OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Paoli, IN.
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...
Carmalita (Slayton) Vice
Dec 4, 2021
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Carmelita Jo Slayton-Vice (Jody), 59 of Paoli, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at IU Hospital in Bloomington, after a short illness. She was born on November 12, 1962, to Jimmy Slayton and Betty Hobson Wilson.
Jody was married to William ‘Bill’ Vice on December 18, 1987, and he preceded her...
Margie L Cheatham
Nov 30, 2021
Margie L Cheatham, 89, Paoli, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital, Paoli. She was born June 11, 1933 to Edgar and Margie Bea Terrell Bishop in Tatham Springs, Ky.
She married Palmer Mattingly Jr and they had four children: Patricia Lynn, Barbara Jean, Phyllis Kay and Duane Thomas. They divorced in...
Gertrude (Molitor) Mikus
Nov 30, 2021
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Gertrude B. Mikus (Trudy), 91, of Orleans, Indiana, formerly of Crawford, Colorado, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, in Orleans, Indiana. She was born September 21, 1930, in Aurora, Illinois to Paul and Frances Molitor. Trudy was loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend who lived to serve others and...
Annetta Mae (Carnes) Hackney
Nov 21, 2021
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Annetta Mae Hackney, 62, of French Lick, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 26, 1959, in Paoli, Indiana to Amos Carnes and Donna Sue Glass Carnes. Annetta married Glenn J. Hackney on April 22, 2000, and he survives.
Annetta was preceded...
Carlin (Roberts) Norris
Nov 16, 2021
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Carlin Sue Norris, 69, of West Baden, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at her residence. She was born on November 10, 1952, in Radford, VA to Maurice and Martha Thomas Roberts.
She retired from Older Americans, mainly working in West Baden. Carlin enjoyed taking care of the elderly, and...
Charles Milton Huff
Nov 15, 2021
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Charles M. Huff, 81, of Birdseye, Indiana, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. He was born on January 15, 1940, in Crawford County, Indiana to Arthur and Ora Mae Apple Huff. Charles married Bonnie M. Brittingham on July 18, 1992, and she survives....


