Obituaries

Nov 4, 2007

Katherine Charlotte Stone, 91, of Venice, FL and formerly of Indianapolis died at 8:10 a.m. Sunday, November 4, 2007 in Millers Merry Manor. The 1934 graduate of Tech High School was born November 6, 1915 in Indianapolis to Fred Weiss and Charlotte Aldag Weiss. She was a school teacher and a graduate of Indiana University. She was a member...

Oct 31, 2007

George Ernest Southwood, 84, of Shelburn died at 12:08 p.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at the Sullivan County Community Hospital. He was born August 20, 1923 in Sullivan to Joseph Southwood and Emily Hill Southwood. He was a laborer and a truck driver for the Bob Green Construction Company. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty...

Oct 23, 2007

James Unger "Doc" Cox, 62, of Sullivan died at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born January 21, 1945 in Sullivan to Paul "Tink" Cox and Lois Unger Cox. He was a truck driver for the Sullivan County Highway Department, the Turman Township Trustee and served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He...

Oct 13, 2007

Nellie Marie Ellerman, 88, of Carlisle died at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born July 18, 1919 in Vincennes to John Kennedy and Katie Armstrong Kennedy. She was a homemaker, a member of the Shaker Prairie Christian Church, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Prairie Homemakers Club. She was preceded in...

Oct 5, 2007

Debbie Elizabeth Rodriguez, 47, of Sullivan died at 6:30 p.m. Friday, October 5, 2007 at the Sullivan County Community Hospital. The 1978 graduate of South Newton High School was born August 7, 1960 in Chicago to Ellis Ray Lanier and Carlene White Lanier Judson. She was an insurance arbitrator for Davis Claims Service of Terre haute and a member...

Oct 4, 2007

Michael H. "Gunner" Petrosky, 51, of Farmersburg died at 7:55 a.m. Thursday, October 04, 2007 at his residence. He was born May 5, 1956 in Brazil to John Petrosky and Doris Pifer Petrosky. He was a laborer and a member of the Laborers Local 204 at Terre Haute. Michael joined the United States Marines in 1973 and attained the...

Sep 30, 2007

Vernon Ray "Vern" Reed, 57, of Sullivan died at 8:53 p.m. Sunday, September 30, 2007 at the Sullivan County Community Hospital. The 1969 graduate of Garfield High School was born July 12, 1950 in Terre Haute to Floyd Reed and Jean Whitledge Reed. He was the CEO at the Open Arms Christian Ministries, a member of the Sullivan First...

Sep 27, 2007

Michael Ryan Keane, of Sullivan died at 8:22 p.m. Thursday, September 27, 2007 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. The 2007 graduate of Sullivan High School was born September 28, 1988 in Terre Haute, IN to William F. "Bill" Keane and Jolinda L. Sperry Keane. He was a freshman at Indiana State University and a member of the Sullivan First...

Sep 25, 2007

Albert Ellsworth Smith, 79, of Carmichael, CA died at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Roseville, CA. He was born July 17, 1928 in Council Bluff, IO to Ralph E. Smith and Helena Taylor Smith. He was a retired window glazier and setter. He enjoyed boating and motorcycle riding and was a member...

Sep 14, 2007

Kathryn Oliver, 82, of Jasonville and formerly of Sullivan passed away at 5:20 a.m. Monday, September 14, 2009 at the Greene County General Hospital. She was born January 22, 1927 in Greenville, KY to Thomas Evitts and Bertie Anderson Evitts. She was preceded in death by her husband James Oliver and her parents.

Survivors include three daughters...

Sep 12, 2007

Ronald G. "Ronnie" McKinley, 71, of Carlisle died at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born October 5, 1935 in Carlisle to Dewey McKinley and Gretchen Grass McKinley. He was retired from Amax Coal Company after 40 years of service. He was a member of the Shaker Prairie Christian Church, the Prince...

Sep 4, 2007

Harold Warren Skinner, 80, of Sullivan died at 6:02 a.m. Tuesday, September 04, 2007 in the Sullivan County Community Hospital. The 1946 graduate of Sullivan High School was born August 24, 1927 in Sullivan to John Skinner and Mary "Liccy" Spencer Skinner. He was a retired employee of the Chrysler Corporation and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a...

Aug 30, 2007

Charles W. "Willie" Usrey, 92, of Sullivan died 12:00 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2007 at the Sullivan County Community Hospital. The 1934 graduate of Sullivan High School was born July 14, 1915 in Greene County to Charles M. Usrey and Dola E. Haney Usrey. He was a retired Carpenter and a member of the Carpenters Local 546 at Vincennes....

Aug 26, 2007

Mark Alan Flynn, 52, of Carlisle died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, August 26, 2007 at his residence. The 1973 graduate of Sullivan High School was born March 24, 1955 in Gary to Horace Flynn and Thelma Alt Flynn. He was a laborer and a member of the Shaker Prairie Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents...

Aug 16, 2007

James William "Bill" Hankins, 85, of Sullivan died at 5:00 a.m. Thursday, August 16, 2007 in his residence. The 1940 graduate of Sullivan High School was born May 22, 1922 in Shelburn to James A. Hankins and Eva Marie Buckley Hankins. Bill and his family owned and operated the Hankins Grocery Store on North Section until his retirement in...

Aug 12, 2007

Robert A. "Bob" Phegley, 77, of Carlisle died at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, August 12, 2007 at his residence. The 1948 graduate of Carlisle High School was born October 22, 1929 in Carlisle to James P. Phegley and Jessie Marchino Phegley. He was a farmer, a former crop duster, a watch and clock repairman and furniture maker. He was a...

Jul 31, 2007

Jerry Joe Arnett, 72, of Sullivan died at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at his residence. The 1953 graduate of Sullivan High School was born March 15, 1935 in Sullivan to George Arnett and Lottie Abrams Arnett. He was retired from Vigoro Agribusiness and a self employed truck driver. He was a member of the First Assembly of...

Jul 25, 2007

Donald Joe "Red" McClure, of Avon and formerly of Sullivan and Terre Haute died Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at his residence. The 1951 graduate of Sullivan High School was born January 14, 1933 in Sullivan to Clem McClure and Delores Risinger McClure. He was a retired self employed business man, a member of the Terre Haute Masonic Lodge, the...

Jul 24, 2007

Mildred Ladson Sluder, 87, of Sullivan died at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at Miller's Merry Manor. The 1938 graduate of Linton High School was born March 24, 1920 in Sullivan to Albert Ladson and Ruby Bedell Ladson. She was a 1941 graduate of Saint Anthony's School of Nursing and a retired registered nurse at the former Mary...

Jun 27, 2007

John "Tom" Brannen, 59, of Farmersburg died at 12:26 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at the IU Medical Center in Indianapolis. The 1967 graduate of Brazil High School was born May 30, 1948 in Brazil to John Brannen and Delores Brusher Brannen. He was a supervisor at Hoosier Energy, Merom Generating Station. He was a US Army veteran of...