Broughton, Jamie
Williams, Demetrius
Northerner, Arvin
Linwood E. “Bill” Wharton, age 93 of Salem, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 in Robley Rex VA Medical Center Louisville.
Born May 16, 1926, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Floyd and Eva (Scoffield), Wharton.
He was a retired employee of Harshaw Chemical Company in Louisville, Kentucky and served in WW II as a Seaman 1st Class in the U.S. Navy. He had been a resident of Washington County since 1987, formerly of Louisville.
On June 17, 1994, he married Peggy L. (Lee) Wharton, who passed away July 8, 2007.
Survivors include Son: Timothy Wharton of Labelle, Florida; 2 Stepsons: Richard Rush of Bellbrook, Ohio and Rondall Rush of Chillicothe, Ohio; 2 Daughters: Debbie Mattingly of Louisville and Sandy Renfrow of Salem; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by 1 brother, Gene Wharton.
Graveside Service: 11:00 am Tuesday at Crown Hill Cemetery with full military honors.
Arrangements by Dawalt Funeral Home.
Memorial Contributions to Hoosier Uplands Hospice 500 West Main Street Mitchell, Indiana 47446 http://www.hoosieruplands.org
Michael Dean Meehan, 56, of Paoli, Indiana passed away Sunday July 7, 2019. His health had been failing after suffering a major stroke in 2016.
He was born on December 24, 1962 in Jasper Indiana to Thomas and Marietta Busick Meehan.
He was preceded in death by his Father Tom.
He worked for many years as a woodworking laborer, which he enjoyed.
He had a passion for cooking and liked to share his efforts with his friends, family, and coworkers.
Survivors include:
Mother Marietta Meehan, Paoli, Indiana
2-Brothers: Jerry Meehan, Otisco, Indiana and Mark and Dee Dee Meehan, Paoli, Indiana
Sister Diana Lamb, Orleans, Indiana
Celebration of Life services will be at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, July 11, 2019, at the Dillman – Scott Funeral Home 226 West Campbell Street, Paoli Indiana 47454.
Visitation from 3 PM until the service time on Thursday at the funeral home.
Graveside services to be held at a later date.
Online Condolences may be made at Dillman-ScottFuneralHome.com.
Buretta Ripperdan, age 81, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019. Buretta was born April 16, 1938 at Handshoe, Kentucky. She was a hairdresser, employee of Harrison County Hospital and co-owner of the Old Ripperdan Store, Mauckport and a member of the Alpha and Omega Full Gospel Church, New Salisbury, Indiana.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Noel Ripperdan, parents Willard and Claudia Whittaker Rothrock and a grandson, David A. Arnold.
Surviving are Sons: Jeffrey D. Arnold (April) of Taswell, IN
Steven A. Arnold (Brenda) of Corydon, IN
Step son: Gary Ripperdan (Paula) of Mauckport, IN
Brothers: Karl E. Rothrock (Toni) of Depauw, IN
Billy Rothrock (Martha) of Milltown, IN
5 Grandchildren and 9 Great Grandchildren
Funeral 1 P.M. Thursday at Swarens Funeral Home, 1405 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey, IN with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Corydon, IN.
Visitation 2 – 8 P.M. Wednesday and after 10 A.M. Thursday at the funeral
home.
Wilma L. (Ferguson) Bundy-Wilson, age 92, of Salem, Indiana passed away on July 7, 2019 at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital in New Albany.
Born on December 3, 1926, she was the daughter of the late James Frank and Edith Irene (Courtney) Ferguson. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother.
She worked at Smith Cabinet Factory, she sold Avon Products, worked at Bata Shoe Company, worked as a cook at Brady Shrum Elementary School and as a cook at Wonder Valley Church Camp. She was a member of the Salem Senior Center and enjoyed working there. She was also a member of Carter Creek Christian Church.
Survivors include: three children, Rita (Wilburn) Bryant of Solsberry, Indiana, Ronald (Lore) Bundy of Salem, and Roger (Suzanne) Bundy of Salem; five sisters, Edna Williams of Fayetteville, Indiana, Ida Mae Bouvier of Bloomington, Indiana, Jean (Francis) Medlock of Salem, Evelyn (Richard) Falter of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Marilyn Sue Faultless of Bloomington, Indiana; 7 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Maxine Ferguson, one brother, James “Jim” Ferguson, her first husband and the father of her children, Robert E. Bundy and her second husband, Charles Wilson.
