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Obituaries February 20, 2008
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Guy Bowen
      Services for Guy Bowen, 76, of Delphi, were held Saturday at Bodine Funeral Home, Rossville. The Rev. Amos McGinnis officiated and burial was at Pleasantview Cemetery. He died at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette.
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Loris P. Stout
      Loris Polk Stout, 92, of Burlington, died at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, at his home. Born March 23, 1915, in Howard County, he was the son of Clarence and Mable Polk Stout. The family moved to Burlington Township in 1917. In 1934 he graduated from Burlington High School.
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Billy L. Swisher
      Billy Lee Swisher, 71, of Peru and formerly of Kokomo, passed away Feb. 12, 2008, at 10:40 a.m. in St. Joseph Hospital. He was born Feb. 1, 1937, in Greentown to Kennith and Goldie M. Burns Swisher. His marriage was to Mary E. Cronan on Aug. 13, 1957, in Jeffersonville. She survives and resides ...
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Evan L. Flora
      Evan L. Flora, 90, of Flora, passed away at 8:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at his residence. He was born Aug. 4, 1917, in Flora, to Ezra and Anna Myer Flora. He graduated from Flora High School in 1936. On April 9, 1939, he married Dorothy Miller at her home and she survives.
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Edithe L. Berninger
      Edithe L. Berninger, 87, of Delphi, passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, at 5:40 a.m. in St. Mary's Healthcare, Lafayette. She had been a resident there since January. She was born March 17, 1920, in Rush County, to Orville G. and Mabel V. Linville Leisure. She married Beverly B. Berninger on Dec....
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Thomas N. Petry
      Thomas Nelson Petry, 52, of Milford, Ohio, formerly of Delphi, died unexpectedly Feb. 15, 2008, in his residence. He was born April 1, 1955, in Indianapolis, to T. Neal Petry, M.D., and the late Beverly Henderson Petry. Mr. Petry was the International Credit Manager for International Paper Compa...
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Lucille I. Blackburn
      Lucille Irene Blackburn, 78, of Delphi, died at Monticello Assisted Living and Healthcare 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer disease in 2001, and had been in failing health for several months. Born July 16, 1929, at Lafayette, she was the daughter of Clayton F. and...
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Other Death Notices
      Betty Irene Strong, 77, died Feb. 18, 2008, at Heritage Nursing Home in West Lafayette. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Ona Strong; two daughters, Sharon "Kay" Littleton of Delphi and Kathy Emmons of Lafayette; two sons, David "Keith" McMillin of Penbroke Pines, Fla., and "Kevin" Char...
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