OBITUARIES
West Terre Haute, IN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for West Terre Haute & Vigo County, IN.
James G. Fagg
Oct 8, 2016
James G. "Jim" Fagg, 70, of Farmersburg passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, October 8, 2016 after a long battle with ALS. He was born December 11, 1945 at Terre Haute, IN to Richard Fagg and Marie Funkhouser Fagg. He was in the first graduating class of West Vigo High School in 1963. After high school he...
David Lee Switzer
Oct 3, 2016
David Lee "Boo Boo" "Tiggerr" Switzer, 60, of West Terre Haute passed away peacefully at 4:00 a.m. Monday October 3, 2016 in his residence after a lengthy illness. He retired as an electrician due to his illness after many years of service with International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Union Local 725 at Terre Haute. He was born May 11,...
Donna Lee Pifer
Sep 23, 2016
Donna Lee Pifer, 54, of West Terre Haute passed away at 9:55 a.m. Friday September 23, 2016 in Union Hospital at Terre Haute. She was born September 1, 1962 at Vincennes, IN to Farrell Pifer and Charlotte May Porter Pifer. She had been employed as an assistant manager at Arby's Restaurant at Terre Haute. Survivors include: a son Tony...
Mary Maxine Kennedy
Sep 22, 2016
Mary Maxine Kennedy, 87, of West Terre Haute passed away peacefully at 12:15 a.m. Thursday September 22, 2016 in her home with her family by her side. She retired as a supervisor from Columbia House at Terre Haute after nearly thirty years of service. She was born June 19, 1929 in Praireton, IN to Fred Holmes and Mary A....
Rose Gertrude Mann
Sep 20, 2016
Rose "Gertrude" Roberts Mann, 89, of Terre Haute passed away at 11:58 a.m. Tuesday September 20, 2016 in Cobblestone Crossings Health Campus at Terre Haute. She had been the head bookkeeper for the A&P grocery stores in Terre Haute for twenty five years. She and her husband had been co-owners of Larrison's Tax Service in Terre Haute for twelve...
Dora Mae Prouse
Sep 19, 2016
Dora Mae Prouse, 80, of Terre Haute passed away at 9:03 a.m. Monday September 19, 2016 in Union Hospital. She had been employed with The Large Playhouse Daycare at Terre Haute for many years. She was born March 9, 1936 in Lawrenceville, IL to Henry Anson Coleman and Helen Stivers Coleman. Her Husband, William F. Prouse Sr. whom she...
Doris Ann Miller
Sep 17, 2016
Doris Ann Wilson Snodgrass Miller, 77, of Terre Haute passed away at 12:30 a.m. Saturday September 17, 2016 in Signature Healthcare at Terre Haute. She was born March 26, 1939 at Praire Creek, IN to Alva Wilson and Amanda Mae Bowman Wilson. She was preceded in death by two daughters Rojetta Snodgrass and Debra Snodgrass; a granddaughter Amanda Mae...
Docie Weger
Sep 16, 2016
DOCIE WEGER, 'HOOSIERLAND SWEETHEART', DIES AT 95 Docie Weger passed from this earth under the full light of the Harvest Moon on Friday, September 16, 2016. She was born May 20,1921 in the hardest of times to her mother, Emora Romine Coleman, who was blind and a father, Frank Coleman, who had been killed before she was born. Her...
Deborah Charletta Norton
Sep 13, 2016
Deborah Charletta "Debbie" Crane Norton, 46, of Terre Haute passed away Peacefully at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday September 13, 2016 in her home surrounded by her family after a courageous seven year battle with cancer. She retired due to her illness from Indiana State University. She was born March 25, 1970 at Terre Haute. Survivors include: Her Husband Frank Norton...
Stancial William Baker
Sep 11, 2016
Stancial William "Stan" Baker, 67, of West Terre Haute passed away at 5:10 a.m. Sunday September 11, 2016 in his residence after a lengthy illness. He was a self employed general contractor for many years as owner of Baker Construction Company. He had also been employed with J.I. Case at Terre Haute for seventeen years. He was born December...
