Obituaries
John Douglas Smith
Sep 18, 2014
John Douglas Smith, 61, of Perrysville died at 8:43 P. M. Thursday September 18, 2014 at home following an extended illness. He was born January 24, 1953 at Danville, IL the son of John W. and Melba J. (Nearpass) Smith. He graduated from North Vermillion High School and was employed at General Motors 25 years before retiring. He enjoyed hunting,...
Ralph Owen Wilcoxen
Sep 16, 2014
Ralph Owen Wilcoxen, 88, died at 5:50 A. M. Tuesday September 16, 2014 at the Hearth @ Tudor Gardens in Zionsville, IN, where he had resided 2 years. He formerly lived at Perrysville, IN, Danville, IL and Indianapolis. He was born March 13, 1926 at Rileysburg, IN the son of Tillman Russell and Marie Marguerite (Long) Wilcoxen. Ralph graduated from...
Mary Jo Hines
Sep 15, 2014
Mary Jo Hines, 67, Covington, IN, died after a battle with small cell carcinoma Sept. 15, 2014, at IU Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette, IN. A service will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. at St. Helen Community Baptist Church, with Pastor Ken Peterson officiating. Cremation has taken place at Shelby Funeral Home, Covington, IN. She was born in...
Constance Mae Coffman
Sep 13, 2014
Constance Connie Mae Coffman, 94, of Crawfordsville died at 7:42 A. M. Saturday September 13, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital East in Lafayette. Connie was born April 10, 1920 in Covington the daughter of William Sherman and Lennie Leon (Holycross) Smail. Connie graduated from Covington School in 1938. She was a telephone operator in Covington. Connie and her sister sang...
Ronald Fount Straughn
Sep 12, 2014
Ronald Fount Straughn, 61, died at 8:43 P. M. Friday September 12, 2014 at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL. Ron was born November 30, 1952 at Danville, IL the son of Earl Roy and Velma L. (Allen) Straughn. He graduated from North Vermillion High School and was an Army veteran. Ron was a life resident of the Perrysville area...
Pattie Jo Reynolds
Aug 31, 2014
Pattie Jo Reynolds, 77, of West Lebanon died at 7:52 P. M. Sunday August 31, 2014 at I U Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born November 12, 1936 at Covington the daughter of David R. and Pearl (Cruea) Noble. Pattie was a 1954 graduate of Covington High School. She was a member of West Lebanon Christian Church. She...
Ralph Clem Bell
Aug 25, 2014
Ralph Clem Bell, 85, of Covington died at 1:45 A. M. Monday August 25, 2014 at the Waters of Covington. He was born June 22, 1929 in Kent Township, Warren County the son of Harley Arthur and Mary Elizabeth (Clem) Bell. Ralph was a life resident of Kent Township, and was a farmer. He was a 1947 graduate of Covington...
Doris Marilyn Gross
Aug 24, 2014
Doris Marilyn Gross 1932-2014 Doris Marilyn Gross, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 24, 2014 in Denver, Colorado where they were vacationing. Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend will be greatly missed. Doris Marilyn was born April 22, 1932 at home on a farm near State Line, Indiana, the daughter of I. Cecil and Mildred...
Gordon Leslie Suiters
Aug 13, 2014
Gordon L. Suiters, 88 of Covington, IN. died at 8:35 A. M. on Wednesday Aug. 13, 2014. He was born March 25, 1926 at Danville, IL. to Purlie C. and Edith L. (Brewer) Suiters. Gordon was a 1944 Graduate of Perrysville High School and a Navy veteran of WWII, where he served in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre. He was married...
Vernon Edward Hopper
Aug 13, 2014
Vernon Edward Hopper, 83, of Covington died at 11:30 A. M. Wednesday August 13, 2014 at Williamsport Nursing and Rehabilitation. Vernon was born September 13, 1930 near Covington the son of Millard and Esther (Price) Clawson. He was a resident of Covington most of his life and had resided at Rossville, Mulberry and Colfax. He was a 1948 graduate of...
