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Albert Brooks Drake, Jr. age 79, of Madison, Indiana passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at his residence after a short illness. Brooks was born in Louisville, Kentucky on June 11, 1944, the son of the late Dr. A. Brooks Drake and Ruth Lindell Parsons Drake. He is survived by his beloved wife, Margaret Mullins Drake; his son, Albert Brooks Drake III (Bo) and his wife, Deborah Alvey Drake; his step-daughter: Megan Mulvaney; his grandsons: Albert Brooks Drake, IV (Boston) and Hunter Wayne Drake; and a very good friend, Bruce Tandy of Madison. He loved the Boys Scouts of America. By age 14, he was an Eagle Scout, had earned the BSA God and Country award, and was a Brotherhood member of the...

Bobby Ray "Mickey" Ellis, age 78, of Hanover, Indiana, formerly of Henderson, North Carolina, and the son of the late William Henry and Mozella (Bennett) Ellis, was born on December 7, 1944, in Henderson, North Carolina. Throughout his life, he was a true tradesman and was also an automotive mechanic. He was united in marriage to DeLinda (Wheeley) Machado in North Carolina. He enjoyed deer hunting, being outdoors, and watching NASCAR. Mr. Ellis passed away Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison. His life will be cherished by his wife, DeLinda, of Hanover; and many other family members. He was preceded in death by his parents. At this time, no services...

Kaylareese Renee Rutherford, age 20, of Franklin, Indiana, and the daughter of Robert Dale and Tina Renee (McFarland) Rutherford, was born October 22, 2002, in Columbus, Indiana. She attended Columbus East High School, and worked at the Taco Bell in Franklin. She enjoyed music, writing and spending time with her son. Kaylareese passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Franklin, Indiana. Her life will be cherished by her son: Ryker Allen Dale Haines; her boyfriend, Michael Haines of Franklin; her mother: Tina Rutherford of Columbus; her brothers: Bobby Rutherford of Indianapolis, Indiana, Chris McFarland of Columbus, and Benny Durden of Hanover, Indiana; and her sisters: Melissa Rodriguez,...

Michael Gerard Stika, age 68, of Madison, Indiana, and son of the late Robert and Dorothy (Hruska) Stika, Sr., was born February 7, 1955, in Cresco, Iowa. He attended Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School and Crestwood High School in Cresco, IA. He was united in matrimony to the former Yvonne Todd on July 31, 2015 in Fishers, Indiana. He retired from farming. He was a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus in Iowa, and member of Holy Spirit Trinity Catholic Church and Prince of Peace Catholic Church. He enjoyed woodworking, rescuing vintage tools, and gardening. Mr. Stika passed away on March 8, 2023 at Kindred Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. His life will be cherished by his wife,...

Raymond D. McFadden, age 82, of Vevay, Indiana, formerly of Anderson, Indiana, and the son of the late Clarence and Dorothy (Lietcher) McFadden, was born on June 1, 1940, in Anderson. He retired after serving as a firefighter for the Anderson Fire Department for 30 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed golfing and playing table shuffleboard, and was a former member of the American Legion in Madison and Patriot, and AMVETS. Mr. McFadden passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at the Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison. His life will be cherished by his sons: Jeffrey McFadden and his wife, Joy, and Gregory McFadden, all of Anderson; his grandchildren: Tyler McFadden, Justin McFadden,...

Raymond D. McFadden, age 82, of Vevay, Indiana, formerly of Anderson, Indiana, and the son of the late Clarence and Dorothy (Lietcher) McFadden, was born on June 1, 1940, in Anderson. He retired after serving as a firefighter for the Anderson Fire Department for 30 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed golfing and playing table shuffleboard, and was a former member of the American Legion in Madison and in Patriot, and AMVETS. Mr. McFadden passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at the Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison. His life will be cherished by his sons: Jeffrey McFadden and his wife, Joy, and Gregory McFadden, all of Anderson; his grandchildren: Justin McFadden, Brittney...

