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Deborah Alane Crum, age 69, of Nashville, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, May 15, 2022 at her residence with her loving husband by her side. Born May 4, 1953 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Charles Thurman Percifield and Ardith (Summers) Percifield. She married her husband, Charles Crum, in 1971 at North Salem United Methodist Church. Deborah was a graduate of Brown County High School, Class of 1971. She enjoyed collecting marbles and being the owner of Jack Russell Terriers. Deborah also had a good sense of humor and loved sharing jokes. She was of the Christian faith. Deborah is survived by her husband, Charles Crum, of Nashville; son and daughter-in-law. Michael and...

There will be a Gathering of Family and Friends on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home, 1682 State Road 135 North. Funeral Services will follow at 1:00 PM in the funeral home.

Jim Melton passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in his home. There will be a Celebration of Life for Jim on Friday, April 22, 2022 from 2:00 - 6:00 PM in Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home, 1682 State Road 135 North.

Robert "Bobby" Lester Jacobs, Jr., age 77, of Nashville, Indiana passed away, Friday, April 1, 2022 at I.U. Health; Bloomington Hospital. Born May 22, 1944 in Bloomington, he was the son of Robert "Bob" Lester Jacobs, Sr and Geneva "Louise" (Andrews) Jacobs. Bobby attended Brown County High School and retired in 1999 from Cummins Engine Company. He loved being with his family and being outdoors, hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed woodworking and receiving lottery tickets. He attended Westside Apostolic Church in Columbus, Indiana. Bobby is survived by his loving wife, Judy (Hardin) Jacobs, whom he married March 13, 1963 at Green Valley Apostolic Church, two sons, Rob (Tina) Jacobs and...

James "Jim" "PJ" Harold Hobson, of Brown County passed away on March 28, 2022, at the age of 83 in Richland Bean-Blossom Health Care Center, after battling dementia for nearly a decade. Jim was born on April 3, 1938, in West Baden Springs, IN to Forrest and Rebecca Hobson. Siblings are Robert Hobson and Anne Henderson who both preceded him in death along with his grandson Andrew Hobson. Jim was happily married for 38 years to Tammy (Johnston) Hobson. Preceding this marriage his children are Teresa DeBarr, Mark Hobson, Mike Hobson, Jim Bryan Hobson, Kerry Hobson, James Hobson Lewis, Kimberly Barr, and Jamie Hobson. Jim also had 2 step-sons Jason and Nathan Everett. Jim had 20...

James "P J" Hobson, age 83, of Nineveh, died Monday, March 28, 2022. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 7, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home, followed by a funeral service at 2:00 PM.

Betty Lou Weatherford, age 93, of Brown County, passed away Monday morning, March 14, 2022 at her residence. Born January 26, 1929 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Charles and Grace (Roberts) Clark. Betty graduated from Manual High School in Indianapolis and married her husband, Louis Weatherford on September 17, 1948. They raised their family in Speedway, Indiana where Betty was the quintessential homemaker, wife and mom. She took pride in her house, made sure her family ate well (although admittedly sleepily at breakfast), was her daughters' Girl Scout leader, a cheerleader at school events and a fun-loving part of a close knit neighborhood. She spent many summer afternoons...

Bradley Leon Pittman, of Martinsville, passed away Saturday morning, March 12, 2022 at IU Health Bloomington Hospice House. Born September 5th, 1968 in Seymour, Indiana, he was the son of Leon and Karen (Spiker) Pittman. Bradley was employed by Venice Inc. for the past several years where he was a dedicated employee. Bradley grew up in Brown County and graduated from Brown County high school in 1986. He spent a lot of his time in his youth working on the family farm and later worked for the family business delivering propane. He was also crew chief for his brother Greg who drove a UMRA midget and USAC sprint car for 10 years. Later in life Bradley enjoyed watching and attending races. He...

Leary Stefanie V. Binkley Gore, 78 passed away peacefully Saturday, March 5 at her home in Nashville. She was born Oct. 12, 1943 in Ventura, California to Leary Weeks Binkley and Virginia L. Keplinger Binkley. Stefanie graduated from Tipp City High School in Ohio and business school in Dayton. She later enrolled at the University of Cincinnati where she studied for two years. She left school for several years to establish Binkley-Gore Associates, Inc. with her husband Stephen where they worked together for 30 years. She eventually returned to finish her degree at IU. She married Stephen W. Gore in 1982 and they had 39 happy years together. Stefanie is survived by her husband...

Gene Cook, 83, passed away on February 28, 2022 in Columbus from complications of Parkinson's. He was born on August 21, 1938 in Elkhart, Indiana to Claude and Lucile Cook. Mr. Cook was a graduate of Concord High School in Elkhart, served as a Rifleman in the United States Marine Corps and attended Indiana University and Purdue University. He worked for General Electric before owning and operating Legacy Vans in Elkhart. An avid gardener, he was known for growing a variety of orchids. He married Christina (Weldy) on July 10, 1993. She survives along with sons, Ken (Cindy) Cook of Agoura Hills, CA, Brad Cook of Butlerville, IN, three grandchildren Forrest (Courtney) Cook, Elizabeth Cook,...

