Obituaries

Feb 3, 2012

Carolyn McGhee, 73, of Norris City passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at 1:48 am at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing in Carmi, IL. She was born June 8, 1938 in Hamilton County, IL, the daughter of Leland Harrell and Harriett Ellen (Wheeler) Wheeler. Carolyn married Frank McGhee on May 14, 1954 and he preceded her in death on January...

Feb 3, 2012

Helen E. Mattingly, 95 of Mt. Vernon, went to be with our Lord on Thursday morning, February 3, 2012. She was born on December 20, 1916 in Posey County, the daughter of William S. “Bump” and Barbara (Keitel) Lueder. She married William S. Mattingly and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Mattingly worked at Excon before here retirement. She enjoyed...

Jan 29, 2012

David G. Midkiff, 65, of Norris City passed away January 29, 2012 at 11:20 a.m. at his residence. He was born January 1, 1947 in Norris City, IL the son of Leamon and Adella (Hendrix) Midkiff. David married Trina Marie Zook on June 8, 1974. He retired as a railroad contractor and had previously been a salesmen and plant...

Jan 27, 2012

Clyde Bryant, Jr., 74, of Omaha, IL passed away Friday, January 27, 2012 at 1:50 a.m. at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. He was born February 25, 1937 in Norris City, IL, the son of Clyde William and Mary Alice (Johnson) Bryant. He married Patricia J. Duley October 19, 1956. Clyde was a grain and livestock farmer and...

Jan 26, 2012

Jan 25, 2012

Bertha L. Tuley, 100 of Mt. Vernon, died on Wednesday evening January 25, 2012 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 2, 1911 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Aaron and Pearl (Aldredge) Bottomley. She married John W. Tuley on December 2, 1956 and he preceded her in death on September 24, 2004. Bertha...

Jan 24, 2012

Eva L. Causey, 98 of Solitude, IN passed away early Tuesday morning January 24, 2012 at the New Harmony Healthcare Center in New Harmony. She was born on July 25, 1913 in Posey County, the daughter of John and Elizabeth P. (McKinnes) Axton. She married Roland S. Causey and he preceded her in death in 1990. Mrs. Causey was a...

Jan 23, 2012

Lamoine F. Hill, 87, of Norris City passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at 6:19 pm at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born February 11, 1924 in Norris City, IL, the son of Daniel Powell and Myrtle Alene (Garrison) Hill. Lamoine had worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield School District. He was...

Jan 20, 2012

John T. Grundy Jr., age 92, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012, at Westpark Rehabilitation Center in Evansville, IN. He was born April 25, 1919, in Uniontown, KY, the son of Peter T. and Hattie (Mitchell) Grundy. He married Katie Givens and she preceded him in death May 9, 2005. Mr. Grundy was a technician with...

Jan 19, 2012

Jerry Dean Washington, age 68, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville. He was born in Maunie, IL, the son of Leroy and Josephine (Lewis) Washington. He married Barbara Cox on December 14, 1965 in Mt. Vernon, IN, and she preceded him in death August 21, 2010. He was employed by Madden...

Jan 16, 2012

Wilma Joyner, 100, of Norris City passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at 8:05 pm at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born July 11, 1911 in White County, Il, the daughter of Anderson and Flossie (Johnson) Willis. Wilma married Louis Kermitt Joyner who preceded her in death on October 9, 1988. She had worked as a...

Jan 14, 2012

Evelyn Hoskins, 95, of Carmi passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11:15 pm at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. Evelyn was born February 20, 1916 in Norris City, IL the daughter of Ed and Minnie (Garrison) McKenzie. She married William F. Hoskins on January 12, 1936 and he preceded her in death on July 19, 2000. She...

Jan 9, 2012

Wilma Jordan, 75, of Carmi passed away Monday, January 9, 2012 at 2:20pm at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing in Carmi. She was born March 9, 1936 in Crossville, IL the daughter of Harold Oliver and Dora Sophia (Gates) Hansman. Wilma married Ralph E. Jordan on August 27, 1955. She had worked at Ainsbrook Garment Factory and was a homemaker....

Jan 8, 2012

Randy Stull, 51, of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2012 at 6:10 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born March 11, 1961 in Hernando, Mississippi, the son of James Keith and Wanda (Swain) Stull. Randy had worked as a warehouse worker for Martin and Bayley in Carmi and was of the Baptist faith....

Jan 6, 2012

Mildred Harper, 94, of Norris City, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at 1:46 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born October 21, 1917 in Omaha, IL, the daughter of James Henry and Nancy Lucinda (Brown) Minor. She married Wayne William Harper June 4, 1938 and he preceded her in death November 20, 1989. Mildred...

Jan 5, 2012

Charlotte Hayse, 80, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 12:20 p.m. at her residence near Carmi. She was born July 5, 1931 in Washington, DC, the daughter of Thomas and Myrne (Wilson) Smothers. She married Paul Darrell Hayse and he preceded her in death March 15, 2003. Charlotte was a homemaker and a member of First...

Jan 5, 2012

Ivan James 66, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 4:50 p.m. at his daughter's residence in Clarksville, IN. He was born March 2, 1945 in Maunie, IL, the son of Eva Marie James. He worked at American Standard as a Laborer and was of the Pentecost faith. Ivan is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Tonya...

Jan 2, 2012

Herman Winter, 92, of Carmi, passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 at 10:10 pm at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. He was born November 7, 1919 in Carmi, the son of Edward John and Karolena (Kallenbach) Winter. Herman was a grain farmer and had been a gas truck driver for Rebstock Oil.

Herman is survived by...

Jan 2, 2012

Doris Louella Finch, 88, of Carmi passed away, Monday, January 2, 2012 at 10:45 pm at her residence. A lifelong resident of White County, she was born August 25, 1923, in a log house in rural Phillipstown, the third of four daughters born to Ed and Pearl (Sanders) Cagle. A farm girl, she attended the country grade school in...

Dec 29, 2011

Carlton L."Bud" Duvall, age 80 of Mt. Vernon, died early Thursday morning at the Parkview Care Center in Evansville. He was born October 8, 1931 in Posey County, the son of Charles and Ellen Mae (Russell) Duvall. As a boy Carlton grew up on the family farm and attended Cynthiana School. Throughout the years he owned and operated Duvall Trucking;...