Obituaries

Apr 8, 2016

Sue was as kind, joyful, and generous as anyone you might ever know, said her life-long friend, Sonna Crowder of Covington, IN. She added, Sue has so many close friends and she cherishes all of them. They all love her. During her illness, Sue had said she was so happy she had the privilege of fulfilling a childhood dream of...

Apr 7, 2016

Thomas Edwin Chumley, 76, of Covington died at 12:08 A. M. Thursday April 7, 2016 at home following an extended illness. He was born May 22, 1939 in Warren County, IN the son of Hugh and Josephine (Leaf) Chumley. Tom graduated from Kingman High School in 1957. He had resided in Covington since 1965 and was a member of First...

Apr 5, 2016

Lillian Marie Howard, 95 of Covington died at 3:15 A. M. Tuesday April 5, 2016 at the Waters of Covington where she had resided the past eight years. She was born March 7, 1921 near Jasper, IN the daughter of James E. and Clara Katherine (Harker) Howard. She was a homemaker and moved to Covington in 1963 from West Lebanon....

Apr 4, 2016

Dr. Leonard Roy Orr II, 62 of Covington died unexpectedly at 5:06 P. M. Monday April 4, 2016. He was born in Goffstown, NH the son of Roy Rex and Mary Virginia Ginger (Leland) Orr. Leonard was a resident of Covington most of his life and a 1971 graduate of Covington High School. He lettered all four year in three...

Feb 4, 2016

Ruth Ann Miller, 71, of State Line, IN. died unexpectedly at 10:01 A. M. Thursday February 4, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital Emergency room. She was born April 6, 1944 at Ottawa, IL the daughter of Roy and Rena (Brakebill) Peters. Ruth was the current postmaster at State Line, having held the position the past four years. She was a...

Jan 31, 2016

Carolyn Volkel Upperman, 82, of Perrysville, IN passed away at 10:00 A. M. Sunday January 31, 2016 at the Hawthorne Inn in Danville, IL. She was born December 10, 1933 at her Lewis grandparents home north of Gessie, IN the daughter of Ellis W. and Dorothy (Lewis) Volkel. She was a 1952 graduate of Perrysville High School. She married Charles...

Jan 2, 2016

Charles Thomas Butch Pettit, 69 of Covington died at 2:54 A.M. Saturday January 2, 2016 at home following an extended fight with cancer. Tom was born December 13, 1946 at Clinton, IA the son of Charles A. and Alberta M. (Althouse) Pettit. Tom had been a resident of Covington since 1956 and formerly resided at Brevard, NC and Clinton, IA....

Dec 14, 2015

Gloria Ruth Davis, 85, of Tampa, FL. died December 14, 2015 at Tampa. She was born July 15, 1930 the daughter of Earl and Helen (Cornett) Bray. She was a 1950 graduate of Covington High School and was a Covington resident until approximately 1951. Gloria was employed at G E in Danville, Il for many years. She resided in the...

Dec 1, 2015

Robert James Rowley, 85 of Danville passed away at 1:30 PM Tuesday Dec. 1, 2015, surrounded by his family at home. He was born August 10, 1930 at Danville to Percy and Flossie (Carpenter) Rowley. After serving in the U.S. Army, Robert married Betty Townsend February 23, 1952, in Danville, IL. she survives. Also surviving are five children, Terry (Joyce)...

Nov 21, 2015

Dennis Earl Denny Strawser, 64 of rural Veedersburg died at 6:11 P. M. Saturday November 21, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born March 14, 1951 at Danville, IL the son of Robert E. and Dorothy (Dennis) Strawser. Denny was a 1970 graduate of Covington High School and a life resident of Veedersburg. He had been employed by...

Nov 20, 2015

Dennis L. Manning, 75 of Veedersburg, In. died Friday morning Nov. 20, 2015 at his residence. He was born March 11, 1940 in Veedersburg to Curtis and Ruth Miles Manning. Dennis was a 1958 Graduate of Veedersburg High School and a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was married to Sharon A. (Brewer) Manning on July 1, 1991, at...

Nov 17, 2015

Robert Eugene Strawser, 86, of Veedersburg died unexpectedly at 1:56 A. M. Tuesday November 17, 2015 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth hospital in Crawfordsville, IN. Bob was born March 31, 1929 at Foster, IN the son of Earl and Marie N. (Gaskin) Strawser. Bob attended Foster Grade School and was a 1947 graduate of Covington High School. He was employed 42...

Nov 17, 2015

Donald Richard Deschene, 84, of Covington, IN and formerly of Champaign, IL, passed away at 3:40 P. M. Tuesday November 17, 2015 at Presence USMC in Danville, IL. Donald was born November 21, 1930 in Argyle, MN the son of the late Alec and Clara (Morin) Deschene. Donald married Theresa M. Ralph July 1, 1950 in Springfield, IL. She preceded...

Nov 15, 2015

Clifford Kelsey Allen, 82, of Crawfordsville, formerly of Covington died at 4:00 A. M. Sunday November 15, 2015 at his sons home, having been ill for some time. He was born April 4, 1933 north of Covington the son of Frank Kelsey and Frances Elizabeth (Kirkpatrick) Allen. Kelsey was a life resident of Covington until moving to Crawfordsville two years...

Nov 8, 2015

Ann E. (Servies) Crouse, 86, of Covington passed away at 12:00 A. M. Sunday November 8, 2015 at the Waters of Covington, having been a resident two years. She was born June 28, 1929 at Danville IL the daughter of the late Franklin E. and Patience (Harden) Servies. Ann was a resident of Covington most of her life, except thirteen...

Oct 31, 2015

Agnes G. Condon Smith, 92, of Oxford, IN died at 4:31 A. M. Saturday October 31, 2015 at the Waters of Covington. She was born September 20, 1923 at Akeley, MN the daughter of William and Sarah (Dickerson) Condon. Agnes married Louis Carpenter Smith January 29, 1951 and he preceded her in death February 13, 1991. She grew up in...

Oct 23, 2015

Marlene Anne Lewis, 69, of rural Covington died at 11:24 A. M. Friday October 23, 2015 at home following an extended illness. She was born November 28, 1945 at Covington the daughter of Albert and Hazel (Lindley) Riley. She was a 1963 graduate of Kingman High School, and moved to Covington in 1970 from Veedersburg. Marlene was manager of Shoe...

Oct 10, 2015

Eleanor Jo McConnell, 63, of Danville, IL, passed away on October 10, 2015 at Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL. She had been hospitalized for the past 5 weeks. Jo was born August 21, 1952, in Ft. Campbell, TN, to Edsel and Mary (Unekis) McConnell. She grew up in Covington and graduated from CHS in 1970. She went to Indianapolis, IN and...

Oct 1, 2015

Mark Lee Myers, 73, a Covington native died at 4:45 P. M. Thursday October 1, 2015 at Hickory Creek in Greencastle, IN. He was born March 1, 1942 in Covington the son of the late Horace B. and Ruby L. (Smail) Myers. Mark attended Shawnee Learning Center in his early years. He has resided in Greencastle two years and formerly...

Oct 1, 2015

Vincent Franklin “Vince” Grogg, 82, of Covington died at 5:45 P. M. Thursday October 1, 2015 in Indianapolis following an extended fight with cancer. He was born April 9, 1933 at Joliet, IL the son of Edgar P. and Florence Helen (Wachter) Grogg and lived most of his childhood in Griffith, Indiana.

Graduating from Griffin High School...