All Obituaries

Alice “Toodie” Louise Gahimer, 83, of North Vernon, passed away at 5:13 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Autumn Trace in North Vernon. Born December 18, 1936, in North Vernon, she was the daughter of the late Dallas C. and Bessie Marie (Gong) Clark. She married Bruce Gahimer on August 31, 1956 at the First Baptist Church in North Vernon; he preceded her in death on June 25, 2005. Mrs. Gahimer graduated from North Vernon High School in 1955. She had worked for the Cummins...

Norma Jean Stoner, 83, of North Vernon, passed away at 1:23 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at her residence. Born April 22, 1936, in Indianapolis, Mrs. Stoner was the daughter of Hervey and Twylah Mars Born. She married Herschel E. Stoner on November 13, 1955, in North Vernon; he preceded her in death on October 11, 2019.   Mrs. Stoner was a 1954 graduate of North Vernon High School. She was a homemaker, owner of Stoner’s Upholstery and became a Emergency Medical Technician...

  Lucrecia Maxine Chapman, 67, of North Vernon, passed away at 3:05 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. Born April 30, 1952, in Anderson, she was the daughter of Yewell William and Maxine Ethel Alberts Hendren. Lucrecia worked as a cook for Linda’s Log Cabin in Vernon and had previously worked for the former Regal Rugs. She enjoyed cooking and crocheting. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda (Jim) Patrick, of...

James Astor Watts, 91, of North Vernon, passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Majestic Health Care in North Vernon. Born July 29, 1928, in Whitesburg, Kentucky, he was the son of George and Dulcany (Franklin) Watts. He married Myrtle “Marilyn” Clark on November 13, 1976, in Canaan; she survives. James was employed with the Jennings County Highway Department and served as a Deputy for Sheriff Perry Cummings; he also owned and operated Watts Small Engine for...

Steven Edward “Steve” McIntire, 77, of North Vernon, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2020, at McGivney Health Care Center in Carmel. Born January 30, 1943, in Greenwood, he was the son of Ellice E. and Myrtle L (Riley) McIntire. He married Frances Ruth Carson on March 1, 1963 at the Pleasant View United Methodist Church in North Vernon; she survives. Steve was a was a toolmaker and worked for Cummins for 33 years. He enjoyed golfing in Florida and at St....

William Larry “Bill” Rushing, 65, of North Vernon, passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour. Born December 14, 1954, in Gary; he was the son of William Charles and Tishie (Ladd) Rushing. He married Kay Streight on June 15, 1985, in Portage; she survives. Bill was a 1973 graduate of Thomas Edison High School in Gary and worked as a DST for the former Muscatatuck State Developmental Center in Butlerville for 6 years before...

Brian Keith Colvin, 48, of North Vernon, passed away at 2:56 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at his residence. Born May 14, 1971, in Decatur County, he was the son of Robert Colvin and Janet (Overton) Flint. Brian was a 2011 graduate of Liberty Christian Academy in Seymour. He worked at Country Squire Lakes, in North Vernon, as a maintenance worker for three years. He had also worked at Kobelco Metal Powder of America, in Seymour, as a machine operator for a year, and collected and sold...

Sue Ann Stroud, 73, of Scipio, passed away at 11:26 a.m. on March 19, 2020, at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. Born May 31, 1946, in Corydon, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Lena (Bierley) Toler. She married Donald Stroud on September 5, 1970 in Georgetown; he survives. Sue graduated from New Albany High School in 1964. She went on to work as an attendant for AWS, now Benchmark, in Columbus and DSI in addition to having worked as a secretary for Burroughs. She was a...

Kathy June Houser, 62, of North Vernon, passed away at 1:57 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis. Born July 8, 1957, in Milan, the daughter of the late Mr. Summers and Rosemary Grigsby Adkins York. She married Luther Houser Jr., on December 2, 1982, in Seymour; he survives. Kathy worked in Quality Control for N.V.I.C. in North Vernon for five years and had worked for Cummins Engine Company in Walesboro as a forklift trainer for 15 years. She was a...

Robert Douglas Frazier, 60, of North Vernon, passed away at 9:50 a.m. on March 13, 2020, at St. Vincent Jennings Hospital. Born June 15, 1959, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of Elmer Ray Frazier and the late Evelyn Rosalie Carlock Frazier. Roberts worked in the meat department for the Wal-Mart in North Vernon for 2 years and had previously worked for S.E.T. Steel and Lowes Distribution in the warehouse for years. He enjoyed cooking, gardening, lawn care and watching movies. Survivors...