Regional Hospital, Police – November 23

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November 23, 2016

JENNINGS COUNTY

Arrests

Sunday

Brittany N. Jones, 23, North Vernon, theft and possession of paraphernalia, 10:15 a.m., by the North Vernon Police Department, $1,155 bond.

Austin Wilson, 23, North Vernon, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, 10:05 p.m., by the North Vernon Police Department, $1,755 bond.

Incidents

Saturday

12:20 p.m. — Theft reported in the area of South Gum Street.

12:46 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 100 block of East Main Street.

Sunday

6:11 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the area of North State Road 3.

9:51 p.m. — Burglary in the 600 block of Montrow Parkway.

Local Police, Fire – November 23

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information was summarized from the records of city, county and state police and fire and hospital agencies.

Arrests

Saturday

Bricklyn D. Shipley, 38, 4440 Post Horn Court, Columbus, out-of-county warrant and Bartholomew County warrant, 8:14 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held with no bond.

Sunday

Luis A. Vargas, 31, 2625 Joseph Cox Court, Columbus, invasion of privacy, 1:01 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, released on $5,000 bond.

Tanis G. Copeland, 24, 1115 Iowa St., Columbus, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, 2:24 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held in lieu of $2,500 bond.

Aaron S. Harden, 42, 5100 N. County Road 250W, Columbus, three Bartholomew County warrants, 10:01 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held in lieu of $12,500 bond.

Timothy L. Biddinger, 53, 3545 N. County Road 250W, Columbus, theft and possession of a controlled substance, 7:45 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, released on $10,000 bond.

Fire, medic runs

Sunday

7:43 a.m. — Hazardous material spill at the intersection of Home Avenue and North National Road.

10:10 a.m. — Injury in the 4800 block of Pine Ridge Drive.

7:43 p.m. — Injury in the 1400 block of West County Road 400N.

11:25 p.m. — Unconscious person in the 4500 block of West County Road 600S.

Incidents

Saturday

6:36 a.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of North County Road 100E and East County Road 800N.

7:41 a.m. — Theft reported in the 500 block of Seventh Street.

10:07 a.m. — Residential burglary in the 2700 block of South County Road 450E.

10:27 a.m. — Theft reported in the 400 block of Hope Avenue.

10:49 a.m. — Theft reported in the 3600 block of Candlelight Drive.

11:53 a.m. — Fraud in the 3000 block of North National Road.

1:20 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 3000 block of North National Road.

1:30 p.m. — Theft reported in the 5100 block of North Lincoln Village Drive.

1:33 p.m. — Residential burglary in the 1500 block of Lawton Avenue.

2:41 p.m. — Property damage in the 600 block of Maple Street.

2:56 p.m. — Theft reported in the 1300 block of North National Road.

3:47 p.m. — Property damage in the 4700 block of Pine Ridge Drive.

4:18 p.m. — Theft reported in the 5100 block of Hartford Avenue.

4:48 p.m. — Mischief or vandalism in the 19000 block of East County Road 850N.

5:11 p.m. — Structure fire in the 600 block of Terrace Lake Drive.

6:08 p.m. — Theft reported in the 1200 block of Sycamore Street.

6:46 p.m. — Residential burglary in the 10000 block of East Legal Tender Road.

7:39 p.m. — Battery in the 500 block of Second Street.

7:57 p.m. — Battery in the 5600 block of Denois Street.

8:06 p.m. — Residential burglary in the 2200 block of Irwin Drive.

8:13 p.m. — Mischief or vandalism in the 1800 block of Eighth Street.

8:36 p.m. — Shoplifting in the 2000 block of Merchants Mile.

9:24 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 10000 block of East County Road 700S.

11:26 p.m. — Shoplifting in the 3000 block of North National Road.

Sunday

12:43 a.m. — Property damage in the 16000 block of South Jonesville Road

1:32 a.m. — Battery in the 200 block of Smith Street.

1:49 a.m. — Theft reported in the 2300 block of North Marr Road.

6:48 a.m. — Property-damage accident at mile marker 72 of I-65 North.

7:20 a.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of North Marr Road and 14th Street.

9:51 a.m. — Mischief or vandalism in the 3400 block of West International Road.

10:29 a.m. — Theft reported in the 4000 block of 25th Street.

11:06 a.m. — Business burglary in the 2600 block of North State Road 9.

12:59 p.m. — Theft reported in the 1600 block of Central Avenue.

