Tonya Sue Blevins, age 54 of Salem, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022.

Born June 13, 1968 in Salem, Indiana, she was the daughter of Robert Lee and Linda (Cole) Cleek.

She was a retired 911 dispatcher with the Washington County Sheriff
Department after 13 years and was a former employee of the old
Childcraft Industries.

She was a member of the New Beginning Baptist Church, had been a life
resident of Washington County and was a 1986 graduate of West Washington High School.

On May 29, 1988 she married Larry Wayne Blevins, Jr., who survives.

Also surviving are: Son: Jordan Blevins of Salem; Daughter: Autumn
Blevins of Salem; Mother & Stepfather: Linda and David Dotson of
Campbellsburg; Stepmother: Terry Cleek of Salem; 3 Sisters: Shonna Cleek
of Jasper, Bobby Jo Cleek of Campbellsburg and Faye Cleek of Salem and 4
grandchildren: Harley, Grayson, Eric and Jose.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Funeral Service: 11:00 am Tuesday at Dawalt Funeral Home.
Visitation: 4 to 8 pm Monday and 9 am until the time of the service on
Tuesday.

Memorial Contributions to:
Wayne Blevins
1018 West Skylight Road
Salem, Indiana 47167

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Dawalt Funeral Home
204 E. Market Street
Salem, IN  47167-2118
Phone: 812 883-3541
Fax: 812 883-9645
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Marlene J. “Doodie” (Stroud) Green, 85, of Milltown, Indiana died on September 12, 2022 at Harrison Springs Health Campus.  She was born on September 8, 1937 in English, Indiana to the late Leo and Sylvia (Bye) Stroud.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, sewing, quilting, gardening, and reading.  She was a member of the Milltown Christian Church and a graduate of the English Sterling High School.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James E. Green on August 17, 2021, by her brothers, Jack, Darrell, and Harold, and Edward Stroud and by her sisters, Helma Mae Seacat  and Thelma Faye Goss.

She is survived by her son, Mark Green, brother, Terry L. Stroud (Patsy), and numerous nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Milltown Christian Church.  Interment will follow in the Milltown Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Friday, September 16, 2022 from 4-8 pm at the Brown Funeral Home and on Saturday after 9:00 am until time of the service at 11:00 am, at the church.

Bro. Jim Smith and Pastor Delvin Sweeney will officiate the service.

Brown Funeral Home in Milltown, Indiana is entrusted with the arrangements.

Emilee Fields, age 74, of Salem passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital.  Born July 6, 1948 in Kings Creek, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Otis Fields and Dora Jeffries.

Emilee was retired from the U.S. Census Bureau and attended Little York Christian Church.

She is survived by 2 children:  Dave Fields and Jamie Underwood (Jeremy); 3 brothers: Robert Jeffries, Jerry Jeffries, and Randy Jeffries; 3 sisters: Lee Coleman, Bonnie Jeffries, and Melissa Jeffries; and 2 grandchildren: Trevor Fields and Brantley Underwood.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Otis Fields and Dora Jeffries; a son, Steven Fields; and a brother, Ron Jeffries.

Funeral services will be held Friday, September 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home-Salem Chapel with Caleb Tolliver officiating.  Visitation will be held Thursday, September 15, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home and on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.  Burial to follow in Jeffries Cemetery in Otisco, Indiana.

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Amanda Staples, age 41, of Salem passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital. 

Born February 23, 1981 in New Albany, she was the daughter of the late Ronald McCowan and Pauletta Fritts (Donald Fritts) who survives.

Amanda loved camping with her friends at Red River Gorge Geological Area in Kentucky and especially loved her dogs, Archer and Thor.

She is survived by her mother, Pauletta Fritts; step-father, Donald Fritts; and brother, Allan McCowan.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald McCowan, and a brother, Paul House.

A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, September 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home-Pekin Chapel.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home.

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