MONTGOMERY — Ben A. Graber, 88, died at 9 p.m. Friday at his home. Born Feb. 15, 1924, in Daviess County, he was the son of Amos and Anna (Graber) Graber. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Knepp) Graber, whom he married Nov. 4, 1948; six sons and daughters-in-law, Larry Wayne and Naomi Ruth Graber, Norman and Rosemary Graber, Delbert and Dinah Graber, Mark and Fannie Graber, all of Montgomery, Ben Jr. and Dorothy Graber of Loogootee, and Jerome and Rosemary Graberof Medina, N.Y.; four daughters and sons-in-law, Joan and DeWayne Wagler of Odon, Dorothy and Abraham Wagler, Mary Ruth and Norman Wagler, and Margie Rose Graber, all of Montgomery; brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Verda Graber of Odon, and Amos and Miriam Graber of Montgomery; one sister, Rosa Graber of Odon; 53 grandchildren; and 65 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Henry and Joe Graber; and three sisters, Viola Lengacher, Ida Graber and Lydia Graber. The funeral will be at 9 a.m. Monday at the family residence in Montgomery. Burial will be in Stoll Cemetery in Montgomery. Visitation is until the hour of service Monday at the family residence. Arrangements are being made through Brocksmith-Blake and Wagler Funeral Home in Montgomery.
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Ralph Lottes
Ralph E. Lottes, 61, of Washington, died Friday at his home.
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Lucille Nolley Dillon
Lucille Nolley Dillon, 76, died at 3:02 p.m. Saturday at Select Hospital in Evansville after a brief illness.
Born Sept. 30, 1935, in Daviess, she was the daughter of Arlan V. and Essie (Hardesty) Nolley. She graduated from Montgomery High School in 1953 and retired as a bookkeeper from McDonald Chevrolet in Washington after 43 years of service. -
David E. “Dew” Weathers
David E. “Dew” Weathers, 4, died Sunday.
He was a member of Red Door School.
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Bert Eugene Bennett
Bert Eugene Bennett, 72, Washington, passed away Wednesday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville.
Born Nov., 24, 1940 in Chicago, he was the son of Bert W. Bennett and Mary (Millay) Bennett. -
Cathy Elbert Adams
Cathy Elbert Adams, 62, died Saturday at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.
Services will be held today at noon at the First United Methodist Church in Petersburg. Burial will be in Walnut Hills Cemetery. -
Phyllis D. Miller
Phyllis D. Miller, 70, died at 9:50 p.m. Thursday at Golden Living Center.
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Bert Eugene Bennett
Bert Eugene Bennett, 72, died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville.
A memorial service will from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday at Poindexter-McClure Funeral Home, Washington Chapel.
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Paul William “Smiley” DeMoss
Paul William “Smiley” DeMoss, 79, died at 1:47 p.m. Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Dorothy Traylor
Dorothy M. Traylor, 90, of Washington, died at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday at Prairie Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
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David Allan Ashmore
David Allan Ashmore, 61, died at 6:20 p.m. June 4, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 21, 1951, to Byron and Linda Ashmore in Metropolis, Ill.
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