Obituaries

Oliver Blackburn

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...

Ethel Bridgeman

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...

Queenie Burks

Mar 8, 2013

Biography

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...

Daisy O'Neal

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...

Arthur Toran

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...

Leah Nelson

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...

Maxine Rister

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...

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...