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Remembering Loved Ones – Holmes Memorial Chapel Obituaries

Ruth  Anna Boone

Ruth Anna Boone

Dec 24, 2014

Merom, Ruth Anna Gray Boone of Merom passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 10:30 p.m. at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. She was born October 19, 1923 west of Graysville, IN to William "Bill" Gray and Cleo Mae Daniels Gray. Ruth attended Bloomington School of Nursing in Bloomington, IN and graduated as a registered nurse in 1945....

Betty  Jean Walters

Betty Jean Walters

Dec 24, 2014

Hymera,

Betty Jean Walters, 85, of Hymera passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. She was born in Owen County on August 10, 1929 to Lester and Irene Corbin Marshall. Betty was a member of the Hymera Independent Community Church. She was well known for her cooking, loved to clean the church...

Douglas  William Leturgez

Douglas William Leturgez

Dec 24, 2014

Douglas William Leturgez, 58, of Shelburn, passed away on Wednesday December 24, 2014 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. He was born in Sullivan County on August 21, 1956 to Eugene and Rosemary (Goodman) Leturgez. Doug was a 1974 graduate of North Central High School, and a truck driver for B&B Foods and employed by B&C Electric. Preceding him in...

Douglas  William Leturgez

Douglas William Leturgez

Dec 21, 2014

Douglas William Leturgez, 58, of Shelburn, passed away on Wednesday December 24, 2014 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. He was born in Sullivan County on August 21, 1956 to Eugene and Rosemary (Goodman) Leturgez. Doug was a 1974 graduate of North Central High School, and a truck driver for B&B Foods and B&C Electric. Preceding him in death are...

Wayne  Eugene Cox

Wayne Eugene Cox

Dec 20, 2014

Wayne E. Cox, 87, of Carlisle passed away on Saturday December 20, 2014 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. He was born in Sullivan County on October 31, 1927 to Lillian (Cox) Meeks. He was a 1945 graduate of Carlisle High School, and became a self-employed carpenter by trade. Wayne was the caretaker of Oddfellows Cemetery for over 34...

Mary  Rose Moore

Mary Rose Moore

Dec 16, 2014

Mary Rose Moore, 77, of Sullivan passed way in Terre Haute Regional Hospital 10:25pm Tuesday, December 16, 2014. She was born January 24,m 1937 in Georgetown, IL to Della Mae Chestnut Reagan and Leo Bonard Reagan Sr. She attended grade school at Chrisman, IL., 3 years of high in Bisbee, AZ., and graduated 1955 from Chaffey High School in...

Felicia  Phyllis Coe

Felicia Phyllis Coe

Dec 13, 2014

Felicia Phyllis Traphagen Church Coe, 78 of Terre Haute passed away on December 13, 2014, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis, IN. She was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on November 13, 1936, to Ford Alonzo and Theodosia (Theda) Mileski Traphagan. Phyllis was a 1954 graduate of St. Benedict Academy, was employed at Knauer Office Supply, then as a secretary...

Lera  Maxine Mcclure

Lera Maxine Mcclure

Dec 4, 2014

Lera Maxine McClure, 95, of Shelburn, passed away on Thursday December 4, 2014 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born on July 6, 1919, in Sullivan to Hosea and Emma (Houser) Black. She was a member of the Shelburn United Methodist Church, a loving mother, grandmother who cherished her family, enjoyed playing bingo and word search. She was...

Jack  Earl Hardin  Jr

Jack Earl Hardin Jr

Nov 30, 2014

Jack Earl Hardin Jr. 69, of Sullivan passed away on November 30, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Sullivan County on August 28, 1945 to Jack E Hardin Sr. and Charlotte Pearl (Hix) Hardin. Jack was a 1963 graduate of Sullivan High School, and Marine Veteran of Vietnam War. He had been employed at Texas Gas and...

Patricia  Joleen Snyder

Patricia Joleen Snyder

Nov 22, 2014

Patricia "Patty" Joleen Snyder, 63, of Sullivan passed away on Saturday November 22, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Sullivan on September, 14, 1951 to Robert "Bob" and Virginia (Pitcher) Sluder. She was a Homemaker, a clerk at area stores and did house cleaning for people. She was a member of the Shelburn Church of God. She...

