All Obituaries

Ann Weymouth, 80, of Owensville, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. She was born May 1, 1938 in Wolcottville, IN to the late Harry and Ruby (Lambright) Miller. She was a teacher at North Gibson School Corp. and a Guidance Counselor at South Knox High School, retiring in 1991. Then she was a child and elder care consultant, retiring in 2001. She was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Princeton. Ann was also a member of...

Beverly Ann Beckes, 82, of Cincinnati, Ohio passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born May 11, 1936 in Ft. Branch, IN to the late Albert and Alma (Fortner) Singleton. She had lived in Cincinnati since 2012, coming from Bloomington. She was formerly of Princeton and also lived awhile in Florida. After graduation she attended Indiana Business College. She was formerly the director of Gibson County Council On Aging, owned and operated the Merle Norman store in...

William H. “Bill” McEllhiney, 86, of Ft. Branch, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at The Waters of Princeton. He was born on March 27, 1932 in Princeton, IN to Henry W. and Helen (Gaskins) McEllhiney. Bill lived in the Francisco area most of his life and he was a farmer. He was a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was a former member of the Gibson County Farm Bureau, former member on East Gibson School Board and member of the Lions Club. He was a trumpet player...

Eric M. Bailey, 38, of Princeton, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019 at his home in Princeton. He was born on December 8, 1980 in Evansville, IN to James and Pam (Phillips) Bailey. Eric graduated from Wood Memorial High School in 1999, then went on to graduate with an Associate Degree from V.U. He was the office manager at County Seat Veterinary Hospital in Princeton, which is operated by his wife, Sarah Stewart Bailey. He was a member of the Oakland City Church of the Nazarene. Eric was a...

  Jerry Wise, 83, of Princeton, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. He was born January 2, 1936 in Princeton to the late, Jerauld Thomas “Doc” & Marie L. (Robling) Wise. He married Sara Sue (Beasley) Wise on December 31, 1958 at the Methodist Church in Francisco and they were blessed with 60 years together. Jerry proudly served in the United State Army in the 51st Infantry 4th Armored Division in Germany from 1958 until...

Mary A. Woodall, 80, of Petersburg, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at Amber Manor Care Center. She was born November 29, 1938 in Petersburg to parents, Orlando “Toad” & Mary Hope (Robling) McCrary. She married James “Peckeye” Woodall on September 12, 1959 and they spend almost 55 years together until his passing on November 20, 2014. Mary spent most of her life in Petersburg where she graduated high school. She retired in 2010 from Walmart where...

Dorothy F. “Dottie” Spurgeon, 74, of Princeton, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at Gibson General Hospital SNF in Princeton. She was born April 5, 1944 to the late, Jake and Evangeline Oestreicher. She graduated from Fort Branch High School in 1962. She married Joseph on October 30, 1964. She attended Bethel Memorial Church. She enjoyed volunteering as a pink lady at the hospital and as a Red Cross Volunteer. She loved her family greatly. She truly enjoyed being a Nana, her...

Paula J. Eagan, 74, of Francisco, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. She was born May 16, 1944 in St. Louis, MO. She was a homemaker and former factory worker and had lived in the Francisco area for the past 3 years, coming from Elberfeld. She was a member of the former No-Ruz Grotto. Paula is survived by her children, Tina Bethe (Rich) of Spurgeon, Donald Gatewood (Jeanette) of Abingdon, MD, Teresa Cullivan (David), Johnnie Gatewood...

William F. Jones, 83, of Princeton, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. He was born on March 9, 1935 in Oakland City, Indiana to parents, Curran W. & Shippie (Arnold) Jones. He was raised and grew up in Sullivan, Indiana where he graduated High School. William proudly served in the United States Army from 1957 until 1959. He worked as a crane operator in construction until his retirement in 1997. He was a member of the International Union...

Judith Andree (Scott) Kolb, 78 of Patoka passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018 at her home. She was born March 14, 1940 in Mt. Carmel to Paul Ewing and Mary Alice (Carrell) Scott. She grew up on the farm in Owensville, with her parents and three siblings. Judy enjoyed her childhood, riding her pony, Topsy, to her grandparents, William and Lillian (Benson) Scott, who lived just up the road. She also enjoyed her neighbors, Joe and Irene Dyson. Her favorite dog, Happy, was with her on many...