Area deaths reported today to The Evening News and The Tribune

This list is intended only as a basic list of names and information to provide an early alert to friends and well wishers. Complete obituaries, death notices and funeral information will be available in the next print editions of The Evening News and The Tribune and online once all the information is available. Please check back later.

• Akers,Harry Gilbert “Radio”; 77, Clarksville

• Bowman, M.D.,Leon W.; 73, New Albany

• Combs,Emilia A. “Mimi”; 80, Lanesville

• Gasaway,Christine E.; 81, Jeffersonville

• Gonder,Mildred Loraine; 90, New Albany

• Harbin,Lewis Ray; 77, Marysville

• Keith,Barry Gene; 59, Winter Garden, Fla.

• Leach,Ella Geneva Humphrey; 93, Clarksville

• Noel,William Gene; 67, Henryville

• Rhodes,Marty Alan; 38, Paoli

• Rubey,James S.; 75, Jeffersonville

• Sullivan,Joe; 51, Starlight

• Tripure,Marguerite W. Hitner; 94, Corydon

• Wilder,Gerald R.; 79, Shelbyville, Ky.

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