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James R. "Jim" Shepherd, Sr.

James R. "Jim" Shepherd, Sr.

Mar 24, 2020

James R. "Jim" Shepherd, Sr., 66, of Lexington, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at his residence. He was born on February 9, 1954 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of the late Nero Shepherd, Sr. and Ella Fair (Hopkins) Shepherd. Jim was a retired brick layer for the Indiana Refractory in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a member of the...

Mary S. Diaz

Mary S. Diaz

Mar 24, 2020

Mary S. Diaz, 92, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at her residence. She was born on November 29, 1927 in Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Valent Strinko and Ludmilla (Polkerop) Strinko. Mary was a former employee at the G.E. Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky and had also worked for Olin Mathison and the...

Stanley Elmo Everett

Stanley Elmo Everett

Mar 21, 2020

Stanley Elmo Everett, 77, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. He was born on May 4, 1942 in New Albany, Indiana, the son of the late Stanley R. Everett and Pauline Lee Culler. Elmo attended Scottsburg High School. He was married on April 22, 1962 Della (Barrett)...

Walter Truman "Wally" Rice

Walter Truman "Wally" Rice

Mar 19, 2020

Walter Truman "Wally" Rice, 83, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born on April 1, 1936 in Floyd County, Indiana, the son of the late Casper Rice, Sr. and Margaret Vivian (Arbuckle) Rice. Wally graduated from Scottsburg High School in 1954. He was a retired...

Arnold L. Bennett

Arnold L. Bennett

Mar 18, 2020

Arnold L. Bennett, 84, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Scott Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 5, 1936 in Seymour, Indiana, the son of the late Charles and Avahnell (McIntyre) Bennett. Arnold was self employed wholesale furniture salesman, retiring in 2001. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and attended...

Floyd E. "Shorty" Barger

Floyd E. "Shorty" Barger

Mar 16, 2020

Floyd E. "Shorty" Barger, 85, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Scott Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 19, 1934 in Hazard, Kentucky, the son of the late Sterling and Mae (Couch) Barger. Shorty was a retired laborer and had worked at the old Craven's Tire Mart, Scott County Tire and Elliott's Auto. He...

Patsy Ann Craig

Patsy Ann Craig

Mar 14, 2020

Patsy Ann Craig, 69, of Scottsburg, Indiana, died on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on September 9, 1950 in Seymour, Indiana, the daughter of the late Lexie B. Barker and Fannie Mae (Prather) Barker. Patsy grew up in the Deputy area, attended Deputy Elementary School and graduated from Madison High School...

Raymond Allen Richie, Sr.

Raymond Allen Richie, Sr.

Mar 14, 2020

Raymond Allen Richie, Sr., 58, of Austin, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 14, 1961 in Scottsburg, Indiana. Raymond was a shipping supervisor for Morgan Foods in Austin, Indiana, where he worked for over 40 years and was a Captain for the Austin Reserve Police, serving his community for over...

Seweryna Gober

Seweryna Gober

Mar 13, 2020

Seweryna Gober, 95, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Hampton Oaks Health Campus. She was born on September 15, 1924 in Rzesow, Poland, the daughter of the late Joseph and Victoria Kotula. Seweryna was a former nursing assistant for Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky and loved gardening. She was preceded in death by her...

Dorothy Bowling

Dorothy Bowling

Mar 12, 2020

Dorothy Bowling, 77, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on February 4, 1943 in Clay County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Dale and Meade Mae (Barger) Deaton. Dorothy was married on May 9, 1958 Edward Charles Bowling, who preceded her in death on Nov. 2,...

Geraldine Higdon

Geraldine Higdon

Mar 10, 2020

Geraldine Higdon, 75, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Scott Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 25, 1944 in Scott County, Indiana, the daughter of Albert Gordon Hardin, Sr. and Ofa (Gay) Hardin. Geraldine graduated from Lexington High School and was a homemaker. She also had worked at the old Davis Surplus Store and...

Beverly Jean Hicks

Beverly Jean Hicks

Mar 8, 2020

Beverly Jean Hicks, 68, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Hampton Oaks Health Campus in Scottsburg, Indiana. She was born on August 8, 1951 in Salem, Indiana, the daughter of the late George W. Hicks and Maurine (Newby) Lueck. Beverly was the former owner and operator of the old Couch's Private Care Home in Austin,...

Joan Drake

Joan Drake

Mar 8, 2020

Joan Drake, 89, of Underwood, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Hampton Oaks Health Campus in Scottsburg, Indiana. She was born on June 24, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of the late Ira Howard McCreery and Florence Elizabeth (Bradfield) McCreery. Joan was married on Dec. 12, 1951 to Willis E. Drake, who passed away on March...

Gina Renae Bridgewater

Gina Renae Bridgewater

Mar 6, 2020

Gina Renae Bridgewater, 40, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020 at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born on March 19, 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Pat Bridgewater and Debra (Bennett) Selke. Gina graduated from Scottsburg High School in 1998 and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University...

Opal Phillips

Opal Phillips

Mar 5, 2020

Opal Phillips, 83, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. She was born on November 13, 1936 in Hazard, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Charlie Baker and Opsie (Baker) Baker. Opal worked at Bull's Cork and Bottle in Scottsburg, Indiana for twenty years. She had also formally...

Joseph  Donald "Don" Armstrong

Joseph Donald "Don" Armstrong

Mar 4, 2020

Joseph Donald "Don" Armstrong, 84 of Deputy, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at his residence. He was born November 19, 1935 in Robertson County, Tennessee, the son of the late Joseph Richard Armstrong and Hazel (Porter) Armstrong. On November 21, 1956 he married Margurett L. (Daily) Armstrong, who passed away on March 31, 2017. Don retired from...

Peggy Ann Taylor

Peggy Ann Taylor

Mar 3, 2020

Peggy Ann Taylor, 63, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at her daughters' residence. She was born on May 17, 1956 in Seymour, Indiana, the daughter of the late Willis and Dora (Short) Back. Peggy graduated from Austin High School in 1974. She was a team leader at McDonald's in Scottsburg, Indiana for the last 9...

Jo Ann Seal

Jo Ann Seal

Mar 1, 2020

Jo Ann Seal, 89, of Crothersville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. She was born on October 21, 1930 in Little York, Indiana, the daughter of the late Orris Cathcart and Emma (Trueblood) Cathcart. Jo Ann spent her adolescent life in Little York and attended school there. She was married on...

Phillip P. Stutsman

Phillip P. Stutsman

Feb 27, 2020

Phillip P. Stutsman, 77, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born on August 28, 1942 in Scottsburg, Indiana, the son of the late Paul Nathan Stutsman and Velma Louise (Baldwin) Stutsman. Phil graduated from Austin High School in 1960 and later attended Indiana University Southeast....

Owen H. Egeberg

Owen H. Egeberg

Feb 25, 2020

Owen H. Egeberg, 71, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born on December 17, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the late Owen H. Egeberg, Sr. and Vivian Marie (Thompson) Egeberg. Owen graduated from Dundalk High School in Dundalk, Maryland and then attended Essex Junior College in...

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