Obituaries

Jan 20, 2019

Mr. Kenneth R. Shelby age 79, of North Vernon, formerly of Salem, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Columbus Regional Hospital.

Mr. Shelby was born August 26, 1939 in Salem the son of Ivan C. Shelby and Katherine Elizabeth George Shelby.  He graduated from Salem High School in 1958.  He worked for Smith Cabinet Company in...

Jan 19, 2019

Mr. Robert Charles Kaelin age 56 of Salem, passed away Saturday, January 19 at his home.

Mr. Kaelin was born August 15, 1962 in Jefferson County, Kentucky the son of William Edward Kaelin and Wanda Ann Sohl Lee.  He was self- employed.

Robert is survived by his wife:  Vicky Biby Kaelin.  They were married May...

Jan 15, 2019

Mr. Orie Del Edwards age 72, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, January 15 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mr. Edwards was born June 9, 1946 in Wooton, Kentucky the son of Earl and Jenny Hendricks Edwards.  He was a retired employee of Child Craft Industries.

He is survived by his wife:  Mary Colwell Edwards of Salem....

Jan 11, 2019

Mr. Robert M. “Bob” Woodward, age 67, of Salem, passed away Friday, January 11 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mr.  Woodward was born September 3, 1951 in Salem the son of Clifford Jr. and Doris Jean Barksdale Woodward.

Bob started his work life early on, having a paper route at age 11.  He played...

Jan 6, 2019

Rondal Wayne “Brad” Partin I age 74 of Salem passed away Sunday, January 6 at his home.

Mr. Partin was born June 17, 1944 in Blackwater, Kentucky the son of Charles E. and Rebecca H. Jones Partin. He was retired owner of Partin & Sons Auto Salvage and Used Cars. A former member of the Washington Co....

Jan 2, 2019

Mr. Charles J. Collingsworth age 81 of Orleans, formerly of Salem,  passed away Wednesday, January 2 at IU Health Paoli Hospital.

Mr. Collingsworth was born November 27, 1937 in Virginia the son of Emmitt and Inez Johnson Collingsworth. He was a member of Life Tabernacle Church.

Charles is survived by his sons: Charles...

Dec 27, 2018

Ms. Mary Kay Chupp age 24 of Fredericksburg passed away Thursday, December 27 at her home.

Ms. Chupp was born June 30, 1994 in Fredericksburg, Indiana the daughter of Floyd and Rosa Miller Chupp. She was a member of Salem Amish Church.

Mary is survived by her siblings: Emery Chupp (Andrea), and Jesse...

Dec 20, 2018

Daniel J. Person age 61 of Martinsburg passed away Thursday, December 20 at Hosparus Care Center in Louisville.

Mr. Person was born July 19, 1957 in Louisville, Kentucky the son of Willard and Mary Rita Spalding Person. He served the United States Navy, and was a member of First Christian Church of Scottsburg. He found tremendous value...

Dec 19, 2018

Mr. Stephen Ray Rumpel Sr. age 56 of Salem passed away Wednesday, December 19 at St. Vincent Salem Hospital.

Mr. Rumpel was born January 23, 1962 in Indiana the son of Henry Allen Rumpel and Shirley Ann Cunningham. He was a United States Army veteran.

Stephen is survived by his son:...

Dec 15, 2018

Mrs. Dolly M. Martin age 89 of New Albany passed away Saturday, December 15 at Clark Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Martin was born September 16, 1929 in Wooten, Kentucky the daughter of William Sparks and Polly Bailey Sparks. She was a member of Church of God of Prophecy. She was retired from Smith Cabinet Company in...

Dec 8, 2018

Mr. Monroe Quillen age 83 of Angola passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehab in Angola.

Mr. Quillen was born January 10, 1935 in Letcher County, Kentucky the son of William and Martha Wagers Quillen.  He was of the Baptist Faith. He was a retired factory cabinet maker and an avid fisherman....

Dec 6, 2018

Mrs. Maxine Lois Brough age 86 of Salem, passed away Thursday, December 6 at Bee Hive Assisted Living in Scottsburg.

Maxine was born August 5, 1932 in Salem the daughter of Harry Forrest and Olevia Boling Winslow.  She was a homemaker, a member of Canton Christian Church and a former 4-H leader.

She was preceded...

Dec 3, 2018

Marilyn Jean (Matlock) Silvers passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday morning, December 3, 2018.

Marilyn was the second youngest daughter of Charles and Anna Maynard Matlock.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert; sons, Albert Jr., Anthony and Allen Silvers; brothers, Kenny, Howard, and Bobby Matlock; and sisters, Dorothy Withrow, Phyllis Robinson and infant...

Dec 2, 2018

Mr. Lawrin L. “Larney” Gould, age 80, of Saltillo, passed away Sunday, December 2 at his home.

Mr. Gould was born May 8, 1938 in Saltillo the son of Orel and Ruby Hays Gould.  He was a graduate of Campbellsburg High School, Class of 1957.  He was an Army veteran, a retired employee of City of Salem...

Nov 27, 2018

Lauren Renee Miller, age 28, of Salem passed away Tuesday, November 27 at Norton Hospital in Louisville.

She was born December 4, 1989 in Bedford, Indiana the daughter of Shannon and Sherrie Weston Miller.

Lauren is survived by two brothers: Dylan Miller and Logan Miller, grandparents:  Ray and Nancy Miller, a niece:  Aria Miller, a...

Nov 22, 2018

Mrs. Olive Marie Miller, age 96, of Salem passed away Thursday, November 22 at Covered Bridge in Seymour, Indiana.

Olive was born July 5, 1922 in Harrison County, Indiana the daughter of Albert Thompson and Bonnie Ripperdan Thompson.  She was a member of Salem (High Street) Church of Christ.  Her hobbies were quilting and tending to her...

Nov 22, 2018

Mrs. Audrey Ruth Winslow age 89 of Salem passed away Thursday, November 22 at Salem Crossing.

Mrs. Winslow was born May 16, 1929 in Paoli, Indiana the daughter of Harry H. and Goldie Mae Childers Strange. She was retired from Smith Cabinet Company. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Salem.

Ruth is...

Nov 19, 2018

Mr. John Ruckman Jr. age 95 of Pekin passed away Monday, November 19 at his home.

Mr. Ruckman was born November 13, 1923 in Kokomo, Indiana the son of John Ruckman Sr. and Ula Clay Harrison Holder.  He was a truck driver and machinist for Indy Star News.  He was a World War II Army...

Nov 18, 2018

Mr. William A. Hollowell age 91 of Pekin, passed away Sunday, November 18 at Sellersburg Healthcare Center.

Mr. Hollowell was born February 11, 1927 in Benton County, Indiana the son of Albert and Berniece Nichols Hollowell.  He was retired from Gibbs Inman Printing and Smith Cabinet Company.  He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist...

Nov 17, 2018

Mrs. N. Alice Gater Spaulding Voyles, passed peacefully from this life at the age of 92, on November 17, 2018, at home surrounded by her loving family.

Alice, as she was known, was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Indiana, born March 3, 1926.  She was one of nine children born to Earles and Fay Lawson Gater....