OBITUARIES

Carlon "Jim" Courtright

Carlon "Jim" Courtright

Sep 24, 2023

 

Carlon James Courtright

September 15, 1942 - September 24, 2023

 

Carlon “Jim” Courtright, 81, of Shoals, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Westview Nursing and Rehab, Bedford.

 

Born September 15, 1942, he was the son of Chester and Margie (Robbins) Courtright.

 

Jim graduated from Shoals High School and worked as a life long farmer...

John E. Gaither

John E. Gaither

Aug 30, 2023

 

John E. Gaither

October 3, 1930 - August 30, 2023

 

 

John E. Gaither, 92, of Shoals, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at StoneBridge Health in Bedford.

 

Born October 3, 1930 in Shoals, Indiana, he was the son of Glen Erwin and Agnes Pearl (Cundiff) Gaither.

 

John graduated from Williams High School with the...

Ruth Elaine Tow

Ruth Elaine Tow

Aug 29, 2023

 

Ruth Elaine Tow

November 23, 1948 - August 29, 2023

 

Ruth Elaine Tow, 74, of Loogootee, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at her residence.

 

Born November 23, 1948, in Shoals, she was the daughter of Vergil and Alma Ruth (Jones) Tow.

 

Ruth graduated from Shoals High School with the class of 1966 and retired...

Dianna Marie Jones

Dianna Marie Jones

Aug 28, 2023

 

Dianna Marie Jones

September 5, 1943 - August 28, 2023

 

Dianna Marie Jones, 79, of Shoals, passed away on Monday August 28, 2023 at her residence.

 

Born September 5, 1943, in Martin County, she was the daughter of Lewis and Ruth (Catt) French.

 

She married James Hoffman on June 3, 1961 and he preceded her in...

Walton "Wally" Jones

Walton "Wally" Jones

Aug 22, 2023

 

Walton Woodrow Jones

March 10, 1948 - August 22, 2023

 

Walton “Wally” Jones, 75, of Shoals, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at Sycamore Care Strategies, Loogootee.

 

Born March 10, 1948, in Washington, he was the son of Richard Woodrow Jones and Irma Jean (Gibbs) Weir and was raised by Oscar and Lucy Belle Abel.

 

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Thelma J. Smith

Thelma J. Smith

Jul 25, 2023

 

Thelma Julia Smith

April 25, 1939 - July 25, 2023

 

Thelma J. Smith, 84, of Shoals, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at her residence.

 

Born April 25, 1939, in Washington, she was the daughter of Lewis and Vena Blair.

 

Thelma attended Shoals High School and worked at Crane, RCA, Pamida, and Perdue Farms.

 

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Sandra "Sandy" Lou Crosby

Sandra "Sandy" Lou Crosby

Jul 23, 2023

 

Sandra Lou Crosby

December 31, 1947 - July 23, 2023

 

Sandra Lou “Sandy” Crosby, 75, of Shoals, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at Jasper Memorial Hospital.

 

Born December 31, 1947 in Washington, she was the daughter of Randall “Red” and Dorothy (Berry) Van Hoy.

 

Sandy graduated from Shoals High School...

Harry Ollis Freeman Jr.

Harry Ollis Freeman Jr.

Jul 7, 2023

 

Harry “Bub” Freeman Jr.

October 13, 1962 - July 7, 2023

 

Harry Ollis “Bub” Freeman Jr., 60, of Shoals, passed away surrounded by the people who loved him most on Friday, July 7, 2023 at Deaconess Hospital, Evansville.

 

Born October 13, 1962, in Washington, he was the son of Harry Ollis Sr and Mary Helen (Stone) Freeman.

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George S. Sherfick Sr.

George S. Sherfick Sr.

Jul 1, 2023

 

George S. Sherfick Sr.

January 18, 1928 - July 1, 2023

 

George S. Sherfick Sr, 95, of Terre Haute, formerly of Shoals, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023.

 

Born January 18, 1928, in Lost River Township in Shoals, he was the son of Everett and Anna (Bryan) Sherfick.

 

He married Jewell Tolbert on August 28,...

Donald E. Burgan

Donald E. Burgan

Jun 25, 2023

 

Donald Edward Burgan

 

February 2, 1951 - June 25, 2023

 

Donald E. “Don” Burgan, 72, of Shoals, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023.

 

Born February 2, 1951 in Washington, IN. He was the son of George and Loretta (Hopf) Burgan.

 

Donald was a graduate of Jasper High School with the class of 1969 and...

