Obituaries

Sep 14, 2017

William Earl "Bill" Batty, Jr., 63, of Carmi passed away at 10:03 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.  He was born in Basin, WY on December 1, 1953 the son of William Earl and Wilma (Harrolle) Batty, Sr.  Bill married Debra Marie Carr on February 19, 1972.  He worked at Browns Feed Store and...

Sep 7, 2017

Vercia Marie Shaw, 92, of Cynthiana, IN and formerly of Norris City, went to be with the lord at 12:10 a.m., on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Home in Evansville, IN. She was born in Mill Shoals Twp. on December 30, 1924 the daughter of Charles and Sarah (Fulford) Gwaltney.  She married Carl Wilford Shaw on...

Sep 6, 2017

William A. “Bill” Phillips, 93 of Mt. Vernon, IL, passed away Wednesday September 6, 2017 at Nature Trail Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon. He was born December 25, 1923 in St. Louis, MO the son of Joseph and Clara (Gordy) Phillips. He was first married to Gertrude “Bobbe” Harris and she preceded him in death. He later married...

Sep 5, 2017

Donald A. Colson, 66 of Carmi, passed away Tuesday morning September 5, 2017 at Enfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 10, 1951 in East Prairie, MO the son of Joe and Freddie Jo Colson. He married Shannon Biggerstaff on September 26, 1992.

Don was the owner operator of SCS Excavating. He was a member...

Sep 4, 2017

Thomas Junior Headlee, 54, of Carmi passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Fairfield, IL on January 16, 1963 the son of Thomas and Judy (Coaliron) Headlee, Jr.  Tom married Sheila Jo Browning on June 3, 1993.  He was a correctional officer for the White County Sheriff's Department. Tom was a member...

Sep 2, 2017

Mark J. Schneider, 63, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 Deaconess Hospital after an intense battle with an aggressive cancer, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.

Mark was born in Evansville, Indiana to George and Olivia (Altstadt) Schneider. Mark thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors, craft beer and home remodeling projects. In 1995, Mark married the love of his life...

Aug 31, 2017

Vera L. Anderson, 88, of Carmi, passed away at 10:29 p.m., Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County, IL., on December 8, 1928 the daughter of Elza and Elsa (Mayo) Mattox. Vera married Leslie Charles Anderson on September 10, 1945. She had formerly worked as the bookkeeper and office manager for the...

Aug 29, 2017

Donald E. Sherrard, Sr., 74 of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday morning, August 29, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.  He was born on July 6, 1943 in Carmi, the son of J.D. and Mary (Burnett) Sherrard.  He married Barbara Sherman on March 28, 1968 and she survives.

Mr. Sherrard was a copper miner and retired truck...

Aug 26, 2017

Charles W. "Snook" Bulla, 64 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Saturday August 26, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born December 16, 1952 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Jay and Florene (Waters) Bulla.

Snook had worked at J & J Welding in Mt. Vernon. He was a member of the Mt. Vernon Moose...

Aug 24, 2017

Everett Paul “P.D.” Davis, 96, of Omaha, passed away at 12:09 am, Thursday, August 24, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Norris City, IL on May 15, 1921 the son of Horace Henry and Gracie Mabel (Leyerle) Davis.  Paul married Mildred Aleta Veatch on March 23, 1951 and she preceded him in death on April 11, 2011. He...

Aug 24, 2017

Troy D. Montgomery, 47 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Thursday August 24, 2017 at Charlier Hospice in Evansville. He was born January 5, 1970 in Evansville, the son of Donald and Barbara (Harper) Montgomery.

Troy worked  25 years for D&D Amusements. He was a member of the Sons of the Legion at Owen Dunn Post #5,...

Aug 21, 2017

Charles Farmer "Chuck" Edwards, 96, of Norris City passed away at 4:50 pm, Monday, August 21, 2017 at his residence.  He was born February 24, 1921 in Norris City, IL the son of Charles Ewing and Lynda (Farmer) Edwards. Chuck graduated from the Norris City High School in 1938 and attended and graduated from the University of Illinois on a...

Aug 19, 2017

Thomas Lee Vaught, 76 of Enfield, passed away Saturday August 19, 2017 at Deaconess Gateway in Newburg, In. He was born April 19, 1941 in Enfield, IL. the son of Braden (Skunk) Willis and Vivian (Sis) Belangee. He married Dang on November 14, 1976 in Schneider, Ok.

Tom retired as a Tech Sergeant of the US Air...

Aug 18, 2017

William R. South 88, of Enfield, passed away Friday afternoon August 18, 2017 at the Linda E. White Hospice Center in Evansville. He was born November 5, 1928 in Enfield, the son of Curtis Royal and Laura Elizabeth (Jordan) South. He married Lois A. Askew on December 31, 1949 at the Delafield Baptist Church.

Bill was a...

Aug 16, 2017

Bryant Lee Weasel,13, of Carmi, passed away at 2:45 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born in Evansville on April 14, 2004 the son of Jason Ray and Amy Jo (Buchanan) Weasel. He was a 7th grader at Carmi White County Junior High School. Bryant was an active member...

Aug 15, 2017

Wilma Irene Storey,86, of Norris City, passed away at 10:53 p.m., Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Carmi on January 14, 1931 the daughter of Earl Wilburn and Florence Callie (McIntosh) McCluskey. Wilma married Arthur Lee Storey in August  1986 and he preceded her in death on July 25, 1991. She was a...

Aug 8, 2017

Terry W. Jones, 53 of Flora and formerly of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday August 8, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. He was born February 2, 1964 in Peoria, the son of Marvin and Carol (Hosick) Jones, Sr.

Terry worked as a laborer. He loved his dog Chico.

He is survived by...

Aug 4, 2017

Everett C. James, 81, of Carmi passed away at 9:40 p.m., Friday, August 4, 2017 at his residence.  He was born on December 13, 1935 in Maunie, IL the son of Harley Ervin and Lora (Frymire) James.  Everett married Joan (Warren) Turner on February 8, 1997.  He was a truck driver for O'Daniel Trucking and had worked for Rides...

Aug 2, 2017

Dennis A. Holbrook, 62 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Wednesday August 2, 2017 in Evansville. He was born February 1, 1955 in Evansville, the son of Clarence T. and Anna R. (Terrell) Holbrook. Dennis lived at Cloverleaf for several years. He loved helping the residents there with anything they might need help with. He attended services and Bible...

Aug 1, 2017

Betty Joyce Wright, 80 of Danville, IL and formerly of Carmi and Enfield, passed away Tuesday August 1, 2017 in Urbana.  She was born on September 13, 1936 in Carmi, the daughter of Lawrence E. and Jessie Pearl (Koontz) Sturms.  She married Ronald L. Wright on February 22, 1958 and he preceded her in death on October 14, 1984....