Carolyn Taylor Carson, of Russiaville, passed away on March 27, 2022, at her home. She was born in Monroe Township on August 25, 1933, the daughter of the late Russell and Ester (Small) Taylor. On May 1, 1965, she married Don Carson at the New London Friends Church, who preceded her in death on October 22, 1999.

Carolyn was a 1951 graduate of Western High School. She was a member of New London Friends Church since 1944, and the New London Eastern Star. Carolyn worked at PPG in downtown Kokomo; Higbee Body Company; and as a cook at Western School Corporation, from where she retired. Her hobbies included crocheting, knitting, cross-stitching, and sewing.

She is survived by her children, Russell “Rusty” (Barbara) Carson, Linda Marie Sardin; her brother Lewis (Mary Frances) Taylor; grandchildren Allison (Nick) Ogle, Natasha Tones, Lanika Sardin, Tiffany Covell, and Skylar (Kaitlin) Weikart; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Ester Taylor; husband, Don Carson; sisters, Virginia (John) Haynes, and Helen (Ralph) Kelly; four nieces; and five nephews.

A funeral service was held on April 2, 2022, at Stout & Son Funeral Home  in Russiaville, with Pastor Jason Grant officiating. Burial followed in New London Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the New London Friends Church or the Russiaville Ambulance Service in Carolyn’s memory.

Clement Wynn  “Horseshoe” Jones of rural Dana, Indiana, passed away on February 3, 2022, in Union Hospital ICU from complications from Covid pneumonia.

Wynn was born on November 15, 1941, the son of Clement D. and Violet (Creamer) Jones in Judyville, Indiana. Wynn graduated from his beloved Catlin High School in 1959. He had a special place in his heart for his classmates and school. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy. During those three years he went to Corp School at Great Lakes and then transferred to Pensacola Naval Hospital, where he spent the rest of his enlistment. He married Beverly Kyger on June 30, 1963, at Hopewell Friends Church, Quaker, Indiana. They traveled along side by side through their life’s journey.

After getting married and having a family, Wynn decided he wanted to raise Angus cattle. When his twin daughters decided to join 4-H he had them show cattle. He then became involved with 4-H. All of his daughters were in 4-H so he felt he needed to be involved too.

His love for the Navy kept calling him back, so he re-enlisted in the Naval Reserves. He was able to go on active duty for two years as a recruiter for doctors, nurses, and dentists. He really felt he was helping those he recruited succeed and accomplish their dreams. He retired from the Navy Reserves at sixty years old, retiring from the Naval Reserve Center, of Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2000. He later retired from Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, in October 2003.

Wynn and his wife bought a motorhome and started traveling. He discovered he loved computers and started sharing what he knew with people he met along the road. He was soon called, “The Traveling Computer Guy.” He never charged, but said, “whatever it’s worth to you, it’s worth to me.” He sold the motorhome in 2019 but would still take care of his customers remotely.

Wynn was a member of the Hopewell Friends Church and he truly loved his church and his church family.

Survivors include children Angela (Nathan) Kiefer of Mansfield, Ohio; Wyndy (Jeff) Tucker of Noblesville, Indiana; Cyndy (Tim) Woodard of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Amy (Jason) Kelly of Springfield, Missouri; as well as ten grandchildren: Rick, Andrew, Megan, Stephanie, Emily, Matthew, Adam, Ben, Chloe and Deaglan; and four great-grandchildren: Reese, Audrey, Weston and Hudson.

Also surviving are his sisters Donna Lynn Van Leer, Connie Wilson, and Debra Stwarczek; brother, Anthony Jones; and sister-in-law, Debbie Jones. He also had a very special uncle, Gary Jones, and cousins, Cindy and Larry Engelkus.Wynn was preceded in death by his parents, his younger brother, John who was a barber in Attica, Indiana and sister, Launa Jones.

Wynn’s family is very thankful and appreciative for every thought and prayer lifted up during his illness, and for all of the love and kindness shared.

Funeral services were held February 12, 2022, in Cayuga, Indiana, with pastors Ramona and Paul Trover officiating; he was buried with honors in Thomas Cemetery, Newport, Indiana. Contributions may be made to the D.A.V., P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-0301; Hopewell Friends Church, c/o Joe Ellis, 3398 West 200 South, Dana, Indiana 47847; or Autism Society of Indiana, 10255 Commerce Drive, Carmel, Indiana 46032.

Daniel Francis Konic was born January 9, 1951, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Philip and Mary Kathlene (Wright) Konic. He grew up in Sioux Falls and attended Sioux Falls College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in criminology. He was the head jailer at the Minnehaha County Jail during the American Indian Movement clashes in 1975. He was a veteran and served in the National Guard during the Viet Nam War.

