Local obituaries for Vincennes, Washington along with Knox and Daviess Counties in Indiana

Vernon Carie
Oct 11, 2015
Vernon J. Carie, 81 of Vincennes passed away at his home on October 11, 2015.Vernon was born on October 8, 1934 in Vincennes the son of Cletus and Anna (Halter) Carie.Vernon was a retired plumber having worked for Harrison Home Builders for many years. Vernon was a member of St. Johns Catholic Church and also a member of the...

John Ellerman
Oct 9, 2015
John R. Ellerman, 82, passed away at 8:45 am on October 9, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital. John was born on November 17, 1932 in Knox County the son of John C. and Jeanette M. (Lemons) Ellerman. He married Robertine I. Helderman on October 3, 1954 and she preceded him in death on December 30, 1998.John was a self...

Verle Davison
Oct 8, 2015
Verle E. "Butch" Davison, 77, of 1534 Kimmel Road, Vincennes, went to be with his Savior on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 9:35 pm after complications from a fall.Butch was born on March 19, 1938 in Vincennes to Roy Edgar and Margaret F. (Dillion) Davison.He retired from Texaco Refinery which was later known as Indian Refinery and served in...

Ernestine Willis
Oct 7, 2015
W. Ernestine Willis, 71, of Vincennes, passed away at 2:00 pm Monday October 7, 2015 at the New Willow Manor.She was born April 24, 1944 in Vincennes, to Phillip and Christina (Williams) Taylor.Ernestine had worked at the Executive Inn, Custom Circuit Craft, and Hardees and enjoyed sewing and her cats.Surviving are her children, Paul D. Willis Jr. and Angela...

Kevin O'Toole
Oct 2, 2015
Kevin O'Toole, 68, of Vincennes, passed away October 2, 2015, at the New Willow Manor.Kevin was a 1965 of Central Catholic High School. He graduated from the Christian Brothers College in Memphis, TN, with a degree in Theology. For many years, he worked in various outreach programs for the sick and poor. Kevin retired as Director of Counseling at...

Aiden Marley
Oct 2, 2015
Aiden Joseph Lynn Marley, 9 passed away 9:51 am on Friday October 2, 2015 at his residence in Terre Haute. Aiden was born on June 28, 2006 in Vincennes the son of Jason Marley and Cynthia Jane Brummett. Aiden was a student at Hoosier Prairie Elementary School. Survivors include his mother, Cynthia Marley of Terre Haute; father and step-mother,...

Charles Elliott
Sep 27, 2015
Charles "Charlie" L. Elliott, 79, of Vincennes, formerly of Paxton, IN, passed away Sept. 27, 2015, at his home.Charlie was a truck driver. For many years he drove for Bond Trucking, and then later drove for Bestway. He was a member of the Master Truck Drivers Association, and was recognized for driving 6 million miles accident free. Other memberships...

Richard Slater
Sep 26, 2015
Richard "Rick" Slater, 60, of Vincennes, passed away on Sept. 26, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN.Rick had worked as a security guard for TSA, and most recently had worked at Far Best Foods. He was an Air Force veteran.Born February 5, 1955, in Vincennes, he was the son of Gilbert and Lois Slater. His father preceded him.Surviving...

Bradley Watjen
Sep 25, 2015
Bradley J. Watjen, 60, of 3436 Old Highway 41 North, Vincennes, passed away at 2:30 am on Friday, September 25, 2015.He was born October 16, 1954 in Vincennes, to Robert & Joanna (Wetzel) Watjen.Brad retired in 2013 from South Knox School Corporation as a business teacher where he had also coached golf for many years. He had also worked...

Frank "Bud" Howder
Sep 23, 2015
Frank A. "Bud" Howder, 80, of 1411 Ed Dukes Dr., Vincennes, passed away at 7:10 pm Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the Deaconess Charlier Hospice Center in Evansville.Bud was born on January 17, 1935 in Knox County to Darvin Frank and Goldie Faye (Peach) Howder.Bud owned and operated Bud's Heating and Air Conditioning and belonged to the Wellspring Worship...

