Local obituaries for Tell City, Cannelton and Perry County in Indiana
Lorraine Simpson
May 25, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Lorraine Paulin Simpson, 93, passed away May 25, 2015 at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born in Parkin, Arkansas, December 20, 1921, daughter of the late Walter and Lilia (Phelps) Ellis. Also preceding her in death were her husbands, Cornelius Paulin and Howard Simpson, and daughter, Cheryl Darlene Paulin. Lorraine was Methodist by faith and member...
Terry Sodrel
May 25, 2015
Derby, Indiana - Terry Sodrel, 72, passed away May 25, 2015 in New Mexico. He was born October 6, 1942, in Salem, Indiana, son of the late Jack and Vivian (Strange) Sodrel. Also preceding him in death was his first wife Deborah Sodrel, in 1999. Terry was united in marriage July 24, 2001, to Janice Osting in Greenwood, Indiana....
Billie Morris
May 24, 2015
Tell City, Indiana - Billie Dean Morris, 80, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Golden Living Center-Lincoln Hills. He was born on May 12, 1935, in Hancock County, Kentucky. His parents were the late James Albert and Lillian Marie (Pate) Morris. Also preceding him in death were his brothers, Lonnie and Frankie Morris. Billie graduated in 1954,...
John Harrison
May 20, 2015
Tell City, Indiana John Mark Harrison, 51, passed away May 20, 2015. He was born in Perry County, December 5, 1963 son of the late Bobby Harrison and Violet (Board) Howell. Also preceding him in death was his son Marcus Harrison, brother, Tim Harrison and sisters, Jeanette Smitson and Sandy Harrison. He enjoyed working on cars, dancing and listening...
Anna Harrison
May 19, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Anna Mae Harrison, 84, passed away May 19, 2015 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born February 3, 1931 in Troy, Indiana, daughter of the late Elmer and Stella (McCallister) Huff. Also preceding her in death was her husband Saint Elmore Harrison; sons, Junior, Miky, Timmy and Roger Harrison; granddaughter, Heather Nichole Blair and a...
Timothy Benningfield
May 18, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Timothy M. Benningfield, 28, of Sullivan, Indiana, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015 at IU Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born on August 7, 1986 in Tell City, Indiana the son of David Benningfield Jr. and Erna James. Timothy graduated from Tell City High School in 2005 and was a dispatcher for Sullivan...
Carolyn Powers
May 16, 2015
Tell City, Indiana - Carolyn Sue Powers, 69, passed away on May 16, 2015, at the home of her son in Tell City. She was born in Troy, Indiana, on April 22, 1946. Her parents were the late August and Gennievieve (Lockard) Knable. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Charles Eugene Powers in June, 2014 and her...
Ralph Adkins
May 14, 2015
Cannelton, Indiana Ralph K. Adkins, 86, passed away May 14, 2015 at Golden Living Center-Lincoln Hills in Tell City. He was born in Troy, August 16, 1928, son of the late Howard and Gertrude (Hicks) Adkins. Also preceding him in death was his wife Naomi (Smith) Adkins, sisters, Rosa Lee May, Ada Applegate and Dora Jean Adkins. Ralph was...
David Weatherholt
May 14, 2015
Tell City, Indiana David Weatherholt, 57, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family after a long fought battle with cancer. He was born in Perry County, November 17, 1957, son of Charles and Maytha (Roach) Weatherholt. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Radie and Gertrude Roach and Alva and Betsy...
Bessie Kincaid
May 8, 2015
Tell City, Indiana - Bessie M. Kincaid, 95, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015, at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born in Hancock County, Kentucky, on November 2, 1919. Her parents were the late Horace and Susan Francis (Snyder) Lain. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Herman Kincaid; son, Don Kincaid; sisters, Marie Boling, Lillian Dallie,...