He moved to Virginia in the 1980s and began his career as a commercial form work carpenter. He built custom forms for high rise buildings, large parking garages, the Cincinnati Bengals football stadium, and grain elevators throughout the east and midwest.

He returned to Sioux Falls to help take care of his mother and other family members. He met his wife Trish while she was a pastor in Iowa, and they married on November 14, 1993.

After their marriage he was a great supporter of his wife Trish and her ministry. He loved to read the Psalms and other scriptures, and practice his gift of mercy. He was willing to help anyone in need.

Dan loved to hunt, especially pheasants. He found new hunting buddies in his step-sons and they had several good adventures. He also liked to travel. He toured the Holy Land twice, and took several cruises with his wife.

Dan is survived by his wife Trish Edwards-Konic of Springfield, Colorado; two  step-sons, Michael DeLancey and Richard DeLancey, and two daughters, Andrea Konic and Jennifer Konic. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Thomas.

A memorial service was held at Springfield Friends Church in Springfield, Colorado, on May 24, 2022. Burial will be at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Sioux Falls. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution to Springfield Friends Church in memory of Dan.

Donald Earl Whitaker, of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, passed away on February 13, 2022, at his home after a period of declining health. He was born February 11, 1935, in Glen Raven, North Carolina, the son of Earl W. and Maibelle Scoggins Whitaker.

Donald served in the U.S. Air Force. After service, he worked as a guard with the North Carolina Department of Corrections at Central Prison in Raleigh before moving to Burlington to work with the Sunoco Corporation. In 1963, Donald joined the Greensboro Fire Department. He served there until 1969, when he moved on to the city’s building inspections department—working there until his thirty-year retirement with the city of Greensboro. During his time with the city he was selected as a City Employee of the Year.

Donald’s love for the fire department and public service never ended. He was a founding member of the Level Cross Volunteer Fire Department, where he served as Chief for twenty-three years; Acting Chief for the Pleasant Garden Fire Department for two years; Administrative Chief for the Climax Fire Department Relief Fund; and served for twenty-four years as the Treasurer of the North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs, as well as serving as a board member and president of several different fire associations. He also became a Master Mason and Shriner. As a member of Centre Friends Meeting, he served as head usher for many years, and also sang in the choir.

Donald collected fire and law enforcement memorabilia for more than fifty years. In 2003, Donald and his wife, Ethel, built on their property and opened to the public “Donald’s Fire Haven Museum”—a location for his collection. The family has donated this massive collection to the Pleasant Garden Fire Department. The Pleasant Garden Fire Department has launched a drive to build a structure to house “Donald’s Fire Haven Museum” for the public to visit far into the future.

Donald was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Gordon Lee Whitaker. He is survived by his wife of fifty-nine years, Ethel Coltrane Whitaker, of the home, and his brother, Neil Whitaker, of High Point.

Graveside services were held on February 16, 2022, at Centre Friends Meeting Cemetery with Rusty Parsons officiating.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a memorial in Donald’s memory to Donald’s Fire Haven Museum c/o Pleasant Garden Fire Department, 4814 Pleasant Garden Road, PO Box 710, Pleasant Garden, NC  27313.

Our family lost a hero on Friday, May 27, 2022. Donald L. Humrichouse, age 82, of New Providence, Iowa, passed away doing something he loved: picking wild asparagus on a nice sunny day.
Don had a happy childhood in Ridge Farm, Illinois, where he enjoyed pestering his two older sisters and being spoiled as the youngest. He grew up quickly when he moved to Leesburg, Florida, and he began living on his own during his junior year of high school. Don served in the U.S. Navy as an aircraft electrician, earning the Good Conduct Medal.
While home on leave, he met Mary Marlow, and by his own recollection, spent every waking hour with her swinging on her front porch until he received his orders. After he was honorably discharged, they began dating and enjoyed fifty-seven years of wedded bliss. They were blessed with four boys and raised them in New Providence, Iowa, in the house he designed and built (nearly single-handedly). That house remains the family headquarters forty-five years later.
Don graduated from Eastern Illinois University earning a Business and Marketing degree with a minor in Journalism. He held many career positions including Director of Maintenance at Quakerdale, various sales jobs, and youth services worker at the State Training School.
His life spoke of duty and sacrifice. He generously gave his time, money, and enthusiasm to many causes, including three years as a missionary in Kenya, Africa, in which he oversaw the building of the Friends Technical School in Kalakol, Turkana. Don was a world traveler through his military service and mission work. He later enjoyed assisting disabled veterans at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa, and volunteered in the honor guard at local veterans’ funerals. A pillar of his church at Honey Creek–New Providence Friends, he served as a trustee, among other roles. He volunteered with Providential Homes, Friends Disaster Services, and acted as the Chief Supply Officer for the weekly New Providence Community Breakfast, personally inspecting the biscuits and gravy for quality control.
Don thoroughly enjoyed his eight grandkids and two great-grandkids (and looked forward to another soon) and was the principal videographer at family gatherings. He was a wordsmith and world-class storyteller, which often involved inventive nicknames and highly infectious belly laughs. Penning his autobiography, Well, Here I Am, Don had a vocabulary all his own—just ask his grandkids for their favorite D.L.’ism.
D.L. had a green thumb, growing enough vegetables for Giles County. A helluva conversationalist and quick with a disarming quip, he could talk to anyone. He will be remembered for his liberating disregard for what is fashionable or expected, for his self-sufficiency and resourcefulness with his own blend of shortcuts and craftsmanship, for his bold faith, and most of all for his obvious love and affection. He was never one to hide how he felt or what he thought.
Don would want you to remember, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” And “There ain’t no free lunch.” Also, “Hide and watch!”
Memorial services were held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Honey Creek–New Providence Friends Church, New Providence, Iowa. Memorial contributions may be made to the Quakerdale Foundation, 26866 Co. Hwy. S-55, New Providence, IA 50206; or to the  New Providence Fire Department, PO Box 211, New Providence, IA 50206.

