RONALD E.STOUT, age 77 of Crossville, TN. passed away February 12, 2019. He was born April 18, 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Raymond and Martha (Hunt) Stout. He was retired after many years as a truck driver know as "T-Bird" from Renner"s Express of Fort Wayne, IN. and USF Holland of Nashville, TN., he also was the owner of T-Birds Restaurant in Butler Indiana, for many years. He retired in Crossville, TN. known as "Egg Man Ron" where he enjoyed raising...

  Butler:  Deborah L. Whitacre, 63 passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019. She was born June 28, 1955 in Hammond, IN to the late Allen M. and Rosemary Blair.  She enjoyed reading and spending time with her grandkids. Surviving are 2 sons; Michael E, (Kari) Whitacre of Albion, IN and Eddie (Natile) Whitacre of Hoagland, IN and 1 daughter Sacha Whtacre of Gary, IN. 7 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.  Also suriving is a brother; Allen Blair of Louisiana. No...

Butler: Kathryn L. Dove, 74, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Laurels of DeKalb, Butler.  She was born July 29, 1944 in Kankakee, IL to the late Donald F. and Marjorie L. (Bryant) Anderson. Kathryn graduated from Butler High School Class of 1962.  She was united in marriage to Larry L. Dove on April 11, 1964 at the Butler United Methodist Church in Butler and he survives.  She worked for over 20 years at Magnavox in Garrett. She was an EMT for the Butler...

    Angola:  Eleanor Leone Herman, 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola. She was born August 4, 1923 in Coesse, IN to the late Henry Jake and Alma E. (Spaw) Gipe. She was a graduate of Bedford High School.  She met her future husband William H. Herman while both were working at General Electric, Ft. Wayne. They were united in marriage on February 13, 1943.  William preceded her in...

Auburn:  Janet M. Jacobs, 78, formerly of Butler, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Ashton Creek Health & Rehab Center in Fort Wayne.  She was born October 1, 1940 in Defiance, OH to the late William E. and Janet “Irene” (Marsh) Burkmire.  Janet was a graduate of Butler High School Class of 1958.  She was united in marriage to Frederick “Lee” Jacobs on July 11, 1964 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Edgerton OH and he...

Hamilton:  Virginia A. Hill,  97, passed away peacefully at home on Friday January 4, 2019 surrounded by her beloved family. She was born July 29, 1921 in Paulding County, OH, Blue Creek Twp. to the late Harold R. and Dorothy (Mosier) Auman.  She graduated from Haviland & Scott School, Haviland, OH. in 1939. She met her future husband, Robert Hill in Lima, OH. while they were both employed at General Electric. They were united in marriage on June 17, 1944 in Lima, OH. He...

Blaine A. Nichols, 85, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at Aperion Care Angola.  He was born on August 26, 1933 to the late Arthur and Myrtle (Hoffman) Nichols.  He graduated from Angola High School in 1952. He married Ellen E.(Milliman) Nichols on June 23, 1955 at the Angola Methodist Church.  He was employed by Watkins Oil Co. in Hillsdale, MI for 20 years.  Blaine was in the Indiana National Guard for 20 years. He was a life member of the American Motorcycle...

Pleasant Lake:  Glyda M. Arnold, 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 31, 2018 at Aperion Care Angola. She was born May 5, 1931 at her family home in Pleasant Lake, IN., to Chester Sr. and Chloe (Sands) Heckathorn. She attended Pleasant Lake High School. Glyda was united in marriage to John M. Arnold on August 28, 1948 and he preceded her in death on March 20, 1988. She retired from Universal Tool & Stamping, Butler after 29 years of employment. Following her retirement...

Lagrange:  James E. Harter, 83, formerly of Butler, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Cameron Community Memorial Hospital in Angola. James was born in Butler January 30, 1935 to the late Clark E. and Anna Rhoda (Obendorf) Harter.  He graduated from Butler High School in Butler. He retired from the U.S. Army after 22 years of service. He was a Viet Nam veteran.  He married Soon O.(Chung) Harter when he was stationed in Korea on March 13, 1959, and she survives. ...

Angola:  James R. Johnson, 80, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018.  He was born May 11, 1938 in Chicago, IL. to the late Laverne (Sippey)  Burnham and later was adopted by Art Johnson.  He married Linda M. (Clark) Johnson on September 26, 1959 in Fort Wayne, and she survives.  Jim owned and operated the Flint Gun Shop for 50 years, 1968-2018. He did a lot of carpentry work for himself and friends.He was a very skilled carpenter, and was a member of the Carpenters...