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May 8, 2008

Gladys Steele Palmer
Gladys Steele Palmer, 82, of Osgood, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008. Services are pending at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.

Mary Elizabeth Karsteter
Mary Elizabeth Karsteter, 95, of Lawrenceburg passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Services are pending at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.

May 1, 2008

David A. Yeomans, Jr.
David A. Yeomans, Jr., 73, of Versailles, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2008 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. He was born in Boston on May 2, 1934, the son of David Sr. and Edith Young Yeomans. He married Juanita Lovins on January 16, 1967 and she survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Danita Yeo-mans of Versailles and Robin (Steve) Fischer of Sunman; grandchildren Cory Yeomans, Lauren Copeland, Evan, Kyla, and Jalyn Fischer; one great-granddaughter Alexa Yeo-mans; two brothers, Kenneth Yeomans of Boston and Richard Yeomans of Med-way, MA; four sisters, Linda Walsh and Marilyn Morgan both of Boston, Betty Bow-dish of New Mexico, and Edith Jasnocha of Arizona.
Mr. Yeomans was a Navy veteran, retiring in 1977 after serving 20 years. During his career in the Navy he was qualified as a Radarman First Class, Antisubmarine Air Controller, Air Intercept Controller, Operations Spe-cialist First Class, and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. Mr. Yeomans was twice awarded the Navy’s Good Conduct Award. After his Navy career he worked in quality control for the Batesville Casket Company.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 2, at 10 a.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Rick Burcham officiating. Burial will be in the Cliff Hill Cemetery in Versailles with military graveside rites by the Versailles American Legion. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 5-8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the Cliff Hill Cemetery or Rescue 69 in care of the funeral home.