1:12 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 3200 block of Columbus Center.

1:23 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 3100 block of Columbus Center.

2:58 p.m. — Mischief or vandalism in the 4200 block of West Jonathan Moore Pike.

2:59 p.m. — Residential burglary in the 9000 block of North County Road 250E.

3:35 p.m. — Drug violations in the 10000 block of Branton Drive.

5:06 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 700 block of Whitfield Drive.

5:12 p.m. — Theft reported in the 4400 block of Osprey Drive.

5:55 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 100 block of Carr Hill Road.

6:20 p.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of West State Road 46 and North County Road 525W.

6:44 p.m. — Property damage in the 3200 block of Cessna Drive.

8:38 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 1400 block of McClure Road.

John York Sr.

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November 23, 2016

Columbus

John O. York Sr., 63, of Columbus, died at 3:14 p.m. Monday, November 21, 2016, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana.

The funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home on Washington Street with Virgil Clotfelter officiating. Calling will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 25, 2016, and from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Flat Rock Baptist Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society for Mesothelioma or Our Hospice of South Central Indiana.

The complete obituary will appear in Thursday’s edition of The Republic.

Dorothy Stambaugh

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November 23, 2016

Columbus

Dorothy Ann Stambaugh, 76, of Columbus, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Community North in Indianapolis.

Arrangements are incomplete at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.

James Balsley

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November 23, 2016

Westfield

James David Balsley, 65, of Westfield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 20, 2016, after a three year battle with esophageal cancer. He was born on August 25, 1951, to Richard and Margaret Kathryne (Carson) Balsley in Hartford City, Indiana.

Jim attended North Anderson Elementary, Central Junior High and graduated from Anderson High School with the class of 1969. He has many fond memories of his school years and recently greatly enjoyed reconnecting with many classmates. Jim attended GMI in Flint, Michigan, Tri State in Angola and graduated from Ball State with a BS degree in 1974 and an MS in degree 1977. He married Janet Lee Crum on July 1, 1979, at Hopewell United Methodist Church in rural Frankfort; he was a member of Bethany Christian Church in Anderson and Noblesville First United Methodist Church. Jim taught in the Noblesville school system for 38 years and coached varsity tennis for over 30 years. He also participated in Westfield Youth Sports for several years as a coach and director. Family was very important to Jim and he greatly enjoyed getting together with and talking to his extended family, including many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Jim is survived by his mother, Kathryne; his wife, Janet; two sons, Patrick Richard Balsley of Fishers and Nicholas James Balsley of Noblesville; sister, Celia Ann Grise of Greensburg; sister-in-law, Jo Ann Balsley of Somerset, Pennsylvania; as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family.

He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Lewis Balsley; two brothers, Richard Scott and Rex Lewis; brother-in-law, Kenneth Grise; grandparents, Winfield Scott and Margaret Balsley, and Dorance and Esther Carson; and mother-in-law, Doris Ellen Crum.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, November 25, 2016, at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, in Noblesville. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016, at the funeral home with Pastor Kent Stookey officiating. Graveside services will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Hopewell Cemetery, 3460 E. County Road 500N, in Frankfort, Indiana.

Memorial contributions may be made to Burnsville Christian Church, 2891 S. County Road 900E, Columbus, Indiana 47203; or Hopewell Cemetery Association, c/o Lee Paris, 2566 E. County Road 600N, Frankfort, Indiana 46041.

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com.

Martha Millemon

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November 23, 2016

North Vernon

Martha Jeane Millemon, 76, of North Vernon, died at 3:36 a.m. Monday, November 21, 2016, at Seymour Crossing in Seymour.

Survivors include her daughter, Robin Lynn (Charles) Hendrickson of North Vernon; one grandson; and a brother and a sister.

A graveside service for Ms. Millemon will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, November 25, 2016, in the Vernon Cemetery with the Rev. Edward Wooddell officiating. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home and Cremation Services in North Vernon.

Memorials may be made through the Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home and Cremation Services to the Leukemia Foundation.

Richard Newton

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Columbus

Richard “Dick” Thomas Newton, age 84, a man of faith, family and community was welcomed into his heavenly home on November 21, 2016.

Dick is survived by Wilma, his loving wife of 60 years. Also surviving are sons, Rich (Barb) and Steve (Lisa) Newton of Columbus; daughter, Laura (Mark) O’Shaughnessy of Fort Wayne; brothers, John (Paula) Newton and Phillip (Jane) Newton. Dick is also survived by his nine loving grandchildren.