Raymond D. McFadden, age 82, of Vevay, Indiana, formerly of Anderson, Indiana, and the son of the late Clarence and Dorothy (Lietcher) McFadden, was born on June 1, 1940, in Anderson. He retired after serving as a firefighter for the Anderson Fire Department for 30 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed golfing and playing table shuffleboard, and was a former member of the American Legion in Madison and in Patriot, and AMVETS. Mr. McFadden passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at the Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison. His life will be cherished by his sons: Jeffrey and Gregory McFadden, of Anderson; his several grandchildren and several great children. In addition to his parents,...

Martha S. Dyer, 72, of Madison, Indiana, and daughter of the late Marion and Marjorie (Vest) Wood, was born April 16, 1950, in Bogalusa, LA. She graduated from Loogootee, Indiana High School. She was united in matrimony to Larry Dyer on November 27, 1970. She was a Small Arms Management Specialist at Crane Indiana Naval Base. She loved watching her grandchildren's sporting events. Mrs. Dyer passed away January 2, 2023 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY. Her life will be cherished by her son and daughter-in-law: Jason and Jessica Dyer, of Madison; her step-sons: Alan (Patty) Dyer, of Plainville, IN, Kelly (Anita) Dyer, of Denver, CO her sisters: Fern Goodman, of Washington, IN, Marsha...

William (Bill) Ward Murphy, 82, of Madison Indiana departed this world on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 at River Terrace surrounded by family. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan on June 15th, 1940 to George and Dorothea (Ward) Murphy. He moved to Battle Creek, MI in 1965; Jonesville, MI in 1970; to the Battle Creek/Portage area in 1986; and to Madison Indiana in 1996. Bill graduated from Muskegon High School in 1959, and from Western Michigan University in 1965 with a masters. He obtained numerous accolades in his 30 plus years as a teacher with Harper Creek Public Schools running the A.P. English program, including: two state of Michigan senate recognitions for teaching excellence, an "Educator...

John Martin Rhodes, age 77, of Hanover, Indiana, formerly of Wanakena, NY, entered this world on April 9, 1945 in Bradford, Pennsylvania. He was the loving son of Byron and Mary (Murphy) Rhodes. He married Janet Rae Hutcheson of Salamanca, New York on November 30 1968. They were blessed with a son, Chan, and a daughter Laura and three grandchildren: John and Ella Rhodes of Wamego, Kansas and Joshua Shoup of West Point, Virginia. Lytle Welty Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Vail Chapel, Madison, Indiana is in charge of arrangements. Interment will be undertaken, at a date to be determined, at the Wanakena NY Community Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison...

Mr. Eugene L. Caldwell, age 90, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Ferman and Mary (Johnson) Caldwell, was born on June 14, 1932, in the small town of Smithville in DeKalb County, Tennessee. He attended eight years of grammar school in Cairo, Illinois, graduating in 1946, and then went on to attend Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky where he graduated in 1950. He was proud to say former Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll and his wife were friends and classmates. After graduation, he attended Paducah Junior College in 1951, where he studied Civil Engineering. He began working as an Engineering Aide II, doing surveying for Tennessee Valley Authority until October of 1951. On...

Dr. Susan Martin Studds, age 68, of Madison, IN, formerly of Hyattsville, MD passed away on Sunday, in Louisville, KY. She served over 30 years in higher education including Provost of the National Intelligence University in Washington, DC, faculty/administrator at National Defense University, George Mason University, and Trustee at Moravian University. She is survived by her husband, Jeffrey L. Studds of Madison, IN, son John (Kristy) Studds of Beijing, China and brother Eric Martin of El Cerrito, CA. Services are being handled by Lytle Welty Funeral Home at www.lytlewelty.com

Matthew Philip Forrester, age 65, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Richard "Dick" and Betty Lou (Schrader) Forrester, was born on October 5, 1956, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. From a young age, he was a hard worker having a paper route with his father and brother in his hometown of Columbia City, Indiana, and later working at his grandparents' meat market during high school. Matt graduated from Columbia City High School in 1975 and received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Wabash College in 1979, after finishing his coursework a semester early. He soon joined the State of Indiana as an examiner for the Department of Financial Institutions which allowed him to travel all over...

