Obituaries

March 6, 2019

Morris Dillon, 87, of Union, passed away at 11:32pm on Wednesday, March 6,2019  at the Waters in Princeton, Indiana.  He was born in Pike County to Ralph and Verna (Marvell) Dillon on October 5, 1931.

He is survived by his daughter, Becky Moore of Petersburg; and sister, Wanda Brown of Patoka, IN.

He was preceded...

March 5, 2019

Shirley Sue Miley, 80, of Petersburg passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Golden Living Center in Petersburg. She was born June 17, 1938 in Odon, IN to Albert and Tressie (Fish) Weathers. She married Cecil Perry Mile on May 19, 1961.

She graduated from Washington High School in 1956 and was the business manager of...

February 27, 2019

Brian "Benny" K. Benefiel, 52, Petersburg, passed away February 27 th at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville. Brian was born July 18 th , 1966 in Paoli, Indiana to William G. Benefiel and Carolyn Taylor. He was a lifelong Petersburg resident. He was a miner at Peabody Coal Mine. Spending time with his grandchildren was his favorite hobby. He...

February 20, 2019

Mary Lavonne (Dillon) Pride, 82 pasted away February 20 in Panama City, Florida. Lavonne was born March 27, 1936 in Velpen, Indiana to Lloyd E Dillon and Laura Ruth Dillon and was the oldest of four siblings (Bonnie, Neil, Glenn). She graduated from Ireland High School in 1954. She married Royce K. Pride in 1955 and moved to the...

February 20, 2019

Tina M. Matthews, 56, of Otwell passed away February 20, 2019 in Jasper. She was born July 18, 1962 to Wilbur and Sara "Cockerham" Stillwell in Washington, IN.

Tina is survived by her husband, Roger Matthews of Otwell; son, Kevin Michael Matthews of Otwell; mother, Sara Stillwell of Winslow; step son, Mitchell Doerner of Francisco; step daughters,...

February 16, 2019

Petersburg-Georgia Ann Windham, 85, died Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Amber Manor Healthcare Center in Petersburg, Indiana. She was born September 29, 1933 to Olaf and Charlotte (Oien) Sharstrom in Willmar, Minnesota.

She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Britton (Dennis) of Anthem, AZ, Connie Duke (Philip) of Jacksonville, FL, and one son, Donald G. Brittain, Sr....

February 8, 2019

Nancy Pearl Cummings, 69, of Petersburg, passed away on February 8 at the Timbers of Jasper. She was born June 26, 1949 in Daviess County to Arthur and Gladys (Swain) Gideon.

She is survived by her husband, Jason Thomas of Petersburg; son, JD Cummings of Petersburg; daughter, Josie Sturgeon of Jasper; and 6 grandchildren.

The...

February 6, 2019

Shari LaTrisha Hays, 71, of Petersburg, passed away at the Evansville St. Vincent Hospital Wednesday February 6, 2019.  She was born in Oakland City, Indiana on June 27, 1947 to Alice Marguerite (Webb) Kinman and Hulett (Hoot) Kinman.

She married Vance Hays on October 31, 1973.  They have a son, Matthew (Melissa) Hays and a daughter, Darcee...

February 3, 2019

Rodney Brenton, 92, passed away Sunday, February 3, in Petersburg, IN. He was born May 3, 1926 in Petersburg, IN to Edgar and Gracie "Tooley" Brenton. He served in United States Navy and worked as a lineman for PSI Energy.

Rodney is survived by his son, Danny (Sue) Brenton; grandchildren, Jennifer (Rick) Case, Christy (Patrick) McCormick, Tony...

January 28, 2019

William "Will" Wilkins, 16, passed away on January 28, 2019 at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. He was born on December 6, 2002 in Paducah, KY to William "Woody" Wilkins and Shelly Lawson. Will was a student at Pike Central High School and a cadet for the Patoka Township and Union Community Fire Departments. He loved wrestling and playing...

January 20, 2019

Elaine L. (Shunk) Brooks, 73, of Spurgeon, Indiana passed away peacefully on January 20, 2019. Elaine was born June 13, 1946 in Ecorse, Michigan, the adopted daughter of Arthur and Blanche (Harrier) Shunk.

Elaine graduated from St Louis Michigan High School class of 1964. Following her high school graduation, Elaine moved to Lansing, Michigan, attending Davenport College....

January 16, 2019

Linda Lou Mitchell, 76, of Petersburg, entered into rest at 6:35am at Jasper Memorial Hospital on Wednesday January 16, 2019.

She was born in Petersburg on February 12, 1942 to Stella West and Dale Ivers.

She is survived by her husband: Fred "Tubb" Mitchell, daughter Libby Mitchell, son Joe Mitchell, granddaughter Amber Mitchell, great-granddaughters Addison,...

January 14, 2019

Bambi Sue Cannon, 30, of Washington passed away January 14, 2019 in Louisville, KY. She was born July 28, 1988 in Washington, IN to Tim and Liesa Lynn (Hicks) Cannon. She attended Pike Central High School.

Bambi is survived by her beloved children, Adrian Monrroy, Jaylynn Cannon Morales, and James Cannon; father, Tim (Lola) Cannon; mother, Liesa...

January 10, 2019

Clifford Frederick "Fred" Gray, 77, of Petersburg, passed away January 10, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper, IN. He was born on September 18, 1941 to Clifford and Alice Gray in Indianapolis, IN. He retired from Indiana Desk in Jasper. He was a proud 50 year member of the Petersburg Moose Lodge.

Fred is survived by his...

January 4, 2019

Michael Keith Frederick, 58, of Petersburg, passed away January 4, 2019 in Jasper. He was born March 20, 1960 to Donald Ray and Maebelle Frederick in Washington, IN. Mike worked many years for Indianapolis Power and Light as a lab technician. He had a life long passion for farming.

Mike is survived by his wife, Patty Frederick...

December 28, 2018

Arthur "Art" Leland Miley died on December 28, 2018 in La Jolla, CA from natural causes.

Art was born November 29, 1931, south of Petersburg, Indiana, in a rural farm house that was built by his great-grandfather in 1870.

He attended a one-room rural grade school in Pike County and graduated from Petersburg High School...

December 28, 2018

Jack Miley Hunt, 88, passed away December 28, 2018 at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg. He was born November 5, 1930 in Gibson County to Purley and Opal Hunt. Jack graduated from Mt Olympus High School. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He owned and operated Hunt Well Service until his retirement. He married his...

December 28, 2018

Louetta Brenton, 96, of Petersburg, passed away December 28 at Amber Manor in Petersburg. She was born on July 27, 1922 to Thomas and Ellen Corten in Pike County. For many years she owned the Rumbletown Grocery Store.

She is survived by her sons, Jack (Susie) Brenton and Gene (Betty Marie) Brenton; grandchildren, Jeff Brenton, Will Teague,...

December 23, 2018

Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman, 84, of Otwell, passed away on December 23 in Petersburg, IN. He was born on August 24, 1934 in Otwell to Bernard and Lynetta Wiseman. Bernard proudly served in the United States Army. He was a self employed farmer for much of his life.

He is survived by his sons, Terry L. Wiseman of...

December 21, 2018

Mae Carolyn Boger (McMullen) gained her Angel wings on Friday, December 21, 2018 at Golden Living Center in Petersburg.

Mae Carolyn Boger was born to David M. and Hallie Mae (Miller) Thomas on April 27, 1929 in Island, Kentucky. Carolyn grew up in North Western Kentucky and lived a few years of her childhood in Illinois, before...