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Marcella Rutherford New Philadelphia

Marcella L. (Motsinger) Rutherford, age 95 of Salem, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at 9:40 pm, in Baptist Health Floyd New Albany. Born October 25, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Willa Mae (Corum) Motsinger and grew up in the New Philadelphia area of Washington County. On August 9, 1947 she married Ray J. Rutherford, who passed away May 25, 2003. She retired from the old Smith Cabinet Manufacturing Company in Salem and was a former employee of Bud's Jewelry...

Marcella L. (Motsinger) Rutherford, age 95 of Salem, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at 9:40 pm, in Baptist Health Floyd New Albany. Born October 25, 1923, she was the daughter of the late...

Wesley "Wes" Jones Salem

Wesley Hynes (Wes) Jones, age 71 of Salem, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 9:04 pm in Baptist Health Floyd New Albany. Born November 10, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late J. B. and Ruby (Hynes) Jones. He retired after 30 years from the Salem Post Office and was a former dairy farmer and sales manager at Brown Brothers Cadillac. He was a member of the Blue River Baptist Church and taught Sunday School. He served during the Vietnam War as a Spec 5 in...

Wesley Hynes (Wes) Jones, age 71 of Salem, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 9:04 pm in Baptist Health Floyd New Albany. Born November 10, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of...

Lorene Tyler Salem

Lorene G. Tyler, age 94 of Salem, Indiana passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 05:00 am, in Meadow View Health Care Center in Salem. Born March 4, 1925 in Salem, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Gross and Nellie (Coombs) Gross. She was a life resident of Washington County and on July 7, 1945 she married Clarence "Shorty" Tyler, who passed away May 4, 1980 Lorene was a retired employee of the old Link Handle Manufacturing Company, a member and former treasurer of the...

Lorene G. Tyler, age 94 of Salem, Indiana passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 05:00 am, in Meadow View Health Care Center in Salem. Born March 4, 1925 in Salem, Indiana, she was the daughter of...

Rose Jonas

Rose M. Jonas, age 79 of Salem, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 3:50 am, in Baptist Health Floyd New Albany. Born July 22, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George and Rachel (Goodrich) Coffey. On March 29, 1963 she married Robert Lewis Jonas, who passed away October 2, 2013. She had been a resident of Washington County since 1973 and was the retired owner of Out of The Way Curls in Salem. She was a member of the Eastview Baptist Church in Paoli, was...

Rose M. Jonas, age 79 of Salem, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 3:50 am, in Baptist Health Floyd New Albany. Born July 22, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George...

Mark Hobson Salem

Mark W. Hobson, age 62 of Salem, Indiana passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 1:55 pm, in his residence. Born April 11, 1956 in Salem, Indiana, he was the son of the late Lloyd R. Hobson and Rowena (Gipson) Hobson. He was a retired teacher with the Floyd County Community School System for 25 years and also taught at the Salem Community Schools. He had been a life resident of Washington County and earned a Bachelor's degree from Western Kentucky University He was currently the...

Mark W. Hobson, age 62 of Salem, Indiana passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 1:55 pm, in his residence. Born April 11, 1956 in Salem, Indiana, he was the son of the late Lloyd R. Hobson and...

George Zaring

George E. Zaring, age 91 of New Albany, Indiana passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm, in his residence. Born March 16, 1927 in Scottsburg, Indiana, he was the son of the late Walter T. and Mary Evelyn (Nicholson) Zaring. He was a retired truck driver, former owner of the old Lost River Salvage Company and was a member of the Living Church of God. He served in WW II as a Seaman 2st Class in the U.S. Navy, had been a resident of Washington County for most of his...

George E. Zaring, age 91 of New Albany, Indiana passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm, in his residence. Born March 16, 1927 in Scottsburg, Indiana, he was the son of the...

James "Jim" Durbin Salem

James "Jim" A. Durbin, age 79 of Salem, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 4:15 pm, in Baptist Health Floyd. Born September 4, 1939 in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late George H. Durbin and Zora F. (McGrew) Durbin. He was a retired employee of J. B. Hunt Transport Services, was a former employee of Baird's Mobil Homes for 16 years and he farmed all his life. He was a member of the Conway Community Church, had been a life resident of Washington County,...

James "Jim" A. Durbin, age 79 of Salem, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 4:15 pm, in Baptist Health Floyd. Born September 4, 1939 in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of...

Bonnie "Granny" Strong Little York

Bonnie C. "Granny" Strong, age 93 of Little York, Indiana passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 10:23 pm, in her residence. Born November 23, 1925 in Mishawaka, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Laurence W. and Wanda L. (Reynolds) Foley. She was a homemaker and a former employee of the old Robinson's Department Store in Florida. She was a member of the Little York Christian Church and sang in the choir. She had been a resident of Washington County since...

Bonnie C. "Granny" Strong, age 93 of Little York, Indiana passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 10:23 pm, in her residence. Born November 23, 1925 in Mishawaka, Indiana, she was the...

Lois Gilstrap Salem

Lois Alberta Gilstrap, age 90 of Salem, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 1:20 am, in the residence of her daughter. Born December 28, 1928 in Salem, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Albert Andrew and Lula Marie (Bottorff) Box. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Starve Hollow Park. She had been a life resident of Washington County and loved her grandchildren and working in her flower garden. On March 13, 1943 she married Otto Gilstrap Jr., who passed away July...

Lois Alberta Gilstrap, age 90 of Salem, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 1:20 am, in the residence of her daughter. Born December 28, 1928 in Salem, Indiana, she was the daughter of the...

Philip James Patrick Habermel Palmyra

Philip James Patrick Habermel, age 29 of Palmyra, Indiana passed away Monday, January 14, 2019, in his residence. Born on November 6, 1989 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he was the son of Vivian Elizabeth Habermel, who survives him. He had been a life resident of Harrison County and after graduating high school earned an Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy from Ivy Tech in Sellersburg. He was a former Respiratory Therapist at Clark County Hospital and was currently...

Philip James Patrick Habermel, age 29 of Palmyra, Indiana passed away Monday, January 14, 2019, in his residence. Born on November 6, 1989 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he was the son of Vivian...

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