Tell City, Indiana   Raphael L. “Zeke” LaGrange, 88, passed away January 23, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.   He was born in Apalona, Indiana on August 24, 1931 to the late Thomas and Ethel (Lamkin) LaGrange. Also preceding him in death were twin grandsons, Curtis and Logan Price; a brother, Francis LaGrange and a sister, Opal Dixon.   Zeke was a 1950 graduate of Cannelton High School. He was a Korean War Army Veteran and after his discharge from the...

Tell City, Indiana Virginia C. Ramsey, 87, passed away January 13, 2020. She was born in Tell City, Indiana on July 11, 1932 to the late Henry W. and Lenora (Little) Brinksneader. Also preceding her in death was a sister Ruby Jarboe and brothers, Norman, Vernon, Marvin and Ben Brinksneader. Virginia was united in marriage on April 16, 1955 to Charles “Wayne” Ramsey at St. Paul Catholic Church. Virginia was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. She had worked at General...

Hawesville, Kentucky Bonnie Criss, 80, passed away January 10, 2020 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Perry County, Indiana on July 19, 1939 to the late Charles and Hattie (Jackson) Spencer.  Also preceding her in death was her husband, Richard “Dick” Criss in 2010; a son in infancy, George Phillip, sisters, Louise Vandgrift, Mary Spraker and Eva Holly; brothers, Russell, Clay, Woody and Ray Spencer. Bonnie retired from General Electric in 2000 and...

Cannelton, Indiana Jan M. James, 64, passed away January 8, 2020 at her home. She was born in Tell City, Indiana on March 12, 1955 to the late Cecil Alvey and Dorothy (Shadwick) Alvey Pekinpaugh.  Also preceding her in death was her daughter, Jill James and step father, Shirley “Pek” Pekinpaugh. Jan was a 1973 graduate of Tell City High School. She was united in marriage to Norman James on December 17, 1983. Jan had worked for the U.S. Postal Service in both Cannelton and...

Mt. Pleasant, Indiana   Yvonne M. Etienne, 82, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Bethel Manor in Evansville, Indiana.   She was born October 5, 1937 in Leopold, Indiana, daughter of the late August H. and Marguerite M. (Goffinet) Rogier. Also preceding her in death was her first husband Robert Paul “Blick” Etienne and second husband James A. “Jim” Etienne; son, Bobby Etienne; brother, Curtis Rogier, and sister Margie Devillez.   Yvonne was...

Martha L. Dixon, 80, passed away January 7, 2020 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, in Owensboro, Kentucky. She was born September 4, 1939 in Jasper, Indiana daughter of the late Clarence and Virginia (Lechner) Petry. Also preceding her in death was her husband Bill Dixon, sons, Jerry and Jess Laymon, brothers, Kenny, David and Daniel Petry and grandsons, Jeremiah Robertson and Joshua Laymon. Martha was Baptist by faith and enjoyed embroidering, reading, dancing, fishing and cracking...

Cannelton, Indiana Steve Schroeder, 58, passed away January 10, 2020. He was born in Tell City, Indiana on October 30, 1961 to the late Paul Schroeder and Rita Marie (Luecke) Schroeder, who survives. Steve was a 1980 graduate of Tell City High School. He retired from Southern Indiana Power where he was a line foreman for over 29 years.  Steve enjoyed farming, hunting deer and rabbit and watching sports. Surviving is his wife, Becky (Guillaume) Schroeder, Cannelton; son, Travis...

Tell City, Indiana Mabel L. Morris, 89, passed away January 7, 2020 at Oakwood Health Campus in Tell City. She born in Perry County, Indiana on June 24, 1930 to the late Grady and Frieda Bell (West) Scarboro.  Also preceding her in death was her husband, Arthur C. “Bud” Morris; a grandson, Shawn Allen Morris; a sister, Beth Scarboro and brothers, Wilbur and Louis “Snooks” Scarboro. Mabel had worked at General Electric and was a member of First United Methodist...

Tell City, Indiana   Frances M. Allen, 97, formerly of Tell City, passed away January 4, 2019 at Hickory Hill Assisted Living in Hendersonville, Tennessee. She was born in Evansville, Indiana on December 27, 1922 to the late Kelly and Nettie (Dowell) Robbins.  Also preceding her death was her husband, Darrel Allen, in 2015; a brother, Mickey Robbins and sisters, Lou Anna Nix, Bonnie Faulkenburg and Virginia Blair. Frances enjoyed gardening and spending time with her...

John T. “J.T.” York, 87, passed away on December 30, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Perry County on December 26, 1932, son of the late Alma “Bandy” and Iva (Thompson) York.  Also preceding him in death were his twin siblings in infancy, William and Wilma; brother, Alvin York; daughter in law, Cindy McLain York and son in law, Patrick Ramsey. A U.S. Air Force veteran, J.T. was a member of American Legion Post #213.  He retired...