Obituaries

Oct 21, 2017

Paul E. Potts, age 85 of Pennyville, went to his heavenly home at 12:30 AM on Saturday, October 21, 2017. He was born in Reeve Township on September 18, 1932 to Paul R. and Lillian (Gould) Potts. He graduated from Alfordsville High School in 1951 and was a US Army Veteran. He was a member of the...

Oct 20, 2017

Colleen B. Burris, 88, passed away at Hillside Manor Nursing Home in Washington on October 20, 2017 at 9:20 p.m.  She was born in Washington on March 19, 1928 to Gus and Lillian (Brewer) Jerger. She was a wonderful homemaker who took enormous pride in keeping a neat, clean house and she loved spending time with family....

Oct 19, 2017

James "Jim" L. Browning, age 83, of Washington, passed away October 19, 2017 at 3:40 am at Daviess Community Hospital. He was born on June 20, 1934 in Washington to John H. and Dola (Brothers) Browning. He was a 1952 graduate of Washington Catholic High School. He was a U.S. Veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force...

Oct 12, 2017

Rose Mary Burris, 83, passed away at Eastgate Nursing Center in Washington on October 12, 2017 at 2:33 a.m.  She was born in Washington on March 30, 1929 to Walter and Lorena (Hunt) Naylor.

She attended Washington High School and worked as a supervisor at Uniroyal. She was a member of the Washington First Christian...

Sep 25, 2017

Joseph Wells Gill, 81, of Washington, passed away Monday, September 25, 2017, at The Villages at Oak Ridge.

He was born May 28, 1936, in Washington, Indiana, to Charles and Josephine (Wells) Gill. He married Patricia Boyer in 1963.

Joe graduated from Washington Catholic High School in 1954; He then graduated from University...

Sep 21, 2017

Joseph E. Records, 88 of Plainville passed away, Thursday, September 21, 2017. There will be no services per his request.

Sep 18, 2017

Patsy R. Smith, age 90, of Washington, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017 at Daviess Community Hospital. She was born on February 9, 1927 in Bedford to Samuel and Dollis (Watson) Stevens. She graduated from Washington High School in 1946. She had worked for Merle Norman as a cosmetologist clerk for several years. She was a member...

Aug 31, 2017

David J. Bryant., age 57, of Washington, passed away August 31, 2017 at Daviess Community Hospital.

He was born on February 6, 1960 in Fontana, California to Verlyn and James Bryant, Sr. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and he had worked for many years as a maintenance engineer at Midwest Reality. He...

Aug 22, 2017

Patricia "Patty" J. Pettigrew, age 75, of Washington, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at her residence. She was born on May 8, 1942 in Washington to Ernest Newton and Marquritte (Taylor) Cox. She had worked for Nasco Industrial for seven years. She loved visiting with family, taking care of flowers and birds. She is survived by...

Aug 20, 2017

Diamond Rio, age 43, also known as Kathleen (Brothers) Edwards, died August 20, 2017.

She went to school at Lake Superior College and had a degree in Architecture and Interior Design. She worked in architecture and also worked with horses. Her loves were her son, Sebastian Edwards of Washington, her family, her cats, art, horses...

Aug 18, 2017

Robert M. O'Brian, age 92, of Washington, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017 at 2:40 a.m. at his home. He was born on August 21, 1924 in Montgomery to James and Etta (Clements) O'Brian. He was a United States Army Korean War Veteran. He retired at 64 years of age from CSX railroad. He was member...

Aug 12, 2017

James L. 'Jim' Haag, age 89, of Washington, passed away at 5:40 am on Saturday at the Villages of Oak Ridge.

He was born on January 18, 1928 in Somerville, Indiana to Firman and Mary Jane (Hellums) Haag.  Jim was an amazing man that enjoyed the simple pleasures in life and most importantly being surrounded...

Aug 8, 2017

James E. "Butch" Padgett, Jr., age 70, of Washington, passed away August 8, 2017 at 3:40 pm at St. Vincent Medical Center in Evansville. He was born on October 16, 1946 in Washington to James Edward and Fern Wilma (Summers) Padgett. He was a 1964 graduate of Washington Catholic High School. He was a member of the...

Aug 7, 2017

Joyce L. Evans, 83, passed away at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington on August 7, 2017 at 5:53 a.m. She was born in Sidney, Illinois on December 19, 1933 to Lola (Renolds) and Virgal McCracken. She had attended Washington High School and had worked for the White Steamer Restaurant for over 35 years. She was a member...

Aug 5, 2017

Michael E. Hinkle, age 65 of Milton, Florida, passed away at 10:18 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2017 in Florida. He was born in Washington on October 13, 1951 to Ralph and Mary Louise (Klier) Hinkle. He had retired from Breidenbaugh Concrete where he had worked as a construction worker. He enjoyed hunting for arrow heads and...

Aug 3, 2017

Mary C. Taylor, 94, passed away at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Petersburgh on August 3, 2017. She was born in Martin County on November 06, 1922 to Wilburn and Edith (Parsons) Arvin. She graduated from St John High School in 1940.

She is survived by her three sons, William Robert (Ora) Arvin of...

Aug 3, 2017

Virginia "Ginny" R. Butcher, 84, passed away at her residence in Washington on August 3, 2017. She was born in Loogootee on May 30, 1933 to Ethel (Chattin) and Lloyd Clark. She graduated from Loogootee High School in 1956 and had retried from Daviess County Hospital.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Beth (Lee)...

Aug 1, 2017

Cathy "Cookie" Brown, 75, of Washington, passed away in Evansville on August 1, 2017 at 10:40 a.m. She was born in the District of Columbia on April 1, 1942 to Charles R. and Florence Myrtle (Beall) Keller. She was a member of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella. She retired from Petersburg...

Jul 27, 2017

David H. Walls, age 72 of Washington, passed away at 4:07 PM on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at his home.

He was born in Washington on February 11, 1945 to Harold and Fannie (Adams) Walls. He had retired from Graham Cheese and was a member of Trinity Gospel Tabernacle Church. He enjoyed coon hunting, fishing...

Jul 9, 2017

James Albert Robinson, Jr., age 76 of Indianapolis, passed away at 5:42 AM on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at his home.

He was born in Washington on November 10, 1940 to James and Helen Louise (Williams) Robinson. He graduated from Washington Catholic High School in 1958 and Vincennes University where he earned an Associate's degree...