Mary Elizabeth (Roberts) Florence, age 36, of Brown County, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 6th, 2022 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was born on Wednesday, August 7, 1985 in Columbus, Indiana to Kevin and Tammy (Brown) Roberts. Mary Elizabeth was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, granddaughter, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend. She loved being surrounded by her loved ones. Mary graduated from Brown County High School in 2004 and continued her education at Ball State University graduating in 2008 with a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and Child Development. Helping people was Mary's true passion. She spent her...

Donald Wesley Shaw, 92, of Nashville died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 in Brown County Health & Living. He was born March 30, 1929 in Dearborn, Michigan to William Frederick Shaw and Mary Kolzar Shaw. He was retired from Ford Motor Company. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Joyce Wolcott Shaw of Nashville; a son, Darrell Shaw of Greenwood; two daughters, Deborah Shaw of Nashville and Rebecca Lynn (Dennis) Cowell of Seymour; five grandchildren, Luke Cowell, Heather May (Justin) Tillberry, twins Ryan (Ashley) and Kevin (Jolie) Shaw and Eric (Z) Shaw; four great grandchildren, Carter, Levi, Karli and Lola Rose; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his...

Donald Wesley Shaw, age 92, of Nashville, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 2, 2022 at the Brown County Health and Living Center. Arrangements are pending at the Bond=Mitchell Funeral Home in Nashville.

Robert "Bob" Keith Hessman passed away at IU Health Bloomington on January 18th, 2022. Bob was born in Indianapolis to Charles and Ruth Hessman on September 15th, 1959. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Linda Sue "Wood" Hessman; son, Robert T. Hessman; daughter, Stacie Marie Peaslee; son-in-law, Mike Peaslee; and grandchildren, Christopher Michael and Anthony Thomas Peaslee. He is also survived by his sisters, Joni Burris and Susan M. Gross as well as multiple nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Charles Lee Hessman; and sisters, Kathleen L. Merchant and Julieann B. Abbott. Bob was a retired heavy equipment operator and foreman for Quality...

David Edward Orr, age 64, of Brown County, died January 17, 2022 at Columbus Regional Hospital. There will be no services or visitation at this time. Online condolences may be given at www.BondMitchellFuneralHome.com

Janice Louise "Jan" Gamaunt, age 78, Brown County, IN passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 at Franklin Meadows in Franklin, IN. Born October 1, 1943 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of John Pearson Brink and Hazel H. (Hansen) Brink. She was a graduate of Westwood High School, Class of 1961 in Westwood, MA and a graduate of Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1964. She went on to receive a certification for professional achievement in perioperative nursing practice and also as a mobile intensive care nurse. She also continued her education at the University of Redlands in California. Over a career spanning 46 years, she served as an operating and/or emergency room registered...

Janice Louise "Jan" Gamaunt, age 78, Brown County, IN passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 at Franklin Meadows in Franklin, IN. Born October 1, 1943 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of John Pearson Brink and Hazel H. (Hansen) Brink. She was a graduate of Westwood High School, Class of 1961 in Westwood, MA and a graduate of Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1964. She went on to receive a certification for professional achievement in perioperative nursing practice and also as a mobile intensive care nurse. She also continued her education at the University of Redlands in California. Over a career spanning 46 years, she served as an operating and/or emergency room registered...

Janice L. Gamaunt, age 78, of Freetown, passed away Friday morning, December 7, 2022 at Franklin Meadows Nursing Home in Franklin, Indiana. Arrangements are being handled by Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home in Nashville.

Gary Michael (Mike) Poindexter, age 57, of Columbus passed away on Monday January 3rd, 2022 at Columbus Regional Hospital. Mike was born August 27th, 1964 in Indianapolis before moving to Columbus and attending Columbus North High School, graduating in 1982, followed by Vincennes University where he received his associate's degree in 1984. Mike had a passion for engineering and building, and he put that passion into his work at Wickes Lumber Company, later at Schultz, Snyder, and Steele, and finally at Lowe's Home Improvement where he worked in contractor sales for 19 years. He was an avid hobbyist who enjoyed building and repairing personal computers, model rockets, audio systems, and other...

Nathanael "Nate" Mark Crabtree, 50, of Nashville passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his friend's house. He was born May 20, 1971 in Virginia Beach, Virginia to Jack Crabtree and Helen L. "Louise" Moore Crabtree. He was a welder by trade. Survivors include his daughters, Taelor (Devin) Smith of Franklin and Haedon (Kyle) Hill of Claypool, IN; a son, Kayode Crabtree of Michigan; a granddaughter, Gianna Smith; two sisters, Melissa (David) Stinson and Faith Crabtree; a brother, David (Maryann) Crabtree; a sister in law, Mary Crabtree; a brother in law, Jerry Acton; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother,...

Vicki Lynn Wayman, 64, was welcomed unto the loving arms of the Lord on December 10th at Hospice House in Bloomington. Unlike so many promising students who chose to leave Brown County, she became a lifelong country girl who chose to supplement her education by earning two two-year degrees, one from IU and the other from Purdue. Before she was old enough to drive she found her for life charity. She talked her sister into driving her around the county collecting signatures requesting the County Commissioners approve a humane society. Today Brown County has one of the most respected No Kill shelters in the country. As a townie she developed a love for speed peddling too fast through the...