Obituaries

Sep 4, 2012

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Eugene Hubert “Duby” Atteberry, 91, of Carmi passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at his home. He was born February 8, 1921 in Burnt Prairie, IL to Jesse M. and Norah (Hon) Atteberry. Duby married the love of his life, Edna LaVaughn Messersmith on February 9, 1943, in St. Charles, MO. Duby proudly served his country as a...

Sep 3, 2012

Walter Cooper South, 98, of Norris City passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 at Shelby Manor in Shelbyville, IL. He was born July 28, 1914 in Norris City, IL the son of William Oscar and Flossie Inez (Gregory) South. Cooper married his high school sweetheart Bonnie Ruth Welch on September 15, 1935. He owned and operated South Machine Shop...

Sep 3, 2012

Biography Rosetta Heriges, age 88 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday afternoon September 3, 2012 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 21, 1924. She married Earl Heriges and he preceded her in death on June of 1986. Mrs. Heriges was a homemaker. She loved to crochet and read. She was a member of Agape Family...

Sep 2, 2012

Ronald Allen Witter, 61, of Mattoon, IL and formerly of Fairfield passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 1:33 a.m. at Sarah Lincoln Bush Health Center in Mattoon. Ronald was born the 11th of 12 children on May 11, 1951 in Fairfield, IL to George Eugene and Carrie Alberta (Dawson) Witter. He was a patient the past several years...

Aug 31, 2012

Jacob C. "Jake" Wheeler, 22, of Carmi passed away Friday, August 31, 2012. Jake was born November 4, 1989 in Fairfield, IL the son of Harold T. and Jane Ann (Staley) Wheeler. He was a 2008 graduate of Carmi White County High School and a U.S. Army Iraq War veteran and was currently in the Army Reserves....

Aug 28, 2012

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Thelma Lorine Calkin, age 87, of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville. She was born March 24, 1925, near Tonkawa, OK, the daughter of Charles Thomas and Mary Alice (McRee) Cain. She married Carson C. Calkin March 15, 1943, at Fort Bragg, NC, and he preceded her in death on...

Aug 28, 2012

Vivian Irene King, 82, of Beverly Hills, Florida, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Hospice of Citrus County. She was born April 7, 1930 in Crossville, IL, the daughter of Paul and Daisy Longacre. Vivian was a loving wife to John D. King who preceded her in death in 2001. Surviving are four children and their families, Dickie...

Aug 27, 2012

Jessi Evans, 17, of Norris City was tragically taken from us on August 27, 2012. She was born February 10, 1995 in Fairfield, IL. Jessi was entering her senior year of high school at NCOE. Jessi was a talented artist and loving aunt with many aspirations. She is loved and will be missed by the community, her friends and...

Aug 26, 2012

Kathryn Hines, 96, of Carmi died early Sunday morning August 26, 2012 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center. Born Anna Kathryn Hines on March 12, 1916 in Emma Township, she lived her entire life in the White County area. She operated a beauty shop almost all of her adult life, first on Main Street with her sister Louise and...

Aug 25, 2012

Harlis W. Goforth, 86, of New Haven, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 8:10 a.m. at the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehab in Mt. Vernon, IN. He was born July 9, 1926 in New Haven, IL, the son of Clyde and Flossie (Melton) Goforth. Harlis married Mary Margaret Hale August 7, 1946 and she preceded him in death...

Aug 21, 2012

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August 21, 2012

Angel Mae Wyatt, infant daughter of Justin and Victoria (Robb) Wyatt, passed away Tuesday morning August 21, 2012 at Deaconess Womens Hospital in Evansville. Surviving are her parents of Mt. Vernon; brother, Evan Wyatt; sister, Aleah Wyatt; grandparents, Georgia and Phillip Kaiser of New Harmony, Arnold and Kathy Wyatt...

Aug 19, 2012

Thomas L. Hall, 78, of Carmi passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 2:15 a.m. at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. Tom was born October 5, 1933 in Carmi the son of David Paul and Frances Louise (Setser) Hall. He married Vonnie Ross on September 6, 1954. Tom was a longtime businessman with McCallister, Becker and Hall...

Aug 17, 2012

Ruth "Ruthie" (Phillips) Gregory, 54, of Omaha, IL, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012 at 7:40 a.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born June 2, 1958 in Houma, Louisiana, the daughter of Charles Alva and Winnie Margaret (Trosclair) Phillips. She married Stephen Estell Gregory October 12, 1996. Ruthie was a longtime cashier at Walmart in Carmi and...

Aug 15, 2012

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Vertis Knight, age 74, of Grayville, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at his home. He was born March 30, 1938, in Edwards County, the son of Royal T. and Mary (Landingham) Knight. He married Tamara Pate on July 24, 1973, and she preceded him in death on July 2, 2005. Vertis loved the country life, spending time...

Aug 12, 2012

Pauline "Polly" Saunders, 99, of Carmi passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 9:30a.m. at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing in Carmi. She was born May 23, 1913 in White County, IL the daughter of Tracy and Clara (Finney) Cunningham. Polly married John Hanselman on September 14, 1940 and he preceded her in death on February 6, 1952. She later...

Aug 12, 2012

Daniel Shane Farris, age 36, of Enfield, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012, at University Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born October 1, 1975, in Carmi the son of Frank Allen Farris Jr., and Shirley (nee Coffey) and his step-father, Jim Veatch. He married Amber Ballard on October 26, 1996 in Carmi, and she survives. Shane was an oil...

Aug 10, 2012

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Bobby Joe Steward, age 73 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Friday morning August 10, 2012 in Mt. Vernon. He was born May 22, 1939 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Marshall M. and Mary (Payne) Steward, Sr. He was married to Bonnie (McCarty) Adams. Bobby Joe had worked at B&W in Mt. Vernon for 5 years and...

Aug 8, 2012

Richard L. Smith, age 56, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at his home. He was born November 10, 1955 in Carmi, the son of Isaac and Opal (Cox) Smith. Richard enjoyed sports and spending time with his great nieces and nephews. He especially loved his cat Joe. He is survived by four nephews and their wives, Anthony...

Aug 8, 2012

John Ross Hillyard, 88, of Enfield, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 1:21 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born November 17, 1923 in Saline County, IL the son of Virgil Cleatus and Lenora Elizabeth (Marlin) Hillyard. He married Grace Moseley September 16, 1945 and she preceded him in death August 22, 2011. John Ross...

Aug 8, 2012

Ruth Austin, 80, of Norris City passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at her home. Ruth was born May 26, 1932 in White County, IL the daughter of Jesse B. and Lois (Cummins) McKenzie. She married Richard Dale Cozart and he preceded her in death August 12, 1951 and later married Howard L. "Bud" Austin on April...