Obituaries

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...

December 20, 2018

Bradley Paul Wilhite, 42, passed away on December 20, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Brad was born on February 9, 1976 in Vincennes, Indiana to Paul and Mary (Gaines) Wilhite. He graduated from Pike Central High School in 1994. Brad attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He graduated from Ball State in 1998.

Brad is...

December 20, 2018

Mike "Puss" Catt, 62, passed away December 20 in Evansville, IN. He was born on July 17, 1956 in Washington, IN to Doyle and Shannon Catt. Mike worked for many years as the head laborer at the Department of Natural Resources in Winslow.

He is survived by his son, Chris (Kim) Catt of Petersburg; daughter, Jessica Catt...

December 15, 2018

Sharon J. Sanders, 74, of Winslow area in Pike County, passed away on December 15, 1:11 a.m. at Deaconess Gateway in Evansville.

She was born May 15, 1944 to Herman and Edith Swain; 5 brothers, Olive Swain, Lloyd Swain, Ernest Swain, Herbert Swain, and James W. Swain; 2 sisters, Melvina Swain, and Gladys DeJarnett, all preceded her...

December 13, 2018

Larry "Pat" Davis, 83, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Amber Manor Healthcare in Petersburg, Indiana.

Pat was born August 14, 1935 in Algiers, Indiana, to Floyd and Annis (Bell) Davis. He work as an engineer for the Soil Conservation Service. He was also the Pike County Surveyor for 12 years.

Pat married Nelda...

December 12, 2018

William "Bill" Max Brothers, 63, of Petersburg was called home after his four year battle with cancer on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at his home with family by his side.

He was born July 11, 1955 in Washington, Indiana to Wilbur and Patricia (Sullivan) Brothers.

Bill was a valuable and devoted Lead Pipeline Operator at...

December 10, 2018

Sandra Joan Curry, 83, passed away Monday, December 5, 2018, at Amber Manor Healthcare Center in Petersburg, Indiana.

Sandra was born in Pike County, Indiana to Ursul and Dorothy Alice (Hatt) Cockerham on December 2, 1935.

Sandra married Robert E. Curry on August 22,1956. She was a retired secretary from Day Oil Company in Petersburg,...

December 6, 2018

Barbara Ann Benjamin, 88, of Campbelltown, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Amber Manor in Petersburg.

Barbara was born July 16, 1930 in Pike County, Indiana to John Lester and Lucille Easter (Soderling) Wood.

Barbara married John William Benjamin on November 26, 1949.

Despite the demands associated with being a wife...

November 29, 2018

Margaret Ropp, 84, of Petersburg, passed away on November 29 at her residence. She was born March 12, 1934 in Gibson County to Robert and Agnes Whitehouse. She worked for many years as a meat cutter at Emge Packing Plant in Ft. Branch.

Margaret is survived by her daughter, Susan (William) Zenthofer of Petersburg; grandson, David Zenthofer;...

November 21, 2018

Kathleen Tate, 67, passed away Nov. 21, 2018 in Petersburg. She was born in St. Louis, MS to Toby and Rowena Evans Tate on March 7, 1951.

She is survived by her close friends and cousins, Roger Willis, Juanita Richardson, Jenita Horton, Wesley T. Willis, Mary Willis, and many others. She is preceded in death by her...