All Obituaries

James Raymond Martin, 85, of Princeton passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at the Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville.  He was born May 18, 1938 to Carl and Flora (Knapp) Martin.  Jim was retired, working as a Heavy Equipment Operator for G.J. Rode Construction for many years. He served in the Navy Seabees, stationed in Cuba during the Cuba Missile Crisis. He had lived in Princeton since 1965 moving there from Haubstadt.  He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic...

Judy K. Howard (Cassiday), 75 of Oakland City, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Oakland City.  She was born September 10, 1948 to Clifford and Mildred Cassiday. She married Michael “Mike” Howard Oct 2, 1966. She worked at Perdue Farms for 39 years. The hardest working lady you have ever met, she loved going on outings with her family, old western shows, and most of all her grandchildren.  Judy is survived by her siblings,...

Omer “Sonny” Wagner, 79, of Francisco, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023 at The Waters of Princeton. He was born October 14, 1944 in Owensville to the late Vertis C. Wagner and Della Mae (Robbins) Newton. Sonny worked as a machinist at Snap-On for over 20 years, then worked as a truck driver, and later for the Flintkote Company. Sonny studied at Wabash Valley College and attended the Vertical Church in Fort Branch. He loved baseball, especially the Cardinals, liked watching...

Betty Lou (Edmonds) Meier, 88, passed away at her home in Francisco on Thursday, November 23, 2023. She was born November 3, 1935 to the late Walter Edmonds and Maudie (Henson) Edmonds in Ligon, Kentucky. Betty worked as an elementary school music teacher in the Vincennes Community Schools for 34 years. Her greatest loves in life were music and wild life, especially cats, dogs, and baby pigs. She enjoyed traveling and was passionate about family genealogy. Betty was dearly loved and will be...

Terry Hurst, 71, of Petersburg, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023 at his home in Petersburg. He was born January 21, 1952 in Princeton and worked as a coal miner for over 29 years before door greeting at Walmart. Terry was a proud founding member of the Patoka Township Volunteer Fire Department in 1981 and served as chief. He was a jack of all trades, was known for being a “tinkerer” and could make or fix anything he laid his hands on. Terry was loved and will be...

Pearl Louise Burns, 97, of Princeton passed away Sunday, November 19, 2023 at the Deaconess Gibson Hospital in Princeton.  She was born December 24, 1925 in Pike County to Melton and Uba Rae Stephens. She had lived in Princeton for the past thirty years moving here from Arizona. She retired from working for Motorola while living in Arizona.  She attended the Francisco General Baptist Church, was a former member of The Order of Eastern Star, spent a lot of time and enjoyed working...

Lee Royce Ayers, 85, of Oakland City, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Envive Health of Evansville. He was born October 30, 1938 in Charleston, Missouri to the late, Royce Ayers and Pansy (Uthoff) Ayers. Education was very important to Lee, graduating from Oakland City College with his Bachelor’s degree before completing his Master’s Degree at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He served as a pastor to many, over 40+ years and was also a businessman...

John R. Morrison, 75, of Princeton, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023 at The Waters of Princeton.  He was born in Princeton, December 11, 1947 to John Fletcher and Daisy (Harvey) Morrison. John had lived in Princeton for the past 46 years, moving here from Patoka where he grew up and attended school.  He graduated from the White River High School in Patoka and attended Oakland City College where he received a certificate in Heating, Air, and Refrigeration. He owned and...

Portia D. Priestly, 70, of Princeton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at RiverOaks Health Campus in Princeton. She was born November 29, 1952 in Princeton to the late Sylvanious and Alvina (Malone) Priestly, and had always lived in this area. She was a hairdresser for over 25 years and worked at Hansen Mfg. Co. for 25 plus years and then retired from there in 2022. She was a member of Wayman Chapel at Lyles Station. Portia loved her children, grandchildren and dogs,...

Roberta Jo Askren, 74, of Oakland City, passed away November 20, 2023 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born November 17, 1949 in Princeton, Indiana to the late William Harris and Elizabeth “Betty” (Lytle) Harris. Roberta was a member of Living By Grace Church in Oakland City and loved riding horses. She also showed horses and raised chickens and goats. She was loved and will be missed beyond measure. Roberta is survived by her children, Robert J. Askren...