OBITUARIES
West Terre Haute, IN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for West Terre Haute & Vigo County, IN.
Sarah Beatrice Switzer
Dec 13, 2025
Sarah Beatrice Switzer, 87, of West Terre Haute went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on 13 December 2025. She was born April 9, 1938, to Herman and Mary Barbee in Vigo County.
She is survived by her children, Stephen (Jeanie) of Terre Haute, Raymond (Catherine) of San Antonio, Texas, Michael (Ann Marie) of West Terre Haute, Larry (Annette)...
Alan Charles Barbour
Dec 12, 2025
Alan Charles Barbour, 74, of Clinton, Indiana, passed away Friday, December 12, 2025, in Union Hospital. He was born in Clinton, Indiana, on May 9, 1951, to Daniel Barbour and Margaret Rhyan Barbour. Alan was a lifelong member and Deacon of Trinity Independent Church. He was a graduate of Indiana State University, majoring in Spanish, and minoring in French. He...
Frances Hagemeyer
Dec 11, 2025
Frances Hagemeyer, 94 of West Terre Haute, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Providence Healthcare at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was born in Stendal, Indiana on August 19, 1931.
Frances was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Hagemeyer. She is survived by her son Phillip David Hagemeyer and his wife Jan, her son Rex Hagemeyer and his wife Jennifer,...
Diane Marie Stephens
Dec 7, 2025
Diane Marie Stephens, 75 of Terre Haute, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025 in Union Hospital. She was born in Terre Haute on January 15, 1950 to Jack William Eblen and Odetta LeClerq Eblen.
Diane worked as a nurse at Regional Hospital.
Diane is survived by her son Jack Sappingfield, and two stepdaughters, Paige Barton (Darren), and Noel Fields, as well...
Raymond Neal Andrews
Dec 6, 2025
Raymond Neal Andrews, 80 of West Terre Haute, passed away on Saturday December 6th, 2025. He was born on April 14th, 1945, in Indianapolis, to Dallas and Velma (Lee) Andrews.
Ray spent 65 years as an amateur radio operator. His interest was first sparked when his father gave him an AM/Short Wave radio. He enjoyed spending numerous hours listening to many...
Bonnie Ann Daugherty
Dec 4, 2025
Bonnie Ann Daugherty, 44 of West Terre Haute, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025 in Union Hospital. She was born in Paris, IL on July 17, 1981 to Craig Martin and Deborah Newell Martin.
Bonnie worked as a manager for H.R.T. Professionals where she took great pride in her job and was very dedicated to her work and worked part-time...
Joseph Lee Jones
Dec 4, 2025
Joseph Lee Jones, 88 of Terre Haute, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025 in his residence. He was born in Terre Haute on June 4, 1937 to Arnold Jones and Grace Hudson Jones.
Joseph retired as a maintenance tech from I.S.U. after 39 years of service and was part of “The Singing Jones Family”. His pride and joy was his...
Thomas Edwin Slater
Dec 4, 2025
Thomas Edwin Slater, Jr., 85 of West Terre Haute, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2025 in his residence. He was born in Marion County, IN on May 20, 1940 to Thomas Edwin Slater, Sr. and Hazel Slater and was raised in Speedway, IN.
Tom retired as Director of Business for Timberland Lumber Company & was very active in the Indiana...
Matthew Alan Walden
Dec 2, 2025
Matthew Alan Walden, 44 of West Terre Haute, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 in his residence. He was born in Terre Haute on July 31, 1981 to Charles Bruce Walden and Carol Joyce Erwin Walden.
Matthew graduated from West Vigo High School in 2000, and was employed as a cook at McDonalds. He loved watching Colts football and playing...
Sondra "Sandy" Kirshman
Nov 30, 2025
Sondra “Sandy” Kirshman, 87 of Terre Haute, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025 in her residence. She was born in Peru, IN on May 11, 1938 to Clyde Landis and Mary Elnora Mooney Landis.
Sandy lived and died for her three grandsons and was a huge sports fan, especially ISU basketball, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was also near and...
