Obituaries

May 3, 2014

Vivian Bayley Shepard, age 102 of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and former resident of Asheville, NC., died May 3, 2014 in Hilton Head, SC., Vivian was born December 21, 1911, in Maunie, IL to the late Elbert Foster Bayley and Annabelle Holland Bayley of Norris City, IL. She graduated from, Ridgway High School, Ridgway, IL class of 1928....

May 2, 2014

Billy R. Taylor, 70, of Carmi, died Friday morning May 2, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. He was born October 27, 1943 in Livingston, TN the son of Lennie A. Taylor. He married the love of his life, Karla Hogue on December 7, 1993. Bills heart and passion was the oilfield. He was a driller for Rector Stone...

May 1, 2014

Allen W. Miller 71 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Friday May 1, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born October 31, 1943 in Robinson, IL the son of the late Bill and Lil Miller. He was married to Sharron Sue Frailey, his high school sweetheart. Allen was a 1961 graduate of Mount Vernon High School where he played football. After...

Apr 30, 2014

James E. Means, 85 of Mt. Vernon, died Wednesday April 30, 2014 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born February 7, 1929 the son of James S. and Lillian (Smith) Means. He married Mary K. (Kennedy) on October of 1948. James was a longtime butcher in Mt. Vernon. He is survived by his wife Mary K.; son Richard (Julia)...

Apr 30, 2014

Amy (Eck) Ellison, 33, of Springerton, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 9:05 a.m. at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born May 24, 1980 in Harrisburg, IL, the daughter of Daniel Lee and Tina Roxane (McGhee) Eck. Amy was a 1998 graduate of N.C.O.E. High School. She is survived by her parents, Dan...

Apr 30, 2014

Ann Hart, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at her home in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born March 30, 1932, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, to Robert and Irene (Whitney) McLeaster. Annie attended Lawrenceburg High School in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and received her Bachelor degree at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana and her Master degree at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana. She married Alvin Hart of...

Apr 28, 2014

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April 28, 2014

Benjamin Yrue Sauls, newborn son of Darrin Sauls and Kendra Kelley passed away Monday April 28, 2014 at St. Marys Hospital in Evanvsville, IN He is survived by his parents, his paternal grandparents, Patricia Jean Young of Enfield and Michael Darrin Sauls of Omaha; maternal grandmother, Cynthia Meadows of...

Apr 24, 2014

Rev. Dr. Virgil Roy Lee Fry, 81, passed away early morning on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Morrison Woods in Muncie. Virgil was born on the family farm on November 20, 1932 in Wasola, MO to Louin and M. Delsa (Coonts) Fry. Devoting his life to spreading the word of God, through education and preaching, he was a Bible scholar...

Apr 24, 2014

Marvin Eugene Hunt, 63 of Evansville, IN died Thursday morning, April 24, 2014 at his home. He was born on January 8, 1951 in Litchfield, IL, the son of Marvin L. and Dorothy (Rentz) Hunt. He married Mary Jane Carter on September 11, 1982 in Jacksonville, IL and she survives. Mr. Hunt was a retired Funeral Director, having worked at...

Apr 23, 2014

Frances Steele, age 86 of Mt. Vernon, died Wednesday evening April 23, 2014 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born October 20, 1927 the daughter of Albert and Ruth (Allen) Hutchins. She married Kermit L. Steele May 31, 1946. He preceded her in death on February 2, 2001. Frances was a founding member of the Mt. Vernon First Nazarene...

Apr 23, 2014

Hollis R. Daniels, 80, of Pekin, IL passed away at 7:59 PM Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at his home with his family by his side. Hollis was born on December 14, 1933 in Livingston, Tennessee to Lester W. and Grace L. (Huffer) Daniels. He married Mary Lou Campbell on December 22, 1956 in Grayville, IL. He was...

Apr 22, 2014

Fannie L. “Becky” Page, age 85 of Carmi, died Tuesday morning April 22, 2014 at her home. She was born February 17, 1929 in Mt. Vernon, IN the daughter of Marion Clifford and Jennie (Warrick) Phillips. She married Alfred “Doc” Page and he preceded her in death on October 24, 1976. She is survived by 2 daughters, Patricia Christmas and...

Apr 16, 2014

Oscar M. "Trey" Duncan III, age 50 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Wednesday morning April 16, 2014 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born August 5, 1963 in Little Rock, AR, the son of Oscar M. and Sharon (Dreier) Duncan, Jr. He married Sheila Gruber on June 11, 1999. Trey worked as an operator and participated in the Emergency Safety Team...

Apr 14, 2014

Naomi B. Brauser, 62 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday evening April 14, 2014 at Deaconess Hospice. She was born May 14, 1951 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Richard E. and Veda B. (Cross) Brauser. She was a member of the Pentecostal Assembly Church. Naomi is survived by 2 brothers, Jim (Donna) Brauser of Mt. Vernon and David (Theresa) Brauser...

Apr 11, 2014

Thurmon E. Blair, 78, of New Concord, Kentucky, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at 11:35 a.m. at his residence. He was born July 2, 1935 in Holmes Mill, Kentucky, the son of Paris and Candace (Short) Blair. Thurmon married Reta Higginson on January 20, 1979. He was a coal miner at the Keensburg mine and a U.S. Marine...

Apr 11, 2014

Francis M. Bowles, 84, of Norris City, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at 11:20 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born March 27, 1930 in Hawthorne Township, Illinois, the youngest of 13 children of Henry and Floy (Baldwin) Bowles. Francis married Tomoko Sakamoto on December 5, 1956 and she preceded him in death on...

Apr 1, 2014

Jeannie Hiebert, 63 of Norris City, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 10:30 p.m. at her residence. She was born June 30, 1950 in Grayville, the daughter of Rebecca (Nelson) Harrison. Jeannie married Donald Edward Hiebert on November 22, 1969. She was a bus driver, aide, custodian, and an EMT. Jeannie was a member of First Southern Baptist...

Mar 31, 2014

Cathy Lane, 81, of Carmi, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at 1:45 p.m. at her home. She was born in Orchardville, IL on September 16, 1932, the daughter of John and Gladys (Schofield) Smith. Cathy graduated from Wayne City High School in 1952. She married Robert Leonard Lane on July 19, 1956. Cathy had worked as an operator...

Mar 30, 2014

Brenda Goemaat, 64, of Carmi, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 2:39 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born April 25, 1949 in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of William Albert and Edna Marie (Clem) Johnson. Brenda married John Ernest Goemaat on September 8, 1985 and he preceded her in death May 6, 2006. She was...

Mar 26, 2014

Elizabeth Kaye Storey of Carmi, passed away March 26, 2014 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was 72. Kaye was a beloved and generous person and will be missed greatly by many. Born October 3, 1941 in Springerton, she was the daughter of Curt and Zilpha Carter who preceded her in death. She attended DeVries Beauty Academy in...