The funeral service will be Thursday at 2:00 PM at the Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home in Salem.
A viewing will be Thursday from 10:00 AM until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Philip McDonald will officiate.
The family request that donations be made to the Carter Creek Christian Church.
Attorney General Curtis Hill is warning Hoosiers to beware of a specific home-repair scam reported to his office following recent severe weather across the state.
Callers have reported that certain home-improvement contractors have visited storm-damaged homes and offered to waive insurance deductibles for consumers who contract with them to make repairs. This practice is illegal under Indiana law.
Specifically, Indiana Code section 24-5-11-10.5 prohibits a home-improvement contractor from advertising, offering or promising to pay (or rebate) any part of an insurance deductible to induce a person to enter into a home improvement contract or otherwise purchase goods or services from the contractor.
The Attorney General can take enforcement action against contractors violating this and other consumer protection laws.
Consumers who have received these offers from contractors are asked to report them to the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division by calling 1-800-382-5516 or going online at www.in.gov/attorneygeneral and clicking the “File a Complaint” box at the bottom of the page.
A Springville woman was seriously injured in an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) accident in Martin County.
Tyler George, 22, of Springville, was operating a 2013 Polaris Ranger in a private field near Bear Hill Road in Shoals on July 6 at approximately 11 p.m. when the vehicle rolled over and ejected Kaitlyn Pund 21, also of Springville.
Pund sustained serious injuries and was flown by Air Evac to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
Pund was not wearing a seat belt when the incident occurred. The other two occupants were wearing seat belts.
Indiana Conservation Officers recommend always using safety equipment when operating or riding an ORV.
Responding units include the Martin County Sheriff’s Dept., Shoals Fire Dept., Air Evac, and Martin County Ambulance.
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a boating incident involving an injury that occurred in Monticello on Lake Freeman this morning. Just after 11:30 a.m. first responders were dispatched to Lake Freeman regarding a juvenile who had been injured while wakeboarding.
Witnesses on the boat stated the 5-year-old was wakeboarding when the front of the board became submerged under water. The board then flipped up out of the water, striking the child in the face. The child sustained a severe laceration to the face. Monticello Fire Medic 8 transported the child to White County IU Arnett Hospital and was then flown via Lutheran Helicopter to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis for further medical treatment.
Neither alcohol consumption or other violations are believed to be contributing factors in the incident.
Assisting agencies to include Monticello Fire Medic 8, White County 911 dispatch and Lutheran Helicopter.
S.R. 56 will close near Lamb in Switzerland County for approximately 30 days beginning on or after Monday, July 22, weather permitting. The road will be closed 6.5 miles west of S.R. 129 for a $1.4 million bridge replacement project over Green Valley Creek.
The closure was originally scheduled to begin June 10, but has been delayed due to weather.
Milestone Contractors was awarded the project in March 2018.
The official state detour for the closure is S.R. 129 and U.S. 421.
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On July 3, 2019, Deputy Skylar Thompson responded to a call in reference to a battery.
Upon arrival, individuals stated Michelle Allison, age 29, Sellersburg, was involved in the incident.
Deputy Thompson made contact with Allison.
She provided an incorrect date of birth and social security number.
Further investigation showed that Allison had two (2) active warrants out of Clark County.
Allison was charged with IC 35-44.1-2-3(D)MB ~ FALSE INFORMING and IC 35-45-2-5(A) ~ INTERFERENCE WITH REPORTING A CRIME.
On July 5, 2019, Deputy Joe Baker received information on Angela Pratt, age 40, Austin, who had an active warrant for her arrest and was seen at a residence in Austin, Indiana.
Deputy Baker arrested Pratt without incident. Pratt’s warrant was for IC 35-44.1-3-4(C)FL6 ~ ESCAPE; FAILURE TO RETURN TO LAWFUL DETENTION.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a Court of Law.
