All Obituaries

Sharon Harmon, 81, of Sullivan passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Vigo County on July 17, 1938 to Phillip Vaughn and Ida Belle (Hunt) Vaughn.  Sharon was a Registered Dietician and received her Bachelor of Science Degree from ISU.  Sharon was a member of the American Dietetic Association and the Fairbanks Missionary Baptist Church. Preceding her in death are her parents and a son William Richard...

Virginia Knotts, 87, of Sullivan passed away at the Glenburn Nursing Home on January 22, 2020. She was born in Sullivan County on January 20, 1933 to Merse Lisman and Kathryn (McComas) Lisman. She was a 1951 graduate of Carlisle High School was a self employed Beautician and a member of the 1st. Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband William Knotts in June of 2014, a brother William Bill Lisman, sisters Betty Feldmeyer, Anna Haltom, and a great granddaughter Mya...

  Shelburn   Mark Clifford Hayes, 63, of Shelburn, passed away on January 18, 2020, at Breckenridge Health and Rehab Center. He was born October 21, 1956, in Sullivan to Clifford and Betty (Harrison) Hayes. Mark was an Army Veteran and a member of the Shelburn American Legion Post 197. He was proceeded in death his parents;  half brother: Harry Gaumer; and one sister: Norma Sherrick.   Survivors include, two sons: Kevin Hayes of Sullivan and Robert Hayes (Christy...

Russell L. Knight, 93, of Hymera, passed away on January 16, 2020 in Miller’s Merry Manor at 1:20 p.m. He was born January 17, 1926 in Sullivan County to James and Katie Eads Knight. He was owner and operator of Knight Trucking Company.  He was preceded in death by his wife Marjorie Custer Knight; his parents; three brothers; and two sisters.   Survivors include: one son: James Knight (Rita); two grandchildren, Renee (Andy) Pool and David (Cheryl) Knight; five...

Betty M. Mason Brock, 65, of Sullivan, passed away on January 16, 2020 in Miller’s Merry Manor at 11:05 p.m. She was born February 13, 1954 in Sullivan to William C. Mason and Violet D. Horner Mason.  Betty was a member of the VFW and she enjoyed crocheting. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Randall Brock; and her siblings:  Joan Kay Rosebraugh, Nina Lichte, Anna Lea Fisk, Floris Swan, Donald Mason, twins Ezra and Ira Mason    Survivors include three...

Michael LeFevre, 65, of Shelburn, IN passed away on January 14, 2020 at Sullivan County Community Hospital.  He was born in Chicago on January 20, 1954 to Kenneth LeFevre and Jeanette Inez (Willis) LeFevre.  He was a graduate of Lane Tech High School in Chicago and attended Triton College in River Grove, IL.  He enjoyed a career in Tool & Die, employed by Skil Corp. for many years and raised his family in Franklin Park, IL.    Michael was preceded in death by...

Kerry Arden Coe of Terre Haute IN passed away Thursday January 9, 2020 in Palm Harbor FL. He was born in Wayne,  Ohio on August 12, 1934 to George Patrick and Wilma Cutright Coe. Kerry was  retired from IBEW International Brotherhood of Electrical workers local 242, a veteran of the Korean War having served in the Air Force as an Airman First Class, a life member of the VFW post 972, Prairie Creek,  American Legion Post 404, a member of the Free and Accepted Masons of...

Sandy Walters, 76, of Sullivan passed away on Monday December 30, 2019 at Millers Merry Mannor. She was born on November 18, 1943 to Robert Wayne Hallett and Mary Nell Fisher Hallet in Benton Harbor MI. Her mother and father had passed away at an early age and was adopted and raised by her grandparents Mae and Emil Fisher of Hymera. She was a 1961 graduate of Hymera High School, went to Beauty College and had married Larry Brooks. She had been a member of the Sullivan VFW Auxiliary, the...

Roy Riggs, 73, of Hymera passed away on Monday December 30, 2019 at Millers Merry Mannor in Sullivan. He was born in Sullivan county on September 6, 1946 to Charles R Riggs and Margaret (Frisbie) Riggs. Roy was a 1964 graduate of Sullivan High School, was a Navy Veteran and retired from Pfizer. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #86, Scottish Rite Valley of Terre Haute MSA, York Rite of Terre Haute, Yeomon of York Rite, Hymera Eastern Star 289, amd the Sullivan American Legion 139....

WAYNE "BUTCH" UNGER  Wayne "Butch" Unger of Sullivan , Indiana,  passed from this life on December 28th, 2019, surrounded by his family at home, into the heavenly one that he has  been preaching about for the last 60 years. Born September 24, 1942 to Morris and Ruby Unger of New Lebanon, Indiana,  he attended Sullivan High School, played on the Football Team and was awarded the coveted Adam Sajko Award in 1960 by his fellow teammates. His leadership...