Obituaries

Oct 3, 2018

Bernard Allen Briggs, 85, of Covington died Wednesday October 3, 2018 at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana. He was born December 11, 1932 at Kempton, IN the son of Herman D. and Effie (Allen) Briggs.

He graduated from Lafayette Jeff High School and attended Purdue. He was a repairman for Indiana Bell Telephone and...

Sep 18, 2018

Linda Kay Garrett, 63, of Covington died unexpectedly Tuesday September 18, 2018 at home. She was born in Kansas April 6, 1955 the daughter of William Leroy and Margaret Eloise (Brown) Garrett.

Linda was a resident of Covington most of her life, a 1973 graduate of Covington High School and attended University of Illinois. She...

Sep 9, 2018

Luke Landon Clark, 26, of Perrysville died accidently Sunday September 9, 2018 at Crawfordsville, IN. He was born October 15, 1991 at Lafayette, IN the son of John B. and Tammy (Lyons) Clark.

He was a 2010 graduate of Fountain Central High School and attended the Spirit of Life Ministries, Kingman. He was a tower climber for...

Aug 29, 2018

Irene Lois Bland, 98, of Perrysville passed away Wednesday August 29, 2018 at home. She was born in Omaha, NE November 23, 1919 the daughter of Gus and Alice (Davis) Wait.

Her family moved to Danville, IL, where she graduated from Danville High School in June 1938. She was a member of Christian Union Church and in...

Aug 18, 2018

Jerald “Jerry” M. O’Neal, 86, of Covington died Saturday August 18, 2018 at Fairway Village, Indianapolis, where he had resided over a year. He was born February 29, 1932 at Covington, IN the son of Jesse Verl and Alpha (Morris) O’Neal. Jerry was a life resident of Covington and a 1950 graduate of Covington High School, where he was member...

Aug 9, 2018

Judith “Judy” Kay Farrell, 75, of Tilton, IL died Thursday August 9, 2018 at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center, Danville, IL. She was born January 7, 1943 at Danville, IL the daughter of Vernon H and Gladys (Swaim) Farrell.

She was a resident of Tilton and former resident of Danville, Perrysville, and Covington. She graduated from Perrysville...

Aug 5, 2018

Norma E Hughes, 84, of Perrysville died Sunday August 5, 2018 at the Waters of Covington. She was born March 12, 1934 at Gessie, IN the daughter of John and Mae (Keister) Hines.

A life resident of the Gessie area, she graduated from Perrysville High School in 1952. She was employed at Hyster, farmed with her husband,...

Aug 4, 2018

Bertha T. Smith, 94, of Danville died Saturday August 4, 2018 at North Logan Health Care. She was born December 15, 1923 in Vermilion County, IL the daughter of Oliver and Mary (Loveall) Bailey.

Bertha was employed for several years at General Electric in Danville. She was a former resident of Cayuga and Newport, moving...

Jul 15, 2018

Linda Kay Goley, 81, of Covington, IN. passed away Sunday July 15, 2018 at St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital. She was born January 4, 1937 at Peru, IN. to Alvia Mahlon and Juanita Maxine (Wagner) Smith. Linda was a 1955 Graduate of Peru High School and was employed as a Cashier for Kroger many years. She married Charles...

Jul 1, 2018

Macon, GA- Mildred Lorraine Diffenderfer Tate passed away on July 1, 2018 at her residence at Carlyle Place in Macon, GA. She was born October 10, 1921 in Momence, IL. Her parents were Herman Floyd Diffenderfer and Beatrice Victoria Perry originally from Covington, IN. In 1926, her father died from pneumonia after routine gall bladder surgery. Mildred and her...

Jun 16, 2018

(Joy) Maxine Holycross, 96, of Covington, Ind., entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior at 11:49 a.m. EDT Saturday, June 16, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital, Williamsport, Ind.

She was born June 7, 1922, in Sullivan, Ind., the daughter of Jacob and Versa (Hayden) Smith.

She married Lowell R. Holycross on August 18,...

Jun 11, 2018

Kay Ann Franklin, 61, of rural Williamsport, IN., passed away on June 11, 2018 at her residence, after a brief illness.

Kay was born November 14, 1956 at Milwaukee, WI. To Harold and Theresa (Williams) Aldrich. She married Jeffry O. Franklin November 7, 1987 in Bloom City, WI. and he survives. Other survivors are: two...

Jun 8, 2018

Richard VanDorn Shelby, died on June 8, 2018, at the Indiana Veteran’s Home, West Lafayette, Indiana, with his family at his bedside. He was 91. Richard was born in Danville, Illinois to Frank and Helen VanDorn Shelby. He grew up in Covington, Indiana, where he graduated from Covington High School in 1944. He enlisted into the United States Army...

Jun 5, 2018

Norma Josephine Leerkamp Robb, 88, died Tuesday June 5, 2018 at 10:30 A. M. at home following a short illness. She was born December 1, 1929 at Sidney, IL the daughter of Ernest and Josephine DeWitt Leerkamp.  Norma married Robert E. Robb March 12, 1950 at Benson Chapel, and he survives.  Also surviving are four children, Charles Robb and...

May 24, 2018

Alan Jay Switzer, 93, of the State line area died Thursday morning at St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital. He was born March 16, 1925, near Danville, IL the son of Stanley D. Switzer and Grace Fowler Switzer.  At the age of 6 years, Alan and his Switzer family moved to the State Line City area.

He attended Covington...

May 19, 2018

Bruce Fred Burleson, 55, of Veedersburg died at 3:10 P. M. Saturday May 19, 2018 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East, Lafayette. He was born October 18, 1962 at Danville, IL the son of Howard and Joan (Crawford) Burleson.

Bruce graduated from Covington High School in 1981 and served in the Marine Corps. He was employed...

Apr 29, 2018

Carl R. Allison, 82, of Mulberry, IN, formerly of Covington died at 10:13 A. M. Sunday April 29, 2018 at St. Elizabeth East Hospital, Lafayette.  He was born July 17, 1935 at Oakwood, IL the son of Homer and Mayme (Shumaker) Allison.

He was a resident of Covington seventy years, moving to Mulberry in January 2016.  He...

Apr 27, 2018

Mary Kathryn Rhodes Young passed this life at 3:25 p.m., Friday, April 27, 2018 at her home in Covington, Indiana. She had been in declining health for the past year.  Mary K. was born at home in Wabash Township south of Covington December 8, 1922 to Samuel Clinton and Kathryn Blanche Coleman Rhodes.  She attended the one-room White School...

Apr 18, 2018

Mary E Wolter, 87, of Covington died at 4:25 A. M. Wednesday April 18, 2018 at St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital. She was born December 6, 1930 at Stringtown the daughter of Alexander H. and Edith (Rowell) Johnson.

A life resident of the Covington area, she was a 1948 graduate of Perrysville High School and Indiana State University....

Apr 16, 2018

Carol V. Myers, 89 of Covington died at 12:08 A. M. Monday April 16, 2018 at home. She was born November 6, 1928 in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late Lester and Esther (Carlson) Carruthers.

She graduated from high school in Chicago, IL. Carol was also a graduate of Eastern Illinois University. She taught at Covington...