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Doris Irene Stouffer, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died on June 27, 2022, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born on July 2, 1935, in Lagro, Indiana, to Lawrence James “L.J.” Millican and Mamie (Grafft) Millican Riehl.
Doris was a 1953 graduate of Linlawn High School. She married Donald Stouffer at the Wabash Friends Church on May 29, 1955. She worked as a teller at the Wabash Farm Bureau Credit Union and was the bookkeeper at Wabash Friends Church for twenty years. Doris was a member of the Wabash Friends Church, the United Society of Friends Women, and the Linlawn Missionary Society. She taught literacy through the Laubach Way of Reading. Doris served on the Board of Directors and was the bookkeeper of the Wabash Little Friends Day Care. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, sewing, and was a writer of notes to everyone.
She is survived by her husband, Donald Stouffer of Wabash; four children, Diane (Brad) DeWitte of Montgomery, Minnesota, Denise Stouffer, Dale (Kelly) Stouffer, and Dean (Cheryl) Stouffer, all of Wabash; four grandchildren, Parker (Katie) Stouffer of Wabash, Jared (Kari) Stouffer of Wetumpka, Alabama, Jonah Stouffer of Warsaw, Indiana, and Katie Stouffer of Indianapolis, Indiana; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her half brother, Vincent Irving Millican.
Funeral services were held on July 1, 2022, at Wabash Friends Church, with Pastor Doug Dafoe officiating. Burial was in Friends Cemetery, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Wabash Friends Church Building Fund.

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Jane R. Lowe died on March 3, 2022, in Norwood Rehabilitation Center in Norwood, Massachusetts, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Southampton County, Virginia, to the late Russell Landon and Ruth Jones Lowe on July 24, 1934. She attended school in Ivor, Virgina, and graduated from Ivor High School in 1951. She continued her studies at Kee Business College in Norfolk, Virginia.
After graduating, Jane worked in Smithfield as a legal secretary for A. E. S. “Gi” Stephens, who served as the twenty-seventh Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, then for Arlington Realty in Arlington, Virginia. She returned to the Ivor area in 1958 and worked as a secretary at Star Beaton Chevrolet and the Suffolk law firm Watkins and Parr. After working as a secretary for a number of years, Jane went into accounting and worked as the head of the accounting office at Manning Nursing Home in Portsmouth for fifteen years before founding her own business, Bookkeeping by Rae, from which she retired in 1999.
Jane began taking piano lessons as a small child and enjoyed playing the piano, especially with her father on fiddle and her brother on guitar. She played at numerous community events and programs and was always asked to play old classics like “Down Yonder,” and, “Shine on Harvest Moon.” She also enjoyed dancing and took classes and participated in dance competitions at the International School of Dance and choreographed and performed her own dances to some of the music she loved.
Jane was a birthright member of Corinth Friends Meeting. In 1996, she joined Somerton Meeting in Suffolk, where she served as an elder of the Meeting and taught Sunday school. She was also pianist and choir director. She arranged musical worship services for the Meeting several times a year that combined Scripture and hymns. Her Christmas and Easter programs were highlights of the year at the Meeting and Friends there will long remember the Smoky Mountain Hoedown, which featured old time hymns as well as video of beautiful mountain scenery.
While teaching Sunday school, she developed an interest in knowing more about the Bible and took a series of courses at Liberty University, receiving a certificate for completion of Old and New Testament studies.
Jane is survived by a son, Craig Collins and his wife Tammy, of Fancy Gap, Virginia; a daughter, Lisa Mercado and her husband Jose of Norfolk, Massachusetts; six grandchildren, Landon Collins of Charlotte, North Carolina, Blake Collins of Fancy Gap, Virginia, and Monica, Julian, Lorenzo, and Adrian Mercado of Norfolk, Massachusetts, and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother Tony Lowe and his wife Judy of Fancy Gap; two nephews, Rusty Lowe of Berlin and Jayton Lowe of Sedley; two nieces, Stacy Lowe Richards of Elberon and Ruth Lowe Saunders of Chesterfield; a number of great-nieces and -nephews; and two very close cousins, Darlene Grady of Elberon and Sidney Simms of Ivor. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother and sister-in-law Earle and Reba Lowe, grandson Aaron Collins, and great-nephew James Russell Lowe.
A grave side service was held at Ivor Cemetery on March 12, 2022, with Richard Wilcox and Tony Lowe officiating.
Jane was an animal lover and a supporter of the ASPCA. If friends wish to make a memorial contribution rather than flowers, the family requests that such gifts be given to the ASPCA or local animal shelters.

