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Crown Point, IN 46307
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Crown Point, IN 46307
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Crown Point, IN 46307
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Crown Point IN Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, March 27, 2017Jeremy CruseOnline condolences may be made to the family at johnsonwilliamsfuneralhome.com. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Clay Carter Asher.J.C. Bizzle, age 88, of Crown Point, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. He was born in Dyersburg, TN on January 27, 1929 to the late Emmett E. and Ellie H. Bizzle. J.C. worked as a crane operator at US Steel Tube Works until his retirement in 1986. He was an avid Cubs fan and also enjoyed golfing and bowling. J.C. will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather.He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Mary Geraldine Bizzle; daughter, Diane Bizzle; 3 grandchildren, Angela (Jay) Hegde, Kim (Mike) Gavaller, Tammy Vanderwijst; 4 great grandchildren, Eden (Ryan) Gill, Sabrina (Tyler) Shockey, Chuck Beach, Giana Gavaller; one great-great-granddaughter, Natalie Shockey; sister, Helen Mooney; nieces, Lori and Corie Mooney; and nephew, Steven (Donna) Bizzle.J.C. was preceded in death by his son, Ronald Dale Bizzle and brother, J.L. Bizzle. A visitation for J.C. will be Friday, March 24, 2017 from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Winfield Chapel, 10909 Randolph, Winfield/ Crown Point, 46307. A funeral service will be Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Winfield Chapel with Rev. Dallas Fields officiating. Burial will follow at Calumet Park Cemetery. For information please call (219) 661-2600 or go online at www.reesfuneralhomes.com to extend condolences. Jean Spence, 88, of Halls, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Lauderdale Community Hospital of Ripley, TN. Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at Halls First United Methodist Church, Gate 6 Rd., Halls, TN with Rev. Barbara Blackmon-Fortune officiating. Burial will be in Halls Cemetery.Calling hours will be Saturday, March 25 beginning at 10am at Halls First United Methodist Church.Evelyn Walden, age 100 of Dyersburg, passed away on Thursday at Oakwood Community Living Center.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Monday, November 28, 2016Dillinger museum exhibits once housed at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond made a move to a more appropriate, historically relevant location.It paid off.The newly constituted Dillinger Museum at Crown Point's Old Lake County Courthouse reported an attendance spike since the move.The old version of the museum in Hammond reached its attendance high point in 2013, attracting 5,504 visitors that year.So far in 2016, the new Crown Point location has seen 6,802 visitors, the museum reports. And it brought in 10,799 visitors from its grand opening to its one-year anniversary.Why? Because when it moved, it refreshed its look and offerings. It also landed in a historic courthouse building located less than a block from where notorious bank robber Dillinger escaped from the Old Lake County Jail in 1934.The museum now sits on the footsteps of where the actual history unfolded.Historical tourism is consistently the second-leading reason people journey out on excursions, according to industry experts. They want to connect with tangible aspects of our past in new and relevant ways.Porter County Museum officials also seem to realize this tourism truth.The museum recently unveiled a new facade for an old police department building it took over to expand from its existing home in the old Porter County sheriff's house and jail.The expansion will include new exhibits and fresh reasons for visitors to stop in.An effort to create a completely new attraction in Whiting also deserves praise.Whiting leaders lobbied hard to eventually become the future home for the National Mascot Hall of Fame.Planners for the facility, set to celebrate plush professional sports mascots, broke ground last month.The city's Redevelopment Commission is providing...
Monday, August 01, 2016Sunday, July 31, 2016, at his residence.Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ellers Mortuary Webster Street Chapel, 3400 S. Webster St., with Pastor Greg Reed officiating. Burial will follow at Crown Point Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.Memorial contributions may be made to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation or Morning Star Church. Envelopes will be provided at the mortuary. A full obituary will be published in Wednesday’s edition of the Kokomo Tribune.Kevin ThompsonKevin Thompson, 61, Kokomo, passed away at 5:13 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stout & Son Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St., Russiaville, with Pastor Jeff Newton officiating. Burial will follow in Russiaville Cemetery. Friends are invited to visit from 1 p.m. until the time of service Sunday at the funeral home. Messages of condolence may be expressed online at www.stoutandson.com. A full obituary will be in Thursday's newspaper.Sophia May BeltSophia May Belt, 77, Greentown, passed away at 12:25 p.m. Saturday, July 30, 2016, at St. Vincent Kokomo.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at Hasler & Stout Funeral Home, 112 E. Main St., G...
