Articles by Bass & Gasper Funeral Home

Dale Edward (Pap) Helms, 70, of Westport, passed away at 5:04 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025, at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis. He was born on April 16, 1955, in New Castle, Indiana, the son […]

Ben Ray Yoder, age 78 years, 24 days of North Vernon, Indiana. Passed away at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday September 30, 2025, at the Perry Bontrager residence due to skin cancer. He was born October […]

Beth Ann Stotsenburg, 63, of Westport, passed away at 9:04 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Columbus Regional Hospital. She was born on October 21, 1961, in Columbus, Indiana the daughter of George Thomas […]

Travis Kevin Gatewood, 32, of Columbus, Indiana passed away at 6:12 a.m. on September 18, 2025, at his residence. He was born on March 7, 1993, in Columbus, Indiana the son of Tracy Kevin Gatewood […]

David Ross Faulkner, 84, of Greensburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Born September 29, 1940, in Westport, Indiana, David was the first child of Charles Ross and Gene Stratton (Porter) Faulkner. He was […]

Norman J. Layton, 86, of Westport, passed away at 8:05 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at his residence. He was born on March 26, 1939, in Decatur County, the son of Earl and Marietta […]

Charles B. Garrity, 81, of Westport, passed away at 6:33 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at his residence. He was born on February 29, 1944, in Columbus, the son of Charles S. and Viola […]

  Benjamin “Benji” James Edward Ortman, 51, of Westport, passed away at 9:23 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Our Hospice Inpatient Facility in Columbus. He was born March 30, 1974, in Columbus, […]

Danny Lee Martin, 77, of Westport, passed away at 12:55 A.M. on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at his residence. He was born on September 8, 1947, in Greensburg, the son of Leon and Martha “Maxine” […]

Courtney Lynn Larson, 36, of Indianapolis, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2025. She was born on October 8, 1988, in Bowling Green, Ohio, the daughter of Scott Larson and Danielle (Montagna) Wiley. She was […]

Mary June Hern passed from this life on August 18, 2025, at Seven Hills Health and Rehabilitation in Tallahassee, Florida. She was 99 years old. Mary June was born on June 6, 1926, to Willard […]

Arthur Robert McCullough, 94, of Westport, passed away at 7:06 p.m. on Monday, August 11, 2025, at Our Hospice inpatient facility in Columbus. He was born October 15, 1930, in Decatur County, the son of […]