Obituaries

Jun 12, 2012

Harvey R. Morton, 85 of Mt. Vernon, died on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville. He was born on November 30, 1926 in Breckenridge County, Kentucky, the son of Parrish Edward and Mattie Lee (Bennett) Martin. He married Sara Bradford on August 16, 1949 in Cloverport, KY and she survives. Mr. Morton retired from the U.S. Government...

Jun 11, 2012

Carrie Shain, 96, of Marion, formerly of Norris City, passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at 6:45 p.m. at Parkway Manor in Marion. She was born January 17, 1916 in Ridgway, IL the daughter of Elbert and Anna Belle (Holland) Bayley. She married Floyd Stovall Shain on June 14, 1936 and he preceded her in...

Jun 9, 2012

Ella “Kathy” Haupt, age 65 of Mt. Vernon, died Saturday morning June 9, 2012 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 23, 1946 in Evansville the daughter of Paul Hart and Donna V. Ray. She married Robert W. Haupt, Sr. on April 20, 1964 and he preceded her in death on March 9, 1976. Kathy...

Jun 7, 2012

Sally Ann Bartley, 35, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 10:05 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born February 7, 1977 in Champaign, IL, the daughter of Lisa Edgecomb. She married Andy Bartley on September 14, 1996. Sally was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband of 15 years, Andy Bartley of Carmi; her...

Jun 3, 2012

Lawana Bartley, 57, of Carmi, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at Doctors Nursing and Rehab in Salem, IL. She was born September 18, 1954, the daughter of Leonard and Leoda Parker. She married Merle B. Bartley and he preceded her in death June 5, 2011. Lawana was a certified nurses aide. She is survived by...

Jun 2, 2012

Jim Robinson, 82, of Norris City passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 10:55 a.m. at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Jim was born in Oklahoma on April 27, 1930 the son of Loyd Grisham and Fleda Sarah (Blankenship) Robinson. Jim married Marjorie L. McKenzie on May 15, 1954 and she preceded him in death on August 27,...

Jun 1, 2012

Jimmie R. Reeves, age 64, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012, at his home. He was born November 27, 1947, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Charles L. and Bonnie (Stokes) Reeves. He married Nancy Schaefer on June 10, 1978, and she survives. He was an Air Force Veteran. Mr. Reeves was a Deputy Sheriff with...

May 31, 2012

Helen Lucille Behler Matsel, 86, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 4:15 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born July 23, 1925 in Carmi, the daughter of Ben J. and Hattie Victoria (Puckett) Behler. She married Ted H. Matsel August 4, 1946 and he preceded her in death October 23,...

May 26, 2012

Wilma Jean Hale, 86, of Macon, MO, formerly of White and Gallatin County's, IL, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 4:24 p.m. at the Samaritan Hospital in Macon, MO. She was born June 14, 1925 in New Haven, IL the daughter of Jake and Lora (Goforth) Wood. She was a homemaker. She was Presbyterian by faith.

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May 25, 2012

Margaret E. Bohleber, 98, of Carmi passed away Friday, May 25, 2012 at 6:50 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born September 23, 1913 in White County, IL the daughter of William Carter and Daisy Mae (Weirauch) Gowdy. Margaret married Eldon Augustus Bohleber and he preceded him in death on December 24, 2004. She was...

May 25, 2012

Steve Richards, age 59, of Dacula, GA, formerly of Crossville, passed away after he lost his hard fought battle with cancer on Friday, May 25, 2012 at 11:15 p.m.Steve was preceded by his father and mother, M.T. and Faye Richards, sister, Kim Richards, and mother-in-law, Louise Schreifels.

He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Becky...

May 24, 2012

John R. "Bob" Davis, 69, of Norris City, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:14 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Il. He was born March 20, 1943 in West Frankfort, IL, the son of Cleamon and Mable (Griffith) Davis. He owned and operated Davis Auto Repair in West Frankfort and was a member of West Frankfort's...

May 23, 2012

Wilma W. Poole, 94, of Carmi passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 11:57pm at Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Carmi. She was born April 19, 1918 in Epworth, Il the daughter of Sylvester Merideth and Nellie May (Hall) Creek. Wilma married Thomas Woodrow Poole on December 28, 1935 and he preceded her in death on January 12,...

May 22, 2012

Franklin L. Blazier74, of Carmi passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 4:30pm at Seasons Hospice at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. He was born October 7, 1937 in Carmi the son of Harvey and Verla (Blagg) Blazier. He is survived by an aunt, Georgia and Bill Vines of Mt. Carmel; two uncles, Jim and Betty Blazier of...

May 20, 2012

Pauline "Polly" (Frashier) Walker, 88, of Ridgeland, MS passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Polly was a resident of The Orchard and prior to that lived for 11 years at The Waterford. She was born November 16, 1924 in Maunie, IL the daughter of Fred and Frieda (Williams) Frashier. Polly married Frederick Ray Walker...

May 20, 2012

Mary J. Nation, age 98 of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday morning May 20, 2012 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 18, 1913 in Morganfield, KY, the daughter of Boyd Harrison and Maude (Blackburn) Mosley. She married Homer Earl Nation and he preceded her in death. Mary was a homemaker, she enjoyed gardening and loved...

May 17, 2012

Shirley Scruby, 88, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:40 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born January 7, 1924 in Chillicothe, Missouri, the daughter of David and Grace (Maxwell) Anderson. Shirley married Charles Calvin Scruby April 5, 1947 and he preceded her in death December 1, 1974. She was a homemaker....

May 15, 2012

Bob Healy, 78, longtime business owner of Enfield, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at his residence in Enfield. He was born May 31, 1933 in White County, IL, the son of Edgar and Gladys (Lee) Healy. Bob married Mabel Doris Stone on May 31, 1957 and she survives. He started Healy Electric,...

May 6, 2012

Genevieve Proctor, 93, of Carmi passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 9:00am at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born July 11, 1918 in Dahlgren, IL the daughter of John and Stella (Sink) Witters. Genevieve married Norwood F. "Woody" Proctor on July 24, 1937 and he preceded her in death on February 18, 2002....

May 5, 2012

Thelma Catherine Fulkerson, 87, of Carmi passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Winchester House in Libertyville, Illinois, where she was receiving rehabilitation therapy. She was born October 24, 1924, in Centerville, Illinois, the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Heil) Savage. Thelma married Louis Ray Fulkerson on August 18, 1945, and he preceded her in death on...