Obituaries

Jul 7, 2012

Jul 4, 2012

Betty Sue Fleck, 78, of Carmi passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 5:20 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born September 25, 1933 in Mt. Vernon, IN the daughter of Charles Marion and Iola Ruth (Elliott) Browning. Betty married Glen Brown on December 6, 1952 and he preceded her in death in...

Jul 1, 2012

Jerry Thurman, 71, of Mt. Vernon, IL and formerly of Flora, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 5:14 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born March 10, 1941 in Norris City, IL, the son of Wesley Otto and Mary Arletta (Blake)Thurman. Jerry married Judith Margaret Kerr and she preceded him in death...

Jun 30, 2012

Henry "Jack" Pruitt, 70, of Carmi, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012 at his residence. He was born February 2, 1942 in New Harmony, Indiana, the son of Henry and Irene (Goff) Pruitt. Jack married Kathryn Elizabeth Ayers on April 13, 1963 and she survives. He was an electrician. During his career he worked at General Electric, Babcock and...

Jun 29, 2012

Jun 28, 2012

Ray B. Porter, 81, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012. He was born March 15, 1931 in Jackson County, Illinois, the son of Ray and Flava Belle (Jared) Porter. Ray graduated with his bachelor's degree from McKendree University and his master of divinity from Drew University in New Jersey. He was married to Joan Marlene Hall on...

Jun 27, 2012

Larry A. Smithhart, 38, of West Melbourne, Florida and formerly of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in Benton, IL. He was born September 28, 1973 in Carmi, the son of Larry Allen and Donna Lynn (Jones) Smithhart. Larry was married to Renea Bingman on December 31, 2006 and she survives. He was a design engineer for BRP,...

Jun 22, 2012

Loran Grisham, 26, 0f Easley, South Carolina, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012 in Easley. She was born December 6, 1985 in Evansville, IN, the daughter of James and Donna (Musgrave) Grisham. Loran was a homemaker. Surviving are her mother and step-father, Donna and Jerry Lamont of Grayville; her grandparents, Vera Ziegler of Easley, SC and James...

Jun 20, 2012

Sylvester Lee Johnson, age 80 of Evansville, died Wednesday morning June 20, 2012 at Good Samaritan Home in Evansville. He was born July 28, 1931 in Yankeetown, the son of Harold and Mary (VanZandt) Johnson. He married Esther Mason on January 11, 1969. Syl was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea with nearly a year in combat that earned...

Jun 14, 2012

Pauline “Penny” Hamblin, age 69 of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday morning June 14, 2012 at Deaconess Hospice. She was born May 17, 1943 in Mt. Vernon the daughter of Earnest “Roy” and Pearl (Jennings) Turner. She married Dallas Hamblin on April 22, 1967. Mrs. Hamblin had worked in housekeeping at the 4 Seasons Motel. She was a loving mother and...

Jun 14, 2012

Mildred G. Cummins, age 94 of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday evening June 14, 2012 at Deaconess Hospice. She was born November 17, 1917 in Indiana, the daughter of Albert and Mureal (Jeffries) Biggs. She married Rev. James Clinton Cummins on December 26, 1937. Mrs. Cummins was a homemaker and was a Pastors wife for nearly 40 years. She is survived...

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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