Obituaries

Gloria Gross

Jun 17, 2015

Gloria June Gross, 72, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Mount Vernon, Indiana, passed away June 17, 2015 in Colorado Springs, after a courageous battle with cancer and renal failure. She is survived by her 2 sons, Keith and Brian Gross and her daughter, Marsha Benard. Graveside services will be held Friday, July 3 at 1:00 p.m. in Bellefontaine Cemetery...

Mary Pierce

Jun 15, 2015

Mary Jane Pierce, 76 of Mount Vernon, passed away Monday June 15, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital in Evansville. She was born March 31, 1939 in Mount Vernon, the daughter of George and Elma (Majors) Cameron. She married Harold E. "Mousie" Pierce and he preceded her in death on December 17, 2004. Mary Jane was a homemaker. She enjoyed her...

Gailen Webb

Jun 15, 2015

Gailen Webb, 81 of McLeansboro, passed away Monday June 15, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born June 8, 1934 in McLeansboro, the son of Samuel and Madeline (Thompson) Webb. He married Velma Brown on December 25, 1956. Gailen was a longtime Barber, starting in Charleston, IL and spending most of his years in McLeansboro. He was...

Roy Lack

Jun 11, 2015

Roy Glendale "Glen" Lack, 80, of Carmi, IL, died Thursday morning, June 11, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, IN. Glen was born May 25, 1935, in Osage County, OK, the son of Comal and Bonnie (Matlock) Lack. He spent his early childhood years in Idaho and Arkansas and later moved to Illinois, where he graduated high...

Mary Nelson

Jun 10, 2015

Mary A. Nelson, 44, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at her residence in Carmi. She was born on December 9, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of William Jackson and Mary Elizabeth (Pretty) Nelson.

Mary is survived by two children, Haley Olson of Evansville, IN and Tristin Cain of McLeansboro; and a brother,...

Gilbert Frier

Jun 4, 2015

Gilbert (Gib) Frier, 90, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 6:05 p.m. at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. Gib was born in Shawneetown, IL on January 2, 1925, the son of Richard and Maggie (Blair) Frier. He was an active member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Carmi American Legion and V.F.W. and...

Donald Turner

Jun 3, 2015

Donald Turner, 84, of Norris City, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 12:17 p.m. at Enfield Rehab and Nursing in Enfield. He was born January 17, 1931 in Brownsville, IL, the son of Raymond and Viola Mae (Hillyard) Turner. He was an electrician. Donald is survived by his companion of over 20 years, Irene Bishop of...

Ray Friddell

Jun 2, 2015

Ray W. Friddell , 88 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Tuesday evening, June 2, 2015 at Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Vernon. He was born on June 15, 1926 in Big Springs, Tennessee. He was the son of Charlie and Nola (Pendergrass) Friddell. He married Cora Ann Schwagman Bean on September 4, 1964 in Metropolis and she...

John Aud

May 30, 2015

John D. Aud, 33, of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 9:08 p.m. in Carmi. He was born on November 21, 1981 in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Jack and Rosemary (Pennington) Aud. John was a 2001 graduate of Carmi White County High School and and received his welding certificate from SIC. He worked as...

Joy Edwards

May 25, 2015

Joy Edwards, 87, of Norris City passed away at 1:40 a.m., Monday, May 25, 2015 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born April 8, 1928 in Omaha, IL the daughter of Thomas and Grace (Wilson) Stovall. Joy married Densil Edwards on September 1, 1950. She was a 1946 graduate of Norris City High School, a...

Herbert Woolsey

May 25, 2015

Herbert H. Woolsey, 85 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Monday morning May 25, 2015 at Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Vernon. He was born on June 29, 1929 in Mt. Vernon, the son of James and Edna (Holland) Woolsey. He married Eleanor Wilkie and she preceded him in death on May 13, 2011. Mr. Woolsey was a...

Fred Ziegler

May 22, 2015

Fred T. Ziegler, 95, Crossville, died at 9:40 a.m., May 22, 2015, at Stafford, Virginia. He was born August 4, 1919, at Piggott, Arkansas, the son of Earl and Rachel (Horn) Ziegler. He was married November 1, 1945, at Ottumwa, Iowa, to Vera L. Schmittler (deceased June 1994). Mr. Ziegler was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in...

Pauline Newcomb

May 22, 2015

Pauline Yates Newcomb, 95 of Carmi, passed away Friday morning May 22, 2015 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born June 12, 1919 in Eldorado, the daughter of Luther and Tina (Watson) Yates. She married Cecil Newcomb July 6, 1935 and he preceded her in death on June 30, 1999. She attended Cherry Street Church. She...

Ruby Akers

May 21, 2015

Ruby S. Abbey Akers, 95 of Carmi, passed away Thursday morning May 21, 2015 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center. She was born October 26, 1919 in Enfield, the daughter of Victor and Edith (Skiles) Mitchell. She first married John Abbey on July 15, 1941 and he preceded her in death on October 16, 1978, she then married Clinton L....

Harry Ackerman

May 19, 2015

Biography

Harry Ackerman 85 of Carmi, passed away Tuesday evening May 19, 2015 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born November 29, 1929 in Carmi, the son of Ralph and Norma (Patrick) Ackerman. He married Marilyn Hargrave on December 26, 1953 in Corinth, MS. Harry had worked in appliance repair most of his life. He...

Lena Wallace

May 19, 2015

Lena Wallace, 82, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 10:56 p.m. at Phoenix Nursing and Rehab in Carmi. She was born in Epworth on July 5, 1932, the daughter of Carl and Mary Ella (Brown) Thompson. Lena married Carl Wallace August 13, 1948 and he preceded her in death on December 8,...

Wilma Bradshaw

May 17, 2015

Wilma Bradshaw, 82 of Carmi passed away at 9:22 a.m., Sunday, May 17, 2015. She was born May 20, 1932 in Sheldon, IL the daughter of Elmus and Lena (Wooten) Harrolle. Wilma married Harrison Bradshaw and he preceded her in death. She had worked at Carmi Township Hospital as a CNA and later as an in home caregiver....

Jack Sanders

May 17, 2015

Jack R. Sanders, 65 of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday May 17, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born February 14, 1950 in Crawfordsville, IN the son of Elmer R. and Estelle Sanders. He is survived by a sister, Alice Daugherty of FL; his companion of 38 years, Susie Gibson, his friend, Shirley Holmes. Funeral services will be held...

Andrew Snyder

May 14, 2015

Andrew S. Snyder, 18 of Carmi, passed away Thursday evening in Edwards County. He was born August 23, 1996 in Fairfield, the son of Jason Snyder and Carie Strean. Andrew worked at Champion Fram Laboratories. He loved his X-Box and was an avid reader. He donated blood at every opporotunity. He had been a member of the wyse team at...

Sharon Green

May 13, 2015

Sharon M. Green 71 of Mount Vernon, passed away Wednesday May 13, 2015 at her home. She was born April 21, 1944 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Herbert and Mildred (Brakie) Wilhite. Sharon had worked as a secretary with the Vanderburgh County Courts and for the last 25 years had worked as a secretary at South West Mental Health....