Dick was born October 3, 1932, in Shelbyville, Indiana, to L.E. and Mildred Newton. He was raised in Moorefield, West Virginia, and returned to Edinburgh, Indiana, during his high school years. A proud graduate of Edinburgh High School, Dick continued his education at Hanover College and graduated with Indiana University School of Dentistry’s Class of 1956.

He was a U.S. Army Veteran.

In 1957, Dick opened his dental office on Central Avenue in Columbus where he practiced for 45 years before passing it on to his son, Dr. Richard T. Newton II. Dr. Newton always considered his patients as family and marveled many of them with a keen recollection of names and memories throughout the years.

Please join Dick’s family in a celebration of his life service at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbus with Dr. Felipe Martinez officiating. Family and friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday in the Laws Rooms at the First Presbyterian Church.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana or First Presbyterian Church Preschool.

Online condolences and special memories may be shared with the Newton family at barkesweaverglick.com.

Arrangements were made by Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home.

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Elmer Caudill

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Columbus

Elmer Ray Caudill, 81, of Columbus, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation in Columbus.

He was born May 6, 1935, in Canyon Falls, Kentucky. He was the son of William Columbus and Lottie (Overbee) Caudill. He married Oma Jean (Commer) Caudill on March 8, 1956.

Elmer is survived by his wife; a son, David Ray (Eva) Caudill of Columbus; daughters, Deborah Lynn (Gary) Gaddis of Shelbyville, Indiana, Kathy Jean Caudill of Edinburgh, Indiana, and Linda Sue Caudill of Connersville, Indiana; brothers, Thomas (Gloria) Caudill of Flat Rock, Indiana and Chester (Edna) Caudill of Edinburgh, Indiana; and a sister, Nannie Deavers of Lexington, Kentucky; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and eleven step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Estill, Clarence, Michael and Wayne Caudill; sisters, Georgia Marie Thomas, Elizabeth Ann Deaton and Betty Jean Garriott.

He was a member of the Who-So-Ever-Will Community Church. He retired in 1996 from Amos Plastics after 40 years of service as a finishing technician. He enjoyed playing and singing music, writing songs, woodworking and gardening.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016, by the Rev. Lewis Burton at the Who-So-Ever-Will Community Church in Edinburgh. Calling will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Friday and from 1 p.m. until time of service Saturday at the church. Burial will be at Flat Rock Cemetery, Flat Rock.

Arrangements were made by Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home in Edinburgh, Indiana.

Three local households share Family of the Year honors

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November 23, 2016

Three local families say their personal experiences have shaped their outlook on life in different ways after adversity brought them closer together.

The Alan and Holly Cook family, Shana Cureton family and the Nathan and Angela Rogers family were recognized last week during a National Family Week event at Columbus City Hall honoring Families of the Year, coordinated in Columbus for the past 27 years by organizer Judy Lifferth.

Organizers had sought nominations of families that work together, play together and overcome obstacles or adversities with grace and dignity.

The three families shared their stories with The Republic.

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Alan and Holly Cook family

Alan and Holly Cook saw the Columbus community rally around their daughter Alana this past year.

Alana Cook’s ordeal began after she was hit by a dodgeball while on fall break in October 2015. Diagnosed with a concussion, Cook was treated for a week-and-a-half by a pediatrician, but her condition worsened. She was so ill she couldn’t get out of bed, so her parents took her to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.

The girl underwent a five-hour MRI, and a CT scan showed some type of mass. Doctors put a shunt in the back of her head to treat hydrocephalus, which occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid collects in the brain’s ventricles.

Holly Cook said her daughter was fighting for her life because of the hydrocephalus. Doctors think when the dodgeball hit her in the back of the head, it shifted the tumor and caused the fluid to build in her head, Holly Cook said.

Doctors performed surgery Nov. 4 to remove the tumor. After that, Alana spent most of the winter undergoing radiation therapy at the Chicago Proton Center, then went through five rounds of chemotherapy at Riley in the spring.

On July 7, she was pronounced cancer-free.

Holly Cook acknowledged that when faced with a difficult situation such as the one her family had to deal with, “you do what you have to do to get through it.”

She said the experience brought her family a lot closer, extending her gratitude toward the community for its support.

