William “Tommie” Thomas Freed, age 88, of Salem, passed away Monday, October 14 at his home. 

Mr. Freed was born December 20, 1935 in Campbellsburg the son of Oral and Mary Alice Denton Freed. He was a United States Army Veteran. He was a member of Lost River Missionary Baptist Church. He was a retired Teamster. 

He is preceded in death by his wife: Barbara Seamon Freed, a son: Fredrick Wagner, a daughter: Jean Spears, a brother, and his parents. 

Tommie is survived by five sons: Michael Freed (Melissa) of Elkhart, Stephen Wagner (Cenisa) of Orleans, Paul Wagner of Amarillo, TX, Timothy Wagner of Indianapolis, William Morgan of Anderson, three sisters: Joyce, Faye, Linda, many grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. 

Funeral services will be held at 1PM Tuesday, October 22 at Weathers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Saltillo Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held from 11AM-until time of service. 

Logan Wade Weikert, 30, of Paoli, Indiana passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, October 11, 2024 at his home.  Logan was born to Randall and Lori Chastain Weikert on July 18, 1994 in Bedford, Indiana.

Logan was preceded in death by maternal grandfather Rodney Chastain and paternal grandparents John and Janet Padgett.

He attended Powell Valley Church and Work of God Church, Mitchell, Indiana.

Logan was a loving child of God.  He was so very loved by his parents and his brother and sister.  His heart was pure and knew nothing but unconditional love.

He is survived by:

Parents:

Randall and Lori Weikert                               Paoli, IN

Maternal grandmother:

Marjorie Chastain                                    Paoli, IN

Brother:

Christopher Logan Weikert                   Air Force Base, Guam

Sister:

Stephanie (Jordan) Drake                                           Bedford, IN

Niece:   

Lillie Drake                                                                              Bedford, IN

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at Dillman-Scott Funeral Home, 226 W. Campbell St. Paoli, IN. 

Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Tuesday, October 15 2024, and 9:00 AM until the service time on Wednesday at Dillman-Scott Funeral Home, 226 W. Campbell St. Paoli, IN.

Interment at Paoli Community Cemetery to follow Funeral Service on Wednesday.

Online condolences can be made at dillmanscottfuneralhome.com

Daniel Michael Grabske, age 62, of Salem, passed away September 30 at his home.

Daniel was born June 5, 1962 in Wisconsin, the son of Daniel Adam and Shirley Ann Semler Grabske. 

Daniel is survived by his wife: Marites Grabske, and two sons: Michael Joseph Grabske amd Nathaniel Adam Grabske. 

Graveside services will be held with military honors on Wednesday, October 16 at 11AM at Covenater Cemetery. 

Della Ann Prater, age 77, of Scottsburg, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany. 

Mrs. Prater was born October 6, 1947 in Campton, Kentucky the daughter of Mort and Polly King. She retired after 33 years from Salem Community Schools as a Custodian. She was a member of Mt. Eden Christian Church. 

She is survived by her husband: James H. Prater they were married February 19, 1963. Della is also survived by her children: Connie Sue Voyles of Salem, Loretta Lynn Prater of Salem, Herb Prater (Amanda) of Scottsburg, Tony Prater (Melissa) of Salem, Jerry Prater (Camilla) of Salem, 8 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. 

She is preceded in death by 3 brothers, 4 sisters, and her parents. 

Funeral services will be held at 1PM Thursday at Weathers Funeral Home, Salem, Indiana. Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery in Scottsburg, Indiana. Visitation will be held Thursday from 10AM-until time of service. 

Charles Kermit Sturdevant, age, 71 of Salem, Indiana passed away Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 01:57 am, in Norton Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky. Charles was born on December 3, 1952, in Salem, Indiana, he was the son of the late Ervin L. Sturdevant and Violet C. (Lee) Sturdevant.

Betty L Bradley, 80, of Salem passed away Monday, October 7 at Ascension St. Vincent Salem Hospital. 

Betty was born October 18, 1943 to Naomi Ramsey Neal and James Harold Neal. She obtained an Associates Degree in Medical Assisting from Ivy Tech Community College. She was employed by Child Craft Industries from 1972 to 2004 as Dispatcher for Production Control, Sterling Healthcare from 2007 to 2010 as a Certified Biller and Coder and Jay C Food Stores from 2015 to 2017 as a Deli Clerk and Grocery. 

Betty lived in Orleans and Salem, Indiana and loved to travel, country music, art, reading, and bowling until her knee gave out. She said “Do not grieve for me, I have had a full exciting life, hard at times, but I would not change a thing”. She enjoyed dancing to “Trashy Women” by Confederate Railroad on stage with her friends and listened to “Hard Times For An Honest Man” by James House every time she could. She finally got to see Maine and Acadia National Park.

She is survived by three sons: Timothy Neal Bradley, James Charles Bradley, and Danny Lee Bradley, five granddaughters: Megan Bradley Hunter (Ryan), Jessica Bradley Snyder (Brandon), Linzie Bradley Rose (Joshua), Whitney Bradley and Cyrena Jones, nine great-grandchildren: Jeffrey and Jayla Hunter Serra, Reya, and Selina Snyder, Xayden Bradley, Cole Bush, Diesel Rose, and Liam Knight and great great grandchild: Colton Bush. 

She was preceded in death by her parents: James and Naomi Neal, two brothers: William Lee and James Everett, a nephew: Jeffrey Owens and daughter-in-law: Tammy Adamson Bradley. 

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 16 at 6PM at Weathers Funeral Home. Cremation will follow. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2-6PM at the funeral home. 

Mr. Larry Roy Sears, age 82, of Palmyra, passed away Saturday, October 12 at his home. 

Mr. Sears was born February 19, 1942, in Washington County, Indiana, the son of Gilbert Raymond Sears and Mildred Lucille Voyles Sears. He was a graduate of Pekin High School, Class of 1960. He retired from Duke Energy as a mechanical supervisor in June of 1996. Larry was a member of South Liberty Church of Christ. 

Larry is survived by his wife: Joyce Jones Sears. They were married April 12, 1963. He is also survived by a son: Bradley Sears (Veda) of Palmyra, two daughters: Christina Denny (John) of Pekin, and Penny Alexander of Palmyra, a brother: Garry Lee Sears (Peggy)of Pekin, a sister: Patricia Ann Roberts (Hairl) of Pekin, ten grandchildren: Hannah, Heather, Lindsey, Lacey, John, Cody, Kyle, Casey, Brittni and Dylan and twenty great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son-in-law: Rick Alexander, and his parents: Gilbert Raymond and Mildred Lucille Sears. 

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 19 at 1:00PM at Weathers Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9:30AM-time of service.