Obituaries

Jun 18, 2007

Austin Funeral Home P.O. Box 667 Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620 Telephone (812) 838-3888 Fax (812) 838-3885 OBITUARY: (Paid ~ Picture) Name: Arthur W. Ashworth, Sr. Age: 82 Address: of Mt. Vernon, IN Died: at 9:09 pm, Monday, June 18, 2007 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville Arthur was born May 19, 1925 to Howard and Suzie Ashworth in Granite City, IL....

Apr 6, 2007

J. Dee Crabtree, 84, a longtime resident and community leader of Mt. Vernon, IN, died at 9:50 pm, Saturday, April 6, 2007 at Bethesda Memorial Hospital Hospice in Boynton Beach, FL. He was born in Escanaba Michigan, May 2, 1922, son of Jodie and Ruth (Kent) Crabtree. Dee graduated from High School in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Haverford College,...

Mar 23, 2007

Shirley L. (Kennedy) McBride, 70, of Mt. Vernon, died Friday, March 23, 2007 at Specialty Select Hospital in Evansville. Shirley was born in Posey County Indiana, July 28, 1936, daughter of Ernest and Florence (Gill) Kennedy. Shirley graduated from Mt. Vernon High School with the Class of 1954. She was a member of St. Matthews Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon....

Mar 15, 2007

Melvin O. Renschler, Jr., 50, of Mt. Vernon died at 2:36pm, Thursday, March 15, 2007 at Deaconess Hospital of an apparent heart attack. Melvin was born July 28, 1956 in Evansville, IN, son of Melvin, Sr. and Charlotte Ann (Felty) Renschler of Mt. Vernon. He was a truck driver and had worked for Bradley Trucking. Melvin was also a US...

Mar 11, 2007

Mark T. Rice, 55, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at his home. Mark was born March 6, 1952 in South Bend, IN son of John and Elaine (Trahms) Rice. He graduated from Indiana University with a BS, MS, and PhD. And was a member of Phi Delta Kappa. Mark was an employee of the Metropolitan School District...

Mar 7, 2007

Alvin Earl Matthews III, 28, of Mt. Vernon, IN died, Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at his home. He was born December 5, 1978 in Evansville, IN. Earl enjoyed collecting Indian artifacts and loved to camp and fish. He was a Prep-Cook at the Heusler Inn and had worked in construction. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Roy Bridges...

Jan 4, 2007

Bonnie Jean Petty,71, of New Haven, IL, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2007, at her home. Bonnie was born April 1, 1935 in Crittenden County, KY daughter of the late George and Opal (Kirk) Clayton. Bonnie was Miss Posey County in 1953. She was preceded by husband, Gene Petty in 2002; a brother, Norman Clayton and sisters, Georgia Marvel and...

Dec 19, 2006

Charles P. “Chuck” Ficker, 66, of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away, Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at his home. He was born September 8, 1940 in Evansville, IN, son of Joseph and Barbara (Waninger) Ficker. He was a US Navy Veteran and a former member of the Moose Lodge and Haymakers. Charles retired from GE Plastics. He was preceded in death...

Dec 15, 2006

Charles Gordon Carr, 88, of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Friday, December 15, 2006 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Charles was born June 7, 1918 in Posey County, Indiana son of Clarence and Grace (Boyd) Carr. Charlie graduated form MVHS in 1938 and attended University of Evansville. He was a US Army WW II Veteran having served in the...

Dec 14, 2006

Nov 22, 2006

Betty Sue (Bebout) Juncker, 66, of Mt. Vernon, IN, died, Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at Deaconess Hospital. Betty was born in Uniontown, KY daughter of John and Annie (Shaffer) Bebout. Betty attended Harvestime Temple and Pentecostal Assembly in Mt. Vernon. She was an avid Bingo player. Betty was preceded in death by a daughter, Vicky Campbell, sons, John and Steve...

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Oct 24, 2006

Linda Denning, 64, of Mt. Vernon, IN died, 12:41 pm, Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville from injuries sustained in a farming accident. Linda was born November 14, 1941 in Vincennes, IN, daughter of Glen and Evelyn (Stoltz) Gilmore. She was a graduate of the Deaconess School of Nursing and had been a Registered Nurse with Deaconess...

Oct 14, 2006

Oct 8, 2006

Mary V. (Carnal) Cox, 88, of Mt. Vernon, died at 10:25 pm, Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 21, 1918 in Evansville, IN daughter of Alfred and Melvina (Beckham) Carnal. She retired in 1978 from Boatman’s Bank where she was Credit Manager. After retirement Mary worked for Sears Credit and as...

Oct 1, 2006

Dr. William A. “Al” Kelly, 69, of Mt. Vernon, IN, died Sunday, October 1, 2006 at the VNA Hospice in Evansville. Dr. Kelly retired July 1, 2004 after a long career with Bristol-Meyers Squibb. At his retirement he was the Principal Veterinary Pathologist for the Pharmaceutical Research Institute and had held several positions within the Research division in Indiana as...

Sep 27, 2006

Harold Timothy “Tim” Bratcher, 52, of Crossville, IL, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006 in Terre Haute, IN from injuries sustained in an accident. Tim was born March 6, 1954 in Mountain Home, Idaho son of Harold and Betty (Mills) Bratcher. He was a Truck Driver with Central Transport. Tim graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale with a degree in...

Sep 22, 2006

Bronwyn L, Simmons, 56, of Evansville, IN, died Friday, September 22, 2006 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born December 24, 1949 in Oxfordshire, England, daughter of Ronald and Muriel (Dixon) Austin. She was the Floral Manager of the Westside Walmart Store. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Alan Windsor. Bronwyn is survived...

Sep 6, 2006

Doris Marie Simons, 86, of Mt. Vernon, IN, died at 5:35 pm, Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN, after suffering a severe stroke. She was born October 13, 1919 in Mt. Vernon, IN, daughter of Arthur and Minnie (Bayer) Topper. During her career ears Doris worked as a bookkeeper for her Father at Topper Motor Sales...