Obituaries

Nov 17, 2015

Robert Eugene Strawser, 86, of Veedersburg died unexpectedly at 1:56 A. M. Tuesday November 17, 2015 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth hospital in Crawfordsville, IN. Bob was born March 31, 1929 at Foster, IN the son of Earl and Marie N. (Gaskin) Strawser. Bob attended Foster Grade School and was a 1947 graduate of Covington High School. He was employed 42...

Nov 17, 2015

Donald Richard Deschene, 84, of Covington, IN and formerly of Champaign, IL, passed away at 3:40 P. M. Tuesday November 17, 2015 at Presence USMC in Danville, IL. Donald was born November 21, 1930 in Argyle, MN the son of the late Alec and Clara (Morin) Deschene. Donald married Theresa M. Ralph July 1, 1950 in Springfield, IL. She preceded...

Nov 15, 2015

Clifford Kelsey Allen, 82, of Crawfordsville, formerly of Covington died at 4:00 A. M. Sunday November 15, 2015 at his sons home, having been ill for some time. He was born April 4, 1933 north of Covington the son of Frank Kelsey and Frances Elizabeth (Kirkpatrick) Allen. Kelsey was a life resident of Covington until moving to Crawfordsville two years...

Nov 8, 2015

Ann E. (Servies) Crouse, 86, of Covington passed away at 12:00 A. M. Sunday November 8, 2015 at the Waters of Covington, having been a resident two years. She was born June 28, 1929 at Danville IL the daughter of the late Franklin E. and Patience (Harden) Servies. Ann was a resident of Covington most of her life, except thirteen...

Oct 31, 2015

Agnes G. Condon Smith, 92, of Oxford, IN died at 4:31 A. M. Saturday October 31, 2015 at the Waters of Covington. She was born September 20, 1923 at Akeley, MN the daughter of William and Sarah (Dickerson) Condon. Agnes married Louis Carpenter Smith January 29, 1951 and he preceded her in death February 13, 1991. She grew up in...

Oct 23, 2015

Marlene Anne Lewis, 69, of rural Covington died at 11:24 A. M. Friday October 23, 2015 at home following an extended illness. She was born November 28, 1945 at Covington the daughter of Albert and Hazel (Lindley) Riley. She was a 1963 graduate of Kingman High School, and moved to Covington in 1970 from Veedersburg. Marlene was manager of Shoe...

Oct 10, 2015

Eleanor Jo McConnell, 63, of Danville, IL, passed away on October 10, 2015 at Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL. She had been hospitalized for the past 5 weeks. Jo was born August 21, 1952, in Ft. Campbell, TN, to Edsel and Mary (Unekis) McConnell. She grew up in Covington and graduated from CHS in 1970. She went to Indianapolis, IN and...

Oct 1, 2015

Mark Lee Myers, 73, a Covington native died at 4:45 P. M. Thursday October 1, 2015 at Hickory Creek in Greencastle, IN. He was born March 1, 1942 in Covington the son of the late Horace B. and Ruby L. (Smail) Myers. Mark attended Shawnee Learning Center in his early years. He has resided in Greencastle two years and formerly...

Oct 1, 2015

Vincent Franklin “Vince” Grogg, 82, of Covington died at 5:45 P. M. Thursday October 1, 2015 in Indianapolis following an extended fight with cancer. He was born April 9, 1933 at Joliet, IL the son of Edgar P. and Florence Helen (Wachter) Grogg and lived most of his childhood in Griffith, Indiana.

Graduating from Griffin High School...

Sep 25, 2015

Patricia Joan Jones, 81, of Covington died at 8:47 P. M. Friday September 25, 2015 at I U Arnett Hospital, Lafayette having been seriously the past week. Patricia was born March 31, 1934 south of Covington the daughter of Brantly and Marjorie (Harmon) Lewis. She was a 1952 graduate of Kingman High School and attended Purdue two years. She was...

