Obituaries

Mike Brown

Feb 7, 2015

Mike Brown, 51, of Enfield passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015. He was born August 14, 1963 in Taylorville, IL the son of Jack L. and Shirley (Shanks) Brown. Mike married Darla K. Osborne on July 1, 2000. He was an avid Coon hunter and a member of the White County Coon Club. Mike is survived...

Ray Mercer

Feb 5, 2015

Ray Mercer, 69, of Crossville passed away at 1:05 p.m., Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville, IN. He was born August 16, 1945 in Point Township, IN the son of Hubert John and Annabelle (Jamerson) Mercer. Ray married Joyce L. Callicotte on May 29, 1991. He had worked as a roustabout in the oil...

Gloria Talley

Feb 3, 2015

Gloria Talley, 68, of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 5:54 a.m. at Deaconess Hospice Center in Evansville, IN. She was born July 14, 1946 in Benton, IL, the daughter of William Virgil and Arzella (Graham) Lampley. Gloria married Michael Parke Talley May 2, 2001. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Assembly of...

Ronald Murdach

Feb 1, 2015

Ronald D. Murdach, 75, of Carmi passed away at 3:15 a.m., Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center. He was born October 31, 1939 in White County, IL the son of Kenneth Wayne and Marjorie Marie (Barton) Murdach. Ronald was a graduate of Enfield High School. He had worked for George Mitchell Drilling for over 39 years...

Kim Sparks

Jan 31, 2015

Biography

Kim Anne Sparks (Carveth) 57 of Enfield went to be with Jesus on Sat January 31, 2015 at 11.40 am after a 12 year battle with brain cancer. Her Husband of 13 years James Robert Sparks by her bedside. She was born in Beverly, Mass on June 15th 1957 to Ronald and Mary Carveth. She was preceded in...

Larry Hart

Jan 31, 2015

Biography

Larry L. Hart, 76 of Enfield, passed away Saturday evening January 31, 2015 at his home. He was born October 27, 1938 at Brownsville, the son of Glendel “Poppy” and Frances Elaine (Miller) Hart. Larry was a retired Contract Oil Well Pumper for 50 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of...

Allene Campbell

Jan 26, 2015

Allene Campbell, 95, of Carmi, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at 9:45 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born on October 27, 1919 in Maunie, IL,the daughter of Alford Cornelius "A.C." and Eppsa Jane (Wade) Allison. Allene married Cort Huff on October 16, 1937 and he preceded her in death November 21, 1965....

Larry Baumgart

Jan 24, 2015

Larry Edward Baumgart, 47, of rural Carmi passed away at his home on Saturday, January 24, 2015. He was born December 6, 1967 in Evansville, IN the son of Robert and Janet (Hillenbrand) Baumgart. A life-long resident of White County, IL, he graduated from Carmi Community High School in 1987. Larry owned Baumgart Trucking and was...

Shirley Duvall

Jan 21, 2015

Shirley Duvall, 76, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 1:38 p.m. at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. She was born March 13, 1938 in Carmi, the daughter of Albert Arnold and Frances (Renshaw) Grant. Shirley married Latney Earl Duvall, Sr. on November 27, 1954 and he preceded her in death on June 12,...

Larry Gerdes

Jan 20, 2015

Larry V. Gerdes, 60, of Harrisburg and formerly of Norris City, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 3:25 p.m. at his residence. He was born September 9, 1954 in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Norman Wayne and Margaret Alice (Austin) Gerdes.

Larry is survived by his mother, Alice Gerdes of Henderson, KY; two sisters...

Marie Melton

Jan 18, 2015

Marie L. Melton, 84 Winchester, IN, and formerly of Carmi, died on January 18, 2015 at Pine Knoll Nursing Home in Winchester. She was born on February 19, 1930 in Missouri, the daughter of William Wesley and Mary (Bartley) Dodd. She married Kenneth Gerald Melton and he preceded her in death In August 1977. Marie retired from AT & T....

Mary Holt

Jan 18, 2015

Mary Holt, 96, of Carmi passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. She was born November 1, 1918 in Crossville, IL, the daughter of Clyde and Jennie Rawlinson. Mary married Manley Blue Holt on February 19, 1939 and he preceded her in death on June 12, 2000. She was a homemaker and a...

Lena Strong

Jan 17, 2015

Lena Margaret Strong 89 of New Harmony, passed away Saturday January 17, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born July 3, 1925 in Gallitan County, IL the daughter of Francis Boyer and Violet Boyer Lilleston. Lena retired as an executive secretary for Standard Oil Company. She was an avid sports fan, especially the St. Louis Cardinals. She loved...

Alfred Hutchcraft

Jan 17, 2015

Alfred A. Hutchcraft, 92, of Carmi and formerly of Omaha, Il passed away at 2:35 p.m., Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Fountainview Nursing Home in Eldorado. He was born June 7, 1922 in Burnt Prairie, IL the son of James Albert and Elizabeth (Flanagan) Hutchcraft. Alfred married Allena Pearl Stokes on June 30, 1946 and she...

Merle Rogers

Jan 16, 2015

Merle J. Rogers, 60 of Woodlawn, IL died on January 16, 2015 at Specialty Select Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born on February 22, 1954 in Chappell, Nebraska, the son of Charles J. and Betty J. (McCluskey) Rogers. He married Linda L. Scott on December 9, 1975 at St. Polycarp Catholic Church in Carmi, and she preceded him in...

William Gahl

Jan 15, 2015

Biography

William "Andy" Gahl, 57 of Evansville formerly of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Thursday January 15, 2015 at his home. He was born July 27, 1957 in Indiana the son of Bill and Susan Gahl. He was married to Shawn Keeler in 1996. Andy was a brickmason and carpenter; he also worked at Mt. Vernon Ford Dealership. He...

Charles Jones

Jan 15, 2015

Charles Victor (Vic) Jones, 90 of Carmi, died Thursday evening January 15, 2015 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born on July 18, 1924 in Centerville (White County), the son of John and Lillie (Hansman) Jones. He married Violet Wallace on December 31 1943 in Crossville and she survives. Vic had worked for the City of Carmi...

Rosa Hobbs

Jan 15, 2015

Rosa Ann Hobbs, 80 of Evansville, died Thursday morning, January 15, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born on October 25, 1934 in Anniston, AL, the daughter of Luther M. and Mattie Josephine (Morgan) Owen. She married Clyde Hobbs on July 15, 1955 in Anniston. Rosa worked 16 1/2 years for GE and 4 1/2 years for Martin-Marietta. She worked...

Don Gibson, Sr

Jan 15, 2015

Don F. Gibson, Sr., 81, of Enfield passed away at 9:22 p.m., Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing in Carmi. He was born November 21, 1933 in Henderson, KY the son of Floyd and Corine (West) Gibson. Don married Joann B. Cusic on June 30, 1966. He was a roustabout in the oil field and...

Joan Terrell

Jan 12, 2015

Joan E. Terrell, 90, of Carmi, passed away at 4:52 a.m., Monday, January 12, 2015 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center. She was born December 28, 1924 in Ontario, Canada the daughter of Herbert and Louise (Loriman) Bills. Joan married Russell F. Terrell on May 5, 1945 in Northampton, England and he preceded her in death on January...