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

Shirley Speth
Mar 5, 2017
Shirley A. Speth, 83, of Vincennes, passed away March 5, 2017, at Good Samaritan Hospital.Shirley had worked as a bartender at the Union Tavern, and at Progress Laundry.Born January 2, 1934, in Washington, IN, she was the daughter of Claude Ellis and Mary (McRae) Williams. Her parents; her husband, Emery Lee Speth, Sr., whom she married June 15, 1957,...

Fern Theriac
Mar 4, 2017
Fern Lucile Theriac, 93, of Vincennes, passed away at 2:20 AM March 4, 2017 at Villages at Oakridge in Washington.She was born December 23, 1923 in Widowville, Ohio to Howard Daniel and Edna Ruth (Hershey) Baker.Fern retired from South Knox as the school nurse. Previously she had been county health nurse and also worked at Good Samaritan Hospital. She...

Kelly Mcaloon
Mar 3, 2017
Kelly McAloon, 57, of 12222 Lake Lawrence Blvd, Lawrenceville, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 3, 2017 at his residence surrounded by family and friends.He was born June 3, 1959 in San Diego, California to Virginia (Graham) McAloon and Thomas McAloon.Kelly enjoyed photography, traveling, gardening, and wildflowers.Surviving are his lifelong companion, Ken Fortner of Lake Lawrence; his mother, Virginia...

Paul Parker
Feb 28, 2017
Paul E. Parker, 80, of Monroe City, IN, passed away at Amber Manor in Petersburg, IN, on February 28, 2017.Paul had worked with his father as a bulldozer operator. He later worked as a coal miner, and retired from South Knox School Corporation, where he was a custodian and school bus driver. Paul was a member of the Monroe...

Jaxson Mcgiffen
Feb 27, 2017
Jaxson Keith McGiffen was stillborn on January 27, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital.Surviving are his parents, Crystal Hixon and Garrett McGiffen; and his grandparents, Candace and Kurt Evans, and Elza and Dawn Staley.There will be no services.

William Cockerham
Feb 27, 2017
William K. (Bill) Cockerham, 63 of Lawrenceville, IL passed away on February 27, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital.Bill was born on June 5, 1953 the son of Dale L. and Delores (Baker) Cockerham. He worked for Golden Rule Insurance Company for the last thirty years in the Claims Department. Bill was a veteran of the United States Army serving...

Ethan Street
Feb 26, 2017
Ethan J. Street, 26, of Bruceville, passed away on Sunday February 26, 2017 at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.He was born on July 27, 1990 in Vincennes to Chip and Lori (Haaff) Street.Ethan graduated from North Knox and loved his family and friends. He loved his Native American Heritage and enjoyed playing his Native American flute. His other...

Ray Kunkel
Feb 25, 2017
Raymond Jacob Kunkel, 94, died at home on Saturday, February 25 following a two month illness. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Mary Kathryn Rooney Kunkel; a son Peter,Lawrenceville; a daughter Mary Ann (Paul Kachel), Lake Oswego, Oregon; a son Paul (Yin NaiLeung), Hong Kong; a son Joseph (Ann Benefiel), Champaign, Illinois; five grandsons, Ian, Alex, Anthony, Sam,...

Harold Barmes
Feb 21, 2017
Harold Wayne Barmes, 78, of Vincennes, passed away February 21, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.He was born May 3, 1938 in Vincennes to Johnny and Gladys (Gremore) BarmesHarold had worked at Hamilton Glass and served his country in the Navy.Surviving are his children, Sherry (Rodney) Smith of Madison, IN, Tony (Rosita) Barmes of Littleton, CO, Eric (Nancy) Barmes...

Twyla Metz
Feb 21, 2017
Twyla Dawn (Conover) Metz passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital with family by her side. Twyla was born April 9, 1933 in Flat Rock, IL. She was the sixth child of Clyde Conover and Elizabeth (Bess) Robb Conover Curry. She lost her father and brother when she was only three months old. At the age...

