All Obituaries

Nolan E. Simpson, 88, of Fort Branch, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. He was born August 6, 1930 in Gentryville, IN in Spencer County, to the late Alton and Matilda (Moesner) Simpson, then lived in Haubstadt and Owensville. He was a 1947 graduate of Haubstadt High School. On September 29, 1950 he married Lois Mauck and they had 60 years together, until her passing in 2011. He was drafted into the U. S. Army from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean...

Joanna Bolin, 90, of Francisco, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019. She was born March 24, 1929 to the late Rex and Esther (Lance) Hollon and resided in the community her entire lifetime. She was retired from the State of Indiana, Department of Public Welfare as a receptionist/bookkeeper. Joanna was a longtime member of First General Baptist Church in Princeton, where she also played the organ and piano. Joanna is survived by her foster daughter, Kathy Neill (Garry) of Bloomfield; 2...

Jay E. Brubaker 88, of Oakland City passed away Monday July 15, 2019 at the River Oaks Health Center in Princeton. He was born September 29, 1930 in Mechanicsburg, OH, to Harry E. and Naomi (Tooker) Brubaker. He had lived in Oakland City since 1980 moving there from Springfield, OH. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Army. He was the retired owner operator of Brubaker Trucking Jay was a member of the Mackey Salem United Methodist Church, former member of the Masonic...

Robert W. “Bobby” York, 62, of Patoka, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. He was born on March 7, 1957 in Evansville, IN to James Sr. and Leola (Weedman) York. He lived in Patoka, IN since 1994, coming from Evansville. Bobby had worked as a Diesel Mechanic for Sternberg International in Evansville, IN. He loved hunting, fishing and BBQing. Bobby is survived by his wife, Dawn (Jorden) York of Patoka; children, Jason York of Wisconsin, Nicole...

James L. Sampson Jr., 53, of Fort Branch, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. He was born December 16, 1965 in Princeton and had resided in Fort Branch for the past 4 ½ years, coming from Princeton. He was a graduate of Princeton Community High School, class of 1984. He was formerly employed for many years with AmeriQual Foods near Evansville. James is survived by his wife, Debbie (Coomer) Sampson of Fort Branch; 3 children, Kelsie Hiatt...

Georgette Krieg, 71, of Oakland City, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. She was born December 14, 1947 in Princeton. She had lived in Oakland City since 1991 coming from Spurgeon. She was formerly a member for many years of both the Oakland City American Legion Post 256 Auxiliary and Oakland City Eagles Aerie 4288. Georgette is survived by her 2 daughters, Holly Takacs (Dennis) of Haubstadt and Sara Buck (Brad) of Elberfeld; 6 grandchildren,...

Mrs. Barbara E. Fox, 78, a Princeton native, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at The Waters where she resided. She was born February 4, 1941 to Joseph and Alda (Dillon) Manson. Mrs. Fox was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Indiana University and a member of Delta Gamma sorority. She had taught high school English in Kettering, Ohio. Barbara is survived by daughters, Julie Johnson of New York City and Mrs. Nancy Pino of Brigantine, NJ; and her brother, Joseph Manson of Fairfax, VA. A...

Charles E. Marvell, 81, of Patoka, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. He was born May 17, 1938 in rural Patoka, to the late Eldon and Nora (Speight) Marvell, and then lived in Buckskin and Mackey, where he attended school. He was the owner/operator of Marvell Logging and was also a farmer. Charles is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty (Knight) Marvell of Patoka; 3 children, Dennis Marvell of Patoka, Jeff Marvell of Owensville and Carla Fink...

Richard Alan Pritchett (Rap One), 70, of Princeton, also known as “George”, passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He was born on February 3, 1949 in Princeton, IN to Harold and Nancy (Hardiman) Pritchett. Richard was a member of the American Legion for the past 25 years. He worked for Marathon Oil Company and worked 10 years for J & J Supply Company. He was proud to be a direct descendant of Joshua Lyles and the last descendant to own property in Lyles Station,...

Carl G. Blaize, 94, of Princeton, passed away surrounded by his family on July 9, 2019 at Transcendent Healthcare of Owensville. He was born September 16, 1924 in Gibson County to the late Norman and Florence (Phillips) Blaize. Carl worked at Hansen’s Manufacturing for over 27 years and retired in 1989. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry during WWII. He was a member of the American Legion. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Princeton, where he served as a Deacon and Sunday...