Bicentennial torchbearers announced

Editor’s note: Due to a state error, Juanita Harden’s name was omitted from the list of official torchbearers for Bartholomew County.

The state of Indiana has released the names of the torchbearers for the bicentennial torch relay.

Among the 31 announced for Bartholomew County are WCSI’s own John Foster and Sam Simmermaker. There are four posthumous torchbearers on the list including former Columbus Mayor Bob Stewart, Hope newspaper publisher Larry Simpson, Susanna Jones and Vickie Lowney.

You can find a complete list below.

The torch will come through Bartholomew County on Sept. 18th, stopping for events at Hartsville, Simmons Winery and in Columbus at the library plaza.

Bartholomew County (* indicates posthumous award)

  1. Paul Ashbrook
  2. Susan Baute
  3. Richard (Rick) Caldwell
  4. Sarah Cannon
  5. Merrill Clouse
  6. Fred Darling
  7. John Foster
  8. Eugene Gurthet
  9. Siddha Hall
  10. Solomon Hall
  11. Juanita Harden
  12. Carrie Harris
  13. Lucy”Dody” Harvey
  14. Don Harvey
  15. Jason Hatton
  16. Susanna Jones*
  17. Vickie Lowney*
  18. John Martoccia
  19. Cierra McCauley
  20. Mary McGuire
  21. Gregory Pence
  22. Larry Perkinson
  23. Ilya Schwartzman
  24. Sam Simmermaker
  25. Larry Simpson*
  26. Robert Stewart*
  27. Don Strietelmeier
  28. William Stultz
  29. Chuck Wells
  30. April Williams
  31. Brittany Young

Brown County

  1. Trent Austin
  2. Jerry Bell
  3. Jenise Bohbrink
  4. Kelli Bruner
  5. Thor Davis
  6. Keith Fleener
  7. David Frensemeier
  8. Alisha Gredy
  9. James Kubal
  10. Wetannah (Tona) Martin Nelson
  11. Thom Miller
  12. Lydia Miller
  13. Yvonne Oliger
  14. Abbie Oliver
  15. Pete Schrougham
  16. Lisa Shaner
  17. Mark Shields
  18. Phil Stephens
  19. Judith Stewart
  20. Gerhard Weber
  21. Lisa Wilson
  22. Christy Wrightsman

Decatur County

  1. Angela Belter
  2. Paige Coy
  3. Mary Lou Davis
  4. Melina Fox
  5. Dale Gauck
  6. Elizabeth Lecher
  7. Jennifer Maddux
  8. Daniel Manus
  9. Clark Martin
  10. Andrea McKee
  11. David Miers
  12. James Moore
  13. Paul Nahmias
  14. Sarah Nahmias
  15. Robert Nelson
  16. Daniel Nobbe
  17. Brandon Overlock
  18. Donald Polston
  19. Bryan Robbins
  20. Don Schilling
  21. Clair Schoettmer
  22. Pat Smith
  23. Brian Wenning
  24. Russell Wilhoit

Jackson County

  1. John Burkhart
  2. Dianne Cartmel
  3. Tonja Couch
  4. Jack Gillespie
  5. Amy Hartley
  6. Donald Hill
  7. Greg Hutcheson
  8. Vicki Johnson-Poynter
  9. Mike Jordan
  10. Eunice Lacey
  11. Sally Cate Lawson
  12. Aaron Louden
  13. Gary Meyer
  14. Rick Meyer
  15. Charles Moman
  16. Matt Nieman
  17. Doug Pogue
  18. Jeff Rider
  19. Theresa Rouse
  20. Carl Shake
  21. Rick Smith
  22. Clifford Sommers
  23. Steve Sunbury
  24. Morris Tippin
  25. Amy Marie Travis

Jennings County

  1. Helen Fox
  2. John Hall
  3. Harold Campbell
  4. Charles Waggoner
  5. Barbara King
  6. Larry Wasson
  7. Don Biehle
  8. Pat O’Connor*
  9. Dan Wright
  10. Trevor Miller
  11. Kerigan Ertel
  12. Ralph Cooley
  13. Steve Graham

Johnson County

  1. John Gilliland
  2. Jeff Beck
  3. Richard Gotshall
  4. Tom Brogan
  5. Ruth Callon*
  6. Jack Russell
  7. Dennis Patton
  8. Ron Davault
  9. Kimberly Lee
  10. Brian Webb
  11. Tim Coy
  12. Kenneth Coons
  13. Natalie Hinton-Jennings
  14. Chase Smith
  15. Payton Dillon
  16. Ryan Rueff
  17. Dr. James Gilliland

Shelby County

  1. Marsha Apsley
  2. Robb Barlow
  3. Howard Bettner
  4. Tom DeBaun
  5. David Klene
  6. Connie Larkey
  7. Ralph Lux
  8. James M. “Mac” McKeand*
  9. Pam Meyer
  10. Sara Robinson
  11. Scott Spahr
  12. Keith Starost
  13. Roland Stine*
  14. Andrew Tucker
  15. Jeffrey Wilson
  16. Camille Woods