All Obituaries

Edna Anker, 79, of North Vernon passed away at 7:57 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017, at St. Vincent Jennings Hospital in North Vernon. Born February 18, 1938 in Manchester, Kentucky, Mrs. Anker was the daughter of Coleman and Bertha Hollin Philpot. She married Robert Anker in May 1985 in West Palm Beach, Florida. He preceded her in death on September 25, 2012.   Mrs. Anker worked Hospitality in restaurants and hotels nationwide. She enjoyed crocheting and...

Christopher Alan Hunter, 36, of North Vernon, passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017, at his residence. Born May 11, 1981, in Greensburg; the son of Tracy Hunter. Christopher was a 1999 graduate of Jennings County High School and enjoyed working on computers and Facebook. Surviving with his grandparents who he lived with, Jim & Phyllis Dunagan of North Vernon are sons, Maynard A. Hunter of North Vernon and Daxx J. Hunter of Seymour;...

Virginia Ann Halcomb, 86, of North Vernon passed away at 11:55 a.m.  on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at her residence. Born July 26, 1931, in Jennings County, Mrs. Halcomb was the daughter of Hurbert and Theresa Holdreth Ebbing. She married Wallace Halcomb on October 15, 1988 at the First United Methodist Church in North Vernon. He preceded her in death on December 19, 2015 Mrs. Halcomb worked as a private home health provider for several years and had previously...

Polly Sue (Elrod) Purkhiser at the age of 90 passed away peacefully and without pain at 5:51 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2017, at her Masonic Home Residence in Franklin. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017, at the Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home and Cremation Services in North Vernon with Charles Stanley officiating. Family and Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, October 16, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. until time of service....

Russell Junior Richardson, 81, of Deputy, passed away at 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center at Norton’s Health Care Pavilion in Louisville, Kentucky. Born February 12, 1936, in Lexington, Mr. Richardson was the son of Russell Millard and Lavena Louise Dean Richardson. He married Virginia Chatham on October 2, 1954 in Madison. She survives. Mr. Richardson served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954-1958 being stationed in...

Charles W. (Red) Wade Red passed away at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, Indiana on October 10, 2017 at 3:30 a.m. after a lengthy battle with cancer. Charles best known as (Red) was born January 30, 1928 in North Vernon, Indiana to Aldo and Margaret(Jean)Wade He attended and graduated from North Vernon High School 1946.  He worked part time while in school at Fox Meat Market and also at Ebert’s Brothers delivering ice and coal.  Following...

Barbara Joan “Bobbie” Carnes, 78, of North Vernon passed away at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Columbus Regional Health in Columbus. Born November 19, 1938 in Scipio, Mrs. Carnes was the daughter of Harvey H. Beasley and Eugenia I. Gividen Beasley. She married John A. Carnes. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Carnes was a 1956 graduate of North Vernon High School and attended Indiana Business College in Franklin. She worked as a secretary for...

Ernest Callahan, 96, of Westport, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at his residence. Born October 6, 1921, in Perry County, Kentucky, Mr. Callahan was the son of Daw and Vina Ison Callahan. He married Shirley Asher on September 13, 1947, in Whitesburg, Kentucky. She survives. Mr. Callahan was a farmer and a U.S. Army Veteran serving from 1942-1947. He was a former member of Queensville Community Church in Queensville and Crossroad Community Church...

Ronald Robert Whiteman, 74, of North Vernon, passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the home of his daughter. Born June 6, 1943, in Indianapolis, the son of Albert and Virginia Bell Curr Whiteman. He married Julia Kay Riggle on February 19, 1966, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She preceded him in death on December 20, 2015. Mr. Whiteman worked as a machinist for International Harvester in Indianapolis retiring in 1985. He attended the First Assembly of God...

Linda Lou Mitchell, 74, of Shreveport, Louisiana, formerly of Jennings County, passed away on October 3, 2017, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Born November 9, 1942, in Jennings County, she was the daughter of Vail and Loula Ellis Holmes. She married William Mitchell on August 31, 1961, at the Freedom Church in Jennings County. He survives. Mrs. Mitchell was a 1960 graduate of Vernon High School and worked as a LPN for a nursing home in...