Obituaries
William Edward Anderson
Mar 19, 2023
William Anderson, 66, of Carmi, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on February 26, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lorriane Crimmons. William proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps.
William is survived by his daughter, Kimberly (Matt)...
Loretta White Pollard
Mar 16, 2023
Loretta White Pollard, 91, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born on March 2, 1932, in Leitchfield, Kentucky, the daughter of William and Donia (Hayes) Duvall. She married William Lee White on September 8, 1956, and he preceded her in death on May 19, 1985. Loretta...
Virginia Helfrich
Mar 11, 2023
Virginia (Hale) Helfrich, of Upper Arlington, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Columbus, OH. She was born November 9th, 1938, in Evansville, Indiana, to Hugh and Suma (Powell) Hale of Carmi, Illinois, where she spent a happy childhood and graduated from Carmi High School. She then graduated from DePauw University and became an assistant buyer...
Robert Bowen
Feb 28, 2023
George Robert Bowen, 75, of Newburgh, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on March 14, 1947, in Emma Township, the son of Carl and Rosalyn (York) Shaw. Bob married Maudell Bullard in 1967, and she preceded him in death on August 20, 2022. Bob proudly...
Judy Darlene Cook
Feb 28, 2023
Judy Darlene (Puckett) Cook, 71, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on June 1, 1951, in Broughton, Illinois, the daughter of Hap and Wilma (Hutchcraft) Puckett. Judy worked for 25 years as the head cook at Two Toni's Restaurant in Carmi. She then went to...
Eleanor Hubele
Feb 26, 2023
Eleanor Ernestine Hubele departed to her Heavenly home at 8:08 a.m. on Sunday, February 26, 2023 surrounded by her children and sister. Eleanor was born November 25, 1927 to Ernest and Lydia (Winter) Miller of Carmi.
Eleanor graduated from Carmi Township High School in 1945. She married Vernon Hubele on October 25, 1946. She worked at...
David L. Nicholson
Feb 25, 2023
David Lawrence Nicholson, 83, of Benton, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. He was born on August 29, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Lawrence and Lucille (Turner) Nicholson. David married Jeanne Frances Winkler on October 17, 1959, and she survives. He was drafted into MLB right out...
Marlene McIntosh
Feb 16, 2023
Marlene McIntosh, 85, of Fairfield, IL, formally of Springerton, IL, passed away at 11:45 p.m., Thursday, February 16th, 2023, at the Fairfield Memorial Hospital Skilled Care Unit in Fairfield, IL.
Marlene was born September 9, 1937, to Elmer and Naomi (Wilson) Woodrow and was raised in Hamilton County, IL. She met her husband, Clyde Eugene “Gene” McIntosh, when they...
Marilyn Williams
Feb 16, 2023
Marilyn (Funkhouser) Williams, 92, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born on February 11, 1931, the daughter of John Cyrus and Mary Grace (Kennett) Funkhouser. Marilyn married Albert Floyd Williams on September 4, 1948, and he preceded her in death on July 22, 1999. She spent her...
Ernest Lee Williams
Feb 13, 2023
Ernest Lee Williams, 82, of Carmi passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Carmi Manor and Rehab. He was born Eimutis Bulkaitis on July 10, 1940 in Kybartai, Lithuania the son of Valerijonas Kirsa and Jule (Bulkaitis) Bajarunas. Ernest immigrated to the United States at the age of 10 and changed his name in the late 1950's...
Mary Lou and Michael Lahman
Feb 11, 2023
Mary Lou (Matz) Lahman, 83, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023. She was born on December 18, 1939, the daughter of J. Norbert and Dorothy P. (Nibling) Matz. She married Donnie Williams on May 16, 1959, and he preceded her in death in August, 1989. She later married Lewis Michael Lahman on February 14, 2003, and he...
John Healy
Feb 9, 2023
John Nelson Healy, 61, of Norris City passed away at his home on Thursday, February 9, 2023. He was born in Carmi, IL on November 11, 1961. He was the son of Fred and Edith (Ledbetter) Healy. John worked as a truck driver for Beelman and ITS for many years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, riding...
Janet Sallee
Feb 9, 2023
Janet (Osborn) Sallee, 95, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, formerly of Norris City, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at GreenTree at Mt. Vernon. She was born on January 30, 1928, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the daughter of Curtis and Ina (MacKenzie) Osborn. She married William Henry Sallee Jr. on September 1, 1948, and he preceded her in...
David Ciaravino
Feb 4, 2023
David Ira Ciaravino, 50 of Norris City, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at the Marion V.A. Hospital in Marion, Illinois. He was born on June 4, 1972, the son of Alexander and Cheryl (Simpson) Ciaravino. David proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the first Gulf War. He worked in the produce department...
Eddie L Aud
Feb 3, 2023
Eddie L. Aud, 88, of Norris City passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at the home of her daughter in Norris City. She was born in Omaha, IL on May 13, 1934 the daughter of Ernest and Eva (Moran) Kinsall. Eddie married Dalton Aud and he preceded her in death on October 24, 1996. She was a graduate of...
Darla Duckworth
Feb 2, 2023
Darla L. (Rush) Duckworth, 83, of Enfield, IL, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2022, at her residence. Darla was born on June 11, 1939, in Mount Vernon, IL, the daughter of Charles Winton and Pauline (Lasater) Rush. On September 10, 1960, she married Lowell Duckworth in Mount Vernon, IL and together they shared over 62 years of marriage....
Wilma Jones
Feb 2, 2023
Wilma (Jacobs) Jones, 92, of Jerseyville, IL and formerly of Crossville passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Jerseyville Manor. She was born in Norris City, IL on January 9, 1931 the daughter of John Laverne and Esther Martha (Hullett) Jacobs. Wilma graduated in 1948 from Crossville High School and on November 24, 1950 she married William Earl Jones....
J. Harlan Dozier
Feb 1, 2023
J. Harlan Dozier, 71, of Mill Shoals, IL, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 13, 1951, in Fairfield, IL the son of John Ivan and Wave Ernestine (Garrett) Dozier. Harlan was retired having spent his career with the Oil and Gas Division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as...
Betty Louise Brown
Feb 1, 2023
Betty Louise (McNeill) Brown, 94, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on February 8, 1928. in Thompsonville, Illinois, the daughter of Howard and Blanche (Crain) McNeill. Betty married Archie Brown in 1966, and he preceded her in death on September 24, 2012. Betty worked for 32 years...
Johnny Leroy Brown
Jan 31, 2023
Johnny Leroy Brown, 99, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. He was born on March 17, 1923, in Centerville, Illinois, the son of Clarence and Mary Ethel (Cox) Brown. Leroy married Verla Maxine Kiefer on December 26, 1942. and she preceded him in death on March 14, 2022. He proudly served his country in the...