Ruth Miller
Sep 22, 2015
Ruth Louise (Peters) Miller, 87, went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 22, 2015.She was born June 26, 1928, in Farmington, Michigan, to Mary and Henry Peters. Ruth was a 1946 graduate of Delphos, Ohio High School, and on Sept. 20, 1949, she married Ralph W. Miller.Ruth was a career homemaker, and loved flower gardening, reading the...

Oma Smith
Sep 22, 2015
Oma Lee Smith, 57, passed away on September 22, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Oma was born on October 8, 1957 in Huntington, West Virginia the daughter of Henry Watts and Elsie Mae Smith Watts. Oma enjoyed spending time with her friends at the Baker Center. Oma is survived by her brothers, Richard M. Smith of Dugger, Roy Kenneth...

Johnnie Jeffress
Sep 22, 2015
Johnnie Windle (Wink) Jeffress, 81, passed away at 12:30 pm on Monday, September 22, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Wink was born on January 30, 1934 in Gary, Texas the son of W.J. (Buddy) and Naomi G. (Haynes) Jeffress. He married Rossye Lee Davis on January 22, 1954 and she preceded him in death on September 21, 2011.Wink had...

Sandra Frederick
Sep 22, 2015
Sandra "Sandy" D. Frederick, 69, of Vincennes, passed away September 22, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital.Sandy had worked as a cook at the Executive Inn, and in housekeeping at Niblack Apartments. She was also the bookkeeper for Frederick Trucking.Born May 13, 1946, in Vincennes, she was the daughter of Ralph and Ruby (Hinson) Kelly. Her parents; her brothers, Bill...

Gladys Evans
Sep 18, 2015
Gladys Mae Evans, 85, of Vincennes, passed away at 1:30 pm Friday September 18, 2015 at the New Willow Manor.She was born November 13, 1929 in Jenkins, Kentucky to William and Lena (Wright) Lorrison.Gladys was a homemaker, had worked as a Nurses Aid at Junod's Nursing Home, and was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.Surviving are her children, Stephen...

Shirley Woolsey
Sep 18, 2015
Shirley A. Woolsey, 77, of Sandborn, IN, passed away at 9:15 pm Friday September 18, 2015 at Ketcham Memorial Center.She was born May 27, 1938 in Vincennes to Henry and Wilma (Hunley) Shappard.Shirley had worked for AT&T for many years; she loved fishing and playing cards.Surviving is her husband Bob who she married January 23, 1958; sisters Marcelle Like,...

Velma Hendrix
Sep 17, 2015
Velma Lee Hendrix, 91, died September 17 at Colonial Assisted Living. Wow, what a life God gave to her! She was a truly caring and special person who loved everyone. She always had a smile on her face, a song in her heart, and a kind word for everyone.Velma was born on the outskirts of Bicknell, Indiana on August...

Kent Stafford
Sep 15, 2015
Kent Stafford, 76, passed away at the New Willow Manor on September 15, 2015. Kent was born on December 6, 1938 in Vincennes the son of Robert L. and Charlotte M. (Plott) Stafford. Kent was a member of First Baptist Church where he was the custodian there for over twenty years. He also delivered newspapers for over twenty years....

Donald Fishback
Sep 15, 2015
Donald J. Fishback, Vincennes, passed away on Tuesday September 15, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital.He was born November 20, 1940 in Vincennes the son of the late D. Muriel (Evans) and J. Donald Fishback.Don was a graduate of Vincennes University, Indiana State University, and Indiana University School of Education. He was a teacher at Lincoln High School and a...

Edna Dyke
Sep 15, 2015
Edna P. Dyke, 94, of Vincennes, passed away on September 15, 2015 at her residence.She was born July 3, 1921 in Vincennes to Paul and Amy (Stott) Sandefer.Edna worked as a waitress at various restaurants and enjoyed playing bingo.Surviving are two children, Robert Heuby and Diana Collins both of Vincennes; a sister, Nellie Potter of Vincennes; along with several...
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