Lyman Leroy "Rud" Mongosa, 70

Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. tonight at Stout & Son Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St., Russiaville, with Pastor Brad Swain officiating. Burial will be in Kokomo Memorial Park cemetery. Calling will be at the funeral home today from 5 to 7 p.m.

Online condolence may be made at www.stoutandson.com.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Eugene Spangler, 86, Bunker Hill, passed away at 1:17 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27, 2007 at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Laird Funeral Home, 201 N. Main, Amboy.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Rita C. Ryan, 80, Huntington, W.Va., passed away Monday, Aug. 27, 2007 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.

Funeral liturgy will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Huntington, W.Va. Entombment will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Reger Funeral Home, Huntington, W.Va.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Laird Funeral Home, Amboy.

Gene was born in Miami County on March 7, 1921, the son of Irvin S. and Emma Heldt Spangler. He married Roberta Virginia Hollis in Kokomo on April 22, 1951, and she went to be with the Lord on Nov. 25, 2001.

He graduated from Greentown High School in 1940, and was a retired farmer. He served on the Maconaquah School Board from 1972 to 1980, and was president of the school board from 1976 to 1980; he was an active member of the Miami County Farm Bureau, Inc., serving as secretary, vice president and president from 1966 to 1972; a charter member of the Miami County Planning and Zoning Board, and served on the board for 29 years. He was a lifelong Howard and Miami County resident. He and his wife Virginia lovingly raised five children. A man of great faith and integrity, he was an active member of the Kokomo Zion United Methodist Church where he has served on several committees.

Survivors include five children and their spouses, Robert and Theresa Spangler, Bluffton, Barbara and Mark Deeds, Waterville, Ohio, Kenneth and Dorothy Spangler, Bunker Hill, Joyce and Phillip Kline, Rochester, and Karen and Kevin Wideman, Macy; two sisters, Norma Lamb, Kokomo, and June and John Troyer, Peru; a brother, Charles and Norma Jean Spangler, Greentown; 12 grandchildren, Travis Spangler, Megan Spangler, Cami Deeds, Scott Deeds, Michelle Spangler, Jennifer Spangler, Monica Spangler, Ashley Spangler, Timothy Kline, Kristin Kline, Amy (Wideman) Sims and husband Brien, Kelli (Wideman) Carver and husband Andy; and one great-granddaughter, Mayah Sims. Gene was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; his parents; and two sisters, Mary Kendall and Ruth Moore.

A service celebrating the life of Eugene Spangler will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Kokomo Zion UMC, 5051 E. 400 North, Kokomo, with Pastor John Hogsett officiating. Burial will follow at Kokomo Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, 2 to 8 p.m., at the church, and one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Kokomo Zion United Methodist Church or the charity of your choice. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Laird Funeral Home, Amboy.
Thursday, August 30, 2007

Leona K. McKibben, 85, Alexandria, passed away Monday, Aug. 27, 2007 at Miller's Merry Manor, Peru, following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Noffze Funeral Home, 501 N. Harrison St., Alexandria, with the Rev. Will Deeds officiating. Interment will follow in Forrestville Cemetery in Boone Township. Friends may call from 11:30 a.m. until time of service Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the American Heart Association. Online condolences may be made at owensmemorialservices.com.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Service, Peru.

Surviving besides his wife of 51 years are a son, David Granger and wife Carol, Troy, Ohio; two daughters, Pam Voisard and husband Dave, Troy, Ohio, and Evelyn Powell and husband Curt, Peru; six brothers and sisters, Tom Granger, Oklahoma, Ralph Granger and wife Ruth, Sidney, Ohio, Donald Granger and wife Audrey, California, Ruth Stump, Van Wert, Ohio, Jean Schaffner, Delphos, Ohio, and Kathryn Smith and husband Tom, Landeck, Ohio; and six grandchildren, Kristy and Doug Voisard, Amy and Brittany Granger, and Claire and Betsy Powell. He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Robert, Mike, Jim and John Granger.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Troy, Ohio, with Father James Duell officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio, with a special service by the VFW Memorial Honor Guard.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Kidney Association. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie Lorhman and husband William, Indianapolis, and Patty Johnson, Oldsmar, Fla.; four grandchildren, Maryann Louise Bacon, Amy Sue Johnson, and Jesse Wayne and Ester Leigh Lawson; and four great-grandchildren, Ricky, Alissia and Allina Bacon, and Brandon Lawson. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at College Corner First Brethren Church, 8996 S. 500 West, Wabash, with Dr. James Black and the Rev. Robert Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Laird Funeral Home, 210 N. Main, Amboy. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the American Diabetes Association or College Corner First Brethren Church.
Friday, August 31, 2007

