Obituaries

Sep 3, 2009

Larry Dale "Bear" Zaayer, 54, of Sullivan passed away at 12:18 a.m. Thursday, September 3, 2009 at his residence. The 1973 graduate of Sullivan High School was born October 11, 1954 in Sullivan to Paul D. Zaayer and Luella "Lou" Tarrh Zaayer. He was a mechanic for the Indiana Department of Transportation for the past thirty-four years. He was...

Aug 5, 2009

Lena Leona Deschamp, 95, of Jasonville and formerly of Oaktown passed away at 6:17 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at the Greene County Hospital. She was born September 26, 1913 in Oaktown to Crawford Charley and Nellie Love Charley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Oaktown Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her...

Jul 24, 2009

Constance "Connie" Pleasant Johnson, 87, of Sullivan passed away Friday, July 24, 2009 in her residence. The 1939 graduate of Merom High School was born December 20, 1921 in Sullivan County to Gault Pleasant and Constance Watson Pleasant. For most of her life Connie farmed with her husband near Merom. She was a Sunday School teacher at the Merom...

Jul 19, 2009

Wendell Leon Gambill, 84 of Sullivan passed away at 12:29 p.m. Sunday, July 19,2009 at the Kindred Hospital in Greenwood. The 1943 graduate of Sullivan High School was born July 18, 1925 in Sullivan to Cecil Gambill and Bernice Pirtle Gambill. He was the former manager of Wilkinson Lumber Yard, a member of the First Baptist Church and the...

Jul 18, 2009

Wayne D. Vonderlow, 72, of Merom passed away at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Sullivan County Community Hospital. The U.S. Air Force Veteran was born October 6, 1936 in Winneconie, WI to William Vonderlow and Luella Wendeler Vonderlow. He received his BA degree in Chemistry and was a Vice-President of the Purex Corporation and held several...

Jul 17, 2009

Daneeah Alanne Powell, 38, of Terre Haute passed away at 3:26 p.m. Friday, July 17, 2009 at the Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born January 28, 1971 in Greenfield to Denver Wade and Sandra Kaye Walters Wade Nethery. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and had worked for several area nursing homes. She was preceded in death...

Jul 6, 2009

Floyd Earl grimes, 66, of Sullivan went home to be with the Lord at 2:15 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2009 at his residence. The 1960 graduate of Sullivan High School was born September 23, 1942 in Sullivan to Herschel Grimes and Lillian Bennett Grimes. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was a veteran of the U.S....

Jun 24, 2009

Melbourne Louise White, 90, of Terre Haute passed away at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the Southwood Healthcare Center. She was born December 22, 1918 in Sullivan to John Bunch and Berth Hendricks Bunch. She retired from Sears and was a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband...

Jun 22, 2009

Marion D. "Dusty" Padgett, 70, Of Sullivan passed away at 8:03 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2009 at the Sullivan County Community Hospital. The 1957 graduate of Sullivan High School was born February 1, 1939 in Sullivan to Marion Padgett and Lora Ladson Padgett. He was a retired mechanic for Harry's Tire and had worked at Milburn's Pharmacy. He was...

Jun 21, 2009

Donald Shane Snyder, 39, beloved son of Donald and Patricia Sluder Snyder went home to be with the Lord at 8:08 a.m. Sunday, June 21, 2009. He was born January 5, 1970 in Sullivan. He worked as a farmhand for Mike Monroe. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Robert Sluder and Raymond and Eunice Snyder.

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Jun 9, 2009

Margaret Jeanette Thewlis, 90, of Columbus and formerly of Sullivan passed away at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at the Hospice of Southeast Indiana, Columbus. The 1936 graduate of Carlisle High School was born August 30, 1918 in Paxton to Harry Meek and Nelle Creager Meek. She was retired from the A&P Company and had worked at the...

Jun 7, 2009

Sara Woodward Springer, 68, of Sullivan passed away Sunday, June 07, 2009 at her residence. The 1959 graduate of Sullivan High School was born January 13, 1941 in Sullivan to Ned Woodward and Ruth Pierson Woodward. She was a retired retail salesperson, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Tri Kappa Sorority. She was preceded in death...

Jun 3, 2009

Patricia Ann "Patty" Pinkston, 77, of Sullivan died at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor. The 1951 graduate of Sullivan High School was born May 11, 1932 in Greencastle to William "Butch" Morris and Ruth Knight Morris. She was a former employee of Service Greenhouse, Bennett's Drug Store and the Index Store. Patty was a...

Jun 2, 2009

Carla Ann Prater Lowe, 42, of Terre Haute died at 12:23 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born October 17, 1966 in LaPorte to Walter Prater and Barbara Busam Prater. She worked for the Days Inn in Terre Haute and enjoyed playing softball. She was preceded in death by her mother and one...

May 8, 2009

Kathern Nell "Katie" Pirtle, 72, of Sullivan died at 12:05 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2009 at the Kindred Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born August 23, 1936 in Shelburn to William Hill and Anna Hobbs Hill Montgomery. She was a member of the Sullivan American Legion Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her father, one son Danny MacDonald,...

Apr 29, 2009

Judith Rose "Judy" Zellers, 59, of Shelburn died at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at her residence. The 1968 graduate of North Central High School was born January 29, 1950 in Sullivan to George "Bill" Kilzer and Wanda Lee Ayres Kilzer. She was a homemaker, a member of the Shelburn First Baptist Church and the Hymera Chapter Order...

Apr 23, 2009

John Edward Keene, 69, of Sullivan died Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the St. Vincent Hospice Center in Indianapolis. The U.S. Marine Veteran of the Korean War was born February 15, 1940 in Sullivan to Walter Keene and Helena Ford Keene. He was a retired member of the Laborers and Hod Carriers Local 204 in Terre Haute and a...

Apr 8, 2009

Carl E. "Goatman" Harbrueger, 92, of Sullivan and formerly of Lyons died at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor. The U.S. Army veteran of WWII was born November 25, 1916 in Terre Haute to Carl and Nell Harbrueger. He was a retired coal miner and hod carrier. He was a member of the Linton American...

Apr 7, 2009

Winifred E. "Wini" Woodward, 89, of Terre Haute and formerly of Carlisle died at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday at her residence. The 1937 graduate of Perrysville High School was born November 30, 1919 in Milwaukee, WI to Milton Thompson and Beatrice Rogers Thompson. She was a graduate of Purdue University were she was a member of the President's Council. She...

Apr 2, 2009

Clarence Duane McClure 61, of Crawfordsville and formerly of Sullivan County died at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Indianapolis. The 1966 graduate of North Central High School was born January 21, 1948 in Sullivan to Russell Bex and Mary Adams Bex. He was the minister and a member of the Grace Avenue...