Obituaries

Aug 26, 2014

Joan Godfrey Smith, 83, of Sullivan passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Breckenridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Sullivan County on January 13, 1931 to Earl and Roberta (Holtzclaw) Godfrey Eaton. Joan was a 1949 graduate of Sullivan High School, a member of the Sullivan First Christian Church, and a social worker here in...

Aug 20, 2014

Verna Marlene Lewis, 81, of Vandalia IL, formerly of Mooresville IN passed away on Wednesday August 20, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield IL. She was born in Fayette County IL on August 8, 1933 to Albert and Dora (Zimmers) Abendroth. She was a homemaker, a member of Eternal Life Baptist Church in Mooresville and married to Floyd...

Aug 20, 2014

Patricia Ann Wheeler, 83, of Sullivan, passed away on Wednesday August 20, 2014. She was born in Sullivan on March 3, 1931 to Roy and Oqual (Blevins) Willis. She was a homemaker; she worked at Smith Jewelry Store, Donnelly's Clothing Store and IV Tech Day Care. She was a member of Sullivan First Christian Church and Missionary Unit #...

Aug 17, 2014

Michael "Mike" Bonham, 64, of Sullivan, formerly of Dugger, went to be with the Lord on Sunday August 17, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Dugger on December 30, 1949 to Charlie and Lilly (Hines) Bonham. He was a self-employed contractor having owned and operated Bonham Contracting, worked in Ziegler coal mines. He was preceded in death...

Aug 12, 2014

Ralph Mason Woodward, 95, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday August 12, 2014 at Westminster Village in Terre Haute IN. He was born on March 8, 1919 in Carlisle on the family farm to Ira and Lillie Griffith Woodward. Ralph was a 1937 graduate of Carlisle High School, a 1941 graduate of Purdue University School of Agriculture, an Army...

Aug 3, 2014

Wilma Nadine Shank, 88, of Sullivan, passed away at Millers Merry Manor on Sunday August 3, 2014. Wilma was born in Montezuma IN on January 17, 1926 to Leonard and Grace Gertrude (Guinn) Rennick. She was a 1944 graduate of Montezuma High School, a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved to fish, hunt and was an excellent cook....

Aug 3, 2014

Dale Hinkel, 72, of Terre Haute and formerly of Highland IN and Indianapolis, passed away on Sunday August 3, 2014 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Hammond IN on April 2, 1942 to John and Dorothy Grimmer Hinkel. He was a Carpenter by trade, employed at Refractory Engineers in Indianapolis, IN,...

Jul 27, 2014

Helen Rich, 91, of Sullivan passed away on Sunday July 27, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor. She was born in Carlisle on December 15, 1922 to Sam and Ann (Alumbaugh) Hamilton. Helen was a Loving wife, mother, and grandmother to her family whom she cherished. She was a custodian for the Southwest School Corporation. Preceding her in death were...

Jul 23, 2014

Ellen Lorene Hankins, devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on Wednesday July 23, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor at the age of 91. Lorene was born on May 19, 1923 in Hymera IN, the daughter of Bervil Thomas and Nannie May (Cobb) Smith. She graduated from Sullivan High School in 1940 and from Indianapolis Business School in...

Jul 15, 2014

Margaret Jo Stranahan Francis, 38, of Shelburn passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday July 15, 2014. She was born in Vigo County on November 15, 1975 to Fred and Sally (Robinson) Stranahan. She attended North Central High School, had accepted Jesus Christ as her savior, and was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Shelburn.

Survivors include her...

Jul 15, 2014

Judith Ann Ward, 70, of Shelburn went home to be with the Lord on July 16, 2014 in her residence. Judy was born January 29, 1944 in Sullivan, Indiana to Raymond Snyder and Eunice Hinton Snyder. She was a homemaker that enjoyed her family and church family. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant daughter Nancy Jean...

Jul 15, 2014

Farmersburg, IN Donna Cheryl Wright, 67 of Farmersburg, IN. passed away July 15, 2014 in Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She was born January 28, 1947 in Farmersburg, Indiana to James and Viola Copeland Riggins. Surviving Donna is her husband Jeff Wright, her father, daughters Kimberlee Alcorn, Jennifer Pruett (Marc), a brother James E. Riggins Jr. (Freda), grand-daughters...

Jul 15, 2014

Shelburn,

Betty J (Mitchell) Netherlain, 88, of Shelburn went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday July 15, 2014 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. She was born on January 28, 1926 in McLeansboro IL. She was preceded in death by her husband Dalford David, her parents and sister and brother and son Jerry.

Jul 12, 2014

Jerry Wayne "Turbo" Phegley Jr, 61, of Carlisle passed away on Saturday July 12, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Sullivan County on June 11, 1953 to Jerry Wayne Sr. and Peggy Irene Robbins Phegley. He was a 1971 graduate of Sullivan High School, loved farming, Tractor Pulling, Trucking, his family, friends and grandchildren. He...

Jul 12, 2014

Shelburn, Hilda Hamilton, 88, formerly of Shelburn passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 in Moore County Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC. She was born June 7, 1926 in Shelburn, Indiana to James and Charlotte Saywell Santus. Survivors include a son Billy Hamilton (Ruth), sisters Violet Trump (Sam) and Marjorie Kenner, grandchildren Michael and Laura, and great-grandchildren Josh, Allie, and...

Jul 7, 2014

Sullivan,

Wanita L. Hughes Ashby, 93, of Sullivan passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor. She was born in Sullivan, on December 20, 1920 to Emerson and Cecil Rooksberry Correll. She was a 1938 graduate of Sullivan High School, married William R. Ashby, was a homemaker, mother and was employed at the Elks...

Jul 2, 2014

Judy Renea Walls McManigell, 53, of Sullivan passed away on Wednesday July 2, 2014 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born in Sullivan County on February 8, 1961 to Perry Sr. and Lula belle (Hollifield) Walls. Judy was a 1979 graduate of Dugger High School, and had married Gary McManigell; together they started a family. She enjoyed camping,...

Jul 1, 2014

Sullivan, Molly Ann Kinnett, 51, of Sullivan, passed away on Tuesday July 1, 2014 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born in Vigo County on November 26, 1962 to John and Anne Roehm Wenzel. She was a proud wife, mom, nana and daughter. Molly was also a cafeteria cashier at the Sullivan High School...

Jul 1, 2014

Carlisle, IN Carl C. "Dick" Knotts, 94, of Carlisle passed away at 11:11am, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 in Breckenridge Health and Rehab in Sullivan. He was born March 8, 1920, in Carlisle, to Carl Raymond Knotts and Gertie Coleman Knotts. Survivors include his wife of 68 years Eva Ready Knotts, daughter Frances Hale (Butch), a son Richard Knotts (Janice),...

Jun 30, 2014

Tom Leon Grubb, 64, of St Augustine FL and formerly of Sullivan, passed away on Monday June 30, 2014 at Bailey Family Center for caring in St. Augustine FL. He was born on May 11, 1950 in Newtown IN to Leslie and Josephine (Newman) Grubb. He was a 1968 graduate of Fountain Central High School and a 1970 graduate...