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Kaisen Ray Holcomb
May 20, 2016
Kaisen Ray Holcomb, 3 months old, of Jasonville, Indiana, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 at Sullivan Community Hospital in Sullivan, IN. He was born on February 19, 2016 in Sullivan, Indiana to Tim and Hannah (Jones) Holcomb.
Kaisen is survived by: his parents; brothers, Gavin Holcomb, Easton Holcomb, Landon Holcomb, and...
Shirley A. (Melsheimer) Latimer
May 12, 2016
Shirley A. Latimer, 84, of Odon, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 12, 2016 in Washington, Indiana. She was born on October 19, 1931, in Daviess County, Indiana to Frank and Anna Mae (Hedden) Melsheimer.
Shirley was a member of the Elnora Christian Church, Rebekah Lodge of Elnora, was a Den Mother for the Boy Scouts,...
Enid Rose (Trent) Martin Apple
May 9, 2016
Enid Rose Martin Apple, 85, of Odon, Indiana, formerly of Sandborn, went to Heaven peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Monday, May 9, 2016 in Odon. She was born on May 10, 1930 in Sullivan County, Indiana to Charles Miles and Merlie Mae (Cooksey) Trent. She married Robert V. Martin on December 18, 1948 and later married...
Violet N. (Chestnut) Sims
May 8, 2016
Violet N. Chestnut Sims, 86, of Odon, Indiana, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family in her home, on Sunday, May 8, 2016. She was born on May 3, 1930 in Daviess County, Indiana to Jackie and Thelma (Rydenbark) Chestnut. Violet was married to Francis Sims.
Violet was a member of the Shiloh Church of God....
Forrestrose 'Rosie' (Williams) Griffith
May 5, 2016
Forrestrose 'Rosie' Griffith, 90, of Linton, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones, on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan, Indiana. She was born on May 3, 1926 in Linton, Indiana to Hollis and Etta (Elliott) Williams. She was married to Dewey 'Duke' Griffith on August 16, 1947.
Rosie...
Richard H. Slaven
Apr 21, 2016
Richard H. Slaven, 87, of Odon, IN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the Jasper Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana. Richard was born in Daviess County, Indiana, on May 24, 1928 to James and Lona (Simpson) Slaven. He married the love of his life, Ruth (Cunningham) Slaven, on April 20, 1947.
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Carl Willis Chestnut
Apr 18, 2016
Carl Willis Chestnut, 71, of Odon, Indiana, passed away peacefully, on Monday, April 18, 2016 in Washington, Indiana. He was born in Daviess County, Indiana on September 12, 1944 to Floyd and Goldie (Ash) Chestnut. He married the love of his life, Diana Sue Pruett.
Carl retired in 2005 from foundry management at the Kaiser Aluminum Factory...
Mabel (Pateman) Strange
Apr 13, 2016
Mabel (Ann) Phyllis Pateman Strange, 89, of Odon, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones, on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Ketcham Memorial Center in Odon. She was born on June 23, 1926 in Luton, England to Sidney Boyce and Annie Mae Pateman. Mabel was married to Gilbert Anthony Strange who passed away in 1966.
...Florence Jane (Dougherty) Hollen
Apr 13, 2016
Florence "Jane" (Dougherty) Hollen, 87, of Linton, IN, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Stonecroft Health Campus in Bloomington, IN. She was born on November 6, 1928, in Jersey City, NJ, to Daniel Kirby and Loretta H. (McAnery) Dougherty. On January 25, 1949, she married Ervin M. Hollen, Jr. and he preceded her...
John F. Shepherd
Apr 11, 2016
John F. Shepherd, 65, of Linton, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on October 9, 1950 to John Thomas and Essie Leovia (Miller) Shepherd.
John had studied Electronics at Ivy Tech and had worked at the Owen Detective Agency for 11 years....
Harold L. Busby
Apr 10, 2016
Harold L. Busby, 79, of Linton, Indiana, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the Linton Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born on April 27, 1936 in Jewett, Ohio to Donald L. and Vivian M. (Rowland) Busby. Harold married the love of his life, Elsie Lorraine Britton on August...
Martha Lee (Waggoner) Cobb
Apr 8, 2016
Martha Lee Cobb, 73, of Sandborn, Indiana, peacefully went to Heaven, surrounded by her loved ones, on Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born on April 16, 1942 in Linton, Indiana to John L. 'Jiggs' and Mary A. (Lind) Waggoner. She became the wife of Nickolas...
Clarence W. Bell
Apr 7, 2016
Clarence W. Bell, 67, of Odon, IN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at the Ketcham Nursing Center in Odon. Clarence was born in Daviess Co., Indiana, on March 21, 1949 to Sam and Minnie Bell.
Clarence was a lifelong farmer who also worked at the Odon Sawmill, Odon Vault Company, Corn Pro, and retired...
Martha June (Dennis) Vertrees
Apr 4, 2016
Martha Jane (Dennis) Vertrees went peacefully into the arms of our Lord on April 4, 2016. Born in Dayton, Ohio on July 14, 1924, she lived most of her life in Northwest Indiana, before moving to Fort Myers, Florida in 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband Carrol Weaver Vertrees and her beloved granddaughter, Emily Owen. She...
Joetta (West) Cotter
Apr 1, 2016
Joetta J. Cotter, 96, of Linton, Indiana, went to Heaven peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Sullivan, Indiana. She was born in Linton, Indiana on February 20, 1920 to Elmer and Cornas (Hardisty) West. She became the wife of Adam B. Cotter on August 27, 1937.
Joetta...
Deborah M. Miller
Mar 30, 2016
Deborah M. Miller, 66, of Odon, Indiana, went peacefully to Heaven, surrounded by her loved ones, on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Washington, Indiana. She was born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana on September 17, 1949 to William and Norma (Pfluger) Palmer. She married her loving husband, Ronald L. Miller on May 27, 1969.
Deborah worked as an...
Amos Jerome Gingerich
Mar 29, 2016
Amos Jerome Gingerich, 74, of Odon, Indiana, went to Heaven peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 in Washington, Indiana. He was born in Martin County, Indiana on November 22, 1941 to Henry and Tillie (Wagler) Gingerich. He took Esther Wagler to be his loving wife on February 20, 1960.
Amos was a...
Nola Ruth (Myers) Mckee
Mar 27, 2016
Nola Ruth McKee, 98, of Odon, passed away peacefully in Corydon, IN surrounded by loved ones on March 27, 2016. She was born in Martin County, Indiana on June 17, 1917 to Jabish F. and Golda A. (Plummer) Myers. Ruth was married to Thurman L. McKee.
Ruth was a member of the Prairie Chapel Methodist Church. She...
Jerry Norrington
Mar 27, 2016
Jerry Lee Norrington, 83, of Linton, Indiana, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the Linton Nursing and Rehab Center in Linton. He was born in Winslow, Indiana on August 28, 1932 to Otis and Mary Frances (Grider) Norrington. He married his sweetheart, Marilyn R. Miley on September 8, 1956....
Jami Elizabeth Dent
Mar 26, 2016
Jami Elizabeth Dent, 25, of Odon, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016. She was born on November 7, 1990 in Lawrence County, Indiana to Daniel and Joni Lynn (Stocksdale) Dent.
Jami was a student at Ivy Tech. She enjoyed fishing and reading. Jami always had a smile on her face and she knew how to...
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