Obituaries

Helen V. Foutz

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Helen V. Foutz, 95, a long time Hagerstown resident, passed away of Saturday, May
23, 2020, at The Waters of New Castle, where she had resided for the past several
years. She was born in Wayne County on September 24, 1924 to Milo and Grace (Cochren)
Routh. She was a 1942 graduate of Losantville School. She was a member of
Congregational Christian Church, where she worked as secretary for many years. She
was a former bookkeeper at Perfect Circle, Hagerstown Lumber Company and the
Hagerstown Hardware Store.

Obituaries

Richard W. Winters

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Richard W. Winters, age 44, of Richmond, Indiana, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 23, 2020, at his home. Born June 23, 1975, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Sharon Lucille Bicknell Winters, Rick lived in Richmond most of his life. He was a 1994 graduate of Richmond High School, where he was a student manager for football, track, and the 1992 State Championship basketball team. Rick worked at Burger King, Long John Silver’s, Cinram, and J&J Packaging. He was a member and Past Master of the Whitewater Lodge No.

News

Teen shot in buttocks; father/son arrested on robbery, burglary, battery charges in separate incident

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About an hour apart on Tuesday evening, Richmond police officers responded to reports of a shooting and an unrelated battery. At approximately 8:41 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, second-shift patrol officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Hilldell Avenue on a shooting on the city’s northwest side. Officers arrived in the area just off Peacock Road, a few blocks northwest of McBride Stadium, and located the 17-year-old victim, who had been shot in the buttocks. The teen was reported to have been shot during an altercation between several people, according to Capt. Curt Leverton of Richmond Police Department’s Investigative Services division. The juvenile was transported to Reid Health for treatment and was in stable condition.

Obituaries

Marija Marku

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Marija Marku, age 89, of Richmond, Indiana, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at her home surrounded by family. Marija was born on September 20, 1930, in Delaj, Yugoslavia, to Pjeter and Tereze Ivezaj Lucaj. She had lived in Richmond since 2008. Marija was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church.

Obituaries

Barbara Jean Gray

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Barbara Jean Gray, age 60, of Richmond, Indiana, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at her home. Born September 16, 1959, in Richmond, Indiana, to J.R. and Reba N. Moore Whitehead, Barbara was a life-long resident of Richmond. She graduated from Richmond High School. Barbara most recently was a Public Health Nurse Surveyor for the Indiana State Department of Health and had worked for the State of Indiana for 25 years. She was adventurous and funny.

Obituaries

Paul William Hicks

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Paul William Hicks, 82, formerly of Hagerstown, Indiana passed away peacefully at his home in Little Rock Arkansas on May 24, 2020. He was born on November 6, 1937 in Milton, Indiana. Paul worked at the Second National Bank of Richmond, Indiana for 35 years. He began his banking career as a teller at the Hagerstown branch, and then was promoted to branch manager. He was further promoted to Senior Vice President & Senior Administrative Officer.

Obituaries

Jason Duane Terhaar

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Jason Duane Terhaar, 38, of Richmond Passed away May 23, 2020. He was born July 13, 1981 in Richmond to Cindy Rhoades and lived in Estes Park, Colorado until 2006 when he moved back to Richmond. Jason loved spending time with his nieces and he loved animals. He is survived by his grandfather Joe Terhaar Sr., his mother, two brothers JP Rhoades of Estes Park, Colorado, Christopher Rhoades of Dublin, one sister Chari (Matt) Lexow of Omaha, Nebraska, five nieces Tekayla Stuart, Hayden Lexow, Madison Rhoades, Paityn Rhoades, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandmother and maternal grandparents.

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Gerald Gilliam Sublett

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Gerald Gilliam Sublett, 86, of New Castle, and formerly of Indianapolis, died early on the morning of Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center. He was born on January 18, 1934, in Indianapolis, Indiana, a son of the late Ben Eugene and Lucille Sublett. Gerald joined the US Marine Corps at age 17 and served during the Korean War. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Miami University. He owned several businesses and worked for Chrysler Corporation and Naval Avionics.

Obituaries

Dale Alan Batt

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Dale Alan Batt, 63, of New Castle passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born November 28, 1956 in New Castle to the late Howard and Donna (Gordon) Batt. He was a veteran of the US Army where he was stationed in Kansas. Dale had been employed at Auto Car Corp.

Centerville

Richmond Police: Centerville man shot after urging officers to kill him; ISP conducting investigation

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A Centerville man has been transported to a Dayton, Ohio, hospital after Richmond police say they were forced to shoot him Sunday morning. Richmond Police Chief Mike Britt has asked Indiana State Police’s Pendleton District to investigate a police action shooting involving officers from Richmond Police Department. The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m., when Wayne County Dispatch put out a call for a reckless driving vehicle on the west side of Richmond. An early investigation shows that an officer was on the phone while sitting in his car in the Richmond Municipal Building parking lot when the reckless driving vehicle pulled into the lot and close to the officer’s vehicle, according to a news release from Indiana State Police. A man inside the car began yelling at the officer, “Kill me, shoot me,’” the release said.