Obituaries

Austin Goff

Mar 4, 2013

Austin Goff, age 83, passed away peacefully, Monday, March 4, 2013, at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born September 29, 1929, in Posey County, IN, the son of Leo and Ada (Lopp) Goff. Austin worked his early years in building private homes, gas stations, and bulk plants. He then joined the team at General Electric and retired from...

Dana Ward

Mar 4, 2013

Dana Draper Ward,103, of Enfield, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at 1:14 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born October 9, 1909 in Dahlgren, IL, the daughter of Byrd Lanier and Stella Grace (Hillyard) Wilson. Dana marrried Maurice Draper in 1931 and he preceded her in death in March 1956. She then married Irvin...

Delbert Mallette

Feb 27, 2013

Delbert Gene Mallette, 85, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6:20 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born July 22, 1927 in Washington, IN, the son of Paul and Zelda (Woodruff) Mallette. Gene graduated from Carmi Township High School in 1945 and joined the U.S. Navy. He served during WWII...

Doris Ross

Feb 27, 2013

Doris Ross, 85, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 5:40 a.m. at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born September 21, 1927 in Grayville, IL, the daughter of Clarence and Elva (Pribble) Eck. Doris married Robert "Bob" Ross on October 21, 1946 and he preceded her in death on July 29, 2002. She was...

Mark Gist

Feb 27, 2013

Mark R. Gist, age 49 of Mt. Vernon, IN died Wednesday morning February 27, 2013 at his home. He was born September 13, 1963 in Charleston, SC the son of William and Elizabeth (Swint) Gist. He was married to Katrina Carnahan. Mark was a lead guitarist. He has opened for Jason Aldean and played with the Drifters. He played in...

Brian Phillips

Feb 26, 2013

Brian K. Phillips, 57 of Mt. Vernon, IN died Tuesday afternoon, February 26, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on May 14, 1955 in Evansville, the son of Alvin E. and Mary (Wilhite) Phillips. He married Pam Blakley and she survives. Mr. Phillips worked at the Horizon Center in Mt. Vernon. In addition to his wife Pam,...

Wilma Walker

Feb 25, 2013

Wilma N. Walker, 94, of Kensington, Md., passed away this life on February 25, 2013. Wilma was born on May 30, 1918, in Carmi and was the youngest child of William Newcomb and Cora (Skyles) Newcomb.

Wilma lived most of her life in Carmi, and it was always home to her. Graduating from the University of Illinois with...

Charles Carr

Feb 23, 2013

Charles D. Carr, age 87 of Mount Vernon, died Saturday morning February 23, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born September 15, 1925 in Carmi, the son of Raymond and Lou E. (Bell) Carr. He married Nadine Gross on July 10, 1943 and she preceded him in death on January 3, 2013. Charles retired in 1988 after 37 years working...

Stanley Hays

Feb 22, 2013

Stanley Dale Hays, 52, of Carmi passed away Friday, February 22, 2013. He was born December 11, 1960 in Carmi, IL the son of Virgil E. and Nancy L. (Ziegler) Hays. Stan was know as Pete by his friends. He grew up in Carmi and graduated in 1978 from Carmi High School and a member of Walnut Grove Missionary...

"Pick" Pickerill

Feb 20, 2013

Rebern “Stan” Pickerill, age 63 of Mt. Vernon, died early Wednesday morning at his home. He was born February 1, 1950 in Evansville, the son of Rebern Milton and Norma Jean (Chamberlain) Pickerill. Stan worked as a heavy equipment operator out of Operating Engineers Local 181 of Henderson. He loved woodworking, remodeling and was a huge Miami Dolphins fan. He...

Venita Hanks

Feb 19, 2013

Venita D. Hanks, 79, of Crossville, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 2:20 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born May 23, 1933 in Mt. Vernon, IN, the daughter of Wilburn Dean and Eunice Carrie (Allen) Jackson. Venita married Richard Hanks in 1983 and he preceded her in death in 1994. She worked for 26...

William Fechtig

Feb 18, 2013

Don Cruse

Feb 17, 2013

Don Cruse, 59, of Carmi passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 10:10 a.m. at his home. He was born July 2, 1953 in Carmi the son of Raymond L. and Edna Elizabeth "Betty" (Trapp) Cruse. Don married Leanna K. Kinnear on May 14, 1993. He was a 1971 graduate of Carmi Township High School. Don worked in the...

Donald Juncker

Feb 16, 2013

Donald R. Juncker, 75, of Mt. Vernon, died on February 16, 2013 at Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehab. He was born on January 15, 1938 in Caborn, the son of Maurice H. and Clara M. (Naab) Juncker. He married Betty Bebout on April 8, 1978 and she preceded him in death on November 22, 2006. Mr. Juncker graduated from Mt....

O Bridgeman

Feb 16, 2013

O D Bridgeman, 81, of Grayville passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8:54 a.m. at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, IL. He was born May 9, 1931 in Monticello, KY, the son of John W. and Josie Belle (Harmon) Bridgeman. O D married Dorothy Evelyn Wilson on June 9, 1956 and she survives. O D served in...

Vera Jones

Feb 15, 2013

Biography Vera Imogene Jones, age 93, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013, at Bethel Manor Nursing Home in Evansville. She was born June 22, 1919, in Grayville, IL, the daughter of Charles H. and Nancy Vera (Clay) Mason. She married Andrew Elmo Jones and he preceded her in death on May 27, 1987. She worked at...

Robert Alldredge

Feb 13, 2013

Robert E. Alldredge, 72, died on February 13, 2013 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. He was born on December 22, 1940 in Clark County, IN, the son of Merle J. and Alice Louise (Baldwin) Alldredge. He married Judith E. Reich on June 12, 1960. Mr. Alldredge was a Fire Chief at GE for 35 years before his retirement. He...

Imogene Fields

Feb 13, 2013

Imogene Fields, 89, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 5:50 p.m. at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. She was born August 10, 1923 in Mill Shoals, IL, the daughter of Eugene Sylvester and Madge Bernadine (Smith) Upton. She married John Chris Fields February 8, 1944 and he preceded her in death June 26, 1984....

Margie Brewer

Feb 10, 2013

Margie Liew Brewer, age 61 of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday morning February 10, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born October 23, 1951 in Anderson, IN the daughter of William and Mary (Turner) Griffey. She married Bobby Jack Brewer on August 2, 2005 at Anderson, IN. Margie had worked in military pay for the U.S. Government until her...

B. Robertson

Feb 10, 2013

B. Louise Robertson, 80, of Carmi, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 10:47 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi, surrounded by family and friends. She was born May 26, 1932 in Barton, Arkansas, the daughter of Wilburn and Mary (Rodden) Foley. Louise married Ray "Buck" Robertson, Jr. on December 19, 1954. She was an active member...