OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Paoli, IN.
Betty Jean Jones
Jan 26, 2022
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Betty Jean Jones, 92, of Orleans Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Hampton Oaks Assisted Living in Scottsburg, Indiana. She was born on August 28, 1929, in Salem, Indiana to Klondike and Edna Moore Hamilton. Betty married Max Jones on July 3, 1948, and he preceded her in death.
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Ruth Ann (Sipes) Chrisman
Jan 23, 2022
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Ruth Ann Chrisman, 70, of Paoli Indiana, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Mitchell Manor in Mitchell, Indiana. She was born on January 30, 1951, in Bloomington, Indiana to Kenneth and Mildred Baker Sipes. Ruth married Charlie Chrisman Jr. on February 10, 2017, and he preceded her in death.
Ruth...
Dorothy Lee (Kimmel) Moore
Jan 20, 2022
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Dorothy Lee Moore, 93, of Paoli Indiana, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at IU Health, Paoli. She was born on January 22, 1928, in Paoli, Indiana to John and Margaret Sanders Kimmel. Dorothy married John Henry Moore on December 26, 1944, and he preceded her in death.
Dorothy was preceded...
Natalie (Martin) Matthews
Jan 18, 2022
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Natalie Martin Matthews, 60, of Paoli Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Paoli, Indiana. She was born on January 16, 1962, in Trinidad, Colorado to Franklin Earl Martin Jr. and Donna Ruth Chastain Martin. Natalie married Vaughn Matthews on June 18, 1983, and he survives.
Natalie was preceded in...
Reginald Wayne Desilva Jr.
Jan 16, 2022
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Reginald Wayne DeSilva Jr., 51, of Paoli Indiana, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Paoli, Indiana. He was born on November 5, 1970, in Jacksonville, Illinois to Reginald W. DeSilva Sr. and Lynn Allen DeSilva. Reginald married Rachelle Lynn Scruggs on August 11, 2018, and she survives.
Reginald was preceded...
Tim Smelser
Jan 14, 2022
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Tim Smelser, 49, of Paoli Indiana, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022, at IU Health, Bloomington. He was born on February 4, 1972, in Paoli, Indiana to Franklin and Sheila Freed Smelser.
Tim was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Frankie, Joe, and Kerry Smelser.
He was...
Paul Matthew Henderson
Jan 13, 2022
Paul Matthew “Matt” Henderson, 47, Paoli, IN passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022. He was born in Bedford, IN on January 22, 1974, to David and Betty Jo Henderson. He married his high school sweetheart, Catherine McBride Henderson, on April 8, 1995. He was preceded in death by his parents. He graduated from Orleans Jr-Sr High school in 1992. ...
Melanie (Chambers) Chambers
Jan 12, 2022
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Melanie Michelle Chambers, 58, of Paoli, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. She was born on October 27, 1963, in Anderson, Indiana to Maurice and Patricia Gifford Chambers.
Melanie was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Gary Chambers.
She was retired from French Lick Resort and...
Leslie Clyde Jones
Jan 12, 2022
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Leslie “Clyde” Jones, 78, of Mitchell, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at IU Health, Bloomington. He was born on December 13, 1943, in Crane, Indiana to Lester Elvis and Mary Jane Newlin Jones. Clyde married Rita Edwards on November 4, 1972, and she survives.
Clyde was preceded in death...
Sue Ellen Holtsclaw
Dec 29, 2021
Sue Ellen Holtsclaw, 60, of Paoli, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at IU Health, Bedford. She was born on November 4, 1961, in Bedford, Indiana to Calloway and Helen Poore Reynolds.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Sue enjoyed watching sports and drag racing with her companion, Robert Ray. She...
Sue Ellen Holtsclaw
Dec 29, 2021
Sue Ellen Holtsclaw, 60, of Paoli, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at IU Health, Bedford. She was born on November 4, 1961, in Bedford, Indiana to Calloway and Helen Poore Reynolds.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Sue enjoyed watching sports and drag racing with her companion, Robert Ray. She...
Sue Ellen Holtsclaw
Dec 29, 2021
Sue Ellen Holtsclaw, 60, of Paoli, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at IU Health, Bedford. She was born on November 4, 1961, in Bedford, Indiana to Calloway and Helen Poore Reynolds.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Sue enjoyed watching sports and drag racing with her companion, Robert Ray. She...
Melvin Mcdonald
Dec 29, 2021
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Melvin “Popeye” McDonald, 93, of Bedford, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Hearthstone Health Campus, Bloomington. He was born on September 8, 1928, in Paoli, Indiana to Heber and Grace Hooten McDonald. Melvin married Bonetta Nickell on September 30, 1950, and she survives.
He was preceded in death by...
Sue Ellen (Reynolds) Holtsclaw
Dec 29, 2021
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Sue Ellen Holtsclaw, 60, of Paoli, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at IU Health, Bedford. She was born on November 4, 1961, in Bedford, Indiana to Calloway and Helen Poore Reynolds.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Sue enjoyed watching sports and drag racing with...
Milton James Prater
Dec 25, 2021
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Milton James Prater, 51, of Paoli, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, in Paoli, Indiana. He was born on October 17, 1970, in Noblesville, Indiana to Milton Prater and Martha Newlin. James married Kathy Butt on October 14, 1989.
He was preceded in death by his parents Milton Prater and...
Steve Cole
Dec 22, 2021
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Stephen Douglas “Steve” Cole I, Paoli, passed away December 22,2021. He was born on July 18, 1948, to Custer and Dorothy Cole in Louisa, KY. Steve was raised in Hamlet, IN where he created life-long friends, graduating from Oregon-Davis High School in 1966. After high school, Steve followed in his father’s footsteps and voluntarily...
Timothy Speer
Dec 18, 2021
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Timothy Speer, 48, of Paoli, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at IU Health, Paoli. He was born on September 26, 1973, in Fort Knox, Kentucky to Dale and Claudia Daugherty Speer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and Son, Donald “Donnie” Speer.
Timothy enjoyed riding...
Mike Minton
Dec 18, 2021
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Michael “Mike” Minton, 69, of Paoli Indiana, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at University of Louisville Hospital. He was born on August 31, 1952, in Paoli, Indiana to John Paul and Katherine Wellman Minton. Mike married Rachel Anderson on March 19, 1983, and she survives.
Mike was preceded in death...
Marsha (Harper) Schneider
Dec 13, 2021
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Marsha Jayne Schneider, 63, of Paoli, Indiana, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Paoli Health & Living. She was born on August 7, 1957, in Bedford, Indiana to Jack Ray and Lois Marie Jones Harper.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jack, and nephew, Jeremey Scott Hall.
...George Witt Jr.
Dec 7, 2021
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George C. Witt Jr., 95, of Paoli Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at his residence. He was born on September 6, 1926, in Mt. Savage, Maryland to George Cecil Witt Sr. and Marie Komatz Witt. He married Mary Ellen Paul and she preceded him in death.
George was preceded...


