Benjamin Lee Loller

August 9, 1937 – July 5, 2023 Benjamin Lee Loller, 85, Westfield, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born on August 9,…

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Westfield has a rockin’ 4th of July

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