All Obituaries

Donald Asher Jr., of Seymour, passed away peacefully at Willow Crossing of Columbus on the night of November 17, 2020 with his daughters by his side. He was 66 years old. Don entered this life in Brazil, Indiana on April 27, 1954. He was the second born to the loving parents, Donald Sr. and Mary (McCurry) Asher. He grew up in Indianapolis area and this is where he met his future wife. On August 23, 1980 he was united in marriage to Teresa (Day) Asher. This union of over 40 years was...

    Sharon Cunningham Ratliff, of Brownstown, passed away peacefully on the evening of November 16, 2020 at Schneck Medical Center. She was 72. Sharon entered this life on September 26, 1948 in Washington, PA. She was the oldest born to Kenneth Wayne and Sarah Jane (Ealy) Cunningham. Sharon was the oldest sister to Gary, Denise, and Karen.   She spent her childhood in Claysville PA, graduating from McGuffey High in 1966. She was part of the first Girls Basketball Team and...

Ashley Nicole Freeman, of Freetown, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of November 15, 2020 at her home. She was 37. Ashley entered this life on August 25, 1983 in Seymour, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of Duane Lee and Rhonda D. (Verble) Freeman and the younger sister to Chris. Ashley grew up in Medora and graduated from Medora High in 2001 and went on to Ivy Tech to earn her Licensed Practical Nurse Degree. She always had a smile and loved life and loved caring for animals....

C. Sidney Zabel, of Brownstown, passed away peacefully at Covered Bridge Health Campus on the morning of November 8, 2020. He was 81 years old. Sid entered this life on July 22, 1939 in Seymour, Indiana. He was the first born to Carl and Alice (Freeman) Zabel and the oldest brother to Tom and Jim. Sid spent his entire life in Jackson County. He graduated from Brownstown Central High School.  Then he attended Valparaiso University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in...

Edward W. “Bud” Price, of Freetown, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on the night of October 22, 2020. He was 76 years old. Bud entered this life on February 26, 1944 in Medora, Indiana.  He was the son of Everett Price and Mary (Reynolds) Stepp. He was raised by his grandparents Willard and Georgia (Cockerham) Reynolds. He was a graduate from Clearspring High, Class of 1962.  Bud was united in marriage to Sharon Deitz Price on March...

Barbara Ellen Newkirk, of Vallonia, entered into eternal rest at her home on the morning of October 15, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was 68 years old. Barbara entered this life on March 19, 1952 in Bedford, Indiana. She was the fourth born to the loving parents of Oliver “Pick” and Beulah (Pipher) Chastain. On August 29, 1967 she married Johnny Gregg and from this union she was blessed with daughters, Cathy and Sherry.  Johnny preceded her on September 20,...

It was a sad moment when Mickey Joel Ayers passed away early in the morning of October 9, 2020, at his home in Brown County after a 5- month battle from aggressive cancer. He gave the fight his all, but lost the battle in the end with his wife and his two grandchildren by his side. He was 83 years old. Mickey had been in the Schneck Hospice Home Care program for approximately two weeks and received excellent care from their nurses and his family at...

Sharon Faye (Phillips) Sowers, of Medora passed away peacefully at Schneck Medical Center on Thursday October 1, 2020. She was 79 years old. Faye entered this life on December 31, 1940 in Medora, Indiana. She was the eighth child of twelve children born to the loving parents of Murrell and Lillie (Durham) Phillips. She spent her life in Medora never going far from home. She graduated from Medora High School. On February 12, 1962 she married the love of her life, Richard H. Sowers. This...

Gladys Irene Dotson, of Medora, passed away at her home on September 23, 2020. She was 89 years old.   Irene entered this life on November 11, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of Peter K. and Emily (Roper) Dewar and the youngest sister to Elizabeth, Helen, Donald, and Marion.  Irene grew up in Speedway, Indiana and graduated from Speedway High in 1948.  She was united in marriage to Courtney J. Dotson, Jr. on September 6, 1953 in Indianapolis. With...

Lawrence ( Larry ) Holbrook, of Medora passed away peacefully at the Hoosier Christian Village on the morning of September 22. 2020. He was 80 years old. Larry entered this life on May 5, 1940 in Monona County, Iowa. He was the loving son of Eli and Hazel (Ramsey) Holbrook. He was a graduate of Onawa High School, and following graduation he enlisted in the United States Army. He was a Paratrooper and a member of the famed 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles”. He served...