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

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...

Clara Seals
Sep 10, 2015
Clara L. Seals, 79, of Vincennes, passed away September 10, 2015. Clara enjoyed playing cards and all of her great grandkids. She was the matriarch of the family and loved her family deeply. Born March 29, 1936, she was the daughter of Raymond and Hattie (Bouchie) Howder. Her parents, nine brothers; five sisters; her daughter Bambi L. Seals; her...

Helen Schuckman
Sep 5, 2015
Helen Ann (Fisher) Schuckman Helen passed away on Saturday evening, September 5th. She was born on February 28, 1928 to Raymond and Bessie (Callam) Fisher in Lawrence County, near Russellville, Illinois. She had one older brother, Eugene Fisher who passed in 1971. She had one older sister, Bettie who died at birth. In her youth, Helen worshiped at the...

Frieda Carter
Sep 4, 2015
Frieda F. Carter, 87, of Vincennes, passed away at 1:35 am Friday, September 4, 2015 at the New Willow Manor.She was born December 19, 1927 in Knox County to John and Leola (Gilmore) Burke.Frieda was a beautician for 50 years having owned Frieda's Beauty Salon and also working at Ola Mae's.She was a member of the Community United Methodist...

Polly Williams
Sep 3, 2015
Polly Jean Williams, 48, of Wheatland, passed away on September 3, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital.She was born February 25, 1967 in Washington to Morris and Patricia (Richard) Sullivan.Polly was a hairdresser at Dimensions and had formerly worked at JC Penneys as a hairdresser. She was a 1985 graduate of South Knox High School where she was involved in...

Jeffery Smith
Sep 2, 2015
Jeffrey A. Smith, 53, of Vincennes, passed away Sept. 2, 2015, in Lawrence County, Illinois.Jeff worked at Robinson Grain in Fritchton, IN.Born September 12, 1961, in Vincennes, he was the son of Jackie E. and Shirley (Driskill) Smith. Jeff grew up in Decker, IN.Surviving is his mother and step-father, Shirley and Ray Yochum; his step-mother, Vickie A. Smith; his...

Louis Killion
Sep 1, 2015
Louis A. Killion, 49, of 824 North 8th, Vincennes, passed away on September 1, 2015.He was born May 18, 1966 in Vincennes to Jack and Shirley Killion.Louis played with various bands in the area.Surviving are his children, Kaisha Killion of Newburgh, and Jackie Killion of Vincennes; a sister, Sheila Hunicutt of Vincennes; a grandchild, Grayson Horton; and his nieces...

John Hatton
Sep 1, 2015
John O. Hatton, 80, of Vincennes, passed away at 12:43 am Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital.He was born February 26, 1935 in Vincennes to Roy and Ruth (Bowers) Hatton.John farmed his entire life and also was a Rural Route mail carrier for over 30 years. John was a member of the Bruceville Christian Church where he...

Paul Lankford
Sep 1, 2015
Paul E. Lankford, 67, of Vincennes, IN, passed away Sept. 1, 2015.Paul served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church.Born Jan. 25, 1948, in Knox County, IN, he was the son of Delbert and Doris (Willis) Lankford. His parents preceded him.Surviving is his son, Paul Allen Lankford of Ft....
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