Obituaries

Nova Blake

Nov 8, 2014

Nova Lee "Sherry" Blake, 51, of Carmi passed at 10:55 p.m., Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center. She was born June 16, 1963 in Livingston, TN the daughter of Jerry and Lucille (Harvey) Martin. Sherry married Floyd Blake on April 8, 1982. She was a loving wife, mom, grandma, aunt, sister and friend. Sherry was always...

Audrey Payne

Nov 3, 2014

Audrey L. Payne, 73,, of Broughton and formerly of Norris City, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born July 22, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Jarvis and Clara (Stiers) Gregory. Audrey married Floyd Payne on June 30, 1963 and he preceded her in death...

Elfrieda Gladu

Nov 2, 2014

Biography

Elfrieda Marie Stowe Gladu went home to the Lord on Sunday, November 2, 2014. She was born in Clifton, Illinois, on April 17, 1917, the daughter of Robert Earl and Laurena Christensen Heck. She was raised there and in Kankakee, Illinois, graduating from Kankakee High School in 1934. She married Arthur Marvin Stowe on May 12, 1935. They...

Harold Shahan

Oct 27, 2014

Send Flowers Harold W. Shahan March 4, 1948 - October 27, 2014

Harold W. Shahan, 65, of Mt. Vernon, died Monday morning, October 27, 2014 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on March 8, 1949 in Kentucky, the son of Harold Edward and Goldie (Walls) Shahan. He married Phyllis Kirkpatrick and she survives. Mr. Shahan was a...

Emily Artin

Oct 26, 2014

Emily Joyce Artin, 89 of Carmi, passed away Sunday night October 26, 2014 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born January 22, 1925 in Posey County, IN the daughter of Horace and Dorothy (Webb) Hames. She married Harold W. Artin on June 4, 1960 and he preceded her in death on June 11, 1999. Emily Joyce retired...

Evelyn Hines

Oct 26, 2014

Evelyn M. Hines, 90 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Sunday morning October 26, 2014 at the Terrace at Solarbron in Evansville. She was born September 16, 1924 in Evansville, the daughter of Joseph and Thresia (Laugel) Denninger. She married Raymond Hines on June 17, 1943 and he preceded her in death on August 29, 1958. Evelyn had worked at Koch...

Patricia Draper

Oct 24, 2014

Patricia (Winter) Draper, 67, of Carmi, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at 7:05 a.m. at her home. She was born November 25, 1946 in Burnt Prairie Township, IL, the daughter of Norman E. and Mary E. (Burroughs) Winter. Pat married Larry E. Draper on November 18, 1967 and he preceded her in death on September 12, 2012. She...

Dorothy Fishback

Oct 23, 2014

Dorothy Fishback, 95, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 4:45 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. Dorothy was born in Dale, IL on June 10, 1919, the daughter of Charlie and Hattie Easter Crayne and was a longtime resident of White County. She was married to James Harril Fishback who preceded her in...

Rev. W. Slocumb

Oct 19, 2014

Rev. W. Paul Slocumb, 95, of Norris City passed away at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born January 2, 1919 in Massac County, IL the son of Charlie and Nellie Ann (Smith) Slocumb. Paul married Geneva (Finley) Kingery on June 5, 1987 and she preceded him in death on December...

Irene Maurer

Oct 18, 2014

Irene Maurer, 95 of Carmi, passed away Saturday October 18, 2014 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center. She was born March 11, 1919 in Carmi, the daughter of Daniel C. and Anna (Winter) Keim. She married Carl H. Maurer on November 20, 1937 and he preceded her in death on February 24, 2007. Irene had worked at Ainsbrooke Sewing Factory in...

Frank Bayley

Oct 18, 2014

Longtime Carmi businessman and active philanthropist, co-founder of Martin and Bayley, Inc., Frank Mount Bayley, 86, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2014. Frank was born August 5, 1928 in Norris City, IL, the son of Lowry Hinch and Etta (Mount) Bayley. He married Mary Margaret Downen December 7, 1952. He was known for his warm smile, love of his...

Ruby Johnson

Oct 12, 2014

Ruby J. Johnson, 91 of Enfield, passed away Sunday morning October 12, 2014 at the Enfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 17, 1923 in Harrisburg, the daughter of Stella Price. She married Cegal Johnson and he preceded her in death. Ruby had worked in many area nursing homes and had also worked in the area school cafeterias....

Everett James

Oct 12, 2014

Everett "Moose" James, 55, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 12:30 a.m. at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing in Carmi. He was born April 6, 1959 in Carmi, the son of Everett Cloyd and Karen Sue (Crawford) James. Surviving are his father and step-mother, Everett and Joan James of Carmi; a brother and sister-in-law, Chris and Tabatha James of...

Ladonna Johnson

Oct 11, 2014

Ladonna C. Hanks Johnson, 59, of Owensville, IN, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 11:00 p.m. at her residence. She was born on May 17, 1955 in Carmi, the daughter of Richard and Yvonna Carolyn (Lemon) Hanks. Ladonna attended Crossville Community High School and had attended classes at Oakland City University. She married John Bishop in 1976....

Ella Carmack

Oct 10, 2014

Ella B. Carmack, 95, of Carmi passed away at 6:15 a.m., Friday, October 10, 2014 at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing. She was born December 12, 1918 in Alton, IL the daughter of Frank and Mary (Yarbrough) Ritchey. Ella married Cevil Cilvester Carmack on May 11, 1941 and he preceded her in death on December 7, 1997. For 23 years,...

Mary Draper

Oct 7, 2014

Mary Alice Draper, 96, of Carmi passed away at 12:40 p.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born December 14, 1917 in Harrisburg, IL the daughter of Joe and Virgie (Johnson) Holden. Mary Alice married Howard George Draper, Jr., on July 26, 1936 and he preceded her in death on...

Wayne DeKemper

Sep 30, 2014

Send Flowers Wayne Hamner DeKemper October 11, 1930 - September 30, 2014

Wayne H. "Buddy" DeKemper went to be with The Lord at 10:57 am on September 30th 2014 while he was surrounded by his family. He was born in Henderson Kentucky on October 11th 1930 to William and Margaret (Richmond) DeKemper. He was preceded in death by his...

Raymond Gross

Sep 28, 2014

Raymond C. Gross, 78 of Mount Vernon, passed away Sunday September 28, 2014 at his home. He was born March 31, 1936 at Mt. Vernon, the son of Paul and Mary (Walker) Gross. He married Phyllis June Cameron on September 3, 1960 in Mt. Vernon and she preceded him in death on July 23, 2012. Raymond had worked at Whirlpool....

Eloise Fuller

Sep 27, 2014

Eloise K. Fuller, 94, of Carmi, passed away at 10:05 a.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2014 Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. She was born on October 15, 1919 in Carmi, the daughter of James A. and Nancy Ann (Renshaw) Martin. Eloise married Max Ronald Kuykendall on September 28, 1940 and he proceeded her in death on February 24,...

Joan Porter

Sep 27, 2014

Joan M. Porter, 82, of Carmi passed away at 4:15 p.m., Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born in Carmi, IL on December 30, 1931 the daughter of David Paul and Frances Louise (Setser) Hall. Joan married Ray B. Porter on June 22, 1951 and he preceded her in death on June...