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May 2nd, 2013
Franklin H. Akins, 77, of Monroeville, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana.
He married Ruby Lee, who preceded him in death on September 12, 1974. Franklin then married Patricia R. Wissler on December 28, 1984, in Fort Wayne; she survives.
Franklin retired in 1983 from International Harvester.
Jeanne W. Azbell, 95, of Decatur, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Woodcrest Nursing Center.
Jeanne was born on July 2, 1917, in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late Covington and Elinor (Arnold) Westlake.
On April 14, 1943, she married Joseph F. Azbell; he preceded her in death on February 2, 2003.
Jeanne was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Rebecca Circle. She was also a homemaker and became a registered nurse in 1938, working at Youngstown Hospital.
Ralph Cornely, 59, of Decatur, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 29, 2013, at his residence.
Ralph was born September 18, 1953, in Gastonia, N.C., to the late Jack M. and M. Maxine (Moudy) Cornely.
He was a 1972 graduate of Firestone High School in Akron, Ohio. He worked as a sales consultant for Zurcher Tire in Monroe for 30 years. Ralph loved his cats and his photography. He had a side business with his brother-in-law, John, called Archer Photography, on which he spent a great deal of time.
A memorial visitation will be held from 1:30-2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Decatur Church of Christ for Olive M. Miller, 90, of Decatur, who passed away at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, October 12, 2012, in the Village of Heritage in Monroeville. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. at the church, with Pastor David Rea officiating.
Olive was born Sunday, May 14, 1922, in Michigan, to the late Wilford A. and Gertrude (Burch) Zurbrugg.
Estella Nussbaum, 86, of Berne, died Wednesday at Swiss Village.
Among survivors are three sons, Art (Carolyn) Nussbaum of Berne, Denver (Jane) Nussbaum and Marvin (Lisa) Nussbaum, both of Monroe ;and two daughters, Arlene (John "Butch") Amstutz of Geneva and Sharon (Tim) Stine of Lake Panosoffkee, Fla.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Saturday and 2-3 p.m. Sunday at Swiss Village. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Swiss Village. Burial will follow in Mazelin Cemetery, rural Berne.
The Adams County Farm Service Agency office is currently without a director, and will be for the foreseeable future, according to Indiana FSA Director Julia Wickard.
A hiring freeze that has been in place at the federal level since December of 2012 prevents the United States Department of Agriculture from filling the vacancy, Wickard said.
The state director said Adams is not the only county in Indiana to currently be without a full-time director.
Rina Stuck, in her second term as Wells County Recorder, has been named Recorder of the Year by the Indiana Recorders Association.
The honoree is selected in voting by recorders in the 92 counties.
A 1983 graduate of Bellmont High School and the daughter of Bob and Bev Stuck of rural Decatur, Rina Stuck was elected to the Wells County post in 2008 and was re-elected to a second term in 2012.
Further details in today's print and e-editions.
A two-vehicle crash at 6:13 p.m. Wednesday resulted in one driver being admitted t Adams Memorial Hospital (AMH) with injuries, according to an Adams County Sheriff's Department report.
MONROEVILLE—A few timely hits during a classic pitcher’s duel spelled a victory for Bellmont over their feisty opponent, Heritage, in an NHC/ACAC clash, 3-2.
On the road and struggling for victories amidst their difficult schedule stretch, Bellmont, now 3-8, got an all-star effort from their 6’5” hurler, Matt Chronister, who went the distance going seven innings for the victory with 13 K's.
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