Michael Allen Wilguess
Sep 7, 2016
Michael Allen Wilguess Sr., 69, of West Terre Haute passed away at 9:35 p.m. Wednesday September 7, 2016 in Methodist Hospital at Indianapolis, IN. He retired as a supervisor from Columbia House at Terre Haute after over thirty years of service. He was born January 20, 1947 at Terre Haute to John I. Wilguess and Mildred Ranney Wilguess. Survivors...
Max Hewitt
Sep 5, 2016
Max Glenn Hewitt, 82, of West Terre Haute, IN went to be with the lord Monday September 5th, 2016 at 6:30am. He was at Providence Health Care; St. Mary of the Woods. He was born the 23rd of June 1934 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN to Edwin Booth and Ruth Marie (Cummins) Hewitt. He graduated from Gerstmeyer Technical High...
Troy Allen Mitchell
Sep 4, 2016
Troy Allen Mitchell, 41, of West Terre Haute passed away Sunday September 4, 2016. He was employed with Elliott and Sons Auto Salvage at West Terre Haute. He was born April 1, 1975 in Terre Haute to George Mitchell and Debra "Sue" Elliott Mitchell. Survivors include: a daughter Shelby Mitchell and her companion Talon McClara; a son Trevor Mitchell;...
Margaret S Stark
Sep 3, 2016
Margaret S. Stark passed away on September 3, 2016. Margaret was born on March 23, 1922 in Wilsontown, Scotland UK. Margaret has joined her husband, Peter Stark; her parents, Marion and Samuel Rowan; her brother, Thomas Rowan and her daughter, Margaret Dowen. Margaret and Peter were married in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 18, 1940 . Margaret and Peter immigrated...
Clarence Kimbler
Sep 2, 2016
Clarence "Red" Kimbler, 84, of Terre Haute, IN passed away peacefully at 8:00 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2016, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. Red was born to Clarence and Ruth Sullivan Kimbler on May 3, 1932. He married his devoted wife, Marilyn Duree on May 28, 1955. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Rosemary Harmon
Aug 29, 2016
Rosemary Harmon, 88, of West Terre Haute passed away peacefully at 7:48 p.m. Monday August 29, 2016 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born December 22, 1927 in her family's home in Putnam County, IN to Joseph Barnett and Florence Burns Barnett. She grew up in nearby Poland, IN. She married her husband of sixty nine...
Robert Eugene Beaver
Aug 26, 2016
Robert Eugene Beaver Sr., 63, of West Terre Haute passed away Friday August 26, 2016 in his home. He retired as a veteran of the U.S. Army after a total of thirty years of military service including time enlisted with the U.S. Navy as well. He was born December 1, 1952 in Terre Haute to Raymond Beaver and Ethel...
Thomas Ray Clark
May 31, 2016
Thomas Ray Clark, 68, of West Terre Haute passed away at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday May 31, 2016 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He retired from Duke Energy after forty seven years of service as an operator at the Wabash Power Generating Plant. He was born August 5, 1947 in West Terre Haute to Lowell Clark and Bertha Bales Clark....
Clarence Edward Byrd
May 14, 2016
Clarence Edward Byrd often known as Ed or Birdie of West Terre Haute, IN passed away peacefully in his home Saturday May 14th at 4:24 p.m. at the age of 92, surrounded by his family. Clarence was born in Liberty, KY on July 31st 1923 to Asbury and Edna Byrd. In his younger years, he moved to Indiana and...
Dallas Vernon Dean Jr
May 7, 2016
Dallas Vernon Dean Jr., 32, of West Terre Haute passed away Saturday May 7, 2016 in Union Hospital at Terre Haute. He was born April 7, 1984 in Terre Haute. Survivors include his wife Natasha Ann Romanyk; four children Colton, Cashton, John, and Mollie Dean; his mother and step-father Dee and Luck Buchanan; his father and step-mother Dallas Sr....
