Obituaries

Mar 1, 2006

Ronald Edward “Mitch” Mitchell, 73, of Mt. Vernon, died Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville, IN. Ronald was born June 12, 1932 in Posey County, Indiana son of Lee and Martha Mitchell. He was a Postal Clerk at the Mt. Vernon Post Office retiring in 1994. Ronald was a US Army, Korean War Veteran and a member...

Mar 1, 2006

William “Gerald” Walls, 69, of Mt. Vernon died Wednesday, March 1, 2006 in the Emergency Department at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Gerald was born August 30, 1936 in rural Mount Vernon, IN, son of Charles and Arizona (Aud) Walls. Gerald was a US Airforce Veteran having served for three years in England at Schulthorpe Air Base. In his early...

Feb 28, 2006

Rebecca “Becky” (Waters) Jones, 56, of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at her home. She was born January 17, 1950 in Evansville, IN daughter of Cecil R. and Martha (Utley) Waters. She graduated with the MVHS Class of 1968. Becky operated The Attic Consignment Shop and had the bait shop in Mt. Vernon for several years. She was...

Feb 28, 2006

Feb 27, 2006

Kathy Hornback, 54, of Mt. Vernon and formerly of New Harmony, died Tuesday, February 27, 2006 at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville, IN. Kathy was born September, 10, 1951 in Poseyville, IN. She attended Agape Family Ministries in Mt.Vernon, IN. Kathy was most known for being a loving grandmother to her grandchildren, Shay, Noah, Isaac and Faith Morton and Desiree and...

Feb 21, 2006

Robert W. Henderson, Sr., 81, of Mt. Vernon, died at 9:20AM, Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 3, 1924 in Chester, West Virginia son of Darl and Elizabeth (Kern) Henderson. He was a US Army WW II Veteran and a lifetime member of the Owen Dunn American Legion Post #5 in...

Feb 19, 2006

Bertha L. (Bauman) Ricketts, 55, died Sunday, February 19, 2006 at her home in Mt. Vernon. Bertha was born January 24, 1951 in Mt. Vernon, IN, daughter of Lloyd and Frances Helen (Whoberry) Bauman. Bertha graduated from MVHS with the class of 1969 and was a Customer Service Representative with the License Branch in Mt. Vernon. She was preceded in...

Feb 8, 2006

Connie K. Gibbs Connie K. (Barnes) Gibbs, 55, of Mt. Vernon died at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2006. Connie was the Executive Director of the Posey County Chapter of the American Red Cross for the past 14 years. She received the Anthony Boehm Volunteer of the Year Award in 2000 for her commitment to the Red Cross. Connie was...

Jan 20, 2006

Roscoe Carroll, 67, of Mt. Vernon died at 1:46 p.m. Thursday January 20, 2006 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born December 31, 1938 in Mt. Vernon, IN son of John and Louise (Kietel) Carroll. He worked at ADM Milling in Mt. Vernon for 25 years prior to his retirement. He was preceded in death by a son, Henry...

Jan 18, 2006

Gregory “Greg” Stephen Sinnett, 53 of Evansville, formerly of Mt. Vernon died at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday January 18, 2006 at his home. He was born December 9, 1952 in Evansville, Indiana. Greg graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1970. He was a shift mechanic at GE Plastics in Mt. Vernon for 26 years and retired in 2003. He was...

Dec 25, 2005

Richard Hanmore, 58, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, December 25, 2005 at his home in Mt. Vernon. He was born September 23, 1947 in Point Twp. Posey County Indiana son of Everett and Beluah (Mason) Hanmore. He was a mechanic with the Posey County Garage. Richard is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sharon (Nelson) Hanmore of Mt. Vernon;...

Dec 7, 2005

Samuel Edward Turpen, 40, of Mt. Vernon, died Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. Sam was born in Evansville, IN to Leroy and Patty Turpen. Sam graduated from North Posey High School in 1984, where he played Football. He was a member of the Painters Local 156 in Evansville and employed with Tri-State Painting for...

Dec 1, 2005

Carol Jean (Hyatt) Hargrove , 42, of Mt. Vernon, IN, died at 9:15 PM, Thursday, December 1, 2005 at her home in Mt. Vernon surrounded by her family. Carol was born February 8, 1963 in Evansville, IN daughter of Charles M. and Ginger M. Hyatt. She graduated from Mt. Vernon Senior High School in 1981 and worked at Pamida in...

Nov 28, 2005

Nov 24, 2005

Katie Diane Fisher, 5 year old daughter of Jason and Jannea Fisher of Mt. Vernon, IN, died Thursday, November 24, 2005 at her home. Katie was born May 23, 2000 in Evansville, IN. Katie loved Disney and Princess’s and especially Cinderella. Katie was preceded in death by grandparents, Jack Griffin, Marjorie Wentzel and Patricia Fisher and a great-grandmother, Vivian Rose....

Nov 24, 2005

Susan Ann McClellan, 50, of Mt. Vernon, IN, died at 2:55 AM, Thursday, November 24, 2005 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Susan was born June 27, 1955 in Evansville, IN daughter of Arthur and Joan (Weintraut) Ashworth. Susan graduated from Mt. Vernon Senior High School and was a Shift Lead in Valox at GE Plastics in Mt. Vernon. She...

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Nov 5, 2005

Walter Raymond Nobles, 60, of Mt. Vernon, IN, died 11:25 AM, Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Walter was born September 7, 1945 son of Benjamin “Pete” and Ethel (Bauer) Nobles. Walter retired from GE Plastics in Mt. Vernon. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Gloria Faye Winerberger and brothers, Kenneth Lee...