OBITUARIES
West Terre Haute, IN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for West Terre Haute & Vigo County, IN.
Edith Irene Houser
Feb 8, 2017
Edith Irene Houser, 85, of Clinton, IN passed away at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday February 8, 2017 in her daughter's residence in Clinton. She worked many years as an inspector at Midland Glass Company at Terre Haute. She was born March 14, 1931 in Palestine, IL to Martin Murdock and Mabel Thomas Murdock. She was preceded in death by her...
James David Richey Sr
Feb 7, 2017
James David Richey Sr., 61, of Terre Haute passed away at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday February 7, 2017 in his home after an extended illness. He had been the owner operator of Sandcut Paint and Body Shop for many years and later worked as a glass man for Kasameyer Glass Company in Terre Haute for seventeen years. He was born...
Earl Clayton Rodgers
Feb 4, 2017
Earl Clayton Rodgers 1926-2017 Earl C. Rodgers, prominent local building contractor, civic leader, and servant of Jesus Christ, died on February 4, 2017, at Providence Health Care, Inc. He was 90 years old. Earl was born in Logansport, Indiana, on May 29, 1926, to Esther C. and Claude E. Rodgers. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife,...
Karen Ann Funkhouser
Jan 30, 2017
Karen Ann Funkhouser, 60, of Terre Haute passed away peacefully in her home after a lengthy illness at 8:44 a.m. Monday January 30, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born November 21, 1956 in Vigo County, IN to Henry David Hicks Sr. and Opal Lee Allen Hicks. Survivors include Her Husband of twenty seven years, Raymond...
Thomas Lee Harmon Sr
Dec 20, 2016
Thomas Lee "Poad" Harmon Sr., 73, of Terre Haute formerly of Libertyville, IN passed away Tuesday morning December 20, 2016 in his home. He retired as a brakeman for the Milwaukee Railroad after thirty two years of service. He was born May 28, 1943 in Libertyville to Clyde Harmon and Helen Hurst Harmon. Survivors include: four children, Joey L....
Charles Eugene Dunham II
Dec 18, 2016
Charles Eugene Dunham II, 59, of Jasonville, formerly of Terre Haute, IN passed away unexpectedly in his home Sunday, December 18, 2016. He was as an operator for Tredegar Film Products. He was born March 3, 1957 in Terre Haute to Charles Eugene Dunham and Doris Cannaday Dunham. Survivors include; wife Judy Hunt Dunham, 2 sons; Joshua E. Dunham...
Ill. Darrell Lee Williamson 33 Degree Mason
Nov 17, 2016
Ill. Darrell Lee Williamson 33^, 86, of West Terre Haute formerly of Lebanon, IN and Rockville passed away at 1:01 p.m. Thursday November 17, 2016 in his home. He had been the owner and operator of Williamson Mechanical Contractors at Lebanon, IN for many years. He was born April 27, 1930 at Lebanon, IN to Ivan Williamson and Pauline...
Reverend John E Smith
Nov 17, 2016
WEST TERRE HAUTE - Rev. John E. Smith, 88, of West Terre Haute, passed away from this life and went to be with his Lord and Savior at 1:45 p.m. November 17,2016 , in Harrison's Crossing in Terre Haute. He was born April 4,1928, in Sullivan, to Jake Smith and Versa Hayden Smith. Survivors include his children, Pamela Morgan...
James Lee Miller
Nov 17, 2016
James Lee Miller, 65, of West Terre Haute passed away at 8:00 a.m. Thursday November 17, 2016 in Westminister Vilage Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 24, 1951 in Terre Haute to Donald "Ozzie" Miller and Arlene Jones Miller. Survivors include: two daughters Jamie Miller and Jessica Miller; a sister Janice Miller; a brother Donald Miller; a...
Sharon Jones
Nov 14, 2016
Sharon G. Arnett Jones, 76, of West Terre Haute passed away at 9:04 a.m. Monday November 14, 2016 in Clinton Gardens at Clinton, IN. She was born June 17, 1940 in Sullivan, IN to Raymond Arnett and Ruth Scott Arnett. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Edwin Jones on March 18, 2015. Survivors include: six children:...
