Obituaries

Oct 8, 2011

Sullivan, IN Margaret Lucille Drake, 91, of Fairbanks, passed away at 10:30 am Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Breckenridge Healthcare in Sullivan, IN. She was born in York, IL . October 16, 1919 to Ernie Holmes and Ruby Nichols Holmes. She was a graduate of Fairbanks High School in 1938. She was preceded in death by her husband Dean...

Oct 3, 2011

James Allen Cox, 51, of Sullivan passed away at his residence on October 3, 2011. He was born November 22, 1959 in New Riegel, OH to Richard Lee Cox and Martha Ellen Spaulding Cox. He is survived by his parents, a brother Daniel Wayne Cox (Vanita) of Criple Creek, Co., and sisters Nancy Ann Ault (Robert) Frankfort, KY, Linda...

Oct 1, 2011

Jackie D. "Jack" Bogard, 69, of Merom passed away at 11:57 a.m. Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Sullivan County Community Hospital. The 1960 graduate of Sullivan High School was born August 28, 1942 in Sullivan to Lewis Bogard and Deloris Shake Bogard. Jack, retired from Ceres solutions after thirty-eight years of service. He was a member of the...

Sep 27, 2011

Dorothy F. Lynn, of Linton passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at the ELC Nursing Center in Brazil. She was born August 21, 1927 in Cass to Edward and Elsie Gambill Wright. She married Billy J. Lynn in March of 1955. She was former dietitian at the Glenburn Homes in Linton. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Sep 9, 2011

Robert "Bob" Smith, 62, of Merom passed away at 9:03 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2011 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. The 1966 graduate of Sullivan High School was born October 22, 1948 in Sullivan to John Smith and Lucille Reid Smith. Bob loved golf, was a collector of Hot Wheels, an avid reader, and was a driver for...

Sep 4, 2011

Marilyn Janet Samm Bradbury 81, of Hymera Went to be with her Lord and Savior at 9:05 p.m. on Sunday September 4, 2011 at Union Hospital surrounded by her family and friends. The 1948 graduate of Hymera was born at home in the country north of Coalmont near Friendly Grove Church on June 17, 1930 to Clarence Samm and...

Aug 24, 2011

Karen K McKain age 71, of Sullivan passed away at 6:58 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Terre Haute Regional hospital. She was born on July 11, 1940 in Sullivan to Emil Bill Coyner and Marguerite Bowen Coyner. She was a 1958 graduate of Sullivan High school and was preceded in death by her husband Ronald E. McKain whom...

Aug 18, 2011

Helen Marie Moss, 93, of Sullivan passed away at 11:43 p.m. Thursday August 18, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan, IN. She was born May 4, 1918, in Sullivan to Clyde Nixon and Susie Daves Nixon . She was a former employee of H. W. Gossard Co. and a past president of the International Garment Workers Local Union...

Aug 15, 2011

Carrie A. Smith 29, of Sullivan passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. The 2001 graduate of North Central High School was Born March 6, 1982 in Sullivan Co. to Mike Smith and Jill Nash Smith.

Survivors include her father Mike Smith of NC, her mother Jill Smith and her companion Bill Mahan...

Aug 8, 2011

Phillip Wayne Hatfield, 48, of Terre Haute and formerly of Sullivan and Carlisle passed away Monday, August 8, 2011 at Millersburg, OH. The 1981 graduate of Sullivan High School was born March 6, 1963 in Joplin, MO to Harold Hatfield and Janet Sue Sackman Hatfield. He was a self employed pilot and farmer. He was a member of the...

Aug 4, 2011

Bretton "Bret" Donald McMahan, 51, of Sullivan passed away at 00:46 a.m. Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the Sullivan County Community Hospital. The 1978 graduate of Sullivan High School was born February 28, 1960 in Sullivan to Don McMahan and Jane Pirtle McMahan Cover. He was a carpenter, a member of the Carpenters Union Local 133 and a member...

Aug 3, 2011

Johnnie "Nannie" Bernice Black Snapp, 92, of Sullivan passed away at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor. She was born September 8, 1918 in Oaktown to John W. Black and Winnie Mae Meeks Black. She was a retired factory worker for the RCA Corporation in Bloomington. She was a collector of Teddy Bears and a...

Jul 30, 2011

Velda L. Schlater, 91, of Sullivan and formerly of Cahokia, IL passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Sullivan County Community Hospital. She was born October 17, 1919 at Silva, MO and was the youngest daughter of the late James Pinkney Wakefield and Nancy Minerva Jane Allen Wakefield. On July 20, 1935 she was united in marriage to...

Jul 23, 2011

Mary Jean Lowry Markey, age 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Seton Specialty Hospital, Indianapolis IN., with family by her side. She was born in 1923 to Gus and Pauline (Batey) Lowry, Sullivan, Indiana. She was in the Sullivan High School graduating class of 1941 and received her Liberal Arts degree from Stephens College, Columbia,...

Jul 22, 2011

Tony Earl Stewart, 52, of Terre Haute passed away at 2:20 p.m. Friday, July 22, 2011 at his residence. The 1977 graduate of Sullivan High School was born November 3, 1958 in Terre Haute to Henry and Lucille Huff Stewart. Before he was a site manager for Fluor Corporation in Afghanistan, he had served eleven years in the military...

Jul 17, 2011

Paul Charles Beard, 40, of Sullivan, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident.

Paul was born February 4, 1971 in Sullivan County to Ralph Dee Beard and Kathryn Sue Huff. He was a former ironworker with Local 439 out of Terre Haute, collection and service technician for Huff Amusements of...

Jul 9, 2011

Jackie B. Smith, 83, Sullivan, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Terre Haute Union Hospital. He was born Aug. 9, 1927 in Cotton Valley, AL to Bervil T. Smith and Nannie Cobb Smith. He was employed 35 years by Pfizer & Co. in the Quality Control, Biological Vaccine and Research Divisions. Jack graduated from Sullivan High School with...

Jul 2, 2011

Velma N. Whitlock, 80, of Shelburn passed away at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2011 in her residence. The Shelburn High School graduate, and homemaker was born October 4, 1930 in Shelburn to Walter "Buck" Hayes and Nellie Lewis Hayes. She was a member of the Shelburn Church of God.

She was preceded in death by her...

Jun 22, 2011

Kenneth Floyd "K. F." Smith, 71, Ocean Springs, Miss., passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011.

He was born July 18, 1939, to K. B. and Helen Pyles Smith in Sullivan. Before moving to Ocean Springs, he worked in Sullivan with his family business and spent time on Anna Marie Island, Fla., owning several businesses there. Moving to...

Jun 19, 2011

Rosemary J. "Rosie" Stierwalt, 90 of Sullivan passed away at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor. The 1939 graduate of Sullivan High School was born May 22, 1921 in Indianapolis to Charles Parks and Mary Hadden Parks. She was a retired assistant secretary at the Farm Bureau Insurance and a former employee of Gossards. She...