Obituaries
Bill Williams
Jun 14, 2023
Bill Williams, 88, of Enfield, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, surrounded by his family in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on July 18, 1934, in Gallatin County, Illinois, the son of Oren Elmo and Thelma (Reisinger) Williams. Bill married Wilma Lee Barbre on April 24, 1955, and she survives. He was a grain and livestock...
Ezra Ellsworth Millspaugh
Jun 10, 2023
Ezra Ellsworth Millspaugh, 95, of Norris City, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on October 24, 1927, in Norris City, Illinois, the son of William Layton and Bessie Ellen (Bruce) Millspaugh. Ezra graduated from Norris City High School in 1946. He married Marjorie Allen...
Eddie Spence
Jun 10, 2023
Eddie Spence, 82, of Carmi passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023. He was born in Norris City, IL on July 6, 1940 the son of Dalton and Fannie (Wilson) Spence. Eddie married Gail Campbell on June 4, 1988. Eddie began his career teaching at Norris City before taking a position at Grayville Middle School where he taught...
Becky L. Hunt
Jun 9, 2023
Becky Lorraine (Lamp) Hunt, 83, passed away June 9, 2023 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born April 15, 1940 in Enfield, IL the daughter of Lydia (Martin) Lamp. She married Kenneth Hunt in December 1980 and he preceded her in death on December 6, 2020. Becky was a 1957 graduate of Enfield High School...
Sue James
Jun 7, 2023
Sue James, 76, of Norris City, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi, Illinois. She was born on November 27, 1946, in Robinson, Illinois, the daughter of James Robert and Mary (Myer) Hamblen. Sue married Ray James on October 3, 1964, and he preceded her in death on July 13, 2020. She...
Reverend Dale Eugene Fulkerson
Jun 6, 2023
The Reverend Dale Eugene Fulkerson, Sr., 72, of Louellen, Kentucky went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, following a long illness. Dale was born on March 21, 1951 in Carmi, Illinois. He met his future wife, Janice Blevins, at a revival and later married her. He joined her in Harlan County, Kentucky and together they...
Dorothy Anna Brockett
Jun 2, 2023
Dorothy Anna (Steinkuhl) Brockett, 102, of Carmi, IL, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born at home on November 27, 1920, in Evansville, IN, the daughter of Frederick Henry and Elizabeth (Diekmann) Steinkuhl. Dorothy was a 1939 graduate of Central High School in Evansville, where she was a member...
Julia Kemper
Jun 2, 2023
Julia Denise Kemper, 24, of Norris City, has made her journey home to be with her King. She was born August 21, 1998, Henderson KY. Daughter of Joyce and David Kemper. Julia was a graduate of NCOE, 2017. She went on to begin her career with Norwegian Cruise Line located in Hawaii.
Julia attends...
Marrianne Ellis
Jun 1, 2023
Marrianne Ellis, 87, of Enfield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born on December 2, 1935, the daughter of Orval and Lorraine (Wilbur) Edwards in Eldorado. Marrianne married Vereal E. Ellis on August 7, 1976.
She had been a beautician, an E.M.T., and received a Nursing...
Wallace "Wally" Paynter
May 30, 2023
Wallace James (Wally) Paynter of Evansville died on May 30th, 2023. He was born in Carmi, Illinois on May 26, 1967, the son of Patricia Lucille O’Daniell Paynter and James Paynter. He is predeceased by his mother, his grandparents John Lamp; Lucille (Wallace) O’Daniell and Ray Lamp; Ina Dunbar, his uncle Wallace O’Daniell, and his great aunts...
Betty Blazier
May 28, 2023
Betty J. Blazier, 93, died May 28, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village. She was born Sept. 29, 1929, in White County to Nathaniel M. and Virginia P. (Pyle) Brockett. She was a 1948 graduate of what was then Carmi Township High School and attended Murray State University, majoring in music. As a child, she and her family attended...
Scott Eugene Digby
May 27, 2023
Scott Eugene Digby, 22, of Carmi, IL, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. Scott was born October 10, 2000, in Fairfield, IL, the son of Brandy Digby. Scott was a coal miner at Gibson County Coal South and had previously worked as a roughneck in the oil field. He enjoyed...
Morris Wayne "Hop" DeLong
May 26, 2023
Morris Wayne “Hop” DeLong, 61, of Maunie, IL, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 26, 2023. Morris was born on November 24, 1961, in Carmi, IL the son of Gene and Joyce (Edwards) DeLong. He spent his career working in the oil field, lastly for Campbell Energy. Morris enjoyed many things in...
Derrick Jordan Burnett
May 25, 2023
Derrick Jordan Burnett, 32, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Fairfield Illinois. He was born on April 17, 1991, in Fairfield, Illinois, the son of Alan Ray and Shelly L. (Sturdavant) Burnett . Derrick attended Brownsville School in Carmi. He worked various jobs locally. Derrick enjoyed wrestling, Nascar, football, and country music. He was...
Pauline Aud
May 22, 2023
Pauline Aud, 95, of Carmi passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born in Ft. Valley, VA on August 21, 1927 the daughter of Herman and Virginia (Funk) Walter. Pauline married Jewell Dee Aud on April 2, 1945 and he preceded her in death on December 2, 1978. She had worked...
Charles W. Vaughan
May 21, 2023
Charles W. Vaughan, Sr., 73, of Carmi, IL passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at his residence. He was born September 30, 1949, the son of Frederick James and Sallie Jane (Young) Vaughan. Charles married Anna Bell in 1974 and she survives. Charles worked as a CPA and for many years in the oilfield industry, doing every...
Ruby Ellen Morris
May 19, 2023
Ruby Ellen Morris, 82, of Carmi passed away at 12:58 a.m., Friday, May 19, 2023 at Oakview Nursing and Rehab in Mt. Carmel, IL. She was born on January 17, 1941 in Marion, KY the daughter of Ray Moore and Nanny Geneva (Cullen) Thomas. Ellen married Terry Joe Morris on November 11, 1961 and he preceded her in...
Alice M. Hargett
May 18, 2023
Alice M. Hargett, 93, of Carmi passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born on October 5, 1929 in Enfield, IL the daughter of Edgar and Mabel (Rose) Huffaker. Alice married William E. "Bill" Hargett on June 24, 1949 and he preceded her in death on October 12, 1997. She...
Michael Gabbard
May 18, 2023
Michael Wayne Gabbard, 69, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on May 2, 1954, in Harlan, Kentucky, the son of Jack Dempsey and Wanda June (Blanton) Gabbard. Mike married Kimberly Ann Saylor on May 19, 1978, and she survives. He spent most of his life working in...
Dakota Mayberry
May 17, 2023
Dakota Mayberry, 36, Norris City passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. He was born in Evansville, IN on December 11, 1986 the son of Stanley Lee and Diana Jo (Austin) Mayberry. Dakota married Sharon M. Mosley on March 24, 2016. Dakota graduated from NCOE High School in 2004. He went on to work to work as a...
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