Current Obituaries

Roger A. Cooper

Jul 2, 1947 - May 21, 2013

Anna Mae Lynn

Jun 30, 1917 - May 20, 2013

Richard L. 'Dick' Thomas Sr.

Jan 15, 1931 - May 20, 2013

Deborah A. Lyons

Jan 6, 1953 - May 20, 2013

Rex H. Hoover

Jan 24, 1933 - May 18, 2013

Collins to continue on state panel

Perry Collins, of Roanoke, has been reappointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels to the Indiana Veterans Affairs Commission.
Collins retired from the United States Air Force as a colonel.

After leaving the military, he served as director of the Huntington University Excel adult degree program and as vice president of the College of Professional Studies at the Indiana Institute of Technology.

He was first appointed to the Indiana Veterans Affairs Commission in 2008.

His new term runs through June 30, 2013.

The Veterans Affairs Commission advises the state veterans service officer on problems concerning the welfare of veterans.

It also determines the general administrative policies within the state department.