OBITUARIES

Larry R. Harding

Larry R. Harding

Jan 17, 2020

Larry Roger Harding age 81, of Shoals, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 in Evansville, Indiana. He was born October 12, 1938 in Daviess County, Indiana to Joseph E. and Lois E. (Earl) Harding. He married Shirley Cornett on September 1, 1957 and she survives. Larry graduated Shoals High School in 1957, attended Northwood Institute and was a graduate of...

David A. Tuszynski

David A. Tuszynski

Jan 6, 2020

David A. Tuszynski age 70 of Mitchell, passed away at his residence on January 6, 2020. He was born November 10, 1949 in New Carlisle, Indiana to Raphael and Irene A. (Bartkowiak) Tuszynski. He married Dorothy S. Hopkins on September 8, 1981 and she preceded him in death on December 21, 2016. David received his B.S. in Agronomics and Soil...

Dawn Annette Rush

Dawn Annette Rush

Jan 4, 2020

Dawn Annette Rush age 60, of Shoals passed away at her residence in Dover Hill on Saturday, January 4, 2020. She was born on October 21, 1959 to James and Faye (Harris) Rush in Jasper, Indiana. Dawn was previously employed by Red Door Industries in Loogootee and attended Dover Hill United Methodist Church. She is survived by her mother and...

Ruby Louise Staggs

Ruby Louise Staggs

Dec 31, 2019

Ruby Louise (Cundiff) Staggs age 67, of Shoals, passed away on December 31, 2019 at her residence. She was born November 23, 1952 in Martin County, to Loval and Gladys (Honeycutt) Cundiff. She was a graduate of Shoals High School, was employed by Kimball International and was employed twenty-six years at RCA Bloomington. She attended both the Trinity Springs and...

Jewel M Pridemore

Jewel M Pridemore

Dec 20, 2019

Jewel M. Pridemore age 89, of Loogootee, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Daviess Community Hospital. She was born September 26, 1930 in Shoals to Fred and Irene (Savage) Dickey. She married Paul Pridemore on December 31, 1948 in Martin County and he preceded her in death on August 5, 2007. She was employed by Sarkes Tarzian in...

Olive Bell Pruett

Olive Bell Pruett

Dec 6, 2019

Olive Bell Pruett age 94, of Shoals, passed away December 6, 2019 at the Loogootee Health and Rehab, in Loogootee. She was born October 17, 1925 in Martin County to Claude and Mary (Kutch) Walton. She married William Russel Pruett on November 29, 1941 in Martin County and he survives. Olive attended Robison Grade School. She worked at Crane Navel...

Savannah Pamnena Warren

Savannah Pamnena Warren

Nov 23, 2019

Savannah Pamnena Warren Nov. 14, 1910 – Nov. 23, 2019 Mrs. Savannah Pamnena Warren died on Nov. 23, at the Villages at Oakridge in Washington, 8 days after her 109th birthday. She was born in Mt. Vernon, IL, to Don and Grace Allen. Mrs. Warren was one of thirteen children. Savannah was the third to be born, and the only...

Raydies "Tater" Thimling

Raydies "Tater" Thimling

Nov 23, 2019

Raydies D. “Tater” Thimling age 93, of Shoals, passed away November 23, 2019 at the Daviess Community Hospital in Washington. He was born June 12, 1926 in Martin County to Martin and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Thimling. He married Ruth Tow on October 18, 1956 and she preceded him in death in 2005. He retired from National Gypsum with thirty-three and a...

Edgar A. Lewis

Edgar A. Lewis

Nov 18, 2019

Edgar A. “Ed” Lewis age 92, formally of Shoals, passed away November 18, 2019 at the Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. He was born October 19, 1927 in Lawrence County to George W. and Susie (Quinn) Lewis. He married Joyce Lindley on April 14, 1984 in Lost River Township. They were the last couple married by Rev. Lloyd...

Robert K. Allbright

Robert K. Allbright

Nov 12, 2019

Robert Kenneth Allbright, age 88 of Shoals, passed away at 2:23 PM Tuesday, November 12, at his home on High Street. He was born June 25, 1931 in Lost River Township to Oscar B. Allbright Sr. and Florence (Waggoner) Melvin. He married Patricia Gibson Warren on September 14, 1985 at Waggoner’s Chapel in Shoals. He is survived by his wife...

