OBITUARIES

Roma S. Bateman

Roma S. Bateman

Sep 27, 2017

Roma S. Bateman, age 86, of Shoals, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 12:17pm at the Westview Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford. She was born in Martin County, on February 20, 1931, to Edgar and Zetta (Stroud) Sipes. She married Rebert Bateman and he preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and was a member...

Russell Hager

Russell Hager

Sep 1, 2017

Russell Hager, age 94 of Loogootee, passed away at 8:05pm on Friday September 1, 2017 at Emerald Place in Washington. He was born March 20, 1923 in Lexington, KY to Hank and Mary (Short) Hager. Russ joined the US Marine Corps in August 1942 and was a WWII combat veteran who fought in the bloodiest battle of the Marine Corp...

Mary Lou Jones

Mary Lou Jones

Aug 17, 2017

Mary Lou Jones, age 83, formally of Shoals, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017, at 12:19am at the Paoli Health and Living Community. She was born on February 14, 1934 in Martin County, Indiana to Sherman and Pearl (Gardener) Lundy. She married James Paul Jones in 1951 and he preceded her in death in 2008. She attended Shoals High School...

Charles Freeman Sorrells

Charles Freeman Sorrells

Aug 16, 2017

Charles Freeman “Charlie” Sorrells, age 89, of Shoals, passed away on August 16, 2017 at 4:05a.m., at the IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. He was born in Martin County, Indiana on February 5, 1928 to Lawrence and Maude Emily (Sherfick) Sorrells. He married Alice (Wininger) Sorrells and she preceded him in death on July 31, 1999. He graduated Shoals...

Beulah M Howell

Beulah M Howell

Aug 11, 2017

Beulah May Howell age 94 of Loogootee, passed away August 11, 2017 at 6:50pm, at Cathedral Healthcare in Jasper. She was born on August 24, 1922 in Greene County, Indiana to Roy and Anna (Pribble) Ashcraft. She married Estel “Bill” Howell and he preceded her in death in 1982. She attended Greene County Schools, retired from Gentle Care in Loogootee...

George Tony Sims

George Tony Sims

Jul 27, 2017

George “Tony” Sims age 82 of Shoals, passed away on Thursday July 27, 2017 at 2:07am at the Loogootee Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on December 9, 1934 in Martin County to Jasper and Lillian (Sargent) Sims. He married Sue Pride on July 18, 1953 in Shoals and she survives. He graduated from Shoals High School, was a...

Mary Jewell Ivey

Mary Jewell Ivey

Jul 12, 2017

Mary Jewell Ivey age 86, of Washington, formally of Shoals, passed away on Wednesday July 12, 2017 at 9:00am at the Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford. She was born on January 15, 1931 in Knox County Kentucky to William and Verna (Hill) Davis. She married Arthur Ivey in 1946 in Kentucky. She was employed by RCA Bloomington, Jasper...

James C. Sanders

James C. Sanders

Jul 9, 2017

James C. Sanders age 81, of Shoals, passed away at 12:40am Sunday July 9, 2017 at the Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford. He was born on June 23, 1936 in Martin County to James and Mary (Johnson) Sanders. He married Doris J Gammon on June 26, 1959 and she survives. He retired from the National Gypsum in Shoals...

William L Tinkle

William L Tinkle

Jul 4, 2017

William L. Tinkle age 80, formerly of Shoals, passed away on Tuesday July 4, 2017 at 8:20pm at the Jasper Memorial Hospital. He lived at The Timbers in Jasper for three years. He was born on May 5, 1937 in Shoals, Indiana to David and Ruth (Lindley) Tinkle. He attended Shoals Schools. He was a logger and he enjoyed fishing....

Rosa Tedrow

Rosa Tedrow

Jun 17, 2017

Rosa Marie Tedrow age 94, passed away at 5:50pm, on June 17, 2017, at the Loogootee Nursing Center in Loogootee, Indiana. She was born January 8, 1923 in Dubois County to Robert and Maggie (Wininger) Tabor. She attended Crystal Junior High School. She married Leland John Neukam on August 9, 1937 in Paoli, Indiana and he passed away November 7,...

