All Obituaries

Kevin Gene Price, 64, of Danville, Illinois, passed away at 8:41 a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2023, at Carle Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Born January 7, 1959, in Danville, Illinois, he was the son of Shirley (O’Neil) Price and the late Gene Price. Kevin was a high school graduate and held an associate degree in counseling. He worked as a drug and alcohol counselor with Catholic Social Services in Illinois and had also worked as a drug abuse counselor at Prairie Center in Champion. Kevin...

George Louis Bolden Jr., 55, of North Vernon, passed away at 11:55 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at the home of his fiancé. Born September 12, 1967, in Columbus, he was the son of the late George Louis Bolden Sr. and Paula May (Cook) Bolden. George was a 1987 graduate of Jennings County High School. He worked on the assembly line for Arvin Pilot for ten years. George was a member of 2nd United Methodist Church in North Vernon. He enjoyed fishing, hunting ginseng and mushrooms, and...

Kathleen Louise Kiser, 95, of North Vernon, passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. Born April 26, 1928, in Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Flora (Leinhoop) Struben. She married Herman Kiser on September 16, 1945; he preceded her in death on February 21, 1988. Kathleen worked for ITT Thompson for several years and was member of New Bethel Methodist Church in Jennings County. She enjoyed baking...

Carolyn Lou Rayburn, 77, of North Vernon, passed away at 12:53 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at her residence. Born March 29, 1946, in Seymour, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Lillian (James) Wells. She married Phillip Wayne Rayburn on October 26, 1975, at Commiskey Baptist Church in Commiskey; he preceded her death on April 25, 2007. Carolyn worked as the first cook for the White Front Restaurant for several years before going to work in dietary at the Muscatatuck State...

Uncle Michael Our family deeply mourns the loss of Michael Glair Thayer: Son to Dr. and Mrs. Benet William Thayer and siblings, Nancy Ellen and Terence Kelso. He is survived by his nieces, Ann Avery, Jenny Bradshaw, Gwyneth Thayer, and his nephews Alexander Thayer and Michael Baker, as well as by his grand-nieces and nephews Darien Siguenza, Bronwyn Bradshaw, Kelso Bradshaw, Kaila Thayer – and a new, expectant bright star soon to be born in June 2023: Kahlia Avonne. Michael Thayer...

Connie Sue Wicks, 81, of Richmond, passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at The Springs of Richmond in Richmond. Born September 23, 1941, in Richmond, she was the daughter of Claude Lamar and Pearl Louise (Swallow) Mullin. She married Ronald Wicks on September 4, 2009, in North Vernon; he preceded her in death. Connie worked as an EMT for St. Vincent Jennings Hospital and had worked 38 years as a Phlebotomist for St. Vincent Jennings. She had also worked as a crossing guard...

Carolyn Sue Keys, 82, of North Vernon, passed away at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Our Hospice Inpatient Facility in Columbus, IN. Born July 15, 1940, in Lawrenceburg, IN, she was the daughter of Thomas Glenn and Thelma Lorrene (Ledford) Jackson. She married Robert Keys on April 28, 1961, at the 1st Baptist Church in North Vernon; he survives. Carolyn was a 1958 graduate of Clyde High School in Clyde, Ohio. She worked 28 years as a secretary for Cummins before retiring and was a...

Lois Fay Burton, 77, of Scipio, passed away at 12:29 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023, surrounded by her family at the Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus. She was born on April 4, 1946, in Bartholomew County, and was the daughter of Oakley “Brownie” Brown Sr. and Beulah (Mays) Brown. She married James Burton on November 9, 1963, in Bartholomew County; he preceded her in death on February 2, 2010. Lois was a waitress for many years before she...

Tony Cecil Pearson, 39, of Commiskey, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at his residence. He was born November 22, 1983, in Scottsburg, he was the son of Curtis and Geneva (Finley) Pearson. Tony worked as a dump truck driver for Marengo Trucking in Versailles for one year and had previously worked for H&L Tree Trimming in North Vernon for one year. He enjoyed mushroom hunting, fishing, and deer hunting. Survivors include his son, Jonah Burton of Jennings County; daughters, Naomie...

David Edwin Black Sr., 85, of Indianapolis, passed away at 5:07 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at St. Mary’s Healthcare in Lafayette. Born April 5, 1938, in Madison, he was the son of the late Wayne Edwin and Flora Louise (Gillespie) Black. He married Martha Ann Cartwright on July 30, 1960, at the North Vernon Presbyterian Church; she preceded him in death on January 9, 2020. David was a 1956 graduate of North Vernon High School and attended Purdue University. He worked as a CNC...