Mary K. Johnson, 85, Peru passed away at 2:23 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at Howard Regional Hospital, after a short illness. She was born February 25, 1922 in Miami County, to Frank and Gladys (Zimmerman) Lucas. On October 27, 1945 she married George A. Johnson, and he preceded her in death on May 12, 1966. Mary was a lifelong resident of Peru, and graduated from Peru High School in 1940. She graduated from the St. Joseph School of Nursing, and upon graduating she worked at Dukes Memorial Hospital. Mary later worked at Miller's Merry Manor until her retirement in 1988. She was a member of the First Brethren Church. Survivors include her four daughters: Marjorie Windsor and husband Richard, Hartford City; Kristi Carney and husband W. Peyton, LaCrosse, Virgina; Cherie Clark and husband Raymond "Bud" of LaFontaine; and Terie Parkman and husband Mark of Peru. Her 11 grandchildren are Jerry L. Windsor, Carla G. Windsor, Laura K. Windsor Whetzel, Richard L. Windsor, Christopher L. Windsor, Maryann B. Carney, Matthew P. Carney, Katie M. Clark, Karrie Jo Howard, Nicholas P. Parkman, and Emily K. Davenport. Her two great-grandchildren are Lauren V. Whetzel, and Dylan T. Whetzel. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one sister, Ermmel Working.

A service celebrating the life of Mary Johnson will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Reverend Terry Bishir officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru. Visitation will be at the funeral home today from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made through Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, to the American Cancer Society.

She was born February 24, 1934 in Marianna, Florida, to Will and Theola (Williams) Harrison, both deceased. On January 29, 1959 she married Crescenzio Arenas, who preceded her in death in July 1998. Ella was a homemaker, and a member of Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church in Peru. Survivors include a son, James Shewmake and wife Delores, of Bunker Hill; grandsons Sean Shewmake of Atlanta, Georgia, and Shane Shewmake and wife Monique of Avon; great-grandson Brayden Shewmake, who was her pride and joy; a special niece, Jackie Bryant of Odenton, Maryland; and other nieces and nephews. Ella also had a brother, Matthew Harrison of Marianna, and a sister, Willola Barnes, of Ft. Myers, Florida.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, 451 W. 2nd St., Peru, with Pastor E.J. Lacey officiating. Burial will follow at Ever-Rest Memorial Park in Cass County. Friends may call at the Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church in Peru from 10 a.m. until time of service on Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church Scholarship Fund.
Saturday, September 01, 2007

Steven K. Bell, 59, rural Miami County, passed away at 3:08 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2007 at his home.

Funeral services are pending at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Roann.

She was born Oct. 21, 1920 in Peru to Ray and Helen (Giek) Stewart. Betty was raised by her grandparents, Marlen and Elizabeth Giek. She married Richard Hunter April 5, 1942, and he preceded her in death in July of 1970. Betty was formerly employed at G.C. Murphy's and retired from Kruetzer's Office World, having worked 32 years total at both businesses on South Broadway. She also was a homemaker. In addition, she was a member of the Washington Township Jollyette Home Economics club for 55 years and a member of Salem Christian Church. Survivors include three daughters, Janet Warder and husband Terry, Peru, Joan Dagnen, Fort Wayne, and Joy LaWall, Boca Raton, Fla.; a son, Richard Hunter, San Francisco, Calif.; five grandchildren, Bryan Warder, Debra Warder, Melissa Neher-Phelps, Rebecca Quaintance and Shaun Smith; and two great-grandchildren, Nathan and Hayley Quaintance. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with Pastor John Rhodes officiating.

