Obituaries

David Russell

Mar 4, 2015

David L. Russell, 43 of Mt. Vernon, died March 4, 2015 at Deaconess VNA Plus Hospice. He was born on November 22, 1971 in Evansville, the son of Eddie and Linda (Mattingly) Russell. David had worked as an oil field pumper. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the NRA. He is survived by his mother, Linda...

Donna Townsend

Mar 2, 2015

Donna Jean Townsend, 76, of Englewood, Florida, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at 6:19 a.m. at Venice Regional Medical Center in Venice, Florida. She was born on January 1, 1939 in Norris City, IL, the daughter of Rev. Marion E. and Louise J. (Wooten) Henson. Donna married Thurman Ray Fleck December 25, 1958 and he preceded her...

M. Lane

Mar 2, 2015

M. David Lane, 70, of McLeansboro passed away at 12:52 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2015 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born July 1, 1944 in Enfield, IL the son of Clinton Huston and Kathryn Ann (Cox) Lane. David married Velma L. Periman on October 25, 1961. He was a heavy equipment operator for...

Martha Leigh

Mar 2, 2015

Martha Jean Leigh, 89 of Mt.Vernon, passed away March 02, 2015 at New Harmonie Healthcare. She was born December 04, 1925 in Mt. Vernon, IN. the daughter of Otis Oral and Daisy Margaret (Pritchard) Carroll. On May 17, 1961 she married Leland F. Leigh and he preceded her in death on February 10, 2002. She is survived by one son,...

Lewis Barbre

Mar 1, 2015

Lewis E. Barbre, 93, of West Paducah, KY passed away at 5:25 a.m., Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his daughter's residence in Paducah. He was born November 22, 1921 in Burnt Prairie, IL the son of Elias Edmond and Ada (Stanley) Barbre. Lewis married Betty Jo Gaines on May 3, 1947 and she preceded him in death on...

William Endicott

Feb 28, 2015

William Richard (Dick) Endicott, 90, lifelong resident of Carmi, passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN. He was born Feb. 14, 1925, in Carmi, to J. Max and Eileen (Parvin) Endicott. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Sue Bates Endicott, whom he married on Feb. 2, 1985. Dick graduated from Carmi High...

Jessie Harris

Feb 27, 2015

Jessie M. Thorbecke Harris, 63 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Saturday February 27, 2015 at her home. She was born September 12, 1951 in Rockport, IN the daughter of William F. and Mildred I. (Stepro) Harris. Jessie had worked as a maintenance tech at GE for over 20 years. She loved her family, but really loved her animals. She had...

Ronnie Yates

Feb 26, 2015

Send Flowers Ronnie Yates March 5, 1946 - February 26, 2015

Ronnie L. “Fat Boy” Yates, 68 of Carmi, passed away Thursday morning February 26, 2015 at his home. He was born March 5, 1946 in Carmi, the son of Claude and Ferrell (Guinn) Yates. He married Ruth Chilton on August 9, 1974 and she survives. Ronnie had worked...

Velma Ackerman

Feb 21, 2015

Biography

Velma L. Ackerman, 83 of Carmi, passed away Saturday morning, February 21, 2015 at Enfield Healthcare. She was born on July 6, 1931 in St. Louis, OK, the daughter of Riley Earl and Ada Lea (Williams) Davidson. She married Donald Wayne Ackerman on April 14, 1950 in Grayville, and he preceded her in death on January 7, 1971....

Earl Murphy

Feb 20, 2015

Biography

Earl Ray Murphy, 61 of Dyer, IN and formerly of Carmi, passed away Friday February 20, 2015 at St. Margaret Hospital in Hammond, IN. He was born May 31, 1953 in Carmi, the son of Earl Max and Martha Faye (Pollard) Murphy. Ray was an over the road truck driver, having worked for several companies including WSI in...

Clifford Frashier

Feb 18, 2015

Clifford Frashier, 89 of Carmi, passed away Wednesday February 18, 2015 at Phoenix Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 8, 1925 in White County, the son of Earl and Ethel (James) Frashier. He married Virginia Raney on February 9, 1945 and she preceded him in death on March 13, 2005. Clifford had worked as a mechanic. He loved...

Jessie James

Feb 16, 2015

Jessie Ann James, 63 of Eldorado and formerly of Carmi, passed away Monday morning February 16, 2015 at Magnolia Shelter Care in Eldorado. She was born June 18, 1951 in Mt. Vernon IN, the daughter of Jessie Andrew and Evelyn (Bootsie Sturgal) James. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Carmi IL. Jessie Ann was preceded...

Jessie James

Feb 16, 2015

Jessie Ann James, 63 of Eldorado and formerly of Carmi, passed away Monday morning February 16, 2015 at Magnolia Shelter Care in Eldorado. She was born June 18, 1951 in Mt. Vernon, IN the daughter of Jesse Andrew and Evelyn (Sturgal) James. Jessie Ann is survived by her father, a sister, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Services for Jessie...

Ellen Hogan

Feb 16, 2015

Ellen Hogan, 72, of Carmi, passed away at 6:57 p.m. on Monday, February 16, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born August 27, 1942 in Neenah, Wisconsin, the daughter of Harvey and Hilda (Schucknecht) Peotter. Ellen married Roger Hogan on November 20, 2012. She had worked for Plexus in Neenah, WI on the electronics...

Sidney Bergman

Feb 15, 2015

Sidney “Sid” Bergman, 61 of Carmi, passed away Sunday February 15, 2015 at Deaconess VNA Plus in Evansville. He was born March 28, 1953 in Kankakee, the son of Howard and Helen (Bilyard) Bergman. He married Tina Guthrie on October 15, 1980 at Bangor, Maine. Sid worked as a lab tech at Trelleborg for 20 years. He loved photography, music...

Robert Lane

Feb 14, 2015

Robert L. Lane, 88, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 2:43 p.m. in Carmi. He was born May 21, 1926 in Geff, Illinois, the son of Cecil Clyde and Eunice (Milner) Lane. Robert married Martha Catherine Smith on July 19, 1956 and she preceded him in death on March 31, 2014. He was an Army...

Susan Cooper

Feb 12, 2015

Susan E. Cooper, 55, of Mt. Vernon, died at her home on Thursday morning, February 12, 2015. She was born on November 18, 1959 in Evansville, the daughter of Raymond and Mary R.( Kavanaugh) Dill. She married Jack "Bub" Cooper and he preceded her in death on August 17, 2006. She is survived by one son, Jeremy Gasaway of Missouri;...

Marie Burns

Feb 12, 2015

Marie Burns, 86, of Evansville, IN passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Holiday Village in Evansville. She was born March 27, 1928 in Ardmore, OK the daughter of David Nathan and Leta Mae (Logan) Wilson. Marie was a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Evansville and had work as a secretary for Sohio Pipeline and General...

Eloise Vaupel

Feb 12, 2015

Eloise Vaupel, 83, of Carmi passed away at 1:06 a.m., Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born in White County, IL on June 22, 1931 the daughter of Martin and Coralee (Funkhouser) Vaupel. Eloise had work as a waitress at King's, The Coffee Shop and the Carmi Steakhouse. She attended Ridge...

Lee Wilson

Feb 11, 2015

Lee Wilson, 92, of McLeansboro, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 5:45 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro after an extended stay. He was born November 24, 1922 in Crook Township, Hamilton County, IL, the son of Emery C. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Doerner) Wilson. Lee married Dana Eloise Storey on August 14, 1948 and she preceded...