All Obituaries

Cody Micheal Brown, age 35, passed away all too soon on Monday evening, March 2, 2026, at his home in Brown County. Cody was born in Bloomington on May 3, 1990. He was a 2008 graduate of Brown County High School. He worked as an Operator for Voils Concrete & Excavating in Brown County. Prior to that, he was an Installer for One Call Away Heating & Cooling in Trafalgar. Cody loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, riding four-wheelers and scrapping. He loved his family dearly and ...

Carolyn Michelle “Shelly” (Johnson) Fox, age 61, of Brown County, passed away far too soon on Friday morning, February 27, 2026, at home following a courageous 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Shelly was born in Franklin on August 23, 1964, to the late Michael S. Johnson and Carolyn Jane (Vaught) Johnson. She was a proud 1983 graduate of Brown County High School. For the past four years, Shelly worked as a custodian at Sprunica Elementary School in Brown County. Prior to ...

Rev. William Lafe McClelland Jr, age 83, of Nineveh Indiana, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on February 26, 2026. He was born on January 17, 1943, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to William and Alice (Cooper) McClelland Sr. William married the love of his life, Betty (Harrington) McClelland on April 4, 1970. William started his career in 1962 at The New York Central Railroad in Beech Grove and went on to work at Eli Lilly & Company for over 25 years as a Carpenter ...

Colleen Kay (Richards) Patterson, age 77, of Nashville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at The Waters of Martinsville. Colleen was born in Indianapolis on June 8, 1948, to the late Robert Milton and Lillian Marcella (Fenicle) Richards. She was a 1966 graduate of Brown County High School and went on to attend Indiana University. Colleen retired in 1990 as an Assistant Postmaster with the United States Postal Service, serving in Monroe, Brown, and several surrounding ...

In Loving Memory Roger L. Fowler, age 60 passed away on February 12, 2026 in Edinburgh. Roger was born on November 2, 1965 in Martinsville, Indiana. He was self-employed. His hobbies were go-cart racing and paint ball. He is preceded in death by his father, Asberry Fowler (Lucy Fowler) and mother, Harriet Nash;  sisters, Pamela “Sissy” Dinkens, Diana Burkhart and Rita Satter; brothers, Heath Fowler and Shannon Nash; and a sister-in-law, Pamela Fowler. Survivors include ...

Peggy Quillen (née Downey) peacefully passed away in her home on February 11, 2026 in Greenwood, Indiana.  Peggy—better known and loved by many as “Ma”—was the heart of her family. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Teresa Quillen; her daughter, Julie O’Brien; and her grandsons, Jon (Rachel) O’Brien, Logan O’Brien, and Brandon Quillen.  Ma was born on February 11, 1940, in Morgantown, Indiana, to Joseph and ...

Jack William Diggs, age 93, of Greenwood, Indiana passed away in McAllen, Texas on February 5, 2026. Jack was born September 23, 1932 on Carmel Ridge Road in Brown County, Indiana. He attended Cottonwood school and graduated from Helmsburg High School in 1951, where he played center for the basketball team. He served in the U. S. Air Force from 1952 until 1956. After a stint installing the new dial telephone systems in central Indiana, Jack went to school in California to obtain an A&E ...

Lucas Michael Carter, age 45 of Nashville, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Lucas was born November 18, 1980 in Danville, Illinois to his parents, Stephen Michael and Donna (Britton) Carter. Lucas enjoyed spending time in the outdoors, especially hiking. He loved being with friends and family, whether going out to eat or shopping together. He was also an avid sports fan and proudly cheered for Indiana University and the Indianapolis Colts. Lucas also loved taking care of his dog. ...

Rickey "Rick" C. Roccia, age 80, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on February 2, 2026 at Columbus Regional Hospital. He was a resident of Nashville. Rick was born on July 22, 1945 in Clinton, Indiana to his parents the late Charles F. and Yolanda Lucille (Ruatto) Roccia. He was a 1963 graduate of Scottland Community High School in Illinois. Following graduation, he went on to proudly serve his country with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. After his ...

The beloved and beautiful Frances (Wilson) England, born September of 1933, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 1st, with her devoted daughter by her side. Fran was the oldest daughter of William and Virginia (Rudyard) Wilson. She was born in Dayton, OH, but grew up Indianapolis, graduating from Warren Central High School in 1951. She had two younger siblings, Bill Wilson, who preceded her in death and Evelyn (Wilson) Garwood, Hartsville, IN. She married Gerald (Jerry) England in ...