All Obituaries

Vaughn Edward Schuessler, 51, of Princeton, IN passed away at his home May 18th, 2018.  He was born in Princeton, IN on November 11, 1966. A 1984 graduate of Pike Central High School, Vaughn had a brief stint in the Army following high school.  He spent several years in Delphi and Kokomo, IN working at Indiana Packers before settling in Princeton, IN in 2012.  Collecting antique electrical insulators and sharing his extensive knowledge of them with others was a...

Carol E. Kolb, 86, of Princeton, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at Gibson General Hospital-Skilled Nursing Facility in Princeton. She was born January 24, 1932 in Princeton to the late Joe C. and Helen (Denton) Miller. She was a 1950 graduate of Anderson, Indiana High School and retired from the Princeton Phone Company and was a member of Tower Heights Church of God in Princeton. Carol is survived by her children, John Jaquemai (Suzanne), Jim Jaquemai, Anne Aders and Jerry...

Bob Bruce, 82 of Patoka passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. He was born August 25, 1935 in Haubstadt, IN to Kenneth M. and Lucille O. (Porter) Bruce. Bob was a retired aircraft mechanic for Delta and Boeing where he worked for 25 years. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, stationed in Germany. He had lived in Patoka since 1995. He attended the First Baptist Church in Princeton and was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Shrine. He...

Dewayne A. Hume, 89 of Oakland City passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Health South Deaconess Rehab Hospital in Evansville.  He was born Sept. 30, 1928, in Pike County to Austin and Myrtle (McRoberts) Hume. Dewayne served in the U.S. Army Reserves during W.W.II.  He was a retired Electrician working for Peabody Coal Company and was a member of the U.M.W.A.  He had previously worked for Whirlpool for several years. He had also owned and operated Hume Reality and...

Carl Albert Forney, 75, of Princeton, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton. He was born on November 3, 1942 in Dixon, IL. He lived in Princeton since 1988. Carl was an electric and mechanical engineer and also worked in the trucking industry for 18 years. He served in the US Navy from 1964-1968 and then served in the reserves for 3 more years. He sang in the Navy Blue Jacket Choir. He was a member, Deacon and choir member at the First Presbyterian...

Parker Dylan Macaulay Boes, 11 weeks old, of Patoka, passed away peacefully in his mother’s arms on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on February 14, 2018. Parker is survived by his mother, Jamie Hartley; brothers, Aaron (Miriah) Logan, Kamaron and Rylan Madison; uncles, Jessie, Matthew and Winston Hartley; aunts, Whitney and Ashley Hartley; niece & nephew, Braylynn and Benjamin Logan; cousins, Brooke, Alyssa, Braylin,...

  Gregory Keith Chavis, 62, of Princeton, passed away on May 2, 2018. He was welcomed into this world to Verna Mae Chavis on July 18, 1955 in Princeton, Indiana. Greg was employed by Texas Gas, Peabody Coal, Gibson County Coal North, and most recently was self-employed at South Main Car Wash. He enjoyed playing softball, basketball, football and coaching youth sports. He is survived by a son, Mr. Joshua Chavis (Leather Vore); 2 granddaughters, Remini & Rozlyn...

Samuel Franklin Booker, 94, passed on to be with the Lord, on April 27, 2018, in Pierre, SD, where he had lived for seven years. Sam was born May 21, 1923 to Rosa (DeBord) and Samuel Pleasant Booker in Princeton, IN. He graduated from Princeton High School in 1941 and attended Lockyear Business College in Evansville, IN. Sam married Geneva Mae Hopkins of Francisco, IN, on July 25, 1942, and they have two children, Patricia Ann and David William. Sam and Geneva were married 66...

  Collins Lewis Houseknecht, Jr., 84, of Princeton, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Transcendent Healthcare in Owensville. He was born September 14, 1933 in Dauphin, PA to the late Collins Lewis Houseknecht, Sr. and Laura Ella (Neumeyer) Houseknecht and he graduated from Sullivan County High School in Pennsylvania. He served his country in the U. S. Navy for 4 years in Pensacola, FL and then retired from the Naval Reserves after 40 years of service. He had lived in the...

Joseph P. Carithers, 98, of Princeton, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, rejoining his beloved wife Martha (Smith) Carithers in Heaven on the 71st anniversary of their marriage, at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton. He was born on October 5, 1919 in Princeton, IN to Ralph and Olive (McClure) Carithers. Joe farmed for many years and began working for the Gibson County CO-OP and retired in 1981 after farming and working at the CO-OP for 43 years.  He was a lifelong...