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Monday, March 27, 2017Jeremy CruseOnline condolences may be made to the family at johnsonwilliamsfuneralhome.com. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Clay Carter Asher.J.C. Bizzle, age 88, of Crown Point, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. He was born in Dyersburg, TN on January 27, 1929 to the late Emmett E. and Ellie H. Bizzle. J.C. worked as a crane operator at US Steel Tube Works until his retirement in 1986. He was an avid Cubs fan and also enjoyed golfing and bowling. J.C. will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather.He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Mary Geraldine Bizzle; daughter, Diane Bizzle; 3 grandchildren, Angela (Jay) Hegde, Kim (Mike) Gavaller, Tammy Vanderwijst; 4 great grandchildren, Eden (Ryan) Gill, Sabrina (Tyler) Shockey, Chuck Beach, Giana Gavaller; one great-great-granddaughter, Natalie Shockey; sister, Helen Mooney; nieces, Lori and Corie Mooney; and nephew, Steven (Donna) Bizzle.J.C. was preceded in death by his son, Ronald Dale Bizzle and brother, J.L. Bizzle. A visitation for J.C. will be Friday, March 24, 2017 from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Winfield Chapel, 10909 Randolph, Winfield/ Crown Point, 46307. A funeral service will be Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Winfield Chapel with Rev. Dallas Fields officiating. Burial will follow at Calumet Park Cemetery. For information please call (219) 661-2600 or go online at www.reesfuneralhomes.com to extend condolences. Jean Spence, 88, of Halls, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Lauderdale Community Hospital of Ripley, TN. Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at Halls First United Methodist Church, Gate 6 Rd., Halls, TN with Rev. Barbara Blackmon-Fortune officiating. Burial will be in Halls Cemetery.Calling hours will be Saturday, March 25 beginning at 10am at Halls First United Methodist Church.Evelyn Walden, age 100 of Dyersburg, passed away on Thursday at Oakwood Community Living Center.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Monday, November 28, 2016Dillinger museum exhibits once housed at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond made a move to a more appropriate, historically relevant location.It paid off.The newly constituted Dillinger Museum at Crown Point's Old Lake County Courthouse reported an attendance spike since the move.The old version of the museum in Hammond reached its attendance high point in 2013, attracting 5,504 visitors that year.So far in 2016, the new Crown Point location has seen 6,802 visitors, the museum reports. And it brought in 10,799 visitors from its grand opening to its one-year anniversary.Why? Because when it moved, it refreshed its look and offerings. It also landed in a historic courthouse building located less than a block from where notorious bank robber Dillinger escaped from the Old Lake County Jail in 1934.The museum now sits on the footsteps of where the actual history unfolded.Historical tourism is consistently the second-leading reason people journey out on excursions, according to industry experts. They want to connect with tangible aspects of our past in new and relevant ways.Porter County Museum officials also seem to realize this tourism truth.The museum recently unveiled a new facade for an old police department building it took over to expand from its existing home in the old Porter County sheriff's house and jail.The expansion will include new exhibits and fresh reasons for visitors to stop in.An effort to create a completely new attraction in Whiting also deserves praise.Whiting leaders lobbied hard to eventually become the future home for the National Mascot Hall of Fame.Planners for the facility, set to celebrate plush professional sports mascots, broke ground last month.The city's Redevelopment Commission is providing...
Monday, August 01, 2016Sunday, July 31, 2016, at his residence.Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ellers Mortuary Webster Street Chapel, 3400 S. Webster St., with Pastor Greg Reed officiating. Burial will follow at Crown Point Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.Memorial contributions may be made to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation or Morning Star Church. Envelopes will be provided at the mortuary. A full obituary will be published in Wednesday’s edition of the Kokomo Tribune.Kevin ThompsonKevin Thompson, 61, Kokomo, passed away at 5:13 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stout & Son Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St., Russiaville, with Pastor Jeff Newton officiating. Burial will follow in Russiaville Cemetery. Friends are invited to visit from 1 p.m. until the time of service Sunday at the funeral home. Messages of condolence may be expressed online at www.stoutandson.com. A full obituary will be in Thursday's newspaper.Sophia May BeltSophia May Belt, 77, Greentown, passed away at 12:25 p.m. Saturday, July 30, 2016, at St. Vincent Kokomo.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at Hasler & Stout Funeral Home, 112 E. Main St., G...