Obituaries

May 14, 2021

Sharon Rose Smith, 76 of Brook Park, MN died Friday May 14, 2021 at a nursing home, Estates of Rush City in Rush City, MN.  She was born September 16, 1944 in South Bend, IN the daughter of Marion and Thelma Lucille (Rose) Wilson.

Sharon married Rick N. Mattioda September 7, 1963 and he preceded her in...

May 5, 2021

Frank Louis Hayn, Jr., 65, of Covington, IN died at 4:47 A. M. Wednesday May 5, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital.  He was born December 26, 1955 in Danville, IL the son of the late Frank Louis Hayn, Sr. and Lena Mascari Hayn.  He went to be with his twin brother Andrew (Andy) Hayn, who passed away...

May 2, 2021

Sylvia May Smith, 92, died Sunday May 2, 2021 at Mt. Pleasant, MI.  She was a resident of Danville, IL most of her life.  She was born August 24, 1928 in Veedersburg, IN the daughter of James and Gladys May (Harper) VanNote.

Sylvia attended Veedersburg Schools, was a homemaker, and a member of the VFW Auxiliary.  She...

Apr 12, 2021

Belinda Abernathy, 85, of Covington died Monday April 12, 2021 at The Waters of Covington.  She was born September 8, 1935 at Veedersburg, IN the daughter of Herbert and Mary (Beaver) Allen.

Belinda grew up in Veedersburg and was a graduate of Veedersburg High School in 1953, and St. Elizabeth Hospital Nursing School.  She was employed at...

Apr 10, 2021

Ruby Delores (Cundiff) Holmes, 91 passed away Saturday April 10, 2021 in St. George, Utah.  She was born on June 15, 1929 in Danville, IL the daughter of the late Russell and Lillian (Wilcoxen) Cundiff.  She married Jack Lee Holmes on August 7, 1948 in Perrysville, Indiana, and he died September 9, 2009.  Ruby lived for 50 years in...

Apr 3, 2021

Sally Engle, 80, of Covington died at 12:01 A. M. Saturday April 3, 2021 at her home with her family by her side.  She was born April 3, 1941 at Cayuga, IN the daughter of Howard and Helen (Fable) Mitchell.

Sally grew up in Cayuga and graduated from Cayuga High School in 1959.  She received her master’s...

Mar 16, 2021

Tressielee Sarah Noble, 93, of Covington died at 6:50 A. m. Tuesday March 16, 2021 at home following a short illness.  She was born June 1, 1927 at Louisville, KY the daughter of William and Ruby (Bennett) Beasey.

She moved to Covington in 1947 from Attica and formerly resided at Louisville, KY.  She attended the First Church...

Feb 17, 2021

David Eugene Watson, 69, rural Williamsport, IN died at 1:25 P. M. Thursday February 17, 2021 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Bloomington, IL, having been seriously ill two weeks.  He was born December 2, 1951 at Danville, IL the son of Clair Dale and Betty Clare (Ryan) Watson.

David was a life resident of Warren County,...

Jan 16, 2021

Richard Norton Crouse, 90, of Covington passed away at 4:43 P. M. Saturday January 16, 2021 at his home surrounded by family.  He was born March 21, 1930 at home south of Covington IN the son of Carl V. and Zola Mae (Smith) Crouse.

Richard was a resident of Covington most of his life, except eleven years...

Jan 3, 2021

John C. Palica, Jr., 77 of rural Attica died Sunday January 3, 2021 at home.  He was born September 23, 1943 at Chicago, IL the son of John C. and Mary (Chlipala) Palica, Sr.

John married Mary E. Cates February 16, 1985 in Chicago, IL and she died November 11, 2017.

Surviving is a daughter...

Jan 1, 2021

Edward “Ed” George, 84 of rural Veedersburg passed peacefully at his farm at 9:27 pm Friday, January 1, 2021 at home surrounded by his family.  He was born June 24, 1936 in Crawfordsville, IN the son of Ray T and Mary Elizabeth (Harbison) George.

Ed graduated from Covington High School in 1954 and attended Iowa State University....

Dec 16, 2020

Mary I. (Ellis) Wilson went to be with her Lord on Wednesday December 16, 2020 at the age of 107.  She was born December 2, 1913 at Lodi, Indiana to Harry and Gertrude (Earls) Ellis.

Mary married Lee Wilson March 9, 1935 at Vicksburg, Indiana.  He passed away February 13, 1962.

She is survived by...

Dec 13, 2020

Jeffrey Lynn Crowder, 61, of Covington died at 11:56 A. M. Sunday December 13, 2020 at home, having been seriously ill six weeks.  He was born June 6, 1959 at Crawfordsville, IN the son of Donald Ray Crowder and Betty Joanne (nee McGinnis) Crowder

Jeff moved to Covington from Kingman in 1976 and graduated from Covington High...

Dec 13, 2020

Russell Warren Bush, 90 of Perrysville died at 1:00 P. M. Sunday December 13, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana  He was born March 24, 1930  at Silverwood, IN the son of Charles and Zula (Trosper) Bush.

Russell grew up in Silverwood and graduated from Tangier High School in 1949. He moved to Perrysville in 1954 when...

Dec 9, 2020

Marsha Dale Manley, 75, of Valparaiso, IN died at 11:37 A. M. Wednesday December 9, 2020 at Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.  She was born April 4, 1945 at Danville, IL the daughter of William Dale and Vivian Marie (nee Marshall) Hughes.

Marsha graduated from Danville High School and St. Luke’s School of Nursing in St, Louis,...

Oct 21, 2020

Vera M. Gallivan, 82, of rural Kingman, IN died Wednesday October 21 ,2020 at the Waters of Covington, where she had resided recently.  She was born June 27, 1938 at Glasgow, KY the daughter of Roscoe P. and Mamie Jane (Clark) Walker.

She moved to Kingman IN in 2000 from Freeport, IL and formerly lived at Memphis,...

Sep 11, 2020

Delores Hollowell, 89, died Friday September 11, 2020 at the Waters of Covington. She was born December 4, 1930 at Danville, IL the daughter of Harold Emory and Janeice (Keller) Cooper.

Delores was a homemaker, a life resident of the Covington area and a 1949 graduate of Perrysville High School. She enjoyed her family, dancing and making...

Aug 8, 2020

Michael Bruce Whitfield, 31, of Covington died unexpectedly Saturday August 8, 2020 at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center, Danville. He was born May 30, 1989 at Cincinnati, OH the son of Bruce and Pamela (Newkirk) Whitfield.

Mike was a life resident of Covington and graduated from Covington High School in 2008. He was a carpenter employed by...

Aug 1, 2020

Florence B. Fultz, 84, of Covington died at 12:21 P. M. Saturday August 1, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. She was born October 6, 1935 in Parke County, IN the daughter of Raymond and Lela (Pitzer) McFadden.

Florence was a graduate of Marshall High School. She married John Everett Fultz May 28, 1953. They resided...

Jul 19, 2020

Joshua Lee Newkirk, 20, of Covington died Sunday July 19, 2020 in an automobile accident. He was born April 28, 2000 at Crawfordsville, IN the son of Terry Newkirk and Tammy (Haxton) Bugle.

Josh graduated from Covington High School in 2018. He had been employed at Abernathy Home Improvement.

Surviving are his parents Terry Newkirk...