Burial will be in Rankin Cemetery, Miami County. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Salem Christian Church and/or the donor's favorite charity.
Jordan Cole Horn, 12, rural Akron, passed away at 7:52 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007 at the intersection of county roads 225 South and 1075 East near Akron from injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident. He was born May 31, 1995 in Rochester to Tim and Gerri Cole Horn. He lived his entire life in the Akron and Rochester communities. Jordan was a sixth grader at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School in Akron. He attended Rochester Church of God, was a wrestler and enjoyed skateboarding. He had an interest in motors and engines and loved to ride go-karts, minibikes, the garden tractor and the John Deere Gator. Survivors include his mother, Gerri Ruiz, Akron; his father, Tim Horn and companion Kay Dulin, Rochester; four brothers, Kyle Horn, Akron, Travis Horn and wife Kristin, Rochester, Ty Horn, San Diego, Calif., and Rodnie Stone, Peru; maternal grandparents, Patricia Cole, Denver, and Monty and Janni Barnett, Crawfordsville; paternal grandparents, Maurice and Janet Horn, Rochester; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, George "Dick" Cole.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St., Rochester, with Pastor Larry Pyeatt officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Jordan Horn Scholarship Fund for Tippecanoe Valley wrestlers. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. Electronic expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at goodfamily@rtcol.com.

He was born on June 18, 1935 in Miami County to Elmer and Pauline (Johnson) Buzbee. Calvin married Rachel ‘Susy' Coldren in Richvalley on February 10, 1956, and she survives. He drove a truck for Wabash Alloys for 26 years prior to his retirement in 1999. Calvin was a member of the Church of Christ at Treaty for more than 40 years, and was a 30-year member of the Teamsters Union. He served in the National Guard for eight years, and Calvin enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren tremendously. Aside from his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Cathy Cruz, Wabash, and Lori Harris and wife Jerry, Peru; son, Gary Buzbee and wife Kimberly, Wabash; six grandchildren, Kandi Hanson and husband Jim, Indianapolis, Michael Buzbee and wife Brooke, Wabash, Rachel Cruz, Indianapolis, Lindsey Buzbee, Wabash, Jeremy Harris and wife Ashley, Florida, and Matthew Harris, Peru; two great-grandchildren, Emily Buzbee, Wabash, and Kody Harris, Peru; two sisters, Josephine Gray and husband Bill, Van Buren, and Carol Phillips and husband Zelbert, Peru; two half-sisters, Lottie Flink, Wisconsin, and Shirley Short and husband Stuart, Knox; half-brother, Skip Buzbee, Knox; several nieces and nephews.

Calvin was preceded in death by one son, Rick A. Buzbee, who passed away in 1983; and one sister, Virginia Mettler.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, Wabash.

Burial will be at Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Preferred memorials may be made to the Church of Christ at Treaty Building Fund and/or the Missionary Fund. The memorial guest book for Calvin may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
William ‘Linc' Hunter, 87, formerly of Akron, passed away at 7:55 a.m. on Monday, September 3, 2007 at Wabash County Hospital Skilled Care following a three-week stay in the hospital.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Revered Lowell Burrus officiating. Burial will be at the Akron Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the donors' charity of choice.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home.

He was born on June 18, 1935 in Miami County to Elmer and Pauline (Johnson) Buzbee. Calvin married Rachel ‘Susy' Coldren in Richvalley on February 10, 1956, and she survives. He drove a truck for Wabash Alloys for 26 years prior to his retirement in 1999. Calvin was a member of the Church of Christ at Treaty for more than 40 years, and was a 30-year member of the Teamsters Union. He served in the National Guard for eight years, and Calvin enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren tremendously. Aside from his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Cathy Cruz, Wabash, and Lori Harris and husband Jerry, Peru; son, Gary Buzbee and wife Kimberly, Wabash; six grandchildren, Kandi Hanson and husband Jim, Indianapolis, Michael Buzbee and wife Brooke, Wabash, Rachel Cruz, Indianapolis, Lindsey Buzbee, Wabash, Jeremy Harris and wife Ashley, Florida, and Matthew Harris, Peru; two great-grandchildren, Emily Buzbee, Wabash, and Kody Harris, Peru; two sisters, Josephine Gray and husband Bill, Van Buren, and Carol Phillips and husband Zelbert, Peru; two half-sisters, Lottie Flink, Wisconsin, and Shirley Short and husband Stuart, Knox; half-brother, Skip Buzbee, Knox; several nieces and nephews.

