All Obituaries

Donald Edward Carter, 92, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at his home in Petersburg, Indiana.  He was born December 18, 1928 in Pike County to Floyd and Vada (Bradfield) Carter.  He was married on September 30, 1947 and was preceded death by his wife, Dessie C. Carter, on August 7, 2013.  He was also preceded in death by a sister, Zelma Dean Pauw. Ed served in the U.S. Army, and worked as a truck driver for Buchta Trucking, and later worked for Pike County Solid...

Shirley Ann Featherston, 75, of Petersburg, passed away April 2, 2021 in Petersburg, IN. She was born August 2, 1945 in Winslow, IN to Eugene and Velasta (Deen) Morris. She married her husband JD Featherston on April 15, 1961 in Hammond, IN. They retired to Petersburg, IN in 2003 after serving the Methodist ministry for 42 years. Shirley was a member of the Glezen Revival Center where she enjoyed being active in VBS, funeral dinners, and annual candle lit services. Shirley is survived by...

Zoe Ellen (Vinson) Meinhart, 61, passed away April 5. 2021 at her home in Petersburg surrounded by friends and family.  She was born May 25, 1959 in Princeton, Indiana to Thomas W. and Sue (Taggart) Vinson. Zoe was a 1977 graduate of Pike Central High School.  She was also a graduate of Vincennes University with an associate degree in Nursing.  She had worked at Lyons Nursing Home and Golden Living Health Care.  She was a member of the Women of the Moose. She was...

William Howard Elkins, 71, of Washington, IN, passed away April 2, 2021 at his residence. He was born September 17, 1949 in Lafayette, IN to Howard and Dorothy (Pelfree) Elkins. He served as a Staff Sargent in the United States Air Force from 1972-1975. Following his military service he began his lifetime career in the railroad at Penn Central and retired as an engineer from Amtrak at age 60. He was a “Mr. Fix It” that loved tinkering with tools, collecting train memorabilia, and...

David Michael Capehart went home to be with the Lord on the evening of March 16th at the age of 49. He had battled Stage 4 Colon Cancer for the past two years and gave it everything he had. His fight with cancer was not the only area that he gave his all in. When it came to helping family, friends, or in any of the various jobs he has held over the years, he truly did everything possible. Dave’s heart for people was shown in his dedication to his community throughout the years. He was...

Sondra Harris,85, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Sonnie was born in Odon, Indiana on December 20, 1935 to Ralph Waldo and Alma (Cavness) Seneff. Sonnie graduated from Odon Madison High School in 1953 where she was a drum major in the high school band. She then attended Indiana Teachers College in Terre Haute, Indiana (which is now known as Indiana State University). Sonnie was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. It was there that she met Robert...

Brian P Smith, 80, of Petersburg, IN, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 9:30 AM. Brian was born in Wadsworth, Ohio to Virgil T Smith Sr. and Anna Maye (Kennell) Smith on December 22, 1940. He married the love of his life, Iva Maejean Bachman on August 9, 1959, and they were blessed to enjoy 61 years together. They added  2 children, Jeannine Marie and Kenneth Carl to their family. He was proceeded in death by his parents, 5 brothers, and his son, Kenneth Carl...

Donna J. McFarland, 71, of Petersburg, Indiana went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 6, 2021.  Donna was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother.  She loved the outdoors and crafts of all kinds.  She will be missed by many. Donna was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, a great granddaughter and her husband, David J. McFarland. She is survived by her daughters Pamela Hunt Chapman and Sheila McFarland Hill, 7 grandchildren and 14 great...

Janice Eileen Sucech, 93, of Winslow, passed away March 10, 2021 in Evansville, IN. She was born March 24, 1927 in Winslow to Laurentis and Christine (Poehlein) Dorsey. Janice graduated from Winslow High School in the class of 1945. Janice loved to read and had operated the Corner Book Shoppe until it was closed due to Covid in March of 2020. For many years prior to that, she and her husband Mel (Kojak) had owned and operated the Igloo.   Janice is survived by her children, Milan...

Kenneth “Kenny” Wayne Stone, 82, of Winslow, passed away March 3, 2021 at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg, IN. He was born October 2, 1938 to Carl and Pauline Stone.  Kenny graduated from Petersburg High School in 1957 and then started his career with Mid Western Gas before going into the mining industry where he dedicated 30 plus years and retired from Old Ben Coal. Kenny married his wife of 62 years, Henrietta Noland on August 1, 1958 and they raised three children....