Obituaries

Nov 5, 2013

Alisha M. Riggs age 27 of Hardinsburg passed away Tuesday, November 5.

Alisha was born February 19, 1986 in Floyd County, Indiana the daughter of James and Lisa Brown Riggs.  She was an employee of Norton Suburban Medical Plaza.

She is survived by her parents:  James and Lisa Riggs of Hardinsburg, two sons:  Wyatt and...

Nov 5, 2013

Mr. Donoavan R. Brown age 81 of Salem passed away Tuesday, November 5 at 10:09PM at Salem Crossing.

Mr. Brown was born May 5, 1932 in Washington County, Indiana the son of Harold and Mabel Johnson Brown.   He was a retired truck driver.  He was a Korean War Air Force veteran and a member of American Legion...

Oct 31, 2013

Mrs. Virginia Stout Spurgeon age 74 of Salem passed away Thursday, October 31 at Meadow View Health Care and Rehab.

Mrs. Spurgeon was born January 6, 1939 in Salem the daughter of Glenn and Florence McCoskey Garriott.  She was a retired employee of LeWeb.  She was a member of Canton Christian Church and a past president of...

Oct 22, 2013

Mrs. Marietta Stephenson age 90 of Salem passed away  Tuesday, October 22 at Salem Crossing.

Mrs. Stephenson was born January 31, 1923 in Washington County, Indiana the daughter of Durward and Clair Oliver.

She was a retired taxidermist, having operated a taxidermy business in Crescent City, Florida.  She was a member of First Baptist Church...

Oct 16, 2013

Laura Lloyd Shaw Bush age 90 of Eden, North Carolina, formerly of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 16 at the Hospice Home of Rockingham County.

Mrs. Bush was a native of Washington County, Indiana and the daughter of Omer Ray and Carrie Weller Lloyd.  She moved to North Carolina 13 years ago...

Oct 15, 2013

Mrs. Robin R. Moore age 52 of Turners Station, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, October 15 at Baptist Hospital East.

Mrs. Moore was born July 16, 1961 in Salem, Indiana the daughter of Ronald Leon and Ramona Malott Jacobi.  She was a homemaker and a member of American Legion Auxiliary.

She is survived by her husband: ...

Oct 14, 2013

Gina M. Tanksley age 46 of Salem passed away Monday, October 14 at Jewish Hospital.

Gina was born January 28, 1967 in Floyd County, Indiana the daughter of Gary "Tony" Taylor and Janice Compton Adkins.  She was a retired cosmetologist and a member of West Side Church of Christ.

She is survived by her mother: ...

Oct 9, 2013

Mr. Charles R. Wilson age 66 of Salem passed away Wednesday, October 9 at St. Vincent Hospital of Salem.

Mr. Wilson was born December 19, 1948 in Brownstown, Indiana the son of Charles William and Violet Jenkins Wilson.  He was a retired employee of City of Salem Sanitation Department.  He was a US Marine and a Vietnam...

Oct 6, 2013

Mr. Jay Douglas Marshall age 87 of Salem passed away Sunday, October 6 at Floyd Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Marshall was born September 19, 1926 in Washington County, Indiana the son of Claude E. and Iona C. Herthel Marshall. He was a retired employee of T & C Contracting.  He was a member of Canton Christian Church and...

Oct 5, 2013

Mrs. Patricia D. Franklin age 64 of Salem passed away Saturday, October 5 at her home.

Mrs. Franklin was born April 23, 1949 in Washington County, Indiana the daughter of Raymond Luther and Josephine Tegel Cochran.  She was a former bookkeeper for Franklin's Machine Shop.

She is survived by her husband:  Dennis Franklin.  They were...

Oct 5, 2013

Mrs. Norma L. Pixley age 78 of Salem passed away Saturday, October 5 at St. Vincent Hospital of Salem.

Mrs. Pixley was born June 13, 1935 in Marengo, Indiana the son of Walker and Marjorie House Clark.  She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Assembly in Jeffersonville.

She is survived by her husband: ...

Oct 3, 2013

Mrs. Ruth M. Kettrey age 105 of Winter Haven, Florida passed away Thursday, October 3 in Winter Haven.

Mrs. Kettrey was born May 7, 1908 in Little York, Indiana the daughter of George Otis and Mae Stout Gamble.  She was a Baptist and a retired Lab Tech for Alcon Research Laboratory.

She was preceded in...

Oct 1, 2013

Dudley Russell Chastain's life was being determined when his maternal grandfather, M.U. Johnson, oldest of 9 children was born, in Northern Indiana and raised 4 daughters.  In 1918, M.U. bought a farm in Washington County, Indiana near Salem.  This was a neighboring farm to Dudley's paternal grandparents, Edgar Earl and Cora Maudlin Chastain.  Russell Carl Chastain was the oldest...

Sep 29, 2013

Mrs. Clorinda Gay "Kitty" Simpson age 61 of Salem passed away Sunday, September 29 at Clark Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Simpson was born May 2, 1952 in Williamson, West Virginia the daughter of Lindon Douglas and Joan Crawford Bland.  She was a former nurse's aid for Clark Memorial Hospital and a member of Canton Christian Church.

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Sep 25, 2013

Mr. Floyd Richard "Dick" Wilson age 81 of Salem passed away Wednesday, September 25 at Salem Crossing.

Mr. Wilson was born May 7, 1932 in Knox County, Indiana the son of James and Olive Marsh Wilson.  He was a retired farmer and livestock dealer.  He was a Christian and Korean War Navy veteran.  He was a life...

Sep 22, 2013

Mrs. Susan Carole Lackey age 53 of Salem passed away Sunday, September 22 at her home.

Mrs. Lackey was born June 28, 1960 in Cook County, Illinois.

Susan was a Registered Nurse and employed by Paoli Health and Living.

She is survived by her husband:  Joseph Lackey of Salem.  They were married November...

Sep 17, 2013

Mrs. Patricia Marshall age 82 of Salem passed away Tuesday, September 17 at 11:05PM at St. Vincent Hospital of Salem.

Mrs. Marshall was born April 17, 1931 in Marion County, West Virgnia the daughter of Otto Lawrence and Opal Morgan Wells.  She was a homemaker and a member of Canton Christian Church and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority....

Sep 16, 2013

Mr. James E. Wilson age 71 of Pekin passed away Monday, September 16 at his home.

Mr. Wilson was born January 29, 1942 in Russell Springs, Kentucky the son of Carl and Thelma Smith Wilson.  He was a retired employee of Amaray and attended Pekin United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife:  Minnie...

Sep 10, 2013

Mr. Hobart Ray Chastain age 81 passed away Tuesday, September 10 in Georgia.

Mr. Chastain was born July 19, 1932 in Campbellsburg, Indiana the son of Harold C. and Mary Brown Chastain.

He is survived  by his daughter:  Donna Aley of Vancouver, Washington, two step-sons:  Barry Lee Herrington of Henderson, Nevada and Garnett Ray Herrington...

Sep 8, 2013

Leelan Robert Crain age 8 months of Salem, passed away Sunday, September 8 at Kosair Children's Hospital.

Leelan was born December 30, 2012 in Madison the son of Casey Crain.

He is survived by his mother, of Salem, grandmother:  Melissa Kirby of Rushville, grandfather:  Mark Crain of Salem, great-grandmother:  Brenda Davidson of Salem, great-grandfathers:  James...