Obituaries

Mar 25, 2013

Clarence S. Wilson, age 93, of Carmi, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013, at Deaconess Hospital. He was born June 15, 1919 in Hamilton County, the son of Elza and Turza (Downen) Wilson, He married Delma L. Millikan on June 22, 1942 in Cape Girardeau, MO and she preceded him in death on May 3, 2011. Clarence had worked for...

Mar 24, 2013

Houston Hughes, 85 of Carmi passed away at 9:35 a.m. on Sunday March 24, 2013 at his residence. He was born on September 14. 1927 in Carmi the son of Clarence "Shorty" and Carrie (Howell) Hughes. Houston married Virginia Gidcumb on September 1, 1956 . He served in the Navy during World War II and graduated from the University...

Mar 23, 2013

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Billie R. Meredith, age 80, of Carmi, formerly of Crossville, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born November 24, 1932, in Livingston, TN, the daughter of Jessie and Versie (Taylor) Stover. She married Calvin Zehner on October 2, 1952, and he preceded her in death in 1998. She then married Everett Marion...

Mar 22, 2013

Burton “Buck” Brennan, age 76, of Carmi, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at Deaconess Hospital. He was born January 12, 1937, in Haley, Idaho, the son of James and Betty (Maloney) Brennan. He married Lyndel Hertlein in February 24, 1957 at Emmanuel United Methodist Church. He is a retired Chief Master Sergeant from the Air Force having served...

Mar 20, 2013

Michael L. Fleck, 63, of Carmi passed away at 11:38 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at his residence. He was born April 3, 1949 in Carmi the son of Christopher Alfred and Doris Maxine (Anselment) Fleck, Jr.. Michael married Judith J. Chapin in 1987. He was a 1967 graduate of Enfield High School and a U.S. Army veteran...

Mar 19, 2013

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Robert B. Egbert Sr., age 70, of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born July 7, 1942 in McLeansboro, the son of Wallace “Tom” and Sarah (McDaniel) Egbert. He first married Barbara Ann Laswell and she preceded him in death in 1978, he then married Barbara Gill and she survives. Bob worked...

Mar 18, 2013

Jimmy R Schellenberg, age 76, of Carmi, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013, at his home. He was born September 28, 1936, in Rising Sun, IL, the son of Roger E. and Wilma (Irvin) Schellenberg. He married Linda Russell on October 9, 1974, and she survives. Jimmy was an oilfield roughneck and had worked with George Mitchell Drilling among others....

Mar 18, 2013

Jean Brown, 83, of Carmi, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at 6:21 a.m. at her home in Carmi. She was born March 16, 1930 in Fairfield, IL, the daughter of William and Marie Harlan. She married Clyde Edmond Brown September 30, 1949 at New Hope Church in Fairfield. Jean was a bookkeeper at Airtex and later...

Mar 15, 2013

Ross Earl Jackson, 82, of Carmi, passed away at his home on March 15, 2013. He was born Sept. 23, 1930, in Madill, OK, a son of Travis Goldman Jackson and Nancy Martin Jackson. After graduating from Madill, OK High School in 1950, Ross attended Abilene Christian College in Texas where he played football for the Wildcats. Ross served in...

Mar 13, 2013

George Gidcumb, 81, of Norris City passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 1:48 p.m. in Indianapolis, IN. He was born November 10, 1931 in Norris City, IL the son of Thomas and Rebecca (Forrester) Gidcumb. George had worked in the oil fields and was a member of Powell General Baptist Church. George is survived by three daughters, Stacey...

Mar 13, 2013

Eleanor R. Wirth, 87, of Carmi passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 3:50 p.m. at her residence. She was born July 25, 1925 in Wayne City, IL the daughter of Otto and Grace (Ellis) Peyton. Eleanor married Ronald Wirth who preceded her in death on April 10, 2006. For over 30 years, she had worked as a Registered...

Mar 10, 2013

Biography Gloria L. Brock, age 70 of Carmi died Sunday morning, March 10, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born December 29, 1942, in Carmi, the daughter of Raymond and Martha (Garrett) Renshaw. She married Larry Brock and he survives. Gloria sat for the elderly and attended the Church of Christ in Crossville. She is survived by a son and...

Mar 10, 2013

Lillie Mae Jackson, age 85 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Sunday morning March 10, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born July 28, 1927 in Birmingham, AL the daughter of Jasper and Mannie (Watkins) Bishop. She married Roy Lee Jackson on December 18, 1948 in Yuma, AZ. Lillie had worked at the Mt. Vernon Coat Factory until it closed. She...

Mar 10, 2013

Oliver A. Blackburn, age 92 of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday March 10, 2013, at the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 19, 1920, in Posey County, the son of Allen and Carrie (Oliver) Blackburn. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Laveta Bottomley. Oliver was a graduate of the former Wadesville High School. He...

Mar 9, 2013

Ethel L. Bridgeman, 88 of Mt. Vernon, died Saturday morning, March 9, 2013 at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville. She was born on March 28, 1924 in Cairo, IL, the daughter of James E. and Eugenia M. (Williamson) Wray. She married Chester L. Bridgeman in 1941 and he preceded her in death on April 21, 2005. Mrs. Bridgeman had worked as...

Mar 8, 2013

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Queenie M. Burks, 79 of Mt. Vernon, died Friday afternoon, March 8, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born in London, England on December 16, 1933, the daughter of Henry William and Emily Louisa (Pearce) Chaney. She married Shirley A. Burks on March 19, 1958 in Mt. Vernon and he preceded her in death on February...

Mar 8, 2013

Daisy M. O'Neal, 85, of Norris City passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 at 6:54 p.m at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing in Carmi. She was born August 10, 1927 in Maunie, IL the daughter of Emeart Elvis and Donna Mae (Frymire) James. Daisy married Leonard R. "Bunny" O'Neal on September 14, 1945 and he preceded her in death on...

Mar 6, 2013

Sunrise: May 25, 1921 Sunset: March 6, 2013 Arthur Abraham Toran, age 91, of Longview, Texas, passed away March 6, 2013. He was born May 25, 1921, in Grayville, to the parentage of Elvin and Julia (Buckner) Toran, who preceded him in death. He was the second child of eight children. He received his formal education in the Grayville Illinois...

Mar 5, 2013

Leah Rae (Ziegler) Nelson of Carmi was called to heaven on March 5, 2013. Born September 18, 1942 the daughter of Arnold and Cuma (Spencer) Ziegler. Leah attended Carmi schools and then graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

She married the love of her life, Robert Joel Nelson on July, 15th 1961. Leah and Robert have...

Mar 4, 2013

Maxine Rister, 87, of Carmi passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at 1:28 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born March 3, 1926 in Mt. Carmel, IL the daughter of Herschel and Pearl Day. Maxine married Mavin K. Rister on May 2, 1946. She had worked in sales at the Fashion Shop and for 22 years...