Local obituaries for Tell City, Cannelton and Perry County in Indiana
Donald Whitehead
Sep 15, 2015
Donald V. Whitehead, 85, passed away September 15, 2015, at Oakwood Health Campus. He was born December 3, 1929, in Rome, Indiana, son of the late Rupert and Agnes (Hendershot) Whitehead. Also preceding him in death were his brothers, Fred and Eric Whitehead. He was united in marriage to Wilma L. "Bobbie" Heck on July 1, 1961, at Tell...
Lester Perryman
Sep 10, 2015
Tell City, Indiana - Lester W. Perryman, 68, passed away September 10, 2015, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Tell City, October 12, 1946, son of the late Chester and Wilhelmina (Hearst) Perryman. Also preceding him in death was his first wife, Nancy Perryman; son, Wesley Perryman, in infancy, brother, Robert Perryman and sisters, Barbara Perryman...
Dewey Mayfield
Sep 5, 2015
St. Tell City. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael Cemetery or St. Paul Catholic Church.
June Thiery
Sep 1, 2015
Evanston, Indiana June Thiery, 68, passed away September 1, 2015, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born in Owensboro, November 7, 1946, daughter of the late Malcolm "Mac" Ogle and Senada (Rice) Ogle Craft. Also preceding her in death was daughter, Deborah Gayle Jones and sister, Carol Ballard. June enjoyed sewing, reading, her dogs, and doing yardwork...
Imogene Roberson
Sep 1, 2015
Leopold, Indiana - Imogene "Judy" Roberson, 88, passed away on September 1, 2015, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born in Leopold, Indiana, on December 28, 1926, to the late Charles and Anna (Etienne) Solbrig. Judy was united in marriage to Clifford Roberson on February 11, 1946. She was preceded in death by her husband Clifford, a granddaughter Sabra Lynn...
Dennis Kreisle
Aug 31, 2015
Owensboro, Kentucky Dennis A. Kreisle, 60, passed away August 31, 2015. He was born November 14, 1954 in Perry County, son of the late William F. and Claudia "Fern" (Miles) Kreisle, Jr. Also preceding him in death was his sister, Nancy Newhouse. Dennis was a handy man who enjoyed riding motorcycles and doing mechanic work. He is survived by...
Harold Devillez
Aug 30, 2015
Division where he was a sharp shooter. He was a member of American Legion Post #213 where he had served in the honor guard. A member of St. Isidore Catholic Church, he was a former reserve deputy with the Perry County Sheriff's Department and was an Air Evac representative. He retired from Warex in Evansville where he was a...

Donald Howard
Aug 27, 2015
Tell City, Indiana - Donald David Howard, 90, passed away on August 27, 2015. Don was a 1943 graduate of Reitz High School and enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 17. He was reassigned to the First Marine Corp Division during World War II as a radio operator. He fought in Peleliu and Okinawa, Japan....
Don Staples
Aug 27, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Don Staples, 87, passed away August 27, 2015 at Oakwood Health Campus. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, April 23, 1928, son of the late Arthur and MaryBelle (Taylor) Staples. Don graduated from Lewisport (KY) High School and was united in marriage on July 29, 1950 in Derby to Leona Mogan. He retired in 1975 from...
Louis Harlen
Aug 25, 2015
Tell City, Indiana - Louis G. Harlen, 71, passed away August 25, 2015, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born in Derby, Indiana, on August 18, 1944, son of the late William and Mary (Oldham) Harlen. Also preceding him in death was his wife Barbara Harlen; sister, Mary Ann Winchell and brothers, Bill and David Harlen....
Charles Little, Sr.
Aug 20, 2015
Cannelton, Indiana Charles W. Little, Sr., 72, passed away on August 20, 2015, at his home. He was born in Cannelton, Indiana, August 12, 1943, son of the late Frank and Mary lee (Davis) Little. Also preceding him in death was his sister, Ruth Alvey and brothers, Don, Jerry and Mike Little. Charles was united in marriage to Barbara...

Larry Nugent
Aug 19, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Larry Lee Nugent, 62, passed away August 19, 2015. He was born February 5, 1953, in Tell City, son of the late James Robert and Dorothy Louise (Jones) Nugent. Larry was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Walsh. Larry enjoyed fishing. He is survived by his children; Terri Hollon, Lexington, KY, Jessica Kreger, Louisville,...
Elsie Poehlein
Aug 16, 2015
Tell City, Indiana- Elsie Marie Poehlein, 92, passed away on August 16, 2015, at Golden Living Center Lincoln Hills in Tell City, Indiana. She was born August 25, 1922, in Cannelton. Her parents were the late Elmer and Eva (Krausch) Sommer. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Charles Owen Poehlein, in 1971; a daughter Brenda Lea Poehlein,...
Russell Bolin
Aug 13, 2015
Cannelton, Indiana - Russell L. Bolin, 62, passed away on August 13, 2015, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born December 5, 1952, in Evansville. His father was the late Norman Bolin. His mother, Laura (Russell) Burden survives him. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Rachel Bolin in 1995. Russell married Charlene Widmer...

John Reid Sr.
Aug 11, 2015
Tell City, Indiana John J. Reid, Sr., 73, passed away August 11, 2015 at Golden Living Center-Lincoln Hills. He was born June 17, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late William and Mary (Mastrota ) Reid. John was also preceded in death by a son, John Joseph Reid in infancy. John enjoyed woodworking, cooking, drawing, puzzles, and collecting...
Anna James
Aug 7, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Anna L. James, 71, passed away August 7, 2015 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Perry County, Indiana on January 29, 1944, daughter of the late James Isaac and Nora M. (Kellems) Simpson. Also preceding her in death were sisters, Virginia "Doll" DuPont, Leota Chenault, and Paula Jean Sturgeon, brothers, Bill, Charles, James,...
James Thomas
Aug 3, 2015
Derby, Indiana James Doud Thomas, age 77, passed away on August 3, 2015, in hospice care in Mississippi. He was born in Normal, IL, on September 19, 1937, the youngest child of the late Raymond and Mary Alice Thomas. He grew up in Perry County, Indiana, on his family's farm. He was president of his graduating class of 1955...
Phyllis Sibrel
Aug 2, 2015
Cannelton, Indiana - Phyllis L. Sibrel, 50, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at her home. She was born in Tell City on July 9, 1965. Her parents were the late Carl A. and Martha (Cunningham) Flamion. Phyllis was a 1983 graduate of Perry Central High School and married Scott Sibrel on August 1, 1987, at St. John's...
Eva Danhauer
Aug 1, 2015
Cannelton, Indiana - Eva C. Danhauer, a deeply loved woman, left her beloved Cannelton on Saturday, August 1, 2015, for a better place with God whom she served on this earth for 97 years. Eva McFall Danhauer was born to John McFall and Cora Polk McFall on January 18, 1918, in Dodd, Indiana. Eva married her husband, Carl Danhauer...

Cynthia Sprinkle
Jul 28, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Cynthia Sprinkle, 65, passed away July 28, 2015 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born June 5, 1950 in Perry County, daughter of the late Elvin and A. LaVaughn (Galey) Sprinkle. Also preceding her in death was a sister, Rebecca A. Sprinkle. A 1968 graduate of Perry Central High School, she attended Bryant &...
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