Obituaries
Ralph "Joe" Newman
Nov 21, 2024
Ralph "Joe" Newman, 94, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois. He was born on October 14, 1930, in Carmi, the son of Albert and Mary (Waters) Newman. He married Betty (Dillinger) Hutchison in March of 1973. Joe proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He worked...
James "Jimmy" Henderson
Nov 19, 2024
James Edward "Jimmy" Henderson, 53, of McLeansboro, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on January 2, 1971, in Eldorado, Illinois, the son of Richard Eugene and Lillie Genevieve (Barnett) Henderson. Jimmy worked as a truck driver. He enjoyed playing guitar, fishing, hunting and woodworking. Most of...
Brenda Pennington
Nov 19, 2024
Brenda Lynn Pennington, 63, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. She was born on May 15, 1961, in Bath, Michigan, the daughter of Donald and Helen (Irvin) Russell. Brenda married Harold Elmer "Corkie" Pennington, Jr. on December 16, 1986, and he survives. She worked as the circulation manager...
Ronald Eugene Guthrie
Nov 14, 2024
Ronald Eugene Guthrie, 47, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024. He was born on August 19, 1977, in Carmi, Illinois, the son of Ronald Gene and Patricia Ann (Stacy) Guthrie. Ronald proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Oak Hill Construction in Ewing, Illinois. Ronald...
Dolores Gott
Nov 13, 2024
Ruth Dolores (Storey) Gott of Enfield passed away November 13, 2024, at Alexander IV Senior Living facility in Macon, Georgia. Dolores was born February 8, 1937, to Robert Elcie and Violet Storey, of Enfield, Illinois. She was the twin sister of Doris Brown and the younger sister of Walter Glenn Storey. Dolores was raised on a farm in...
Vora Bertram
Nov 12, 2024
Vora Mae Bertram, 77, of Norris City, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at Eldorado Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on February 10, 1947, in Paris, Illinois, the daughter of Franklin Dewayne and Eleanor Rose (Blockenger) Tharp. She worked as an in home healthcare aide for many years. Vora enjoyed playing bingo, fishing, and spending time...
Helen Jane Miller
Nov 11, 2024
Helen Jane (McGhee, Yates) Miller, 69, of Enfield, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024, at home, after battling a year long illness. She was born on May 5, 1955, in Carmi, Illinois to George Arthur and LuVeda (Woods) McGhee. Jane lived a big part of her life around the Concord and Herald, Illinois area, growing watermelons and...
Edna Fern May
Nov 9, 2024
Edna Fern May, 83, of Grayville passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at Meadowbrook Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Grayville, IL. She was born in White County, IL on November 25, 1940 the daughter of Herschel and Inez (Hale) Merritt. Edna married Bill G. May and he preceded her in death in 1986. She had attended Cherry...
Kalaya Marie Kukuk
Nov 8, 2024
Kalaya Marie Kukuk, daughter of Glendalyn Fann and Nathen Kukuk, entered this world in the arms of Jesus on Friday, November 8, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.
Kalaya is survived by her parents, Glendalyn Fann and Nathen Kukuk; a brother, Kaison Kukuk; grandparents, Jonathon Fann, Tisha Fann, Jamie Kukuk and Jerod Gibson; great-grandparents, Fonda...
Patricia Roosevelt
Nov 7, 2024
Patricia Ann (Cox) Roosevelt, 78, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at Premier Healthcare Of New Harmony, in New Harmony, Indiana. She was born on June 14, 1946, in Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of Elwood and June (Markum) Cox. Pat retired from the University of Illinois after 35 years where she worked as an Executive...
Mary Dozier
Nov 6, 2024
Mary Dozier, 62, of Boyleston, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on August 18, 1962, in Fairfield, Illinois, the daughter of John Ivan and Wave Ernestine (Garrett) Dozier. Mary worked as a teacher's aide at New Hope School. She was a member of Mill Shoals Christian...
Don Hildreth
Oct 30, 2024
Donald Ray "Don" Hildreth, 80, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at Wabash Senior Living in Carmi, Illinois. He was born on March 17, 1944, in Granite City, Illinois, the son of Gentry Floyd and Louise V. (Topel) Hildreth. Don proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War in Europe. He married...
Joyce Conner
Oct 29, 2024
Wilma Joyce (Shelton) Conner, 87, of Elizabethtown, previously of McLeansboro, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. She was born on August 21, 1937, in Hamilton County, Illinois, the daughter of Hobert and Frieda (Davis) Shelton. Joyce married Lyle S. Conner on January 24, 1960, and he preceded her in death on March 12, 2010. Joyce worked...
Charles "Charlie" Alvin Newman
Oct 24, 2024
Charles "Charlie" Alvin Newman, 85, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at home in Carmi, Illinois. He was born on April 17, 1939, in Carmi, the son of Frank and Isabell (Nelson) Newman. Charlie married Minnie (Gish) Newman, on January 12, 1969, and spent 55 wonderful years together. Charlie spent his life providing for his family. First, working...
Corwin Ward
Oct 21, 2024
Corwin Wayne Ward, 61, of Mill Shoals, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. He was born on November 4, 1962, in Wood River, Illinois, the son of Joe and Marie (Patton) Ward. Corwin proudly served his country in the United States Army during Desert Storm. He worked as a...
Danny Bowles
Oct 19, 2024
Danny L. Bowles, 64, of Enfield passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born in Vandalia, IL on July 23, 1960 the son of Kelly James "Mack" and Betty Jane (Aud) Bowles. Danny married Karen Newman on May 30, 1987. He owned and operated Bowles Heating and Air. Danny...
Ralph Mayberry
Oct 17, 2024
Ralph Eugene Mayberry, 78, of Norris City, Illinois, passed away on October 17, 2024. He was born October 16, 1946, in Eldorado, Illinois, the son of Ralph and Margaret (Hill) Mayberry. Ralph was a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
After graduating from Norris City-Omaha High School, Ralph went on to serve as SPC 4 in the Army...
Jeanette Francis Heads
Oct 9, 2024
Jeanette Francis Heads, 55, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. She was born on February 6, 1969, in San Diego, California, the daughter of George Wesley Knowlton, Sr. and Maryetta Taylor. She enjoyed playing games, reading, and was a big Harry Potter fan.
Jeanette is survived by two siblings, Wes Knowlton of Carmi, IL. and Marie Ott of...
Matt Wright
Oct 9, 2024
Matthew James Wright, 60, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. He was born on October 30, 1963, in San Diego, California. Matt married Laura Davis on July 5, 2008, and she survives. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Matt enjoyed listening to music, playing guitar, motorcycle riding and most of all,...
Karen Hortin
Oct 8, 2024
Karen Hortin, 73, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on March 30, 1951, in Heralds Prairie Township, Illinois. She was the daughter of Herbert Leon and Wanda Laura (Mills) Hale. Karen married Roger Hortin on June 23, 1990, and he survives. She was a...
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