WASHINGTON — John Eugene Lemon, 62, of Washington, died at 7:38 p.m. Monday. John has finally gone home to be with our Heavenly Father. After a long suffering illness and battle with cancer, he suffers no more. Born Nov. 15, 1950, he was the son of the late John William Lemon and the late Katherine I. (McDonald) Lemon. He leaves behind his wife Lea (Woods) Lemon, of 31 years; two sons, Joshua John Lemon and Christopher William Lemon; sisters, Patty Bowers, Vicki Simpson and Pamela Lemon; sister-in-law Julia A. Woods and brother-in-law David C. Woods. He leaves behind many nieces, nephews and some very close friends. He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Nick Bowers; nephews, Cole Bowers and Ryan Thurman; mother-in-law, Barbara A. Woods; brother-in-law, Richard F. Woods; and sister-in-law, Andrea Merrill. John served in the U.S. Army and fought in Vietnam. He retired from Crane in 2008. To know John was to love him. A great son, husband, father, brother, uncle and a true and loyal friend. He loved to hunt and fish and spend time at the river. He will be greatly missed by all who were blesed to have him in their life. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Washington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, with military graveside rites by the Washington American Legion and V.F.W. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Ed Lee Mortuary. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.edleemortuary.com.
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Daniel E. Foster
Daniel E. Foster, 65, died Thursday afternoon at his residence.
Born Dec. 3, 1947 in Montgomery, he was the son of Virgil and Mary (Yates) Foster. He graduated from Alfordsville High School in 1965.
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Mary Willis
Mary Fay Willis, 85, of Washington, died at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday at Eastgate Manor. Born July 24, 1927, in Vincennes, she was the daughter of Farris and Chrystal (Lamb) Wise.
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Paisley Morgan
Paisley Ann Morgan, two weeks old, of Washington, passed away at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 30, 2013, in Newburgh, she was the daughter of Ryan and Brittany (Babrick) Morgan.
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Mildred ‘Millie’ Beck
Mildred “Millie” (Mahan) Beck, 87, of Washington, passed away peacefully at 5:29 p.m. Wednesday with her family by her side at Daviess Community Hospital.
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Shirley Ausbrook
Shirley J. Ausbrook passed away Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Shirley was born on Feb. 3, 1939, in Clay City, Ill., to Leo and Vida E. Murbarger.
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Cathy Gould
Cathy Lynn Gould, 62 of Washington, died at 11:47 a.m. Friday at her residence. She was the daughter of Hugh O. and Phyllis (Madden) McLemore, and lived in Washington nearly all her life.
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Frank Price
Frank Price, 77, of Washington, died at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hillside Manor. Born June 29, 1935, in Loogootee, he was the son of Agatha (Spaulding) and Francis Price Sr.
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Eileen Cole
Eileen Cole, 86, died at 9:57 a.m. Monday at the Loogootee Nursing Center. Born Sept. 19, 1926, in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Frank and Connie (Jackman) Swickard.
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Imogene Richardson
Imogene Richardson, 88, of Washington, died at 9:32 p.m. Saturday at Washington Nursing Center. Born Sept. 21, 1924, in New Harmony, she was the daughter of George and Helen (Fisher) Jacobs.
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Barton L. Webber
Barton L. Webber, 75, died at 6:25 a.m. Sunday at his residence. Born Oct. 11, 1937, in Washington, he was the son of Floyd and Violet (Ross) Webber.
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