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Jesse Booker “J.B.” Greene, Jr., 93, of Dobson, North Carolina, passed away June 5, 2022, after a rich and fulfilling life as a family man, a farmer, and a member of Pine Hill Friends Meeting.
He was born December 21, 1928, to Clara Joyner Greene and Jesse Booker Greene, Sr. J.B. was a lifelong member of Pine Hill Friends Meeting and served as an elder, Sunday school teacher, House and Grounds Chairman, and choir director. His church involvement was of primary importance to him and inspired relationships with his community which he greatly valued.
J.B. is the last of the local dairy farmers to pass away, a group of friends that supported each other and this community throughout the generations. In 1967, the Surry County Soil Conservation Service recognized J.B. Greene and his family as Conservation Farm Family of the year. Farming brought J.B. great joy and happiness.
J.B. loved to laugh, sing, and tell jokes. All who knew him will continue to carry his laughter, his voice, and his humor.
He leaves behind his sister, Clara Strickland (Trent and their son, Jason); his son, William “Billy” Greene (Julie); his daughter, Vickie Greene Healey (Kent); and two grandchildren, Cooper Healey and Kempton Healey. J.B. is now rejoicing at being reunited with his parents; his wife Melva Key Greene (1930–2018); and his infant daughter, Rosa.
A celebration of life service was held on June 11, 2022, Pine Hill Church, in Ararat, North Carolina, with Scott Coleson officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Donations in J.B.’s memory may be sent to Pine Hill Church, c/o Holly McCraw, 576 Quaker Church Road, Siloam, NC  27047, designated for the “J.B. and Melva Greene Memorial Fund.”
The family thanks each of you for loving and supporting J.B. and Melva during their lives and through their declining years.

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Marjorie Nichols Farlow, age 92, of Randleman, North Carolina passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina.
Marjorie was a native of Randolph County and the owner of The Country Store and Deli in several locations in the county. She was a member of Cedar Square Friends Meeting. Marjorie enjoyed cooking for others and everyone especially loved her ham. She loved traveling to the beach and Florida.
Marjorie is preceded in death by her parents, Panco and Mary Nichols, husband, Fred Farlow, daughter-in-law, Cheryl Farlow, brothers, Austin and Frank Nichols, and her sister, Emma Jean Zook.
She is survived by her daughters: Ruthie Ponce (Martin) of Orlando, Florida, Stacy Farlow of Supply, North Carolina, and Karen Overby (Gary Kirkpatrick) of Randleman; grandchildren: Jasmine, Robbie, Mauree, Hunter, Heather and Hogan; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Jackie Canoy (Joe) of Archdale.
A memorial graveside service was on March 12, 2022, at Cedar Square Friends Meeting in Archdale, North Carolina, with Michael Fulp officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN  38105.

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Martha Ann Bates Sapsay, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, passed away June 20, 2022. She was born in Forsyth County on December 23, 1945, to the late Gene and Alice Moore Bates. She was a lifelong member of Winston-Salem Friends Meeting, where she served in various roles, including their card ministry. She enjoyed reading, cooking, board games, but most importantly she loved her family and cats.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of forty-one years, Sam Sapsay, and her brother-in-law, Joe Flynt. Surviving are her three daughters: Karen Sapsay, Mary Sapsay Cline and husband Steven, and Annette Groseclose; sister, Mary Lou Flynt; nephew, Butch Flynt and wife Annalyce; niece, Christy Ayers and husband Rich; and cousin, Audrey Thomason and husband Oscar.
A funeral service was held on June 25, 2022, at Salem Main Street Chapel, officiated by Judith Dancy, retired pastor of Winston-Salem Friends Meeting. Interment was on June 27, 2022, at Parklawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Winston-Salem Friends Meeting, 1959 N. Peace Haven Road #309, Winston-Salem, NC 27106; or to the Animal Adoption and Rescue Foundation (AARF) of Winston-Salem, 311 Harvey Street, Winston-Salem, NC  27103.

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