Jonathon Markus Jones

Jonathon Markus Jones

Jun 7, 2017

Jonathon Markus Jones age two, of Shoals passed away at 7:16pm on Wednesday June 7, 2017 at the IU Health Paoli Hospital. He was born on August 21, 2014 at the Jasper Memorial Hospital to Joseph and Jessica (Sheetz) Jones. He is survived one sister; Jasmine Jones, age 8, one brother; Joseph William Jones, age 5, maternal grandparents; Mark and...

Henry K Sanders

Henry K Sanders

May 21, 2017

Henry K. Sanders age 83, of Shoals, passed away at 12:35am Sunday May 21, 2017 at the Jasper Memorial Hospital. He was born January 30, 1934 to Ramzy and Ruth (Taylor) Sanders. He retired from R.C.A. Corporation in Marion, Indiana, was a member of Trinity Springs Baptist Church and was a United States Navy Veteran of the Korean War. He...

Esther L Dennis

Esther L Dennis

May 20, 2017

Esther L. Dennis age 68, of Shoals, passed away at her residence at 10:43pm, Saturday May 20, 2017. She was born on January 30, 1949 in Shoals, Indiana to Robert Dale and Wilma Louise (Montgomery) Albright. She married Verlin G. Dennis and he preceded her in death on February 25, 2010. She was a graduate of Shoals High School and...

Donald L Willyard

Donald L Willyard

May 16, 2017

Donald L. Willyard age 83, of Loogootee, passed away at 2:15am on May 16, 2017 at the Loogootee Health and Rehab Center. He was born on March 4, 1934 in French Lick to Luther and Alberta (Groff) Willyard. He married Ruth Ann Sanders on November 12, 1977. He graduated West Baden High School Class of 1953, he retired from US...

Lesley Paul Cox

Lesley Paul Cox

May 11, 2017

Lesley P. Cox age 86 of French Lick, passed away at Jasper Memorial Hospital on Thursday May 11, 2017 at 12:30pm. He was born July 22, 1930 in Petersburg to Lesley Thomas and Lora Beatrice (Mallory) Cox. He married Rosalie Woodward in October 1963 in Petersburg and she preceded him in death on May 20, 2004. He was a United...

Nina Rose Emmons

Nina Rose Emmons

May 1, 2017

Nina Rose (Barnes) Emmons age 76, of Shoals, passed away at 1:10pm Monday May 1, 2017 at the Loogootee Nursing Center. She was born on July 20, 1940 in Marion County to James A. and Roxie (Hatten) Barnes. She married Richard H. Emmons on November 26, 1955 in Shoals. She attended school in Martin County and was a homemaker. She...

Douglas E Sheetz

Douglas E Sheetz

Apr 29, 2017

Douglas Eugene Sheetz, 75, Jasper (Formerly of Trinity Springs), died Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. He was born in Martin County on October 31, 1941 to Robert Leroy and Beulah May (Cundiff) Sheetz who preceeded him death. He married Judith Ellen Holt on March 26, 1965 in Loogootee, Indiana. Doug was a devoted...

Carrie Lynn Payne

Carrie Lynn Payne

Apr 18, 2017

Carrie Lynn “Coby” Payne age 65, passed away at 2:30am on April 18, 2017 in Bedford. She was born on September 15, 1951 in Daviess County to Thomas and Marjie (Heichelbech) Arvin. She married William “Bill” Payne and he preceded her in death on April 6, 1993. She retired from IU Health-Bedford as an OB Tech after 43 years of...

Everett "Junior" Atkison

Everett "Junior" Atkison

Apr 18, 2017

Everett “Junior” Atkison Jr. age 92 of Shoals, passed away at 11:27am on April 18, 2017 at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on March 25, 1925 to Everett and Gertrude (Lynch) Atkison. He married Delorma Wade on October 12, 1949 at the Shoals Church of Christ and she survives. They celebrated 67 years of marriage. He was...

Martin Richard Meyer

Martin Richard Meyer

Apr 11, 2017

Martin Richard Meyer age 87, formally of Shoals, passed away at the Timbers of Jasper on April 11, 2017 at 6:45am. He was born on December 29, 1929 in Martin County to John H. and Anna M. (Ziegler) Meyer. He graduated from Shoals High School in 1947 and Purdue University with a BS in Agriculture. He was a self-employed farmer,...