Local Obituaries for Families in Salem, IN

May 9, 2020

Mrs. Bonnie B. Journell, age 91, of Salem, passed away Saturday, May 9 at Hampton Oaks in Scottsburg.

Mrs. Journell was born November 3, 1928 in Washington County, Indiana the daughter of Roy and Grace Hattabaugh Ewing.  She was retired from NCR in Dayton, Ohio.

Bonnie married John Darrel Journell on January 22, 1949, and...

Apr 28, 2020

Mr. Wencel R. Mull, age 104, of Lanesville, formerly of Salem, passed away Tuesday, April 28 at Harrison Healthcare in Corydon.

Mr. Mull was born February 8, 1916 in Washington County, Indiana the son of Alva and Mamie Hinds Mull.  Wencel was a farmer most of his life in Washington County and worked as a...

Apr 28, 2020

Mrs. Betty J. Pankey, age 92, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, April 28 at Paoli Health and Living in Paoli.

Mrs. Pankey was born May 25, 1927 in New Albany, Indiana the daughter of George and Hazel Hublard Burres.  She was retired from nursing at several hospitals and nursing homes. Betty was a member of the Salem...

Apr 25, 2020

Ms. Phyllis J. Goldsberry, age 90, passed away Saturday, April 25 at Salem Crossing.

Ms. Goldsberry was born April 10, 1930 in Fredericksburg, Indiana the daughter of R.R. and Anna Turley Goldsberry.  She was a homemaker and a member of Fredericksburg United Methodist Church.

Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents and...

Apr 25, 2020

Mr. Howard T. Brown Jr., age 75, of Salem, passed away Saturday, April 25 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mr. Brown was born January 17, 1945 in Tyler, Texas the son of Howard T. Brown Sr. and Marie K. Vernia Brown.  He was a former employee of Heritage Lumber and owner and carpenter of...

Apr 12, 2020

Mr. Paul Ellis Cooke, age 80, of Salem, passed away Sunday, April 12 at St. Vincent Hospital in Salem.

Mr. Cooke was born March 2, 1940 in Salem the son of Walter and Gladys Simpson Cooke.  He was a farmer and a member of Bunker Hill Christian Church.

Paul is survived by his wife:  Shirley...

Apr 11, 2020

Mr. James W. Corbin age 64, of Salem passed away Saturday at his home.

Mr. Corbin was born January 11, 1956 in Columbia, Kentucky the son of Woodruff and Rachel

Corbin.

He is survived by two daughters: Jennifer Mayfield of Jeffersonville, and Amy Paradis of New York, a brother: Terry Corbin of Salem,...

Apr 10, 2020

Mr. Lloyd Morton Moore died in his home on April 10, 2020, in Salem, Indiana, at the age of 78.

Lloyd Moore is survived by his siblings:  Merlin Moore of Alabama, and Tom Moore of Indiana, his children:  Danny and Kenny Moore, both of whom reside in Indiana.  Lloyd had nine grandchildren:  Bridget Rubio Martinez, Brittany Fraze,...

Mar 30, 2020

Mrs. Oma Duncan, age 85, of Livonia, passed away Monday, March 30 at St. Vincent Salem Hospital.

Mrs. Duncan was born April 10, 1934 in Kentucky the daughter of Burley and Mary Smith Roark.  She was a homemaker and a member of Salem Assembly of God.

Oma was preceded in death by her husband:  Lloyd...

Mar 28, 2020

Mrs. Evalyn Brown, age 87, passed away Saturday, March 28 at St. Vincent Hospital in Salem.

Mrs. Brown was born January 17, 1933 in Harlan, Kentucky the daughter of Orville and Delora Witt Middleton.  She was a retired loan officer.  She was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church.

Evalyn was preceded in...

Mar 25, 2020

Mrs. Norma Jean Smith, age 80, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, March 25 at Lincoln Hills Nursing Home in New Albany. Mrs. Smith was born August 10, 1939 in Blue Moon, Kentucky the daughter of Lilburn and Fay Hatfield Hall. She was a retired Registered Nurse at Meadowview Health and Rehab in Salem. She was a member of Pekin...

Mar 21, 2020

Ellen Rose (Kay) Chastain went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 21, 2020 (her birthday), at the age of 92. Born in White Pigeon, MI, Ellen later moved with her family to Pekin, IN where she would meet her husband of 55 years, Ivan L. Chastain. Ellen and Ivan began married life in Indianapolis, IN, later moved...

Mar 20, 2020

Mrs. Diane L. Lloyd age 59, of Salem, passed away Friday, March 20 at St. Vincent Salem Hospital.

Mrs. Lloyd was born January 7, 1961 in Salem the daughter of Ralph Hinton and Nancy Goen Whitson.

She is survived by her mother: Nancy Whitson of Salem, a son: Ricky Lloyd (Stephanie) of Salem,...

Mar 18, 2020

Mr. Jimmie L. Roberts, age 77, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mr. Roberts was born September 8, 1942 in Martinsburg, Indiana the son of James W. Roberts and Edith Newlon Roberts.  He graduated from Pekin High School and holds a Master’s Degree from Indiana University.  Jim attended Canton United Methodist...

Mar 16, 2020

Mr. Paul Bernard Bowers, age 90, of Salem, died Monday, March 16 at St. Vincent Hospital in Salem.

Mr. Bowers was born March 21, 1929 in the Highland neighborhood of rural Salem, Indiana to Clarence and Myrtle Boggs Bowers.  On July 8, 1961, Paul was married to Martha Tegarden Bowers.

Survivors include his wife:  Martha...

Mar 12, 2020

Mrs. Marietta S. Maudlin, age 77, of Salem, passed away Thursday, March 12 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mrs. Maudlin was born January 16, 1943 in Washington County, Indiana the daughter of Lotus and Lucille Pollard Sullivan. She was a member of Smedley Church of Christ.  Marietta was retired from Wal-Mart Distribution Center as...

Mar 7, 2020

Mrs. Evelene Nicholson Wagoner, age 85, of Salem, passed away Saturday, March 7 at her home.

Mrs. Wagoner was born January 4, 1935 in Harlan, Kentucky the daughter of Arthur and Annie Howard Baker.  She was a retired bus driver for Salem Community Schools.  She and her husband, Raymond, owned and farmed land in the Delaney Creek...

Mar 6, 2020

Mr. David S. Medlock age 79, of Salem, passed away Friday, March 6 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.

Mr. Medlock was born November 27, 1940 in Washington County the son of Wincel and Bernice McBride Medlock. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church, and the Army National Guard. He was retired from...

Mar 6, 2020

Mr. Lee Roy Cochran, age 83, of Salem, passed away Friday, March 6 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.

Mr. Cochran was born May 29, 1936 in Ballenger, Texas the son of Raymond L. and Josephine Tegel Cochran.  He was retired from Cummins Engine in Seymour.  Lee was an Air Force veteran and a member of...

Mar 1, 2020

Dora May Myers, 90, of Paoli, Indiana, died March 1,2020 surrounded by loved ones after a long illness. She was born July 23, 1929 in Orleans, Indiana to Elizabeth McNeely Cloud and Henry Raymond Cloud.  She is survived by her husband of 71 years, James Myers; six children, Nancy Frías of Paoli, Indiana; Tom Myers (Waynetta) of Lexington, Kentucky;...