Area Obituaries

PAULA S. MERCER Paula Sue Mercer, of Crawfordsville and formerly of Montezuma, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 21 at Independent Baptist Church in Montezuma. Online condolences: www.fristfuneralhome.com.

LAURA MIKEL Laura Mikel, 65, of Perrysville, passed away at 9:49 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Gibson Family Hospice in Terre Haute. DeVerter Funeral Home in Cayuga is in charge of arrangements.

ROY L. GARLIT Roy Lee Garlit, 90, of Clay City, passed away at his home Monday, December 16, 2019. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, December 20 at Schoppenhorst Funeral Home, 301 East Eighth Street, Clay City. Services will be held at the funeral home Friday at 1 p.m. with…

RITA DUNKLEY Rita (Brockmeier) Dunkley, 65, of Clinton, passed away at her residence Friday, December 13, 2019. Cremation was chosen. Online condolences: www.fristfuneralhome.com.

JANICE COLE Janice E. Cole, 65, of Terre Haute, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, December 19 at DeBaun Springhill Chapel. Services will follow visitation; Pastor Dan Gisel will officiate. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. Donations…

WILLIAM JEFFRIES William “Bill” Jeffries, 83, of Rockville, passed away at 12:26 p.m. Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Meadows Manor East in Terre Haute. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Monday, December 23, at Gooch Funeral Home, 112 W. Howard Street, Rockville, with Pastor Keith B. McIntyre officiating. Burial will follow at Mt.…

RANDALL G. ROOKS Randall Glenn Rooks, 74, of Rockville and formerly of Columbia, Kentucky, passed away at 2:02 p.m. Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in the emergency room at Putnam County Hospital in Greencastle. Funeral services were held Sunday, December 15 at Gooch Funeral Home, Rockville. Military honors were given by Parke County Veterans. Online condolences:…

  BYRON F. CHEZEM Byron “Frank” Franklin Chezem, 91, of Crawfordsville, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Ben Hur Nursing & Rehabilitation. Graveside services were held Saturday, December 14 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro. Online condolences: www.sandersfuneralcare.com.