David Lee McMillen
Nov 25, 2025
David Lee McMillen, 69 of Terre Haute, passed away on November 25th, 2025. He was born on August 17th, 1956, to Virgil McMillen and Martha (Church) McMillen.
David served his country for 2 years in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Knox in Kentucky. He was a romantic and great husband to his wife Nelda. David loved to spend time with...
Frances Irene Joseph
Nov 24, 2025
Frances Irene Joseph, 87 of Terre Haute, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025 in Providence Healthcare. She was born in East Chicago, IN on August 12, 1938 to Frederick E. Flagg and Bernice Hogenson Flagg.
Frances retired from Smith-Alsops Paints Company (MAB Paints) in the Accounts Payable Department after 28 years of service. She enjoyed crocheting, loved the Chicago Cubs...
David R. Wilkins
Nov 14, 2025
David R. Wilkins, 77 of West Terre Haute, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025 in his residence. He was born in Terre Haute on June 6, 1948 to George Wilkins, Jr. and Lois Peggy Presnell Wilkins.
David was a machine operator at Ivy Hill and was a member of Rivers Edge Bassmaster’s Club. He enjoyed fishing on Kentucky Lake ,...
Lee Anthony Weir
Nov 13, 2025
Lee Anthony Weir, 36 of Rosedale, IN , passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2025 in Union Hospital. He was born in Terre Haute on May 19, 1989 to Gerald Frank Weir and Diana Lynn Alkire Weir.
Lee enjoyed riding Harleys, fishing, camping with his family, and was a Colts fan. He was a very generous person who always had a...
Richard Samuel Jeffers
Nov 8, 2025
Richard Samuel Jeffers, 32 of West Terre Haute, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born in Terre Haute on January 25, 1993 to Richard Jacks Jeffers and Juanita Rose Dickerson Jeffers.
Richard studied mechanical engineering at Indiana State University and was a member of Dresser Church. He loved woodworking, playing video games and...
Christopher B. "Chris" Higginbotham, Sr.
Nov 8, 2025
Christopher B. “Chris” Higginbotham, Sr., 69 of West Terre Haute, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 8, 2025 in Union Hospital. He was born in Terre Haute on June 21, 1956 to William Harvey Higginbotham and Jeanetta Jane Scamihorn Higginbotham.
Chris was a man of faith, he put God and his family above all. He was a...
William O. Gregory
Nov 5, 2025
William “Buddy” Gregory, 78, of West Terre Haute, Indiana, passed away on November 5, 2025. Born on June 25, 1947, in Daviess County, Indiana, Buddy lived a life marked by hard work, a love for his family, and time spent with others.
Buddy worked for many years as a mechanic, a trade that suited him perfectly. He was skilled, dependable, and...
Harold Leon Certain, Jr.
Oct 31, 2025
Harold Leon Certain, Jr., 72 of West Terre Haute, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2025 in Union Hospital. He was born in Terre Haute on October 14, 1953 to Harold Leon Certain, Sr. and Joy Hamilton Certain.
Harold was a retired mechanic from Tennent Company and had previously worked at Terre Haute Gas for 10 years and Wiese Company for...
Donald Raymond Edington Jr.
Oct 30, 2025
Donald Raymond Edington Jr., 60 of West Terre Haute, passed away on October 30th, 2025. He was born on October 17th, 1965, to Donald Raymond Edington Sr. and Linda (Sewell) Edington.
Donald served his country in the U.S. Army for 4 years, stationed at Fort Lewis where he eventually met his wife, Deborah Edington of 16 years. After his time in...
Joyce Elaine Erwin
Oct 28, 2025
Joyce Elaine Erwin, 69, passed away on October 28, 2025, in Union Hospital. She was born March 4, 1956, in Terre Haute, Indiana to James Albert Jones and Bertha Elizabeth Weir Jones. Joyce enjoyed camping, and spending time with her family. Joyce is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Dan Erwin (d. 2004), brothers, James P. Jones, and...