Ronald Wilson
Feb 20, 2017
Ronald Dean Wilson, 68, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Monday February 20, 2017. Ronnie was born on January 26, 1949 in Vincennes.Ronnie retired form Dumes in 2011 after several years of being employed there. He loved his family, enjoyed fishing, hunting, television, NASCAR and treasured his Harley. Ronnie always enjoyed tormenting and playing jokes...

Karen Ridge
Feb 20, 2017
Karen Y. Ridge, 75, of Vincennes, passed away February 20, 2017, at her home.Karen is survived by her children, Stacey Clapp of Vincennes, Doug Raley and his wife, Valerie, of Princeton, IN, Greg Raley of Vincennes,IN, Paul Clapp and his wife, Kim, of Switz City, IN, and Earl Clapp, Jr. and his wife, Melissa, of Washington, IN; step-children, Lorie...

Bobby Farrar
Feb 19, 2017
Bob D. Farrar, 65, of Vincennes, passed away Feb. 19, 2017, at his home.Bob had worked at Hamilton Glass, and then moved to Murpheesboro, TN, where he went to work at Whirlpool. After retiring from Whirlpool, he moved back to Vincennes. Bob enjoyed living the country life. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and put out a garden for several...

Mark Harmon
Feb 16, 2017
Mark Robert Harmon, 53, of Indianapolis, died Thursday, February 16, 2017 at his home after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born May 24, 1963, in Vincennes, he was the son of Robert "Bob" and Anna (Kaiser) Harmon. He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and a graduate of Rivet High School in 1981. Mark earned a degree...

David Gray
Feb 6, 2017
David Gray, 84, passed away at 2:07 am on February 6, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born on March 31, 1932 in Knox County the son of John Morton and Alice N. (Gibbs) Gray. David married Jacqueline Mary Ann Thorne on March 10, 1951 and she preceded him in death on March 12, 1988. He then married...

Roger Lucas
Feb 6, 2017
Roger Gordon Lucas, 75, of Vincennes, passed away Monday February 6, 2017 at Gentle Care Nursing Home.He was born July 5, 1941 in Hazleton, Indiana to Elmer and Vester (Pierce) Lucas.Roger retired as a shop foreman for the Indiana Department of Transportation and had served in the Army and National Guard. His memberships included the American Legion in Vincennes....

Victor "Zeke" Beard
Feb 5, 2017
Victor "Zeke" Beard, 86, of Princeton, IN, passed away on February 5, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, IN.He was born in Monroe City, IN on June 12, 1930, Victor was the son of Edward and Bertha (Campbell) Beard. He married his wife of 65 years, Margaret (Berry) Beard, on October 19, 1951.He was a 1948 graduate of...

Marvin Wehrman
Feb 5, 2017
Marvin Wehrman, 88 of Vincennes, passed away on February 5, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 21, 1928, Marvin was the son of Oscar and Marie (Daubendiek) Wehrman. Marvin grew up in St. Louis where he met the love of his life, Julia (Gamber) Wehrman in the Christian Endeavor church group. He married Julia...

Marsha Silvers
Feb 2, 2017
Marsha M. (Steward) Silvers, 64 of Vincennes, passed away at 8:36 pm Thursday February 2, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital.She was born on September 25, 1952 in Greene County to Malcolm and Pauline (Hamilton) Steward.Marsha retired as a secretary for KCARC after 25 years of service.Surviving are a daughter, Carla Silvers of Vincennes; her brothers and sisters, Mark Steward...
Alyssa Sheaks
Jan 29, 2017
Alyssa L. Sheaks, 21, of Ft. Branch, IN, passed away after a car wreck in Gibson County, IN on January 29, 2017.Alyssa had worked as a waitress at Bob Evans restaurant in Princeton and was currently working at Applebee's in Vincennes, IN. While attending the First Pentecostal Church in Edwardsburg, MI, she had been a Bible quizzer.Born August 11,...
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