Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...