Alice Louise (Ginn) Welty, age 98, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Milton Baptist Church, Milton, Kentucky. Additional information can be found at www.lytlewelty.com.

Mrs. Lynda K. (Webb) Vogler, age 83, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Russell and Thelma (Ensminger) Webb Cortelyou, was born on November 18, 1938, in Shelbyville, Indiana. After graduating from Shelbyville High School, she obtained her associate's degree from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri in 1957 and attended Franklin College for a period of time. On October 1, 1958, she was united in marriage to James Vogler in Madison. For 23 years, she worked as an executive assistant and legal secretary at Hanover College. She was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church, Tri Kappa Sorority, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. In her spare time, she enjoyed playing...

Mr. Walter Samuel "Pete" Redwine, age 85, of Versailles, Indiana, and the son of the late Walter and Marjorie (Hall) Redwine, Sr., was born on January 8, 1936, in Muncie, Indiana. He was united in marriage to the former Carrie J. Harmon on April 9, 1962 in Muncie. Throughout the years, he was an assembler at Cochran Chair in Aurora, Indiana and worked for Redwine Brothers Construction. He was a member of the Benham United Methodist Church. Mr. Redwine passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana. His life will be cherished by his daughter: Rhonda Borders, of Deputy, Indiana; his brother: Fred Redwine; his grandchildren: David Demaree and Amanda Hiett; and...

Mr. Eugene Franklin "Gene" Davenport, age 74, of Milton, Kentucky, and the son of Eugene Joseph and Margaret (Ducklo) Davenport, was born on April 9, 1947, in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating high school, he entered the United States Marines Corps where he faithfully served his country during the Vietnam Conflict. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and later retired from the Marine Corps and the Indiana National Guard after more than twenty years of service. He was united in marriage to the former Jill Ann Edwards on July 1, 2009 in Brownstown, Indiana. Mr. Davenport was an entrepreneur. He operated a vinyl repair business in Indianapolis earlier in his civilian career. Later he became an...

Mary E. (Law) Bullock, 99, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Swiss Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation, Vevay, Indiana. Mary was born October 19, 1922 in Oldham County, Kentucky, the daughter of William Law. and Bessie Myles, she was the eldest of seven children. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband Donald E. Bullock, her brother Frank Law, and her sister Louise Hartman. Mary joined the Women's Auxiliary Corps during World War II and was assigned to a tent hospital in New Mexico. Shortly after the war she met and married Don Bullock with whom she spent the next 71 years until he passed away in 2018. In addition to being a homemaker,...

Dennis Taylor, 71, passed away June 3, 2021. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday, June 7 at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is from 11:30 - 1:30 PM Monday at Lytle Welty Funeral Home, Vail Chapel.

Linda "Kay" Hulett, age 72, of Columbus, Indiana, formerly of Madison, Indiana and the daughter of the late Robert and Louella (Konkle) Hulett, was born on August 13, 1948, in Madison. She lived most of her life in Madison, but then moved to Taylorsville, Indiana to be with her sister for three years. For the last eleven years, she has lived at the Hickory Creek in Columbus where she was at home and was cared for by the best. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Madison. Kay loved her cats while growing up and was very fond of the Care Dogs at Hickory Creek, where she also loved playing bingo. Miss Hulett passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at the Hickory...

Jerry Wayne Gordon, age 69, of Beech Grove, and the son of Hiram Gordon and Alice (McConnell) Pope, was born on October 6, 1951. He attended Arsenal Technical High School. Mr. Gordon passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at St. Franciscan Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. The funeral will be at 12:00 PM Saturday, at Lytle Welty Funeral Homes, Madison, IN. Viewing from 5:00-8:00 PM Friday, and from 10:00 AM until service on Saturday.