Joseph Lisle ‘Joe’ Kellam

October 31, 1942 – February 21, 2022 Joseph Lisle “Joe” Kellam, age 79, passed away at his home in Sheridan, Indiana on Monday morning, February 21, 2022. He was born in Hamilton County, Indiana on October 31, 1942, son of the late Carl Myron “Todd” and Thelma Louise (Harrison) Kellam. Mr. Kellam was a 1961…

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Martha Jane Kellam

June 14, 1942 – December 7, 2016 Martha Jane Kellam, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed into her eternal rest surrounded by her loving family and friends at her home in Sheridan on Wednesday evening, December 7, 2016, at the age of 74. Jane was born in Lebanon, Indiana on June 14, 1942…

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Sergeant Major Gregory Lewis

January 23, 1948 – May 31, 2022 Sergeant Major Gregory Lewis, 74, of Noblesville, went to join his Heavenly Father on May 31, 2022. He was born January 23, 1948, to the late Charles Evan and Betty Sue Lewis in Davenport, Iowa. After graduation from Central High School in Davenport, IA, Sergeant Major Lewis attended…

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Thomas Lee Stelhorn

August 10, 1941 – June 22, 2022 Thomas Lee Stelhorn, 80 of Westfield, Indiana, peacefully passed away on June 22, 2022, in his daughter’s home with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 10, 1941, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Norville Stelhorn and Mary (Parkis) Hart. Mr. Stelhorn graduated from North Central…

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Daily Almanac: June 29, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:17 a.m. SET: 9:17 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 86 °F Low: 58 °F Today is…: • Feasts of Saint Peter and Paul • National Camera Day • National Parchment Day What Happened On This Day: • 1927 Two U.S. aviators complete the first transpacific flight • 1990 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are banned to protect…

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Frank Hawkins’ Civil War Tale of Survival

I was having a hard time coming up with a topic for this week’s column that would be both appropriate to this time of year AND something I hadn’t written about before. Then I thought of the tale of Frank Hawkins at Gettysburg. The battle of Gettysburg, a turning point in the Civil War, took…

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