Elmer Wayne Holbert Sr
Nov 11, 2016
Elmer Wayne "Toby" Holbert Sr., 79, of West Terre Haute, IN passed away at 5:50 p.m. Friday November 11, 2016 in his residence. He was born August 13, 1937 at Terre Haute to Harley Holbert and Mildred (Kiefer) Holbert. His Wife of fifty five years, Jeanette Louise Schatz Holbert, whom he married on August 31, 1957 preceded him in...
Bruce Duane Fifer
Nov 10, 2016
Bruce Duane Fifer, 61, of Terre Haute, beloved son, brother, and father, passed away Thursday November 10, 2016. He was the first born to Loren Fifer and Blanche Smith Fifer on August 10, 1955 on an air force base in Great Falls, Montana while his father was serving in the Air Force. Survivors include: a son Brian Fifer; his...
Laurel Kent Norris
Nov 8, 2016
Laurel Kent Norris, 85, of St. Mary Of The Woods, IN passed away at 4:55 a.m. Tuesday November 8, 2016 in Union Hospital in Terre Haute surrounded by his family. He retired as a mathematics teacher at Otter Creek Middle School after many years of service with the Vigo County School Corporation. Laurel was born January 11, 1931 in...
Edward Dyer
Nov 7, 2016
Edward L. Dyer, 83, of West Terre Haute passed at 12:55 p.m. Monday November 7, 2016 in Harrisons Crossing Health Care Center at Terre Haute. He was born November 19, 1932 in New Goshen, IN to Antone Dyer and Harriett Boothe Dyer. He was preceded in death by his first wife Margaret J. Dyer and his second wife Shirley...
Mary P White
Nov 6, 2016
Mary P. White, 94, of Dennison, IL passed away Sunday November 6, 2016 at the Illinois White House in Dennison, IL. She was born July 13, 1922 to Margaret and Steve Puller of West Terre Haute, IN. She graduated from Fayette High School in 1940 and Wabash-Brown College of Commerce in 1941. In 1943, Mary joined the United States...
Vera Evelyn Fields
Oct 17, 2016
Vera Evelyn Fields, 86, of West Terre Haute passed away at 2:45 p.m. Monday October 17, 2016 in Union Hospital at Terre Haute. She retired from Terre Haute First National Bank at West Terre Haute after twenty eight years of service. She was born July 11, 1930 in West Terre Haute to William Frederick Collins and Ruth Alice Cashner...
Brenda Sue Morris
Oct 14, 2016
Brenda Sue "Aunt B" Morris, 64, of West Terre Haute, passed away at 5:12 p.m. Friday October 14, 2016 in Union Hospital. She retired from the Sisters Of Providence at St. Mary Of The Woods after thirty nine years of service. She was born June 26, 1952 in Terre Haute to William Edward Morris and Elsie Mae Beasley Morris....
Richard Phillips
Oct 12, 2016
Richard C. Phillips, 63, of Terre Haute passed away at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday October 12, 2016 in Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born June 25, 1953 in Indianapolis. Survivors include: His Wife of thirty eight years, Carol S. Gregory Phillips whom he married on October 21, 1978; five children Jennifer Fennell, Kari Uselman, Kristy Phillips, Amanda Hull...
Nancy Mae Moore
Oct 11, 2016
Nancy Mae Moore, 68, of West Terre Haute passed away peacefully in her home at 6:09 a.m. Tuesday October 11, 2016 surrounded by her family after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. She retired after many years of service as the office manager with the Hope Center and also the office coordinator with the Seibenmorgan Infusion Center both at...
Mary Lou Grindle
Oct 8, 2016
Mary Lou Parsons Grindle, 81, of West Terre Haute passed away at 4:33 p.m. Saturday October 8, 2016 in Union Hospital. She retired from Bemis Corporation in Terre Haute after thirty two years of service. She was born January 28, 1935 in Vigo County, IN to Clarence Leon Parsons and Thelma Irene Williams Parsons. Her Husband, Edward H. Grindle...
