Obituaries

Jan 6, 2023

Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Gibbons, age 71, of Campbellsburg, passed away Friday, January 6 at her home.

Mrs. Gibbons was born October 10, 1951, in Missouri the daughter of Lewis Edward Zeigenbein and Cleta Thompson Zeigenbein.  She was retired from Meadowview Health Care and Rehab in Salem.

Nancy is survived by her husband:  David Ray Gibbons...

Jan 6, 2023

Sean C. Jeremiah, age 33, of Salem, passed away peacefully at home, Friday, January 6 surrounded by those he loved, after a long battle with liver disease that he fought valiantly.  He felt his purpose in life was to influence others toward Christianity by allowing God’s light to shine through him.  Those who have been with him on this...

Dec 30, 2022

Mrs. Melissa Renèè Carbaugh Vickers, age 38, of Salem, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones Friday, December 30.

Melissa was born April 12, 1984, the daughter of David and Donna Booker Carbaugh. She was a 2002 Hillcrest High School, Simpsonville, S.C. graduate. She was a member of the Beta Club. She was employed...

Dec 23, 2022

Mr. Frank B. Wallace, age 88, of Salem, passed away Friday, December 23 at Meadowview Health Care and Rehab.

Mr. Wallace was born December 4, 1934, in Science Hill, Kentucky the son of Charles and Clyde Light Wallace.  He was a retired plumber and an Army veteran.  He was a member of the American Legion and VFW. ...

Dec 22, 2022

Mr. Brian K. Edwards, age 64, of Campbellsburg, passed away Thursday, December 22 at University of Louisville Hospital.

Mr. Edwards was born February 23, 1958, in Salem the son of John and Mary Jo Huffman Edwards.  He was an employee of Martin Technologies.  Brian was a member of Campbellsburg Baptist Church and was a volunteer fireman for...

Dec 22, 2022

Mr. Jack Collier, age 79, of Salem passed away Thursday, December 22 at his home.

Mr. Collier was born July 5, 1943, in Kentucky the son of Has and Mary Collier.  He was a retired employee of Washington County Memorial Hospital.

Jack is survived by his wife of 58 years:  Betty Newsome Collier.  He is...

Dec 19, 2022

Mrs. Olive May (Russell) Routh, age 90, passed away December 19, 2022, at Meadow View Health and Rehab Facility in Salem, Indiana.

She was born September 3. 1932 in Campbellsburg, Indiana the daughter of Jason V. and Hazel Maudlin Russell.  She was a member of Smedley Church of Christ.  She retired from West Washington School Corporation and...

Dec 19, 2022

Mr. Gary Adkins, age 71, of Salem, passed away Monday, December 19 at his son’s home.

Mr. Adkins was born December 20, 1950, in Pikeville, Kentucky the son of Whetzel and Zettie Calhoun Adkins.  He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Company and also as a school bus driver for Salem Schools.  He was a member...

Dec 17, 2022

Mr. Robert Lee Cress, age 89, of Salem, passed away Saturday, December 17 at Ascension St. Vincent in Salem.

Mr. Cress was born January 7, 1933, in Washington County, Indiana the son of Elisha and Frances Muncy Cress.  He was a retired U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant and then drove a bus for East Washington Schools.  He...

Dec 14, 2022

Jane Eleanor (Colglazier) Ingram, 94, passed peacefully on December

14, 2022, in Cincinnati. She was born at home September 17, 1928, in

Salem, IN just prior to the onset of the Great Depression. She is preceded

in death by her parents, Gayle E. and Agnes V. (Nuckles) Colglazier, her

husband, John...

Dec 13, 2022

Mr. Aubrey B. Ayres, age 79, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, December 13 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mr. Ayres was born October 23, 1943, in Fredericksburg, Indiana, the son of Tom and Maye Edens Ayres.  He was a Vietnam War Army veteran, a graduate of Hardinsburg High School, and retired from Pillsbury after 42 years of service....

Dec 11, 2022

Marla Sue (Davis) Mills, age 66, of Salem, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022. She died peacefully at home with hospice care after a year-long battle with terminal brain cancer. Marla was born January 16, 1956, in Salem, IN to Robert L. Davis and Wanda Zink Davis, of Salem, IN. She was a 1974 graduate of Salem High School,...

Dec 9, 2022

Mrs. Shirley Ann Faulkner, age 86, of Salem, passed away Friday, December 9 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.

Mrs. Faulkner was born January 5, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky the daughter of Monroe and Myrtle Owens Sweeney. She was retired from Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Shirley was a member of Palmyra Baptist Church.

She...

Nov 27, 2022

Mr. Wilhelm Egger, age 74, of Salem, passed away Sunday, November 27 at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis.

Mr. Egger was born June 15, 1948 in Corbin, Kentucky the son of Wilhelm Hertzog and Elizabeth Rose Miller Egger. He was the owner of Egger Enterprises Inc. He was a graduate of Durrett High School in Louisville, and the...

Nov 26, 2022

Mrs. Janet K. Hoke, age 81, of Salem, passed away Saturday, November 26 at her home.

Mrs. Hoke was born June 11, 1941 in Salem the daughter of Claude and Evelyn Fisher Huckleberry. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Avid Master Gardener, and Beta Sigma Phi. She was retired from Kimball in Salem.

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Nov 25, 2022

Mr. James Marvin Nice, age 79, of Salem, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.

Jim was born June 26, 1943 the son of Banks and Anna Alspaugh Nice. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Indiana. He was a class of 1961 Salem High School graduate. On January 6,...

Nov 24, 2022

Mrs. Barbara B. Brown, age 93, of Pekin, passed away Thursday, November 24 at Baptist Health in Louisville.

Mrs. Brown was born November 21, 1929 in Ochsenfurt, Germany the daughter of Otto Kleinschrod and Marianne Braciszewski Kleinschrod. She was a member of Pekin Church of Christ, and the local Homemaker’s Club.

She is preceded in...

Nov 21, 2022

Mr. Kenneth L. Martin, age 97, of Pekin, passed away Monday, November 21, 2022, at his home.

Mr. Martin was born December 11, 1924, in Washington County, Indiana the son of Logan J. Martin and Mattie Luse Martin.   He was a retired farmer and had served on the Pierce Township Advisory Board.  He also served on the...

Nov 19, 2022

Mrs. Barbara Jeanne Huffines, age 75, of Salem, passed away Saturday, November 19 at her home.

Mrs. Huffines was born March 21, 1947, in Medora, Indiana the daughter of Lloyd Stanley Beavers and Vivian Irene McClintock Messer.  She was a retired housekeeper for Meadow View Health and Rehab.  Barbara was a member of Full Gospel Outreach church....

Nov 19, 2022

Joe L. Baker, age 88, of Salem passed away Saturday, November 19 at his home with his family by his side.

Joe was born May 30, 1934 in Salem the son of Harry and Catherine Chastain Baker. In 1936 a baby brother was born, Bill. Harry looking for work would move the family to California in 1940....