William L. Sanders

William L. Sanders

Sep 22, 2019

William L. “Bill” Sanders age 80, of Shoals, passed away September 22, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. He was born February 2, 1939 in Shoals to James and Mary Rose (Johnson) Sanders. He married Carolyn Frye on September 1, 1957 at the Loogootee Christian Church. He was formally employed at Bakers Feed Mill, the...

Sara F. Terry

Sara F. Terry

Sep 21, 2019

Sarah Terry age 70, of Shoals, passed away at her residence on Saturday. She was born November 28, 1948 in Whitesburg, Kentucky to Tandy and Susie (Lucas) Craft. She married Charles A. Terry and he preceded her in death. She was formally employed at West Boggs Park. She is survived by one son, Roger Terry of Shoals; three grandchildren, Roger...

Marjorie Sue Leighty

Marjorie Sue Leighty

Sep 19, 2019

Marjorie Sue Leighty age 96, of Shoals, passed away at the Loogootee Nursing Center on Thursday, September 19, 2019. She was born July, 11, 1923 in Shoals to Ora Clyde and Emma (Dorsett) Terry. She was first married to William R. Jones then to Robert Sherfick and both preceded her in death. She later married Carl J. Leighty and he...

Charles E. Tharp

Charles E. Tharp

Sep 4, 2019

Charles E. Tharp age 75, of Shoals, passed away on September 4, 2019 at his residence. He was born August 16, 1944 in Martin County to Frank M. and Helen L. (Holt) Tharp. He married Lois D Miles on December 28, 1962 and she preceded him in death on July 28, 2018. Charles was a retired truck driver, was a...

Brenda J. Cooper

Brenda J. Cooper

Sep 2, 2019

Brenda J. Cooper, age 77 of Shoals, Indiana passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at Loogootee Healthcare and Rehab. She was born August 11, 1942 in Daviess County Indiana, the daughter of Thelma R. (Ham) Roth and Edwin C. Wagoner. Brenda was a graduate of Shoals High School with the Class of 1960. On July 21, 1962 she married Harold...

Rebecca L Jones

Rebecca L Jones

Aug 29, 2019

Rebecca L. Jones age 66, of Loogootee, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019 at her residence. She was born January 17, 1953 in Indianapolis to Raymond Lee and Delilah “Dee” (Rusher) Jackson. She was a 1971 graduate of Shoals High School, was employed by National Gypsum for 35 years and attended the Dover Hill United Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling...

Ronald G. Miller

Ronald G. Miller

Aug 25, 2019

Ronald G. Miller age 76 of Shoals, passed away at his residence on August 25, 2019. He was born July 5, 1943 in Velpen, to Ovle Gene and Alice (Young) Miller. He married Rita Hulsey on May 10, 1975 and she survives. He served as a Naval Aviator during the Vietnam War, was a retired heavy equipment operator and attended...

Ronald Dale Boyd

Ronald Dale Boyd

Aug 25, 2019

Ronald Dale Boyd age 68, of Washington, passed away at his residence on Sunday morning. He was born September 7, 1950 in Shoals, Indiana to John Wesley “Jack” and Ruth (Hawkins) Boyd. He was retired from the United States Army and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his step daughter, Jennifer (Joshua) Keller of Washington; a son,...

Brenda Sherfick

Brenda Sherfick

Aug 6, 2019

Brenda Sherfick age 69, of Shoals, passed away on August 6, 2019 in Jasper. She was born July 9, 1950 in Shoals, to James and Annamae (Ross) Hopkins. She retired from the Loogootee Healthcare and Rehabilitation with over 20 years of service. Survivors include; one brother, James Hopkins of Loogootee; one sister, Wanda Ziegler of Shoals; a granddaughter, Kristin Truelove...

Shannon Elaine Tharp

Shannon Elaine Tharp

Aug 2, 2019

Shannon Elaine Tharp, 54 years old, the beloved cook at Velma’s Diner in Shoals, died Friday evening, August 2, 2019, at the St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Shannon, a longtime resident of Shoals, was the daughter of Velma Lou (Bough) and James Darrell Tharp. She was born on October 25, 1964 in Yuma, Arizona. Shannon was a graduate of Shoals...