Obituaries

Jan 6, 2024

Mark Dale Kindrick, age 59, of Salem, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024 at his home.

Mr. Kindrick was born December 31, 1964 in Salem, the son of George Russell Kindrick and Ruth Ann Gilliat Kindrick. He was a pastor at God’s Church on the Hill in Hardinsburg, where he was also a member. He was a...

Jan 3, 2024

Mr. Johnny L. Harmon, age 82, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Salem Crossing.

Mr. Harmon was born June 24, 1941, in Kentucky, the son of Matthew Lee Harmon and Tommie Mann Harmon Bailey.  He was retired from Salem Crossing as a Maintenance worker.

Johnny is survived by his children:  Johnetta Coombs...

Dec 30, 2023

Mr. Danny Eugene Morrow, age 70, of Salem passed away Saturday, December 30 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mr. Morrow was born May 26, 1953 in Washington County the son of Don and Margaret Cress Morrow. From a young age he learned the value of hard work on the family farm. He would go on to graduate from...

Dec 29, 2023

Mr. Jack L. Sullivan, age 93, of Salem, passed away, Friday, December 29 at Hampton Oaks Health Campus.

Mr. Sullivan was born August 31, 1930 in Washington County the son of Orville and Lida Bush Sullivan. He was a member of Blue River Friends Church. He was a 1949 Salem High School Graduate. Jack retired from Everett...

Dec 28, 2023

Mr. William Joseph Baldwin, age 71, of Salem, passed away Thursday, December 28 at St. Vincent Salem Hospital.

Mr. Baldwin was born May 20, 1952 in Salem the son of Conley E. and Mae Foley Baldwin. He was retired from Tyson Foods, and was the Owner of Baldwin Heating and Cooling. He attended Full Gospel Outreach Center....

Dec 26, 2023

Harold Thomas “Red” Robbins, age 103, passed away December 26, 2023. Harold was born March 10, 1920 to Homer and Inez Oneal Robbins in Washington County Indiana.

Harold was A graduate of Salem High School, class of 1940, where he participated in the 1939 Basketball team that went to the semi state. He was a World War...

Dec 21, 2023

Mr. Dennis Brewer, age 61, of Salem, passed away, Thursday, December 21 at St. Vincent Salem Hospital.

Mr. Brewer was born February 26, 1962 in Kentucky the son of General and Virginia Goodson Brewer. He was retired from Valeo Sylvania in Seymour.

Dennis is survived by his wife: Bonnie Maines Brewer, three sons: Daryl Brewer...

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...