Obituaries

Mary Smith

Aug 26, 2015

Mary Imogene "Jean" Smith, 83, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 3:14 p.m. at Wabash Chrisitian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born on December 1, 1931 in Harrisburg, IL, the daughter of John C. and Lena Mae (Turner) Cozart. Jean married Lowell Smith on August 10, 1972. She had worked as a secretary and bookkeeper at...

Charles Oberlender

Aug 26, 2015

Charles A. "Andy" Oberlender, 55, of East Carondelet, IL passed away at 8:10 a.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 2, 1960 in San Antonio, TX the son of Richard and Rosella (Clark) Oberlender. Andy was a truck driver and a member of East View Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Natasha Pearson and...

Robert Hoskins

Aug 24, 2015

Robert L. "Bob" Hoskins, 78, of Norris City passed away at 1:15 a.m., Monday, August 24, 2015 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. He was born on April 11, 1937 in Norris City the son of Jacob P. and Bertie (Reeves) Hoskins. Bob married Ruby Lea Cook on July 3, 1962. He owned and operated Robert L. Hoskins Backhoe...

Edna Hampton

Aug 18, 2015

Edna L.Hampton, 89, of Enfield, passed away Tuesday morning August 18, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born June 5, 1926 in Enfield, the daughter of Billy and Grace (Hosick) Phillips. She married Wilson E. Hampton on July 10, 1948 in Morganfield, KY and he preceded her in death on November 1, 1971. Edna had worked as...

Marjorie Baker

Aug 17, 2015

Marjorie Baker, 76, of Carmi, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at 10:07 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born on March 4, 1939 in Chesterville, IL, the daughter of Charles and Ida (Hoback) Chumbley. Marjorie was a seamstress, working at Ainsbrook Sewing Factory and Johnny Manufacturing. She was a member of Crossroads Bible...

Phyllis Woods

Aug 16, 2015

Phyllis A. Woods, 83, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday morning, August 16, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born on March 30, 1932 in New Harmony, the daughter of Loren and Lela (Snyder) Cato. She married Robert G. Woods on August 3, 1951 and he preceded her in death on January 27, 2004. Mrs. Woods was a homemaker....

Bruce Meriwether

Aug 15, 2015

Bruce Meriwether, 53, lifetime resident of Carmi passed away at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana on Saturday, August 15, 2015 surrounded by his family and friends. Bruce was born in Carmi on December 30, 1961, the son of Harold Ray and Donna Kay (Downen) Meriwether. Bruce was a designer at Stein's Flowers in Carmi. He was a member...

Jennifer Dodge

Aug 14, 2015

Jennifer Dodge, 31, of Oakland City, IN, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015 in Oakland City. She was born on December 12, 1983 in Carmi, Illinois, the daughter of Jeffery Scott and Brenda (Conner) Sanders. Jennifer married Michael Shane Dodge on March 18, 2014. She was a homemaker. Jennifer is survived by her husband, Michael; father, Jeff...

Mildred Barbre

Aug 13, 2015

Mildred Barbre, 87, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 8:40 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born on August 4, 1928 in Enfield, IL, the daughter of Cecil and Ruby (Newman) Hart. Mildred married Harry Edward Barbre on September 27, 1947. She was a member of First Christian Church in...

Maxine Mitchell

Aug 13, 2015

Maxine Mitchell, 85, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 5:09 a.m. at Good Samiritan Hospital in Mt Vernon, IL. She was born on October 20, 1929 in Carmi, the dauhter of George Edwin and Verna Irene (Calkin) Niekamp. Maxine married James Edmund Mitchell on December 23, 1947. She was a member of Carmi First...

Violet York

Aug 11, 2015

Violet “Rose” York, 88, of Springerton, died Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Wayfair Nursing Home in Fairfield. She was born January 26, 1927 in Springerton, the daughter of Elwyn O. and Phillipine Gersbacher Palmiter. She married Clayton R. York and he preceded her in death in 1989. She was a member of Springerton Methodist Church. She had been survived by...

Josephine Ciaravino

Aug 11, 2015

Josephine Ciaravino, 88, of Norris City passed away at 8:20 p.m., Tuesday August 11, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born in New York City on September 17, 1926 the daughter of Anthony and Rita (Salorenzo) LaPorta. Josephine married Vito Salvatore Ciaravino on December 4, 1949 and he preceded her in death on June 26, 2011....

Rev. Harold Meriwether

Aug 8, 2015

Long time minister and businessman, Rev. Harold R. Meriwether, 75, of Carmi, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 10:35 p.m. at Deaconess VNA Plus Hospice Care Center in Evansville, Indiana. Harold was born January 16, 1940 on the family farm north of Crossville, Illinois, the son of Elvis Franklin and Mildred Louise (Anselment) Meriwether. He married the only...

Ellon Eckiss

Aug 8, 2015

Ellon "Mickey" Eckiss, 86, of Carmi passed away at 10:35 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 2015 in Brazil, IN. She was born in Princeton, IN on July 11, 1929 the daughter of Devin Davis and Versa Marie (Bruce) McClure. Mickey married Bobby Gene Eckiss, Sr. on October 8, 1949 and he preceded her in death on September 12, 2014. She...

Ronald Kirsch

Aug 7, 2015

Ronald Lee "Ron" Kirsch, 58, of Crossville passed away at 10:23 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born in Hamilton County on April 4, 1957 the son of Martha Kirsch. Ron owned and operated AK Oil, LLC and was of the Catholic faith.

Surviving are a son, Aaron Kirsch of...

William Anderson

Aug 5, 2015

William "Bill" Anderson, 34, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 3:37 p.m. in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born on September 2, 1980 in Park Ridge, IL, the son of William Edward and Theresa (Stewart) Anderson. Bill worked as a manager for Dunkin Donuts. He is survived by his father, William Anderson of...

Herschel Young

Aug 4, 2015

Herschel E. “Bus” Young 79 of Carmi passed away Tuesday evening August 4, 2015 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville. He was born August 27, 1935 in Hannibal, MO the son of George E. and Estella (Dunham) Young. He married Barbara Wagner on December 18, 1953 in Corinth, MS. Bus had worked in sales and bookkeeping at Mallette Equipment and...

Paulette Duncan

Aug 1, 2015

Paulette Duncan 65 of Crossville, passed away Saturday morning August 1, 2015 at her home. She was born May 13, 1950 in Maunie, the daughter of Jim and Rhoda (McDonald) Burnett. She married Donald Lynn Duncan on November 6, 1966 and he preceded her in death on October 30, 2003. Paulette had worked at the Red Geranium in New Harmony....

Vickie Wooten

Jul 31, 2015

Vickie Wooten, 62, of Norris City, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 at 4:20 a.m. in Norris City. She was born on March 11, 1953 in Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of James Charles and Alice Evelyn (Blazier) Merritt. Vickie married Darrell Charles Wooten on November 18, 1983. She was a secretary for the Norris City Sanitary Department...

Donald Kirkham

Jul 31, 2015

Biography

Donald Mark Kirkham 56 of Evansville passed away Friday evening July 31, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital in Evansville. He was born October 3, 1958 in Dallas, TX the son of Donald Maurice and Sarah Scott Kirkham. He married Krista Bebout on July 11, 1992 in New Harmony. Mark loved to work on and rebuild motorcycles and guns....