Mary L. Henry

Mary L. Henry

Jun 25, 2023

 

Mary L. Henry age 90, of Shoals, passed away June 25, 2023 at the Loogootee Nursing Center.  She was born October 20, 1932 in Martin County to Delbert and Mamie (Jones) Emmons.  She married John Robert Henry on December 6, 1952 and he preceded her in death on 1991. 

Mary retired from Shoals Community School Corporation where she was...

Pansy Jean Walls

Pansy Jean Walls

Jun 22, 2023

 

 

Pansy Jean Walls

April 4, 1931 – June 22, 2023

 

Pansy Jean Walls went home to be with Jesus, her Savior, at 7:00 AM on June22, 2023 at Ketcham Memorial Center in Odon IN. She was 92 years old.

Pansy was born to Imogene Wilkinson, April 4, 1931, and spent most of her life in Loogootee, IN....

Alice A. Robbins

Alice A. Robbins

Jun 19, 2023

 

Alice Alene Robbins

February 14, 1947 - June 19, 2023

 

Alice A. Robbins, 76, of Shoals, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023, at Northwood Good Samaritan in Jasper.

Born February 14, 1947, in Martin County, she was the daughter of Willis E. And Mary M. (Hembree) Hembree.

Alice graduated from Alfordsville High School and was a member...

Patricia A. Collins

Patricia A. Collins

Jun 14, 2023

 

Patricia Anne Collins

June 12, 1955 - June 14, 2023

 

Patricia Anne Collins, 68, of Danville, formerly of Shoals, passed away June 14, 2023 at Hendricks Regional Hospital, Danville, Indiana. Born June 12, 1955 in Albany, Georgia, she was the daughter of John and Muriel (Jenkins) McGuire.

 

Patricia graduated from Shoals High School with the Class of...

Marilyn Yvonne Tow

Marilyn Yvonne Tow

Jun 12, 2023

Marilyn Yvonne Tow, age 86, passed away on June 12, 2023, at her home in Indianapolis, surrounded by loved ones. 

She was born on January 23, 1937, in Camden, Ohio to James H. and Stella Marie (Lane) Cornett.  They moved to Shoals when she was 14 years old, and she graduated from Shoals High School in 1954.  She married Wilson...

Raymond C. Kieffner

Raymond C. Kieffner

Jun 6, 2023

 

Raymond C. Kieffner, age 92, formerly of Loogootee, gained his angel wings on Tuesday, June 6th at 1:15 PM in Sun City Center, Florida surrounded by his loving family. Raymond was blessed with wonderful care from his daughter Linda and son-in-law Toney Lynch for the last six years.

 

Raymond was born May 19, 1931, in Jasper, Indiana the...

Mary F. Craft

Mary F. Craft

May 29, 2023

 

Mary F. Craft

May 22, 1945 - May 29, 2023

 

Mary F. Craft, 78, of Shoals, gained her angel wings early in the morning of Monday, May 29, 2023 at Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville surrounded by the warmth and love of her family.

 

Born May 22, 1945, in Charleston, West Virginia, she was the daughter...

Kenneth Lee Sanders

Kenneth Lee Sanders

May 23, 2023

Kenneth Lee Sanders

February 2, 1945 - May 23, 2023

 

Kenneth L. “Kenny” Sanders, 78, of Shoals, passed away on May 23, 2023 at Jasper Memorial Hospital due to complications of the heart and Parkinson’s Disease.

 

He was born at home, in Shoals, on February 2, 1945 to James Silvan and Mary Rosalie (Johnson) Sanders. Mary passed in...

Jonathan A. Payne

Jonathan A. Payne

May 19, 2023

 

Jonathan Arlie Payne

February 15, 2006 - May 19, 2023

 

Jonathan Payne, 17, of Shoals, passed away on Friday May 19, 2023.

 

Born February 15, 2006, in Paoli, he was the son of James A. Payne and Starla A. Enlow.

 

Jonathan was a student at Shoals High School.

 

He loved hunting, fishing, working on cars,...

Wanda L. Aldred

Wanda L. Aldred

May 9, 2023

Wanda Aldred 87 of Shoals, Indiana peacefully passed away on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 at Madison Hospital in Madison, Alabama surrounded by her loved ones.  She was born March 1st, 1936 in Pike County, Arkansas to Lewis H. and Eunice E. (Graves) Bashaw.

 

She married George M. Aldred, the most loving and devoted husband, on February 5th 1953 in...