston West Virginia for a brief time, then moved to New Washington In where she spent her...

Helen Elizabeth Charles

Helen Elizabeth Charles

Nov 30, 2014

Helen Elizabeth Charles, 85, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014 at her residence in Paoli, IN She was born September 1, 1929 to Noble Minton and Roxie Dailey Minton in Paoli, IN.  She married Robert V Charles May 31, 1946 and he preceded her in death May 1, 1999.  She was a member of the Paoli First Baptist Church. She...

Emma (Cook)  Lewis

Emma (Cook) Lewis

Nov 30, 2014

Emma Abriel Lewis, 55, of Orleans, IN passed away Sunday, November 30 at her home. She was born to Clifford V Cook and Shirley M Cook on January 17, 1959 in Middletown, NY.  She married Larry J Lewis Sr on November 14, 2003 and he survives.  She graduated from Paoli High School in 1978 and was a home health aid....

James  Matthew Compton

James Matthew Compton

Nov 27, 2014

James Matthew Compton, 35, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Clarksville, IN.  He was born on October 25, 1979 to James Duane Compton and Debora Asbury Compton in Bedford, IN. He was preceded in death by his Grandfather Chester Asbury and his Uncle Chester Duane Asbury. Formerly employed by Paoli Incorporated and JSI. He is survived by: Father: James...

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