Obituaries
John Obermeier
Jan 15, 2023
John Fred Obermeier, 89, of Norris City, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Enfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born on July 9, 1933, in Okawville, Illinois, the son of John H. and Ella M. (Bordewisch) Obermeier. John proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He married Kathryn Marie Shubert on...
Jimmy Keith Brown
Jan 13, 2023
Jimmy Keith Brown, 75 of Carmi, IL, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Carmi Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Jimmy was born on, July 24, 1947, in Carmi, IL, the son of Johnny Leroy and Verla Maxine (Kiefer) Brown. He married Beverly Ann Fryburger in 1983 and together they shared over 23 years of marriage before her passing...
Carl Dean Hughes
Jan 11, 2023
Carl Dean Hughes, 83, of Norris City passed away at 1:04 p.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville, IN. He was born in Norris City, IL on February 7, 1939, the son of Marion Parker Hall Hughes and Lillian Marie (Bryant) Hughes. Dean graduated from Norris City High School and went on...
Mary Ella Doerner
Jan 6, 2023
Mary Ella Doerner, 86, of Norris City passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Heralds Prairie Township, IL on September 1, 1936 the daughter of Lawrence Raymond and Lula Pearl (Sutton) Aud. Mary Ella married Kern L. Doerner. The Rev. Wayne Sutton, Mary Ella's uncle, officiated at their wedding on...
Mabel Porter
Jan 2, 2023
Mabel Zadel Porter (nee Cozart), of Norris City, Illinois, passed away on January 2, 2023, at the age of 94, after a difficult battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Mabel was born December 22, 1928, the youngest daughter of Ernest and Letha Cozart of Harrisburg, Illinois. She was united in marriage to Samuel E. Porter of Norris City, Illinois, on July 11,...
Betty Jean Howell
Jan 1, 2023
Betty Jean Howell, 85, of Carmi, IL passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born July 19, 1937 in Mt. Vernon, IN to Stella and Merrel Bell. She worked as a waitress for several years, and retired early with health issues. She enjoyed playing on her tablet and spending time with all...
John M. Sneed
Dec 29, 2022
John M. Sneed, 92, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. He was born on April 11, 1930, in Hamilton County, the son of Robert and Angie (Smith) Sneed. John married Alma Jane Bryant on September 3, 1960, and she preceded him in death on June 14, 1978. He worked...
Shirley Ann Kimmel
Dec 28, 2022
Shirley Ann Kimmel of Carmi, IL has passed away as of December 28th, 2022 at the Ferrell hospital in Eldorado, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents; Paul and Agnes Ellis. Her husband; Harold Kimmel; her three children; Theodore Mark Vaupel, Angela Talley, Jeffrey Vaupel and three siblings; Betty Davis, Roy Ellis and Agnes June Ellis....
Delilah Ann Patton
Dec 26, 2022
Delilah Ann Patton, 95, of Enfield passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022 at her home. Delilah was born April 2, 1927 in New Haven to Lee Wilkerson Kennedy and Lillian Rose (Travelstead) Kennedy. She attended Ridgway and Norris City Schools. In 1946 she married Lehman Aud of Herald. From this union, they had two daughters Deanna and...
Dona Mae Trout
Dec 25, 2022
Dona Mae Trout, 90, of Newburgh, IN formerly of Carmi passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. She was born in Burnt Prairie Township, IL on November 29, 1932 the daughter of Fred and Lena Grace (Williams) Schumaker. Dona had a long career at White County Bank, beginning as...
Linda Knight
Dec 25, 2022
Linda D. Knight, 75, of Carmi passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022. She was born in Herald, IL on May 30, 1947 the daughter of Leonard "Bunny" and Daisy (James) O'Neal. Linda married Roy May, Jr. and he preceded her in death on January 11, 1998. She later married Roger Knight in 2000. Linda was a...
Peggy (Murphy) Bryant
Dec 24, 2022
Peggy Jo Bryant, 65, of McLeansboro passed away at her residence on Saturday, December 24, 2022. She was born in Carmi, IL on August 15, 1957 the daughter of Robert and Dorothy Vivian (Harvey) Murphy. Peggy graduated from Carmi Community High School in 1975 and had worked as a waitress at the Carmi Motel Coffee Shop in Carmi....
Ann H. Niekamp
Dec 24, 2022
Ann H. Niekamp received her heavenly crown on December 24, 2022. Ann was born September 26,1940 to Harry Hankins and Elizabeth Stewart Hankins. She is survived by her daughter, Jo Haley; grandson, Duff Haley; numerous nieces and nephews; and many special friends who she considered family.
Ann’s marriage to Melvin L. Niekamp began July 6, 1958...
Juanita Doris McKee
Dec 21, 2022
Juanita Doris McKee, 96, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born in Carmi, the daughter of Mearl and Hattie (Holderby) McCluskey. Juanita married Paul R. McKee in 1947. They separated in 1972, but remained good friends until his passing in 1994. She was a member of the...
Amy Fechtig Wood
Dec 20, 2022
Carmi, Illinois - Amy (Fechtig) Wood, 60, died Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana after a very brief illness. The oldest daughter of C. William (Bill) and Frances Fechtig, Amy attended Carmi Schools, graduating in 1980. She attended Illinois State University and Lockyear Business College. Sheworked at Evansville Country Club prior to moving...
Ryan Adam Roser
Dec 20, 2022
Ryan Adam Roser, 44, of Carmi passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. He was born in Evansville, IN on March 15, 1978 the son of Charles Russell Roser and Linda Darlene (Mundy) Barnes. Ryan was a 1996 graduate of Charlotte High School in Port Charlotte, FL. He was employed as an electrician and programmer. Ryan had a...
Carroll W. South
Dec 18, 2022
Carroll Wayne South, known for his authentic and detailed storytelling, left behind a collection of handwritten notes about his life, love, and lessons learned. One of his earliest stories was about a journey to the St. Louis zoo at age 10. He recalls it “was really something for a boy who had hardly ever been off the farm.”
Carroll took...
Mary Margaret Magnotta
Dec 14, 2022
Mary Margaret Magnotta, 71, of Mattoon, IL, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi, IL. She was born on August 6, 1951 in Mattoon, the daughter of Gerald Francis and Janice Ellen (McCune) Wilhelm. On June 1, 1974 she married Christopher Daniel Magnotta at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Mattoon,...
Rickey Lee Greentree
Dec 11, 2022
Rickey Lee Greentree, 68, of Carmi, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. He was born on March 15, 1954, in Princeton, Indiana, the son of James Lee and Thelma Louise (Smith) Greentree. Rickey worked as a Union Painter throughout Southern Illinois. He proudly served his country in the Army National Guard. Rickey attended...
Joe Dismuke
Dec 11, 2022
Joseph E. "Joe" Dismuke, 56, of Norris City passed away at 2:22 a.m., Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL. He was born in Dexter, MO on August 10, 1966 the son of George and Sue Ellen (Curtner) Dismuke. Joe married Jennifer "Jenny" Chilton on December 21, 1983. He worked as a Route Salesman for...
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