Articles by Bass & Gasper Funeral Home

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 […]

John Scott Dougherty, 82, passed away on August 9, 2025, in Columbus, Indiana. Born on January 3, 1943, John was a true citizen of the world, having lived in numerous places due to his upbringing […]

Edsel Allen “Eddie” Gatewood, 72, of Westport, passed away at 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Aspen Place Health Campus in Greensburg. He was born on November 11, 1952, in Greensburg, the son of […]

Athena A. Gearhart, 69, of Westport, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at Decatur County Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 1, 1955, in Greensburg, Indiana, the daughter of William Louis Pearl, Sr. […]

Ronald Dale Chandler, 72, of Greensburg, passed away at 1:25 p.m. on Friday, August 1st, 2025, at Franciscan Health. He was born on September 9th, 1952, in Greensburg. The son of Howard Eugene & Betty […]

  David E. Buzzard, 57, of Columbus, passed away at 10:42 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2025, at the Columbus Regional Hospital. He was born on October 23, 1967, in Columbus, the son of Donald […]