Dennis Franklin Murray
Aug 1, 2014
Dennis F. Murray, 60, of The Villages, Florida, passed away Friday August 1, 2014 at his home. Dennis was born on June 18, 1954 in Brevard, North Carolina. He is the son of William Franklin Murray (deceased) and JoAnn Tatham Murray. He is survived by his mother JoAnn Murray of Covington, IN; one sister, Janice (Mike) Cunningham of Covington, IN;...
Talmadge Ray "Wimpy" McDaniel
Jul 26, 2014
Talmadge Ray Wimpy McDaniel, 83, of Covington died at 3:17 P. M. Saturday July 26, 2014 at his home with his wife and children by his side. He was born in Winthrop, IN December 5, 1930 the son of Carl and Pearl (Whittus) McDaniel. Wimpy was a resident of Covington most of his life, except a few years in Attica....
Thomas Wayne Parke
Jul 22, 2014
Thomas Wayne Parke, age 70, of Covington went to Heaven on July 22, 2014 following an illness with cancer this past year. He was born in Crawfordsville, IN. September 29, 1943 the son of Richard W. and Margaret Peggy (Daniel) Parke. His father is deceased. He leaves behind his Mother, three brothers, Richard Lee Parke, Steve Ray Parke, Timothy J....
Judith Kay Briggs
Jul 20, 2014
Veedersburg, IN. Judith K. Briggs, 70 of Punta Gorda and Veedersburg, IN. Passed away at 7:35 pm Sunday July 20, 2014 in Fawcett Memorial Hospital of Port Charlotte, FL. She was born May 29, 1944 to Henry and Betty (Gibson) Ellis. In her early years Judie enjoyed stock car racing with her 1st husband, Ben Carnaghi. She then went on...
Helen Bernice Ball
Jul 20, 2014
Helen B. Ball, 94. Of Covington died at 7:50 P. M. Sunday July 20, 2014 at St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital. She was born March 12, 1920 at Foster, IN the daughter of Earl and Marie N. (Gaskin) Strawser. Helen married Robert F. Ball June 17, 1939 at Indianapolis and he died October 2, 2009. Surviving is a brother, Robert E....
Mona Leona Dennis
Jul 14, 2014
Mona Leona Dennis, 90, of Gessie went to be with the Lord Monday July 14, 2014 at 6:20 A. M. at the Waters of Covington. Mona was born July 2, 1924 near Perrysville to Gilbert and Daisy (Winters) Sprouls. She married the love of her life on April 18, 1946 at Perrysville. They celebrated 68 years of marriage. She worked...
Katherine Irene Watt
Jul 6, 2014
Katherine Irene Blondie Watt, 91, of Perrysville died at 3:15 A. M. Sunday July 6, 2014, at Woodland Manor in Attica. She was born December 3, 1922 at Attica the daughter of Jesse and Clara (Sowers) Bunch. Katherine married Robert L. Watt September 7, 1940, at Covington. He died February 5, 1986. Surviving are 2 sons, Robert W. Butch(Joyce) Watt...
Robert Dale True
Jul 4, 2014
Covington Robert Dale Little Buck True, 78 died at 5:50 p. m. Friday July 4, 2014 in Covington surrounded by family. He was born March 10, 1936 at Danville, IL the son of Audrey and Ethel (Peterson) True. Robert resided in Danville most of his life and was a graduate of Danville High School. He served in the Marine Corps...
Betty Lou Keller
Jul 4, 2014
Betty Lou Keller, 87 of Stone Bluff died at 1:15 a. m. Friday July 4, 2014 at Williamsport Nursing & Rehabilitation in Williamsport. She was born June 25, 1927 south of Covington the daughter of Charles Alfred and Ida Jane (Bellis) Ramey. She was a life resident of Fountain County, was a homemaker, and had worked at area sewing factories....
Fletcher William Clawson
Jul 4, 2014
Fletcher William Clawson, 88 a life resident of Covington died at 7:40 a. m. Friday July 4, 2014 at the Waters of Scottsburg, IN. He was born May 22, 1926 at Covington, IN the son of George and Lela (Cruea) Clawson. He was a Navy veteran and construction laborer for many years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and mushrooming. Fletcher married...
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