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Bob East, 96, holds hands with his wife Emma East, 92, moments before she passed Friday, July 21, 2023. The couple were married 71 years.
Unhoused Evansville man Marvin Ray Beck died from hypothermia. Public records and newspaper archives give some details about his life. Evansville man found frozen to death had lived on the streets ...
Vanderburgh Sheriff's Deputy Asson Hacker died during training in March. His widow is suing, calling the incident leading to his death "hazing."
For the first four decades of the cemetery's existence (1853–1897), the beautification of the grounds was the responsibility of John S. Goodge. In his obituary (June 1897), he was credited with the "work of making the beautiful place the Oak Hill now is." Some of the more mature plantings are very likely the result of Goodge's endeavors.
He graduated from University of Evansville in 1967. [4] In 1964, he was named to the All-Conference team of the Indiana Collegiate Conference at defensive end. [3] Amsler was inducted into the University of Evansville Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and 2001 respectively. [5]
The Evansville weekly Our Age, which was in circulation by 1878, is the first known African American newspaper in Indiana. [1] Alternatively, some sources assign the title of first to the Indianapolis Leader [ 2 ] or the Logansport Colored Visitor , [ 3 ] both of which were first published in August 1879.
A group reportedly caught digging around gravesites in Oak Hill Cemetery to reverse a “voodoo curse” were likely the victims of a scam, police say.
In September 1901, his family moved to Evansville, Indiana, where he attended the Centennial School and he later worked in local furniture factories. [ 1 ] Military service, death, and legacy