obituaries

Reba E. Williams, 88, of Youngstown passed away January 13, 2015 at Springhill Village. She was born on February 24, 1926 to Riley and Bessie (Cottrell) Boyll. She retired from Verizon where she was a telephone operator for many years. She was a member of the Youngstown United Methodist Church. Her husband Milton S. Williams preceded her in death...

Helen V. Yunker, lifelong resident of Terre Haute Indiana, and faithful member of Centenary United Methodist Church, entered into eternal rest on September 5th 2013 in Marshall IL, and went to meet her blessed Jesus face to face. She was born Helen Virginia Valentine December 13, 1919, to Anthony Valentine Jr. and Eva Bishop Valentine, in Terre Haute IN....

Lavedia Mae Easton Stout,81, of Terre Haute, IN was called home to Lord on Sunday, October 25, 2015 under the care of Cobblestone Crossings health Campus and Southern Care Hospice. She was the third child of J. Everett and Minnie (Chandler) Easton, born October 11, 1934 on her family's homestead, Mockingbird Hill, in Lawrence County, Indiana. Growing up on...

Ida Belle Vaughn, 95 of Terre Haute, passed away at 7:45 PM on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Cobblestone Crossing Health Campus. She was born in Sullivan County on February 12, 1920 to Seth Hunt and Medith Thornberry Hunt. Ida was a home maker and member of the Prairie Creek Home Economics Club. She was preceded in death by...

Sharon R. Watts, 73, of Terre Haute passed away February 18, 2014 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born in Crawford County, IL on June 30, 1940 to James L. Stevenson and Naomi Melissa (Parker) Stevenson. Sharon was a homemaker, had worked at Sears as a warranty saleswoman and later worked at Peddle Park where she was a...

Antonio M. Tapia, Sr., 96, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday March 31, 2016 at 9:51 am in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Antonio was born May 25, 1919 in Manila Philippines to Pedro Tapia and Arsenia (Morales) Tapia. He is survived by his wife, Socorro (Valente) Tapia; daughters, Myrna Tapia Meneses (Romy), Agnes Tapia Loreto (Dr. Teng, DVM), and...

Reba Mae Vencel, 88 of Prairieton, passed away at 4:26 PM on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born in Vigo County on September 26, 1926 to Emmitt "Pete" Myers and Goldie Kurtz Myers. Reba was a member of Prairieton United Methodist Church and the Prairieton Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiallary. She is survived...

Jeffrey Alan Stuthers "Jeff", 48, of Paris, IL, formerly of Terre Haute, passed away on November 4, 2013 in his residence. He was born in San Francisco, CA on July 8, 1965 to Doris Faye (Gillum) Stuthers. Jeff enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. He was a member of the NRA. Jeff was preceded in death by his mother. He...

Oliver E. Woods, Jr., 83, of Brazil, passed away Sunday January 8, 2017 at 2:45 pm in his residence. Oliver was born January 21, 1934 in Vigo County to Ernest O. Woods and Thelma (Phipps) Woods. He is survived by his wife, Delores (Summers) Woods; children: Oliver Woods III (Nancy), Ricky Wood (Pam), John Wood (Sharon), Paula Walters (John),...

Barbara D. White, 82, of Terre Haute passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 in Westminster Health and Rehab.

Barbara was born August 20, 1934 in Terre Haute to Albert Smith and Grace (Brown) Smith.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Farmers' Chapel Church, Prairie Creek Extension Club, and Ninety- Nines International Organization...

Rev. Donald Ray Tichenor, Sr., 79 of Pimento, passed away at 6:15 AM on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in his residence. He was born in Terre Haute on June 17, 1936 to Harold Tichenor and Thelma Reece Tichenor. Don pastored for 45 years at a number of United Methodist Churches including; Burns City, Scotland, Dugger, Bethel United Methodist, Hickory...

Herbert Walters, 61, of Terre Haute, passed away at 5:00 AM on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 in his residence. He was born in Terre Haute on March 5, 1954 to Paul Walters and Carrie Ward Walters. Herbert is survived by two sons, Jimmy Walters and John Walters, and his fiancée Wanda Tovey. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Corey Walters...

Ivan R. Wentz, 85, of Terre Haute passed away Monday, February 20, 2017 in Union Hospital, surrounded by his family.

He was born July 12, 1931 in Farmersburg, Indiana to Walter "Dutch" Wentz and Eva Jewell Wentz.

Ivan served in the United States Marine Corps in Korea, receiving two purple hearts. Ivan worked at the...

Benny E. Williams, 89, of Terre Haute passed away Monday September 7, 2015 at 1:26 pm in Miller's Merry Manor. Benny was the owner and the man who single handedly started Animal Health Center, and was well known and trusted by both farmers and veterinarians for his knowledge of animal diseases. He was born December 28, 1925 in Prairieton,...

Zula Freda Weir, 91, longtime Terre Haute resident passed away August 18, 2016 at her residence. She was born in St. Louis on August 29, 1924 to Clyde and Violent (Blystone) Overdorff. She was a homemaker and a mother. She had been employed as a breakfast cook at Indiana State University. She was a member of Calvary Temple. On...

Trish Ann Taylor, 39, formerly of West Terre Haute, In., passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at her home in Asheville, NC. Trish had her degree is Early Childhood Development and was formerly a child care provider at Heaven's Express Daycare in Terre Haute, In; along with Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church and Irene Wortham Center Daycares of Asheville,...

Thelma Irene Stultz, 87 of Terre Haute, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016 in Springhill Village Convalescent Center. She was born in Carlisle, IN on December 17, 1928 to Raymond Pirtle and Rachel Hart Pirtle. Irene was a retired Nursing Assistant at Union Hospital, and was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Wabash Valley Senior Center, and American...

Judith (Judy) A. Vaziri died peacefully Dec. 31, 2014 at home. She was born to the late Arlene and Alvin Yeager November 9, 1941. A long time resident of Terre Haute, Judy graduated from State High and attended Indiana State University. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Mehdi, son Javad of St. Louis, MO and daughter...

Joe Walker, 51, passed away unexpectedly on August 29th, 2015. He was born to Joe and Betty Walker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and they have preceded him in death. He is survived by his son, Travis Walker and his wife Colleen; daughter, Courtney Ritchey; grandson Aiden Walker; granddaughter, Nora Walker; brothers Pat Walker and his wife Grace, Mike Walker, and...

Larry R. Wright, 77, of Shelburn passed away Friday August 22, 2014 at 8:59 pm in Terre Haute Regional Hospital, with his family by his side, after a 33 year battle with cancer. He was a retired Master Sergeant from the Indiana Air National Guard with 33 years of service. Larry was born November 24, 1936 in Terre Haute...