“You have to swallow your pride sometimes and accept help from others,” Cook said. “That’s something her father and I have had to do and we’re very thankful and very humbled.”

Alana Cook, now an eighth-grader at Northside Middle School, also said the experience has allowed her to look at life in a different perspective.

“I just want to say thank you. And I can’t say it enough times because without my basketball team, I don’t think I’d be where I am today,” she said.

Shana Cureton family

Shana Cureton said her life has changed for the better after a difficult family circumstance.

The mother of two children, Caleb and Aubrie, moved from Louisville to Columbus in the spring of 2014 because their father was stationed at Camp Atterbury near Edinburgh.

However, the effects of his seven previous military deployments and post-traumatic stress disorder took a toll on the family, Cureton said. The family found help at Turning Point Domestic Violence Services, briefly staying in its emergency shelter.

The Curetons eventually were able to secure transitional housing and now resides in a three-bedroom home in Columbus.

Shana Cureton was hired as a clinical assistant professor at IUPUC and is working toward her doctorate degree.

Caleb, 14, also learned about the Boys and Girls Club in Columbus after being introduced by another boy who was staying at Turning Point. That organization, Cureton said, has has a positive impact on her son.

“Over time, he got comfortable with the place and the people and he just flourished there,” Cureton said.

In fact, Caleb was honored as this year’s Columbus Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year.

Cureton described her son as a leader who supports her family even as she keeps busy working toward her degree.

“I’m in awe of my kid,” she said.

Cureton said she and her family members are looking ahead to the future.

“It’s been an amazing ride — a lot of lows, but also a lot of highs,” she said.

Nathan and Angela Rogers family

Angela Rogers said her family is still grieving over the loss of her husband Nathan, who died unexpectedly April 24, 2015, at age 34 due to sepsis. Angela and Nathan Rogers were married for 16 years, she said.

Rogers was joined by her 18-year-old daughter Alexis and 11-year-old son Talan in receiving the award. Nathan had worked at Columbus Container for nearly 15 years.

Nathan Rogers’ obituary summed up what was important in his life: “He was a lover of life and is remembered by many for his radiant smile and infectious laugh. He enjoyed boating, fishing, golfing, traveling and spending time with his family and friends.”

Angela Rogers said people shouldn’t take a day for granted, not even for a second.

“You see one person one day and the next, they’re gone. You don’t know how long you have with your loved one,” Rogers said.

Alexis said the death of her father has brought her family closer to each another.

“It’s something you’ve got to push through,” she said.

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National Family Week in the United States takes place the week of Thanksgiving, having first been proclaimed by President Reagan in 1987. The Columbus event — which attempts to promote and strengthen families — has been organized for 27 years by Judy Lifferth. The annual recognition program has involved the city’s mayor — from Bob Stewart to Fred Armstrong, Kristen Brown and Jim Lienhoop — as well as state Sen. Greg Walker of Columbus, representatives from local schools and local ministers. National Family Week is supported by the Ohio-based Alliance for Children & Families.

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Pence’s election as vice president shows dreams achievable

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Columbus natives have done a good job putting the city in the spotlight. Chuck Taylor made the Converse shoe brand famous. Tony Stewart just retired as one of NASCAR’s most accomplished champions. And following the Nov. 8 general election, the city now is home to the next vice president of the United States.

Mike Pence has had quite a journey over the past 16 years, one that has taken him from his hometown of Columbus to Washington as a congressman, to the Statehouse as governor and now back again to Washington starting in January.

Pence lost two congressional bids (1988 and 1990) before winning the first of six consecutive terms in Congress in 2000. During his 12 years in Congress, Pence steadily climbed the ladder within the Republican Party, rising to its third-highest position as chairman of the House Republican Conference.

Pence followed his run in Congress by being elected Indiana’s 50th governor with a narrow victory in 2012. The conservative Republican gave up a chance for a second four-year term in July to join Donald Trump’s presidential ticket.

The stunning victory in the general election by President-elect Donald Trump has also put his running mate in the historic position of being the first Columbus native reach the White House, where Pence will serve as the nation’s second-in-command.

National political analysts see Pence playing a major role in leadership of the country, citing his Washington connections and relationships as difference-makers. He was picked by Trump for the key role of heading up his administration’s transition team.

Pence’s accomplishment is something younger generations can take note of when they dream of what they want to accomplish in their own careers. Big dreams can be realized.