Sep 23, 2015

Mildred Stephanie Millie Grogg, 80, of Covington died at 5:30 P.M. Wednesday September 23, 2015 surrounded by her family at Hoosier Village, Indianapolis following an extended battle with Alzheimers disease. She was born August 1, 1935 at Crawfordsville, IN the daughter of Stephen and Mildred (Jensen) Foy. Millie was a 1953 graduate of Crawfordsville High School and attended Ball State...

Sep 4, 2015

Robert William Bob Summers, 81, of Covington died at 10:19 A. M. Friday September 4, 2015 at St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, where he was a patient two weeks. He was born May 7, 1934 south of Covington the son of Paul H. and Mildred (Allen) Summers. Bob graduated from Perrysville High School in 1952. He worked at Olin and Flexel...

Aug 20, 2015

Sandra Lou Sandy Holland, 68, of Covington died at 12:03 A. M. Thursday August 20, 2015 at St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital emergency room. She was born March 9, 1947 at Crawfordsville the daughter of Marvin Bud and Loraine (Haniford) Gayler. Sandy grew up on a farm north of Covington, graduated from Covington High School in 1965, resided in Williamsport 1977...

Aug 16, 2015

Charles William Chuck Spiering, 67, of Covington died at 11:50 P. M. Sunday August 16, 2015 at Illiana VA Health Care System Danville, IL. Chuck was born June 27, 1948 at Danville, IL the son of the late Henry E. and Mary Louise (Kinney) Spiering. Chuck was a life resident of the Covington area, graduating from Covington High School in...

Jul 28, 2015

Richard Martin "Red" Hawthorne, 79 of rural Covington died at 11:45 A. M. Tuesday July 28, 2015 at home following an extended illness. He was born April 7, 1936 at Watseka, IL the son of Kenneth and Ruby (Dahlquist) Hawthorne. Richard graduated from Wellington High School and was a life resident of Wellington, IL until moving to Covington in 1996....

Jul 25, 2015

Keith Leroy Sams, 58, of Perrysville died at 6:45 P. M. Saturday July 25, 2015 at home. He was born November 14, 1956 at Danville, IL the son of Herschel and Jenny (Smith) Sams. Keith was a life resident of Covington and Perrysville, graduated from Covington High School in 1976. A millwright employed for many years by Shaumburg & Shaumburg...

Jul 7, 2015

Dr. Frances Katherine Warner, 87, of Bloomington, IN, died at 1:15 A. M. Tuesday July 7, 2015 at Garden Villa in Bloomington. She was born February 4, 1928 the daughter of Ferrell George and Hazel (Martin) Williams. Frances was a 1946 graduate of Covington High School and Indiana University Medical School in 1953. She was a physician in North Vernon,...

Jul 3, 2015

James H. Bensyl, 73, passed away Friday July 3, 2015 at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville IN. Jim was born in Danville, IL on October 14, 1941 the son of Vance Jack and Helen Maxine (Swaim) Bensyl. He married Connie Grimm August 25, 1967 at Catlin, IL. Jim and his wife had recently moved to Crawfordsville, IN from their home of 37...

Jun 30, 2015

Mary Louise Green, 83, of Covington died at 3:40 P. M. Tuesday June 30, 2015 at The Waters of Covington having been a resident two years. Mary was born June 17, 1932 at Terre Haute the daughter of John Isaac and Grace (Acton) Bitts. Mary has been a Covington resident since 1958 and formerly resided at Newport and Terre Haute....

Jun 17, 2015

Veedersburg, IN.> Ruth (Craycraft) Manning, 100, died at 5:45 A.M. Wednesday June 17, 2015 in the Waters of Covington. Born in Rossville, IL. To Lester and Madoline (Bivens) Miles on September 16, 1914. She celebrated her 100th birthday last September with family and many friends. Ruth married Curtis Manning in a double wedding with Bill and Nyle Gookins on March...