Murray Weaver Funeral Home

Murray Weaver Funeral Home

Larry R. Gordon

Larry R. Gordon, 83, of Galveston, passed away at 9:32 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2021, at North Woods Village in Kokomo.  He was born May 23, 1938, to Leota E. Gordon.   Larry worked as store manager for Big R and Ace Hardware…

Christopher Thomas Orr

Christopher Thomas Orr, 49, of Logansport, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 21, 2021, in his home. Born September 6, 1972, Detroit, Michigan, he was the son o Carol Ann Orr. She survives in Monticello. A graduate of Twin Lakes High…

Clyde Booth

Clyde R. Booth, 70, of Logansport passed away peacefully at 9:00 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2021 at home surrounded by family. Born on December 31, 1950 in Logansport, he was the son of the late Carl and Lois (Black) Booth.…

Richard “Rick” A. Reynolds

Richard “Rick” A. Reynolds, 69, of New Waverly, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, in his residence. Born on May 26, 1952, in Logansport, Indiana, he is the son to the late Melvin and Betty J. (DeWitt) Reynolds.  On May…

Mike R. Pickens

Michael “Mike” Robert Pickens, 68, of Lucerne, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. Born on September 12, 1953, in Logansport, Mike is the son to the late Robert E. and L. Irene (Swayzee)…

Diane Lynn (Strong) Pyle

Diane L. Pyle (70) went home to be with her heavenly father on Thursday December 16 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Diane was born to Don and Vera (Bauman-Strong) King on October 18, 1951 and was one…

John Joseph Bishop

John Joseph Bishop, age 75, of Galveston, passed away with his family by his side at 1:32 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Howard Community Regional Health, Kokomo.  Born in South Bend, on September 20, 1946, he was the…

November Indiana Employment Report

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s unemployment rate for November fell to 3.0% – matching a low the state has not seen in more than 20 years. In addition, private sector employment has now increased for five of the last six months. This…

Thyra J. (Mitten) Daggett

Thyra J. Daggett, 89, of Galveston, passed away at 7:59 a.m. Friday, December 17, 2021, at her home.  She was born March 23, 1932, in Chicago, IL to Robert and Anna (Aronowski) Mitten.  She married Don R. Daggett on November 21, 1952,…

Geneva O. (Harlan) Propes

Geneva O. Propes, 97, of Logansport, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021, at her residence. Born on July 30, 1924, in Monroe County, Kentucky, she is the daughter to the late James Ezra and Evie Lee (Hagan) Harlan.  On October…

Myra A. (Noble) Vanecek

Myra A. Vanecek, age 99, formerly of Logansport, passed away peacefully at Ridgewood Health Campus in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, at 6:22 a.m. Friday, December 17, 2021, two days short of her one hundredth birthday. Born December 19, 1921, in Logansport, Myra…

Thomas “Tom” Lee Newport

Thomas (Tom) Lee Newport passed away at his home on Friday, December 10th. Tom was born on Wednesday, August 13th, 1941 to Vernon and Ethel Newport in Logansport, Indiana. Tom would say he was a “street rat” during his early…

Holiday patrols target impaired and dangerous drivers

Indiana State Police will be increasing patrols during this upcoming holiday season, as part of a statewide crackdown on impaired and dangerous driving. Starting this week until Jan. 1, troopers will be on high alert for anyone driving under the…