Velma Bolin
May 4, 2015
Cannelton, Indiana Velma L. Bolin, 55, passed away Monday, May 4, 2015. She was born July 7, 1959 in Perry County, daughter of the late Robert Bolin Sr. and Elouise (Harris) Bolin. Also preceding her in death was her brother, John Sandage, and sisters, Barbara Bolin, Ellen Rush and Flora Martin. Velma enjoyed playing bingo, spending time with family...
Violet Patterson
May 4, 2015
Cannelton, Indiana Violet E. (Krutz) Patterson, 67, died Monday May 4, 2015. She was born October 23, 1947 in Magnet, IN daughter of the late Starling Dewalt Krutz and Mary Evaline (Anson) Krutz Litherland. Also preceding her in death was a son Franklin Dale Patterson, two brothers, Irvin Krutz and Starling Burl "SB" Krutz, and a sister, Phoebe Dell...
Marie James
May 1, 2015
Leopold, Indiana Marie James, 97, passed away May 1, 2015 at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born in Mount Pleasant, March 15, 1918, daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Watson) Etienne. Also preceding her in death was her husband Earl W. James, son, J.C. James, grandsons Brian James and Karl James, three great grandchildren, son-in-laws, Don Mayden and...
Hazel Ramsey
Apr 30, 2015
Derby, Indiana Hazel M. Ramsey, 90, passed away April 30, 2015 at Deaconess Gateway. She was born February 3, 1925 in Perry County, daughter of the late Elmo and Stella (Stephens) Lawalin. Also preceding her in death was her husband James Lensy Ramsey, daughter, Charlene Daum, brothers, Curt, Leroy, and Edward Lawalin. Hazel was a member of St. Michael...
Lee Devillez
Apr 27, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Lee Edward Devillez, 74, passed away April 27, 2015 at his home. He was born December 26, 1940 in Perry County, son of the late Floyd and Marie (Peter) Devillez. Also preceding him in death was his wife Marjorie (Rogier) Devillez, November 26, 2014, brother, David Devillez and sister, Donna Jones. Lee was a graduate Oil...
Scott Board
Apr 26, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Scott J. Board, 33, passed away April 26, 2015 in a motor vehicle accident near Maceo, KY. He was born in Perry County September 17, 1981, son of Ronnie Board and the late Tina (Howell) McLain. Also preceding him in death were his grandparents, Estel and Hazel Board and Laura King. Scott is survived by his...
Robert Lewis
Apr 25, 2015
Tell City, Indiana - Robert M. Lewis, 83, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Oakwood Health Campus. He was born on May 12, 1931, in Browder, Kentucky, son of the late Robert S. and Mary (Craig) Lewis. Also preceding him in death was a brother, Wayne Forest Lewis. After 36 years of service, he retired from Naval...
Rosie Nelson
Apr 23, 2015
Tell City, Indiana - Rosie M. Nelson, 95, passed away on April 23, 2015. She was born in Doolittle Mills on July 12, 1919. Her parents were the late Edward and Sadie (Conrad) Dupont. Also preceding her in death was her first husband, Elsby Underhill, in 1969; second husband, Marlin "Gump"Nelson, in 2007; son, Archie Underhill; brothers, Oscar, James,...
Mary Kempf
Apr 23, 2015
Tell City, Indiana Mary Belle Kempf, 75, passed away April 23, 2015 at Heartford House in Owensboro, KY. She was born in Derby, August 14, 1939, daughter of the late Alvia and Cecelia (Cassidy) Howell. Also preceding her in death was a son in infancy Douglas Kempf, sons, Darrel and Allen Kempf, and brothers, James and Ed Howell. Mary...
Kearstin Parker
Apr 23, 2015
Tell City, Indiana - Kearstin M. Parker, 16, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015. She was born in Jasper, Indiana, on June 21, 1998. She was part of a family that had lived in different parts of the world including Dubai and South Korea and had visited countries including Bejing, China. She was a junior at Perry Central...
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