Local Obituaries for Families in Salem, IN

Dec 20, 2023

Mr. David Martin “Marty” Perkins, age 77, of Salem, passed away, Wednesday, December 20 at his home.

Mr. Perkins was born January 5, 1946 in Kentucky the son of David G. Perkins and Gladys Myrtle Steel Burris. He was a retired X-Ray Technician and repaired golf carts.

Marty is survived by a son: Martin Lee...

Dec 19, 2023

Mrs. Gwendolyn L. Nelson, age 95, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, December 19 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mrs. Nelson was born August 24, 1928, in Salem, Indiana, the daughter of Jesse and Mary Payne Mahuron.  She was a retired employee of Smith Cabinet Company and a member of Blue River Baptist Church.

Gwendolyn was preceded...

Dec 18, 2023

James M. Whittle, age 77 of Salem, passed away on Monday, December 18 at St. Vincent Salem Hospital.

Mr. Whittle was born August 27, 1946, in Fayetteville Arkansas, the son of Milo and Bonnie Galloway Whittle.  He was a member of the Highland Baptist Church, a member of the Salem Masonic Lodge and was a Vietnam Army...

Dec 17, 2023

Mrs. Priscilla Ann Brewer, age 70, of Salem, passed away Sunday, December 17 at Norton Hospital.

Mrs. Brewer was born January 25, 1953 in Place Kentucky near Corbin Kentucky the daughter of Charles E. Partin and Rebecca Hazel Jones Partin. She was a member of Church of God of Mountain Assembly. She retired from Pearless Gear.

Dec 16, 2023

Karen Rae (Zink) Stout, 73, of Salem, Indiana, passed away on December 16, 2023. Karen will be remembered as a loving mother, wife, sister, aunt, cousin, teacher and friend. She possessed the often attempted but rarely mastered ability to excel in all of these facets of her life. She was able to put her heart into her family, friends...

Dec 14, 2023

Howard Vernie Nicholson age 92 of Salem, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the Meadowview Nursing Home.

Mr. Nicholson was born December 20, 1930 in Clark County, Indiana, the son of Manker Nicholson and Phoebe Metzger Nicholson. He was a member of the Vallonia Christian Church and attended Rivers of Living Waters. He was a 1950...

Dec 11, 2023

Betty Dean Baughman, 95, of Shelburn, Indiana, passed away on December 11, 2023. She was born on February 8, 1928, in Shelburn, IN, to Otto and Deloras Hauger. Betty was a beloved woman of many talents, whose presence brought joy and love to all who knew her.

Betty's passion for music was a source of inspiration for...

Dec 11, 2023

Mrs. Regina A. Shell, age 81, of Salem, passed away Monday, December 11 at Salem Crossing.

Mrs. Shell was born July 2, 1942, in Pennington Gap, Virginia the daughter of Henry and Irene Hyden Shoemaker. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church.

On August 18, 1962, she married Larry Shell who preceded her in...

Dec 6, 2023

Mrs. Jonell Prather Denny, age 66, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, December 6 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mrs. Denny was born March 3, 1957, in Salem, Indiana the daughter of John David (JD) Prather and Betty Curtsinger Prather Fultz. She was a retired employee of Salem Schools and was a pre-school teacher for 16 years.  She was...

Dec 1, 2023

Mr. Elmo Herman Brown, age 106, of Salem, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023 at Silver Oaks Nursing Home in Columbus.

Mr. Brown was born June 30, 1917 in Washington County the son of Pete and Lula Lockenhour Brown. He was a member of Big Springs Church of Christ.

He is preceded in death by...

Nov 29, 2023

Gale Newton “Newt” Bush, age 89, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at Meadowview Health and Rehab Center.

Newt was born August 3, 1934 in Pekin, Indiana. The son of Oliver and Jessie Lovell Bush. Newt was a former member of the Pekin Lions Club, Pekin Saddle Club, Dairymen Incorporated, and Salem Band Parents. He was a...

Nov 28, 2023

Beverly Ann Kress, age 77 of Campbellsburg, passed away, Tuesday, November 28 surrounded by her family at the University of Louisville Hospital.

Mrs. Kress was born July 11, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky the daughter of Forest Stison and Dorothy Harshfield Wells. She was a employee of Smith Cabinet (Childcraft) for 33 years. Beverly enjoyed crocheting, reading books,...

Nov 27, 2023

Timothy “Tim” Dale Fultz, age 60, of Salem, passed away Monday, November 27 at his home.

Tim was born December 3, 1962, in Salem, the son of Roger and Joyce Tompkins Fultz.  He was a member of Canton Methodist Church and an employee of Wal-Mart in Scottsburg.  Tim was a graduate of Salem High School, Class of...

Nov 25, 2023

Mrs. Cathy Jane Onsager, age 70, of Inverness, Florida, passed away Saturday, November 25 at HCA Florida Citrus Hospital.

Cathy was born September 19, 1953, in New Albany, Indiana, the daughter of Dow L. and Juanita I. Patton Robinson.  She was a retired Nurse and Nursing Instructor for Galen College in Louisville.   She was a member of...

Nov 23, 2023

Alan V. Rothbauer, age 71, passed away November 23, 2023, at his home.

Alan was born January 7, 1952, in New Albany, Indiana, the son of Anton and Cora Whitworth Rothbauer. Alan was a maintenance engineer and retired from PC Lumber in Sellersburg, Indiana.

Mr. Rothbauer is survived by his wife, Linda Davidson Rothbauer.  They...

Nov 22, 2023

Ronald L. Wilson, age 72, passed away in his home, on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.

Mr. Wilson was born January 10, 1951, in Terre Haute, Indiana. The son of Lawrence Daniel Wilson and Jessie Price Wilson.

Ronald is survived by his son Craig Wilson of Campbellsburg Indiana and two grandsons, Ryder Daniel Wilson and Emmett...

Nov 21, 2023

Mrs. Tamara “Tammy” Rae Voyles, age 65, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, November 21 at her home.

Mrs. Voyles was born January 12, 1958 in Paoli, Indiana the daughter of Charles and Eva Busick Parks. She was a member of Life Tabernacle Church. She was an employee at Childcraft until their closing, and then worked at Kimball...

Nov 19, 2023

Mrs. Helen L. Nelson, age 91, of Salem, passed away, Sunday, November 19 at Salem Crossing.

Mrs. Nelson was born April 2, 1932 in Mifflin, Indiana the daughter of LeRoy Felker and Crystal Newton Felker. She was a member of New Salem First Church of God. She was a retired Dental Assistant. Helen was a 1950 Salem...

Nov 13, 2023

Steven Wayne Sutton, 60, of Campbellsburg, Indiana passed from this earth into eternal life on November 13, 2023 while doing what he loved and looked forward to all year, hunting. He passed away of natural causes in the place where he often found peace in this life, the southern Indiana woods.

Words cannot express how much he...

Nov 11, 2023

Mrs. Joan P. Stingel, age 90, of Salem, passed away Saturday, November 11 at her home.

Mrs. Stingel was born January 3, 1933, in Cadiz, Ohio, the daughter of Clarence and Celia Hovanick Wright.  She was a member of Salem Presbyterian Church and was a retired Registered Nurse.   She was a school nurse for 19 years and...