James Lowell Jl Wright

James Lowell Jl Wright

Nov 22, 2014

James Lowell "JL" Wright, 59, of Sullivan passed away on November, 22, 2014 at his residence. "JL" was born in Sullivan on December 27, 1954 to James A and Gwendolyn Josephine Donovan Wright. He was a 1974 graduate of Sullivan High School, became a bricklayer and was a member of the International Union Brick Layers and Craft Workers local...

Katy Louise Cole Tomey

Katy Louise Cole Tomey

Nov 14, 2014

Katy Louise Cole Tomey, 36, of Hymera went home to be with the Lord on Friday November 14, 2014. She was born on October 14, 1978, in Sullivan to Jack and Margaret Jane Swiger Cole. She was a very loving and compassionate wife, mother, daughter and sister. Katy lived a simple life and loved her family dearly. She is...

Shirlene  Joy Rogers

Shirlene Joy Rogers

Nov 14, 2014

Shirlene Joy Rogers, 67, of Farmersburg, passed away on November 14, 2014 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born on October 22, 1947 in Cook County IL to Willard and Shirley (Wehling) Wille. Shirlene was a 1965 graduate of Beecher High School, married Robert Rogers on May 29, 1965 and together they started a family. Her family was...

Bernice Turpen

Bernice Turpen

Nov 8, 2014

Bernice E. Turpen, 91, of Terre Haute, formerly of Dugger, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born on December 15, 1922 in Dugger, to Hershel and Della Mae (Martin) Goodman. She became the wife of Dale Turpen on June 3, 1939. She was a member of the Dugger Church of...

Harry  Michael Ford

Harry Michael Ford

Nov 5, 2014

Harry Michael "Mike" Ford, 67, of Loxahatchee FL, and formerly of Sullivan, passed away on November 5, 2014 in Palm West Hospital in FL. Mike was born on May 18, 1947 in Sullivan to Earl Francis and Doris Arlene (Haynes) Ford. He was a 1965 graduate of Sullivan High School, a Air Force Veteran, and owner and operator of...

Wilson Fields  Jr

Wilson Fields Jr

Oct 27, 2014

Wilson Fields Jr., 78, of Shelburn passed away at 3:47pm on Sunday, October 26, 2014 in St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville. He was born January 10, 1936 in Rushville, IN. to Wilson Fields and Bertha Flannery Fields. Survivors include his wife Mary Smith Fields, daughter Barbara Snyder, sons Dan and Roger Fields, brothers Holbert, Anthony Willis and Timmy...

Gerald Badger

Gerald Badger

Oct 21, 2014

Gerald D. Badger, 87, of Sullivan passed away on Tuesday October 21, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Hartford City, IN. He was born on April 4, 1927, in Shelburn, to Charles Badger and Lillie (Daniel) Badger. Gerald was a 1945 graduate of Sullivan High School, attended Southwestern Bible College,was employed at Pfizer and a minister in the Assembly...

Name Unknown

Name Unknown

Oct 18, 2014

Patrick J. Kilcoin, 81, of Shelburn passed away at 9:25am, on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Southwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Terre Haute. Pat was born in Pennsylvania on October 3, 1933. Preceding him in death was his wife Barbara Southwood Kilcoin in 2008. Survivors include a son Steve Trump (Kathy), sister in laws Judy Miller (Terry),...

Name Unknown

Name Unknown

Oct 16, 2014

Lucy Irene Lewis, 92, of Shelburn passed away on October 16, 2014 at Breckenridge Health and Rehab. She was born in Martin County, Indiana on September 25, 1922, to Agustis and Jenny Padgett Strange. Lucy was a homemaker who loved and cherished all her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She enjoyed dancing and playing Bingo. Preceded in death are...

Leora  Marjorie Engle

Leora Marjorie Engle

Oct 13, 2014

Leora Marjorie (McKinley) Snell Engle 95, of Pleasantville, and formerly of Sullivan, passed away on October 13, 2014 at her home. She was born on May 17, 1919, in Redkey IN to Emerson and Olive (Whitesell) McKinley. She was a 1937 graduate of Dunkirk High School. She was an avid square dancer and loved to travel. She was preceded...

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