Obituaries

Aug 6, 2013

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William D. McGhee, age 88 of Carmi, died early Tuesday morning August 6, 2013 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born April 17, 1925 at Emma, the son of Jewell and Ethel (Carney) McGhee. He married M. Faye Snyder on November 12, 1948 in Eldorado, and she survives. Mr. McGhee retired from Superior Oil...

Aug 5, 2013

Charles Wesley Bingman, 87, of Carmi, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 at his residence in Carmi. He was born July 23, 1926 in White County, IL, the son of William G. and Lelia Mae (Gowdy) Bingman. Charles Wesley married Emma Lou Wilson on October 18, 2004 and she preceded him in death on June 28, 2011. He was...

Aug 3, 2013

William C. "Bill" McKnight, 86, of Crossville passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 5:55 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. Bill was born February 7, 1927 in Crossville, IL the son of Fred Randall and Clara Charlotte (Renshaw) McKnight. He married Mary Catherine Heil on January 12, 1946 and she preceded him in death...

Aug 2, 2013

Marilyn F. Nolen, 85, of Carmi, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at 1:20 a.m. at her home in Carmi. She was born March 4, 1928 in Carmi, the daughter of Felix Robert and Rose Elizabeth (Pfister) Finch. She married Robert S. Nolen on November 27, 1947. Marilyn was a bookkeeper/office manager for Nolen Farm Management Service. The First...

Aug 1, 2013

Kenneth Harrison, 71, of Burnt Prairie, IL, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 5:30 a.m. at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville, IN. He was born May 6, 1942 in Enfield Township, IL, the son of George Wren and Flossie Lucille (Phillips) Harrison. Kenneth was a carpenter by trade and an avid hunter. He was a loving father,...

Jul 31, 2013

Brent Thomas, 35, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 8:35 p.m. in Crossville. He was born June 13, 1978 in Carmi, the son of Michael Lee and Julie (Duvall) Thomas. Brent graduated from Carmi White County High School in 1996. He was of the baptist faith. Brent was a certified Harley Davidson mechanic and a bartender....

Jul 31, 2013

Howard Ackerman, 88, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 6:53 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born January 24, 1925 in White County, IL, the son of Willard Frederick and Lula (Ridenour) Ackerman. Howard married Wanda L. Roosevelt on February 28, 1953. He was a grain farmer, a U.S. Army veteran of...

Jul 30, 2013

Marilyn Schneider, age 82 of Evansville and formerly of Carmi, died Tuesday July 30, 2013 at Village of Hamilton Pointe in Newburgh, IN. She was born June 6, 1931 in Carmi, the daughter of Howard and Mabel (Baker) Churchwell. She married Charles W. Schneider on December 24, 1948 in Carmi and he preceded her in death on June 3, 1981....

Jul 27, 2013

Ruby M. McClurken, 87, died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Ruby was born in Kingdom Township on Nov. 8, 1925 to Joseph and Robbie York Greer. She married Archie Pretzsch on August 16, 1943 and the couple settled in Carmi after Archie’s service in the Army. Ruby and Archie celebrated the birth of two children, Michael Joe...

Jul 25, 2013

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Joshua Orlando Malone, age 34 of Enfield, died Thursday July 25, 2013 at his home. He was born August 1, 1978 in Olney, the son of Tommy and Linda (Marks) Malone. Joshua graduated from SIU at Carbondale and just recently graduated from Heavy Equipment Operator School in Dothen, AL. He served in United States Marines from 1996-2000. He...

Jul 19, 2013

Dwight W. Keele, age 79 of Mt. Vernon, IN died Friday at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville. He was born January 29, 1934 at Harmony, IL the son of Leuty and Ruth (Sumner) Keele. He married Marilyn Lane on March 18, 1956 at Mt. Vernon, IL. Dwight taught school in Champaign for 22 years before working for Marathon Oil in Mt....

Jul 14, 2013

Patrick Marlin, 72, of Norris City, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013, at 9:10 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born March 17, 1941 in Harrisburg, IL, the son of Arthur Hines and Eleanor Alice (Wheeland) Marlin. Patrick was a teacher and had been a member of the Peace Corp in Samoa. He was a...

Jul 9, 2013

Archie Wayne Hooser, 75, of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at Golden Living Center-Brentwood in Evansville, IN. He was born November 8, 1937 in Phillipstown, IL, the son of Samuel Archie and Emma Alice (Shepard) Hooser. Archie was a U.S. Army veteran and worked for the Department of Defense in the Naval Intelligence Department....

Jul 9, 2013

Neva V. Black, formerly of Enfield and Carmi, passed away Tuesday, July 9th at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born January 12, 1926 in Swain County, North Carolina to George Washington England and Susan May Randolph England. She married William M. “Bill” Black on December 18, 1954 and he preceded her in death in 1992. She had worked in...

Jun 30, 2013

Dorothy Jean Barr, "Dot" of Carmi passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the age of 81 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi, where she was surrounded and uplifted by Chaplain Mike Fields and family members. She was born April 28, 1932 in Phillipstown, IL the daughter of Anderson and Macel (Tolley) Browning. Shortly after the passing of...

Jun 30, 2013

David Allen Tatom, 71 of Maunie, passed away Sunday June 30, 2013 at 3:55 a.m. at his residence in Maunie. He was born February 5, 1942 in Nevada City, California, the son of Raymond Lloyd and Hattie Mae (Winton) Tatom. David married Linda Lou Franklin December 5, 1964. He was an underground contruction miner.

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Jun 29, 2013

Wanda Rae Holtzclaw, 68, of Norris City, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. at the Deaconess Hospice Center in Evansville, IN. She was born July 4, 1944 in Evansville, IN, the daughter of Elmer and Evelyn Pauline (Richardson) Hall. She was a Homemaker, a cook for Ingrim Barge Company on a towboat.

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Jun 26, 2013

Jeffrey S. Turpin, 53, of Carmi passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 3:05 p.m. at his residence. He was born in Carmi on September 9, 1959 the son of Jerry Lee and Kerin Jane (DeBoard) Turpin. Jeff married Joyce Ann Naas on November 18, 1978. He was a 1977 graduate of Norris City-Omaha High...

Jun 20, 2013

Larry L. Cushman, age 74, of Springerton, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born April 26, 1939 in Springerton, the son of Harlan and Mary (Wright) Cushman. He married Lucy Naomi Johnson on June 16, 1957 in Fairfield. Larry was the manager of the Wabash Valley Plant in Springerton for 35 years....

Jun 19, 2013

Wanda Colclasure Smith, age 78, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born September 28, 1934, in Merriam, IL, the daughter of Lowell and Hazel (Waln) Colclasure. She had worked at Spartan’s Manufacturing in Grayvillle. Mrs. Smith attended the Stewart St. Baptist Church. She loved to sing and play with her grandkids....