Obituaries

Oct 31, 2011

Charles Leeroy Greenwell, Sr., age 72, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Monday, October 31, 2011, at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 24, 1939, in Mt. Vernon, IN, the son of Calvin and Lola Pearl (May) Greenwell. He married Shirley Wilson on January 10, 1959, in Carmi, IL and she survives. Charles was a member...

Oct 19, 2011

Jeff Martin Leftwich, 75 of Sparta, TN, died on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on February 19, 1936 in Sparta, TN, the son of James Richard and Sarah (Gist) Leftwich. He married Marjorie Jones on April 2, 1988 in Sparta,TN and she survives in Mt. Vernon, IN. Mr. Leftwich had worked for the...

Oct 9, 2011

Ronald Keith Miley, age 47, of Griffin, died early Sunday morning October 9, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born June 21, 1964 in Indianapolis, the son of Jack and Priscilla (Buck) Miley. He married Ruth Ann Burnett on April 8, 1995 in Poseyville and she survives. Ron was a member of Lighthouse Assembly of God in New Harmony. He...

Sep 20, 2011

Veda B. Brauser, age 81 of Mt. Vernon died Tuesday morning September 20, 2011 at her home. She was born July 26, 1930 in Metropolis, IL the daughter of Elza and Ambie (Barnes) Cross. She married Richard E. Brauser on February 10, 1947 and he preceded her in death on October 11, 1993. Mrs. Brauser loved to shop. But most...

Sep 19, 2011

Sharon J. Turner, age 70 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday September 19, 2011 at the North Evansville Dialysis Center. She was born on February 28, 1941 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Lemuel and Emily (Carrol) Cross. She married Robert Turner on May 3, 1963 in Mt. Vernon and he survives. Mrs. Turner had been a cook at Medco for...

Sep 11, 2011

Elizabeth H. Utley, age 89, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011, at her home. She was born July 21, 1922, in Mt. Vernon, IN, the daughter of William J. Elizabeth F. (Gross) Key. She married Benjamin Utley and he preceded her in death on April 25, 2003. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Paul...

Aug 29, 2011

Mary Louise (Dillard) Mooney, age 95 of Evansville, passed away Monday August 29, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born September 22, 1915 near Quincy, IL the daughter of William and Lula Ann (Neunam) Dillard. She married Marion Raybon Mooney on September 21, 1935 and had four daughters. During WWII Mary worked as a welder on the LST’s at the...

Aug 21, 2011

Lorena M. Wild, age 83 of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday morning August 21, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born August 14, 1928 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of John V. and Martha H. (Zenthofer) Higginbottom. She married James M. Wild on October 26, 1946 and he preceded her in death on January 12, 1994. Lorena was the co-owner of...

Aug 9, 2011

XR Claybrooke, age 89 of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday August 9, 2011 at his home. He was born August 2, 1922 the son of John Thomas and Lillie ( ) Claybrooke. He married Edna Virginia Blackburn in 1943 and she preceded him in death on May 7, 2011. XR owned and operated Claybrooke Transportation for over 37 years. He had...

Aug 8, 2011

Carrol E. Bratcher, age 73 of Mount Vernon, died Monday afternoon August 8, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born September 17, 1937 in Louisville, KY the son of Connie Lee and Mary Bell (Stevens) Bratcher. Carrol worked as a welder for many years, having worked at AVCO Aero Structures in Nashville, TN. He was a veteran of...

Jul 25, 2011

Glen “Bud” Kleinschmidt, age 84 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday afternoon July 25, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born April 26, 1927 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Henry and Mary E. “Duckworth” Kleinschmidt. "Bud" retired from Texaco at Mt. Vernon in 1965. He was a die hard Nascar Fan. He served during WWII with the United States Army....

Jul 16, 2011

It is with heavy hearts that we wish to announce the passing of our beloved family member, Donna Davis. She was called home by her Lord and Savior on July 16, 2011. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, aunt, and child of Christ. Born March 7, 1949 in Evansville, IN to Dorothy & Donald Hobby, Donna was the...

Jul 7, 2011

Jun 19, 2011

Kristine Marie Cardin, age 46 of Mt. Vernon, IN died June 19, 2011 in Mt. Vernon. She is survived by her son, Cory Cardin; a brother, Billy Beach, Jr. and a sister, Vicky Gillenwater. Memorial services will be held on Friday July 8, 2011 at 1 p.m. at the Bible Center Cathedral, 5000 N. First Ave., Evansville, IN Austin~Stendeback Family...

Jun 18, 2011

Tori Lee Turpen, age 20, of Mt. Vernon, gained her angel wings Saturday, June 18, 2011 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville from liver cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family as she courageously fought for recovery after being diagnosed with liver cancer. Tori was born October 13, 1990, the daughter of Samuel E. and Lisa (McDaniel) Turpen....

May 12, 2011

A Funeral Service for William Ashley Alldredge, 31, will be held at the Austin~Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Indiana on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Calling hours will be Saturday morning from 9am-11am, with the service immediately following at 11am. Interment will be at the Beechgrove Cemetery. Ashley passed away on May 12, 2011. He died while visiting with...

May 11, 2011

Agnes Pauline Clark, 91 of Mt. Vernon, died on Wednesday afternoon May 11, 2011 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing Home & Rehab Center. She was born on March 2, 1920 in Morganfield, KY, the daughter of James Benedick and Mary Catherine (Capps) Greenwell. She married Lawrence C. Clark and he preceded her in death in October 1982. Mrs. Clark was...

May 9, 2011

James Christopher Zink, 34 of Mt. Vernon, died on Monday morning May 9, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on October 8, 1976 in Evansville, IN. Chris had worked at Infinity, Professional Transportation, Expressway and the Casino Aztar. He is survived by his mother and step-father, LeeAnn and Harold Hart of Mt. Vernon; a son, Cody Ryan...

May 9, 2011

Ida R. Whitlow, 80 of Carmi, formerly of Mt. Vernon, died on Monday morning, May 9, 2011 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born on February 20, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, IN, the daughter of Aubrey and Sarah (Douthitt) Weir. She married Charles Whitlow on March 3, 1960 and he preceded her in death on December 22, 2003....

May 7, 2011

Edna Virginia Claybrooke, age 86 of Mt. Vernon, IN died Saturday afternoon May 7, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born April 1, 1925 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Hargraves) Blackburn. She married X.R. Claybrooke in 1943. Mrs. Claybrooke had been a member of the Homemakers Club, the Camping Club and had been a Lady Lion....