Martha L. Purdom, 85, Marion, passed away at 2:48 am on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at Colonial Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center in Marion. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on Thursday, January 19, 1939, to Edward and Hilda (Ledergerber) Munday. On July 26, 1958, she married Walter L. “Wimpy” Purdom, who preceded her in … Read more
Larry D. Kinner, 82, of Marion, passed away at 12:59 am on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at Colonial Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center in Marion. He was born in Muncie, Indiana, on Tuesday, September 9, 1941, to Raymond and Esther (Gerlach) Kinner. He married Connie McCollum, who survives. Larry graduated from Marion High School in … Read more
Brenda Sue “Twig” Johnson, 60, of Marion, passed away at 10:33 am on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She had fought a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on Friday, December 13, 1963, to Gene and Norma (Beal) Simmons, and she grew up … Read more
Theda Belle Goens, 98, Muncie, passed away at 4:20 am on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Westminster Village in Muncie. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on Wednesday, June 9, 1926, to Ralph A. and Mary E. (Wilson) Smith. On December 30, 1951, she married Cletus Malcolm Goens, and he preceded her in death on … Read more
Marianne Rachel Malott, 92, of Wabash, Indiana joined her Savior at 10:15 a.m. peacefully at her home on August 20, 2024. She was born on March 2, 1932, to Everett L. Adams and Eva L. (King) Adams in Alexandria, Indiana.Marianne loved beyond words her family, friends, and her home on a small farm. She grounded … Read more
Wabash, IN– The Honeywell Foundation was recognized on August 15 at the annual Indiana Century and Half-Century Awards in Indianapolis as a 2024 Half-Century Award recipient (83 years of operation in Wabash County). Governor Eric J. Holcomb joined Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg to celebrate longstanding Hoosier businesses, awarding the Governor’s Century and Half-Century … Read more
MIAMI COUNTY, IN- The Miami County Community Foundation (MCCF) is on its way to a $750,000 match in funding from the Lilly Endowment through Lilly’s GIFT VIII initiative. So far, $150,079 has been raised locally in the 2-1 matching program. Lilly Endowment will provide $750,000 if the community foundation raises $375,000 for community funds by … Read more
Peru, IN – The Miami County Artisan Gallery (MCAG), located at 11 South Broadway, Peru, IN, has been awarded $4,000 for its Fourth Peru Visual Arts) Festival (PVAF) through IAC Arts Project Support grant program. The free festival will be Saturday, May 10th, 2025, 10 am to 5 pm, downtown on the courthouse square, historic … Read more
Wabash, IN – Five individual shows of the 2024-25 Wabash Valley Music Association Series will go on sale Friday, August 23, at 10 a.m. and will be available online at honeywellarts.org or by calling the Honeywell Box Office at 260.563.1102.An offering of Honeywell Arts & Entertainment, the WVMA Series features a variety of vocal, instrumental, and Broadwayperformances.Series … Read more
Ernestine Docia Webb, 79, of Peru passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024, at her home. She was born August 26, 1944, in Peru, Indiana to Ernest Premer and Dorothy (Melson) Premer. She married Danny Webb on April 18, 1964, and he survives. Docia was a licensed practical nurse, but she filled most of her … Read more