Obituaries

Dec 15, 2012

Send Flowers Wesley Hillyard April 3, 1925 - December 15, 2012

Cletus Wesley Hillyard, age 87, of Carmi, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Meadowood Nursing Care in Grayville. He was born April 3, 1925, in the Enfield area, the son of Rennie Elsie and Stella Beatrice (Simmons) Hillyard. He married Ruth Carolyn Sell on September 23, 1956,...

Dec 10, 2012

Jeffrey Woodham, 59, of Carmi passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 in Carmi. He was born November 22, 1953 in Mt. Carmel, IL the son of Walter A. and Frances (Aker) Woodham. Jeff married Sheryl Yingst on June 10, 1989. He grew up in Grayville and graduated from Grayville High School and later from Wabash Valley Junior College in...

Dec 8, 2012

Hazel L. (Nelson) Murdach passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born October 14, 1921 in White County, Illinois to James R. Nelson and Edna (Saunders) Nelson Warthen. On May 29, 1942 she married Hubert L. Murdach and he preceded her in death on February 15, 2002. Hazel worked...

Dec 5, 2012

Velma Imogene Bryant, 92, of Washington Park, IL and formerly of Norris City, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 11:06 p.m. at West Park Rehabilitation Center in Evansville, IN. She was born November 15, 1920 in Norris City, the daughter of Clyde William and Floy Mary (DeLap) Smith. Imogene married Ralph Bryant December 30, 1939 and he preceded...

Nov 30, 2012

Doris Greene, 81, of Indepence, Missouri and formerly of Carmi, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012 at 1:10 p.m. at Blue Hills Nursing Home in Independence, MO. She was born March 17, 1931 in Arlington, Kentucky, the daughter of Brunice and Idell (Dunn) Hobbs. She married Robert Martin Greene on December 1, 1951 and he preceded her in death...

Nov 27, 2012

Murrel Pollard, 88, of Peoria, IL and formerly of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11:30 p.m. at Heartland Nursing Home in Peoria. He was born April 30 1924 in Burnt Prairie, IL, the son of Carson and Lula (Short) Pollard. He married Betty Lou Fields October 6, 1948 and she preceded him in death...

Nov 25, 2012

Maurice Hamblin, 76, of Carmi, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 2:13 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born November 25, 1936 in Carmi, the son of Fred and Verna (Holtzclaw) Hamblin. Maurice married Glenna Sue Wick May 29, 1982. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and worked as...

Nov 25, 2012

Wallace B. Austin, 55, of Norris City, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 6:25 a.m. at Carbondale Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, IL. He was born July 31, 1957 in Joliet, IL, the son of Herman and Thelma Mary (Hoenig) Austin. Wally married Myra Dalene Chapman June 30, 2004. He was a laborer and a baptist by faith. Wally...

Nov 22, 2012

Velma Ellis, age 90, of Enfield, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012, at Wabash Christian Retirement Center. She was born May 15, 1922, in Mill Shoals TWP, the daughter of Charles and Sarah (Fulford) Gwaltney. She married Charles Vernis Ellis on December 31, 1938 and he preceded her in death May 1, 1996. Velma was a homemaker and a member...

Nov 21, 2012

Ginger Sanders, 69, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 9:10 a.m. at her residence. She was born May 8, 1943 in Smackover, Arkansas, the daughter of Luther and Annie Lucille (Brown) Vines. Ginger married Larry Wayne Sanders January 14, 1961 and he preceded her in death August 10, 2007. She owned and operated Ginger's Closet and...

Nov 21, 2012

Freda F. Douglas, 94, of Norris City passed away at 1:50 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing in Carmi. She was born July 17, 1918 in Eldorado, IL the daughter of James Harvey and Essie (Caraway) Cox. Freda married Earl Douglas on November 21, 1937 and he preceded her in death on April 19, 2009....

Nov 18, 2012

Letha Faye Hulburt, 86, of Norris City passed away Sunday, November 18, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 13, 1926 in Ridgway, IL the daugther of Robert Sumner and Grace Marie (Kirk) Rodgers. Faye married Howard William Hulbert on June 17, 1967 and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2008. Faye is survived by a...

Nov 18, 2012

Biography

Harold R. Hart, age 54 of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday November 18, 2012 at his home after a valiant fight with cancer. He was born March 25, 1958 in Washington DC, the son of Harold Ray and Mamie (Simmons) Hart, Sr. He married Lee Ann Wolfe on December 8, 2000 at Gatlinburg, TN. Harold had worked for Keller...

Nov 17, 2012

John L. Parks, 91, of Evansville, IN formerly of Carmi, IL passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 2:45p.m. at North Park Nursing Home in Evansville, IN. John was born on March 24, 1921 in White County, IL, the son of Samuel W. and Ida May (Majors) Parks. He married Hattie M. Taylor in 1941. John was a building...

Nov 14, 2012

Robert Lee Garrison, age 56 of Mt. Carmel, died Wednesday morning November 14, 2012 at his home in Mt. Carmel. He was born April 15, 1956 in Fairfield, IL, the son of Raymond Lee and Evelyn (Richardson) Garrison. Robert had worked as a machinist for many years before he retired. He was a veteran of the United States Marines. He...

Nov 13, 2012

Keith D. Finch, 61, of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 11:27 a.m. at his residence. He was born October 31, 1951 in Fairfield, IL, the son of Robert Vernon and Doris Louella (Cagle) Finch. He was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion. Keith had a quick wit and lived a...

Nov 12, 2012

Biography

Martha Ashabraner, age 92, of Norris City, passed away Monday, November 12, 2012, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville. She was born April 18, 1920, in Haydinburg, TN, the daughter of Mac W. and Gertie (Reeves) Jenkins. She married Earl E. Ashabraner August 27, 1945, in Hopkinsville, KY, and he preceded her in death September 29, 2012. She...

Nov 10, 2012

Chelsea Erkman, 88, of Enfield passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 5:57 p.m. at Phoenix Nursing and Rehab in Carmi. He was born in Enfield on August 11, 1924 the son of Edward and Agnes Dora (Lichtenberger) Erkman. Chelsea married the love of his life Pauline Smith on December 24, 1944. He was grain and livestock farmer for...

Nov 9, 2012

Randall Williams, age 54, of Carmi, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012, at his home. He was born December 13, 1957, in Carmi, the son of John A. and Shirley (Stein) Williams. Randy was a machine operator at the sawmill for many years. He was an avid train enthusiast. He is survived by his father and step-mother, John A. and...

Nov 9, 2012

Carl Roser, 100, life long resident of White County, IL, passed away, Friday, November 9, 2012 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. He was born October 24, 1912 in White County, IL, the son of Charles Elmer and Minnie Merle (Lutz) Roser. Carl married Vida Lucy Ragel December 24, 1932 and she preceded him in death...