George N. Benefiel 92, of Frankfort, died November 25, 2023 at Wesley Manor. He was born January 2, 1931 in Frankfort, Ind. to Earl Otis & Sharlean Marahia (Ferguson) Benefiel. He married Phyllis Tackett on May 7, 1949 in Frankfort and they have been married for 74 years. George was a 1949 graduate of Frankfort…
Obituaries
Ginger Jeanette Gregory
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Ginger Jeanette Gregory, 60, of Thorntown, passed away on November 24, 2023 in her home. She was born on September 15, 1963 in Frankfort to Melvin and Mary Ann (Ruckel) Hanna. She married Mark A. Gregory on March 11, 2006 in Lebanon and he survives. Ginger was a 1982 graduate of Western Boone High School…
James M. “Shorty” Douglass
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James Milton “Shorty” Douglass, 96, of Frankfort, died November 23, 2023 at Wesley Manor. He was born February 3, 1927 in Clinton County, Ind. to Earl Neely & Bernice (Stern) Douglass. He married Patricia Anne Douglass on June 21, 1947 in Centralia, Illinois and she preceded him in death on June 17 2007. James was…
Imogene Rose Martin
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Imogene Rose (McCann) Martin, 98, Lebanon, Indiana, passed away November 21, 2023, at her home, The Waters of Lebanon. Imogene was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on October 8, 1925, to Ross and Sallie McCann. She grew up in Terre Haute; and after graduating from State High School, married Roy Martin, December 24, 1944. Imogene…
Julia A. “Judy” Walker
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Julia A. “Judy” Walker, 92, passed away Friday, November 17, 2023, at Autumn Trace in Lebanon, Indiana. She was born on October 3, 1931, in Lebanon, Indiana, a daughter of the late Orval Allen and Geneva Noreen (Hiland) Ragsdale. On November 19, 1949, she was united in marriage to Danny Dane Walker on the Ragsdale…
Kenneth Jess Howe
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Kenneth Jess Howe, 73, passed away October 17, 2023, in Parrish, Florida. Ken was born to Kenneth & Charlotte (Wagman) Howe on November 22, 1949, in Williamsport, Indiana. On May 25, 1974, Ken married Eva (Wyrick) Howe (49 years) at Country Chapel Church of God in Michigantown, Indiana. Ken was a 1968 graduate of Frankfort High School,…
Raymon Doyce Hicks
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Raymon Doyce Hicks, 89, passed away Tuesday morning, October 17, 2023, at Homewood Health Campus in Lebanon, Indiana. He was born in Double Springs, Alabama on May 6, 1934, a son of the late James Clarion and Lillian Irene (Dyer) Hicks. On September 2, 1953, he was married to Joyce Ann (Johnson) Hicks in Muncie,…
George Avels Morton
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George Avels Morton, 87, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023, at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, Indiana. He was born August 13, 1936 in Lebanon, the son of the late Paul Lovern and Dorothy Caroline (Avels) Morton. He grew up on a family farm north of Lebanon that raised corn, soybeans, cattle, and sheep. Active…
Phyllis White
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Phyllis Joan (Wilcox) White passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, Indiana. Phyllis was born on July 9, 1933 in rural White County, Illinois. Her family moved to Boone County when she was six years old, where she attended Lindberg, Union and Advance Elementary Schools. The family moved to…
Ruby Boone
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Ruby Boone passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at her home in Lebanon, Indiana. She was 90 years old. Born in Davies County, Indiana on October 5, 1933, she was a daughter of Harley and Grace (Wilson) Burch. On March 8, 1952, she was united in marriage to Donis Dean Boone in Dugger, Indiana.…