Obituaries

Carl Smith

Mar 27, 2015

Carl L. "Gabby" Smith, 72, of Carmi passed away at his residence on Friday, March 27, 2015. He was born October 1, 1942 in Norris City, IL the son of Leonard and Opal (Leathers) Smith. Carl was a truck driver for over 52 years and most recently drove for J.W. Hodgson Trucking.

Carl is survived by two...

Denise Sadler

Mar 26, 2015

Biography

Denise G. Cox Sadler, 57 of Mt. Vernon passed away Thursday March 26, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born October 21, 1957 in Evansville, the daughter of Arnold Lee "Bib" and Lucille (Walls) Cox. Denise worked as a nurse at several nursing homes and the state hospital. She graduated from Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg,...

Lois Funkhouser

Mar 24, 2015

Lois Funkhouser, 91, of Enfield, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 9:40 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born on September 6, 1923 in Enfield, IL, the daughter of James Ellis and Lula May (Miller) Bolerjack. Lois married Charles Oscar Funkhouser in 1941 and he preceded her in death on December 28, 2012....

Betty Clark

Mar 23, 2015

Betty L. Clark 83 of Carrier Mills and formerly of Carmi, passed away Monday March 23, 2015 at Harrisburg Medical Center. She was born April 19, 1931 in Springerton, the daughter of Grover and Pearl (Seifried) York. She married Charles Cecil Clark on December 28, 1948 in Carmi and he preceded her in death on November 13, 2000. Betty had...

Judith DiSandro

Mar 19, 2015

Judith DiSandro, age 75 of Marion and formerly of Carmi, passed away Thursday evening, March 19, 2015 at Heartland Hospital in Marion. She was born November 8, 1939 in Norris City, the daughter of Bernard Lee and Ethel Mae (Hall) Johnson. Judy had been a factory worker and worked in home health care. She loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren....

Naomi Cushman

Mar 19, 2015

Naomi Cushman 78 of Springerton, passed away Thursday morning March 19, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. She was born September 26, 1936 in Paragould, AR, the daughter of William and Kate (Jameson) Johnson. She married Larry Lee Cushman on June 16, 1957 in Fairfield and he preceded her in death on June 20, 2013. Naomi was...

Shirley Harvey

Mar 17, 2015

Shirley A. Harvey, 79, of Springfield, IL, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 1:17 a.m. at Heritage Manor Health in Springfield. She was born February 3, 1936 in Thompsonville, IL, the daughter of Eligah and Angie (Eason) Bozarth. Shirley married Gene Harvey on December 25, 1954. She was a beautician and had worked in Mt. Vernon,...

David DeMarcus

Mar 13, 2015

David Bruce DeMarcus, 63, of Norris City passed away at 12:47 p.m., Friday, March 13, 2015 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL. He was born June 2, 1951 in Kannapolis, NC the son of Eugene Franklin and Thelma (Scarborough) DeMarcus. David married Diane M. Gilliam on May 12, 1984. He was a Police officer and retired as a...

Margaret Carey

Mar 11, 2015

Margaret L. Carey, 78, of Enfield passed away at 11:17 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Enfield Healthcare. She was born January 17, 1937 in Norris City, IL the daughter of William Otis and Lois Ann (Stovall) Ratliff. Margaret married James Carey in 1957 and he preceded her in death in 1983. She was a homemaker.

Margaret...

George Porter

Mar 10, 2015

George E. Porter, 87, of Norris City passed away at 11:20 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in Marion, IL. He was born August 14, 1927 in Fairfield, IL the son of John and Daisy (Bryant) Porter. George married Nadine Blake on September 21, 1962 and she preceded him in death on July 13,...

Rick Cruse

Mar 7, 2015

Rick Cruse, 63, of Norris City went to be with the his Lord and Savior at 6:48 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2015. He was born in Fairfield, IL on November 28, 1951 the son of Lawrence Arnold and Wilma Joyce (Blazier) Cruse. Rick married Lynne Jo Buttry on November 23, 1979. He was a 1970 graduate of...

Vera Pyle

Mar 6, 2015

Vera Pyle, 92, of Carmi, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at 4:55 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born September 11, 1922 in Rising Sun, IL, the daughter of John and Julie (Huff) James. Vera married Leonard Jasper Pyle on February 10, 1940 and he preceded her in death on February 11, 1951....

Roger Cummins

Mar 5, 2015

Roger Cummins, 66, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 12:21 p.m. at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO from heart failure related to agent orange exposure during Vietnam. He was born February 26, 1949 in Carmi, IL, the son of Wilburn Leroy and Ella Fern (Puntney) Cummins, Jr. Roger worked in the oil fields as...

Donald Niemeier

Mar 5, 2015

Biography

Donald A. Niemeier, 84 of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday morning, March 5, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on January 6, 1931 in Marrs Township, the son of John and Margaret (Deig) Niemeier. He married Hildred Conrey on December 29, 1952 in Shawneetown, IL and she survives. Donald was a member of the Mt. Vernon...

Ernie Bartley

Mar 5, 2015

Ernie Bartley, 61, of Carmi passed away at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born in Gallatin County, IL on December 19, 1953 the son of James and Edith Murl (Ellison) Bartley. Ernie married Carolyn Elaine Cates on May 5, 1974. He had work for 12 years as a...

Tomas Ortega

Mar 5, 2015

Tomas "Daddy-O" Ortega, 77 of Evansville, passed away Thursday March 5, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born December 24, 1937 in Questa, N. Mexico, the son of Alfonso and Carmelita Ortega. He married Brenda Carroll on June 4, 1994. Tomas was a chef for 29 years at the Executive Inn in Evansville and for 9 1/2 years...

David Russell

Mar 4, 2015

David L. Russell, 43 of Mt. Vernon, died March 4, 2015 at Deaconess VNA Plus Hospice. He was born on November 22, 1971 in Evansville, the son of Eddie and Linda (Mattingly) Russell. David had worked as an oil field pumper. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the NRA. He is survived by his mother, Linda...

Donna Townsend

Mar 2, 2015

Donna Jean Townsend, 76, of Englewood, Florida, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at 6:19 a.m. at Venice Regional Medical Center in Venice, Florida. She was born on January 1, 1939 in Norris City, IL, the daughter of Rev. Marion E. and Louise J. (Wooten) Henson. Donna married Thurman Ray Fleck December 25, 1958 and he preceded her...

M. Lane

Mar 2, 2015

M. David Lane, 70, of McLeansboro passed away at 12:52 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2015 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born July 1, 1944 in Enfield, IL the son of Clinton Huston and Kathryn Ann (Cox) Lane. David married Velma L. Periman on October 25, 1961. He was a heavy equipment operator for...

Martha Leigh

Mar 2, 2015

Martha Jean Leigh, 89 of Mt.Vernon, passed away March 02, 2015 at New Harmonie Healthcare. She was born December 04, 1925 in Mt. Vernon, IN. the daughter of Otis Oral and Daisy Margaret (Pritchard) Carroll. On May 17, 1961 she married Leland F. Leigh and he preceded her in death on February 10, 2002. She is survived by one son,...