Calvin was preceded in death by one son, Rick A. Buzbee, who passed away in 1983; and one sister, Virginia Mettler.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, Wabash.

Burial will be at Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Preferred memorials may be made to the Church of Christ at Treaty Building Fund and/or the Missionary Fund. The memorial guest book for Calvin may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
Thursday, September 06, 2007

William Earl “Willie” Phillips, 76, Kokomo, passed away at 4 p.m. on Monday, September 3, 2007 at St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born February 18, 1931 in New London, the son of Roy J. and Mable (Kenworthy) Phillips. After the death of his mother, his father remarried and Willie was raised by Roy and his stepmother Violet Phillips. On August 23, 1952, he married Shirley June Miller, who preceded him in death on March 31, 1986. On February 4, 1994, he married Terri Phillips, who survives. The 1952 graduate of Kokomo High School served in the National Guard. He worked for Haynes International as a melt shop foreman in the metal alloys plant before retiring in 1985 following 36 years of service.

‘Willie' was a member of First Friends Meeting, and was active in the Kokomo Kennel Club with his wife, Terri. He was an outdoorsman who liked to go camping and fishing, as well as enjoyed watching Cubs baseball and Purdue sports. He was an avid woodworker and beekeeper. Aside from his wife, ‘Willie' is survived by one daughter, Cindy Murphy and her husband Steve of Kokomo; sons, Steven E. Phillips and his wife Karen of Kokomo, Stuart R. Phillips and his wife Denise of Fort Wayne; brother, Philip Phillips and his wife Loretta of Bunker Hill; step-sister, Pat Cottrell of Kokomo; grandchildren, Lindsey Vandiver, Melissa Phillips, Bryan Phillips, Roger Murphy, Jessica Murphy, and Shannon Phillips; great-grandchildren, Kalin, Briley, Kile, Hunter and Atlanta; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Lois and Vernal Baugh of Cassville; two brothers-in-law, Mark Baugh and his wife Barbara of Tipton, Ted Joe Baugh of Kokomo; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; stepmother; and first wife, Shirley June Miller Phillips.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. today at Shirley and Stout Funeral Home, Lincoln Road Chapel, Kokomo, with Pastor Justin Weber officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation was at the funeral home on Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Messages of condolence may be left at www.shirleyandstout.com.
Steven K. Bell, 59, of rural Miami County, went to be with the Lord at 3:08 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2007 at his residence.

He was born September 27, 1947 in Wabash to Paul M. and Lenora (Rogers) Bell. Steve married Sarajane Smith in Wabash on November 19, 1966, and she survives in Macy. The 1965 Southwood High School graduate was a truck driver for Caughell Trucking Company. He attended the Roann Church of the Brethren, and was a member of Eel River Tractor Club. Steven loved restoring antique tractors, and was a muzzle loader enthusiast. Aside from his wife, Steven is survived by two daughters, Julie Ann Niccum and husband Ben, Lebanon, and Janet Leigh Hudson of Peru; two grandchildren, Becky and Levi Hudson, both of Peru; two brothers, Bill D. Bell and wife Nancy of Wabash; and Roger A. Bell and wife Pene of Indianapolis.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Marion and Jerry Bell. A memorial service will be held at the Roann Church of the Brethren at 4 p.m. on Sunday, with Pastor Brad Eckerly officiating. A private burial will be held in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. The preferred memorial is the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, LaSalle Oncology Department, or Wabash-Miami Home Healthcare and Hospice. A memorial guest book for Steven may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
Friday, September 07, 2007