Local Obituaries for Families in Salem, IN

Jun 30, 2020

Mr. Robert K. Lewellen, age 78, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, June 30 at Salem Crossing.

Mr. Lewellen was born July 17, 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky the son of Kenneth Robert and Mildred Louise Kimball Lewellen.  He was a retired salesman for Silco Laundry Inc.  He was an avid automobile racer and a navy veteran.

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Jun 30, 2020

Mrs. Leah Lainhart, age 44, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, June 30 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.

Mrs. Lainhart was born January 5, 1976 in Salem the daughter of Burgess and Susan Burns Calhoun.  She was a long- time bartender for American Legion and a former home health care provider.  She was a member of Fort Hill...

Jun 27, 2020

Mr. Raymond “Sonny”  M. Edwards, Jr., age 82, of Salem, passed away Saturday, June 27 at his home.

Mr. Edwards was born April 13, 1938 in Clark County the son of Raymond Edwards Sr. and Elnora “Bea” Rogers Edwards.  He was an oiler for Reynolds Metals and a Marine veteran.

Raymond is survived...

Jun 26, 2020

Mrs. Doris Eleanor (Epperson) Hammond, passed away at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, IN, on Friday, June 26 at 2:40PM, surrounded by her children at the age of 93.

Doris was born March 3, 1927 to Willie and Beatrice McKee Epperson in Somerset, Kentucky.  On April 7, 1947 she married James Dewey Hammond, who preceded her in...

Jun 25, 2020

Mr. Mark A. Ray, age 53, of Warsaw, formerly of Salem, passed away Wednesday June 24 in Warsaw.

Mr. Ray was born December 22, 1966 in Salem the son of Homer and Betty Cartwright Ray.  He was an employee of Sally’s Beauty Supply in Warsaw and a member of Salem Community Theater.

Mark...

Jun 23, 2020

Mr. David Crain, age 77, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, June 23 at Hosparus Inpatient Unit in Louisville, Kentucky.

Mr. Crain was born August 27, 1942 in Perryville, Kentucky the son of Warren Albert and Beatrice Bottoms Crain.  He was a woodworker and cabinet maker.  He was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church.  He was an...

Jun 23, 2020

Mrs. Barbara A. Boling Knight, age 86, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, June 23 at her home.

Mrs. Knight was born May 5, 1934 in Salem the daughter of H. Seymour and Dorsie Sanders Boling.  She was a very active member of New Hope United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.  She was a previous volunteer...

Jun 21, 2020

Mrs. Loretta May Johnson, age 82, of Orleans passed away Sunday , June 21 at Norton Hospital, in Louisville.

Mrs. Johnson was born September 20, 1937 at Shinnston, West Virginia, the daughter of Chester R. Craig and Wilma Catherine Hoffman Craig. She retired from Chino Valley School System in Arizona. She was a member of Millersburg Baptist...

Jun 12, 2020

Mrs. Sherry Diane Howell, age 64, of Salem passed away Friday, June 12 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.

Mrs. Howell was born January 8, 1956 in Washington County, Indiana the daughter of Cecil and Anna Meehan Walton.  She was a member of Southern Hills Church and an employee of Wyatt, Tarrant, and Combs Law Firm....

Jun 9, 2020

Mrs. Belinda Gaye Denham, age 70, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, June 9 at her home.

Mrs. Denham was born September 11, 1949 in Lafayette, Indiana the daughter of Charles and Rebecca Jones Partin. She was a custodian for the First Christian Church in Salem.

Gaye is survived by her husband:  Jimmy Denham. ...

Jun 5, 2020

Lois Ann Florence, age 53, of Salem, passed away Friday, June 5 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Lois was born September 1, 1966 in Salem the daughter of Irvin and Ella Rose Dunn Florence.

She is survived by her boyfriend of 22 years:  David Gregory of Salem, a brother:  Donald Florence (Linda Strange) of...

Jun 2, 2020

Mrs. Janice M. Straley, age 83, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, June 2 at Salem Crossing.

Mrs. Straley was born June 12, 1936 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the daughter of Henry and Ella Tuerschman Buschman.  She was a retired Nurse’s Aid.  Janice was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Salem, Life Memorial, American Legion, VFW, and...

May 26, 2020

Mr. Corey D. Whitfield, age 45, of Campbellsburg, passed away Tuesday, May 26.

Mr. Whitfield was born December 10, 1974 in Bedford, Indiana the son of Bob Whitfield and Dorotha Smith Janes.  He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Hardinsburg.

Corey is survived by his children:  Corey N. Whitfield of Phoenix, Arizona, Dillon...

May 26, 2020

Mr. Donald L. Lincks, age 79, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, May 26 at Salem Crossing.

Mr. Lincks was born January 10, 1941 in London, Kentucky the son of John and Gladys Reed Lincks. He was a self-employed logger and farmer. He was a member of the Washington County Coon Hunters Club.

He...

May 24, 2020

Mr. Joseph E. “Gene” Smallwood Sr., age 75, of Salem, passed away Sunday, May 24 at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

Mr. Smallwood was born September 7, 1944 in Big Clifty, Kentucky the son of Joseph Henry and Ethel May Harris Smallwood.  He retired from the Courier-Journal after 32 years.  He was a...

May 23, 2020

Mr. Arthur “Dale” Crane, age 76, of Salem, passed away Saturday, May 23 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Dale was born September 6, 1943 in  Lawrenceport, Indiana the son of Roy “Whitey” and Beaulah Mae Brown Crane.  He was retired from Swift Transportation.  He was a member of Southern Hills Church and also attended Old Blue...

May 22, 2020

Mr. Ross Milton Branscum, age 59, of Eminence, Kentucky, passed away Friday, May 22 at Tennova Health Care in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Mr. Branscum was born December 20, 1960 in Louisville, Kentucky the son of Milton Branscum and Tressie Johnson Broeker.  He was a semi -truck driver for IWX.  He also worked construction for Banta Construction.  He was...

May 21, 2020

Mr. Robert Scott Seybold, age 70, of Campbellsburg, passed away Thursday, May 21 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.

Mr. Seybold was born February 21, 1950 in Paoli, Indiana the son of Winston and Elenore Boggs Seybold. He was retired from IMI Concrete.

Robert is survived by his wife: Diana Motsinger Seybold, they were...

May 15, 2020

Mrs. Martha C. McClintock, age 98, of Campbellsburg, passed away Friday, May 15 at Meadow View Health Care and Rehab.

Mrs. McClintock was born December 18, 1921 in Washington County, Indiana the daughter of Bill and Elizabeth Shoults Wheat.  She was retired from B.F. Goodrich and was a member of Campbellsburg First Baptist Church.  Martha...

May 15, 2020

Mr. Larry D. Shell, age 79, of Salem, passed away Friday, May 15 at Salem Crossing.

Mr. Shell was born April 24, 1941 in Harlan, Kentucky the son of John E. and Dorothy Young Shell.  He retired from Denny Transport after 40 years.  He was a member of Westside Baptist Church, where he was a...