Obituaries

Jan 17, 2020

John Harvey Ritter, 72 of Danville, passed away on Friday January 17, 2020, in Liberty House at the VA Illiana Health Care of Danville. He was born January 27, 1947 in Danville, IL. to Ernest H. and Elsie Mae (Cox) Ritter. A life resident of Danville, John was a graduate of Danville High School and an Army...

Dec 31, 2019

John Allen Shively, 65, of Covington died at 5:00 A. M. Tuesday December 31, 2019 at the Waters of Covington. He was born August 2, 1954 at Crawfordsville, IN the son of the late Calvin and Charlotte Randolph Shively.  He moved to Covington in 1988 from Perrysville.

He is survived by a sister Linda Krabbe and husband...

Dec 31, 2019

Raymond Horn, Sr., 88, of Kingman, IN passed away Tuesday December 31, 2019. He was preceded in death by his son Roger and his wife of fifty-seven years Peggy.  He has two sons, Ray Jr., David and a daughter Patricia.  He has five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

He retired from Inland Steel Company in...

Dec 29, 2019

Georgianna Myers, 83, of Covington passed this life Sunday afternoon, December 29, 2019 in Lafayette, Indiana.

She was born on October 22, 1936 to Dale and Merle (Volkel) Gouty in Gessie, Indiana. She was a lifelong resident of Covington, Indiana.

Georgianna married Don Myers on November 7, 1954 in Gessie, Indiana. He preceded her in...

Dec 14, 2019

Robert Allen Manion, 64, of Covington, IN died at 7:40 A. M. Saturday December 14, 2019 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health at Crawfordsville, IN. He was born November 27, 1955 at Danville, IL the son of the late William and Helen (Sprouls) Manion.

Rob was employed at Flex N Gate for several years. He was a resident...

Dec 3, 2019

Dorothy Alice Skinner, 71, of Perrysville, IN. died Tuesday evening December 3, 2019 at Franciscan Health East, Lafayette, IN.  She was born June 25, 1948 East of Danville, IL., the daughter of Daniel Lawrence Mitchell and Myrtle Alice (Taylor) Mitchell.

Dorothy graduated from Westville High School in 1966 and was a homemaker, who enjoyed farm life and...

Nov 16, 2019

Janet Lee Clark, 75, of Covington was found deceased at her home Saturday November 16, 2019. She was born October 2, 1944 in Covington the daughter of Ralph Edwin and Marie (Sutton) Clark.

Janet was a life resident of Covington and a 1964 graduate of Covington High School, where she was a member of the...

Nov 15, 2019

Janet Louise (Brown) Sare, 81, of Gessie, Indiana, passed away at her residence in Sarasota, Florida on November 15, 2019. She was born September 28, 1938 in Shawnee Township of Fountain County, Indiana, daughter of Orville L. and Elsie M. (Marquess) Brown.

Preceded in death by her parents, she is survived by her brother, Rev. John L....

Oct 18, 2019

Barbara D. Ramey, 94, of Covington died at 11:40 P. M. Friday October 18, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born in Covington March 8, 1925 the daughter of Alta and Eva (Stambaugh) McLain.

Barb was a life resident of Covington and attended Covington Schools. She was a member of the former Maranatha...

Oct 11, 2019

Harold Lee Newkirk, 84, of Covington died at 3:43 A.M. Friday October, 11, 2019 at the Waters of Covington. He was born February 26, 1935 in Wabash Township south of Covington the son of Freeman and Stella (Williams) Newkirk.

Harold was a life resident of Fountain County and attended Covington Schools. He loved his family. Harold was...

Sep 25, 2019

Francis Ray DeVoss, 79, passed peacefully at his Covington, IN home Wednesday September25, 2019. He was born April 14, 1940 to Manley and Helen (Wyckoff) DeVoss.  He was preceded in death by his parents, three siblings:  Marcella Miller, Waunita McGinnis, and Kenneth DeVoss, two nephews, and a niece.  He was married to Beverly Cook and June Lilly, both preceded...

Sep 15, 2019

Violet Marie Felgenhauer, 87, of Covington died at 3:35 P. M. Sunday September 15, 2019 at St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital. She was born November 2, 1931 at Danville, IL the daughter of Samuel and Alma (Robinson) Nale.

She was a graduate of Georgetown High School and formerly attended Cumberland Presbyterian Church. They moved...

Sep 11, 2019

Margaret Ann Allison, 84, died at 12:30 P. M. Wednesday September 11, 2019 at Mulberry Health, Mulberry, IN. She was born April 13, 1935 in Kent Township, Warren County, IN the daughter of Ransom M. & Gladys (Ellingwood) Phillips.

Margaret was a life resident of Warren County until moving to Mulberry three years ago. She was a...

Sep 3, 2019

Delores Ann Bowman, 92, of Covington died at 2:30 A.M. Tuesday September 3, 2019 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East in Lafayette. She was born September 11, 1926 at Stringtown, IN the daughter of Kenneth and Hazel (Martin) Reed.

She was a life resident of Fountain County and was employed at Coffing Bros. Orchard for many years. Delores...

Jul 16, 2019

Alice Pauline Buzzard, 86 of Portland Arch, IN died at 10:54 A. M. July 16, 2019 at the Illiana VA Health Care System, Danville. She was born May 19, 1933 north of Covington, IN the daughter of Alva Forrest and Estelle “Suzie” (Smith) Mead.

She lived most of her life in Covington and Attica rural routes, mainly...

Jul 11, 2019

Jack Rathbun Macy, 70, of Covington, IN went home to be with our Lord and Savior at 8:45 P. M. Thursday July 11, 2019 at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. Jack was a lifetime resident of Covington where he and his wife, Barbara of 34 years lived. Jack was born December 22, 1948 to Russell H. &...

Jun 10, 2019

Charlotte Louise Bodine, 80, of Covington died Monday June 10, 2019 at home. She was born September 27, 1938 at Cameron, WV the daughter of Glenn and Mona (Ross) McVay.

She grew up in Cameron, WV. graduated from Cameron High School and moved to Covington in 1958. She enjoyed her family and her...

May 28, 2019

James (Jim) Leslie Kochell, age 73, of Covington, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 9:41 PM EST at Franciscan Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana. Family and friends had spent all day and evening with him as he peacefully passed away. Jim was born In Williamsport, IN on September 25, 1945, the ninth of ten children, born to Glen...

May 9, 2019

Beverly Jean Nelk-Peeler, 79, of Covington died at 1:30 P. M. Thursday May 9, 2019 at the Waters of Covington, where she had resided for two years. She was born May 25, 1939 at Danville IL, the daughter of Richard D. and Edith Eleanor (Weidenburner) Cook.

Beverly was a LPN working at hospitals...

May 3, 2019

Cory Michael Dagen, 36, of Kingman died unexpectedly early Friday at his home. He was born April 22, 1983 at Dickinson, ND the son of Leslie D. and Vickie (Earlywine) Dagen.

He was a resident of Perrysville for many years, moving to Kingman eighteen months ago. He was a 2001 graduate of North Vermillion High...