Obituaries

Dec 15, 2013

Cecil Gross, 98, of Carmi, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 10:38 a.m. at Phoenix Nursing and Rehab in Carmi. He was born August 18, 1915 in Ridgway, IL the son of Sherman Alfred and Maggie Belle (Dillard) Gross. He married Evelyn Miner and she preceded him in death February 14, 2010. Cecil was a farmer and a...

Dec 15, 2013

Barbara J. Stuart, age 65 of Springerton, died Sunday morning December 15, 2013 at her home. She was born July 1, 1948 at Newburgh, IN, the daughter of Jewell Miller and Evelyen E (Smith). She had worked as a CNA for many years at Rest Haven Manor in Albion and attended the United Pentecostal Church in Fairfield. Barbara is survived...

Dec 14, 2013

Ivan Alldredge, 96 of Mt. Vernon, died Saturday evening, December 14, 2013 at West River Health Campus in Evansville of natural causes. He was born February 18, 1917 in Savah, IN, the son of William & Helen (York) Alldredge. He was married to Marjorie (Alvey) Alldredge, on October 14, 1943 and she preceded him in death on September 5, 2013....

Dec 13, 2013

Paul Joe Edwards, 59, of Norris City, passed away at 1:18 p.m., Friday, December 13, 2013 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL. He was born January 2, 1954 in Owensboro, KY the son of Paul Logan and Margaret Elnora (Hart) Ruby. Joe married Olea C. Ibanez on July 23, 1986. He was a Vietnam veteran serving in the U.S....

Dec 9, 2013

Janel M. Stewart, age 31 of Mt. Vernon, died December 9, 2013 at her home. She was born November 19, 1982 in Evansville, the daughter of Anthony Givens and Sylvia Stewart. Janel is survived by 5 sons, Korbin, Kordell, Kortiz, Korvon, and Kormichael Stewart; her parents, Anthony Givens and Sylvia Stewart; grandmother, Geraldine Givens and 1 brother, Jerome Stewart; and...

Dec 8, 2013

Richard Bane, 64, of Crossville, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 4:27 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born December 25, 1948 in Hammond, Indiana, the son of Richard and Georgia (Mayatn) Bane. Richard married Barbara Helen (Roeder) Mick on November 5, 2006. He was a truck driver, steel worker and a U.S. Army veteran...

Dec 5, 2013

Marjorie Kell, 96 of Carmi, passed away at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born on February 6, 1917 in Crossville, the daughter of Leslie D. and Mary (Spencer) Endicott. Marjorie married Merlin O. Kell on September 6, 1937 and he preceded her in death...

Dec 3, 2013

Edward Martin, 84, of New Harmony, died Tuesday morning, December 3, 2013 at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville. He was born on March 26, 1929 in Golden Pond, KY, the son of Edward and Artelia (Newton) Martin. He is survived by a brother, Charles Martin of Evansville and a sister, Millie Baker of West Frankfort, IL. He was preceded in death...

Dec 3, 2013

Claribel Grant, age 78 of Carmi, died Tuesday evening December 3, 2013 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born February 6, 1935 in White County, the daughter of Jacob and Bonnie (Kiefer) Fechter. She married Frank E. Grant, Sr. and he preceded her in death on June 14, 1999. Claribel is survived by 2 sons, Mark...

Nov 30, 2013

Helen Perdue, 98 of Fairfield and formerly of Carmi, passed away at 6:25 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Way-Fair Nursing and Rehab Center in Fairfield. Born in Nashville, IL on January 12, 1915, she was the sixth child of Victoria (Slachetka) and Leon Jankowski, Sr. Helen grew up and was educated in Nashville and she graduated from...

Nov 24, 2013

Send Flowers Gerald Healy January 14, 1927 - November 24, 2013

Gerald F. Healy, age 86 of Enfield, died Sunday evening November 24, 2013 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born January 14, 1927 at Norris City, the son of Ellison A and Ruth O. (Lough) Healy. He married Ruth L. Crawford on November 22, 1952...

Nov 23, 2013

Ann McKay, age 89 of Springerton, died Saturday November 23, 2013 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born November 24, 1923 at Springerton, the daughter of Harrison Alexander and Christina (Kennett) Duckworth. She was married to Charles O. McKay in 1948 and he preceded her in death on December 15, 1986. Ann worked as an associate at the...

Nov 16, 2013

James R. "Jim" Kimbrell, Jr. 73, of Socorro, New Mexico and formerly of Carmi, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, Arizona. He was born January 5, 1940 in Burnt Prairie Township, IL, the son of James Robert and Veda Grace (Funkhouser) Kimbrell, Sr. Jim married Janet Rae Fobar on June 4, 1960...

Nov 14, 2013

Claudette F. Akers, age 70 of Carmi, died Thursday night November 14, 2013 at her home. She was born on October 27, 1943 in Cairo, IL, the daughter of Elza and Margie Burton. She married Gary Akers and he survives. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Tonya Melendez of Carmi and Robert and Lori Bennett of...

Nov 13, 2013

Rosanna Lea (Greer) Dale, 55, of Galatia, IL, was involved in a car accident and passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 3:04 p.m. at Heartland Regional Medical Center Emergency Room in Marion, IL. She was born in Carmi, IL on June 4, 1958, the daughter of Ida Lue (Tolley) and Dane Greer. Rosanna was a homemaker and a...

Nov 10, 2013

Roy R. Fleck, 67, of Enfield passed away at 12:42 a.m. on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born April 4, 1946 in White County, IL the son of Henry Phillip and Alma Irene (Savage) Fleck. Roy married Carolyn G. Straw on June 3, 1967. He was U.S. Air Force Vietnam Veteran, he...

Nov 7, 2013

William A. Krie, 68, of Evansville, died Thursday November 7, 2013 at his home. He was born on November 21, 1944 in Waterloo, IA, the son of Orin S. and Orra B. (Holcomb) Krie. He married Barbara Hodge on July 8, 1966 in Tennessee and she survives. Mr. Krie worked for 29 years at Koehring Crane Co. in Waverly, IA,...

Nov 6, 2013

Biography Iris Fay (Schafer) Guthrie, 94, of Mt. Vernon, Ind., formerly of East Rochester, Ohio, passed away on November 6, 2013. Iris was born on November 2, 1919. She and her husband Frank, were members of the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, golfing, and cooking. She also was a member of the Pink Ladies...

Nov 6, 2013

Harvey L. Blazier, age 49 of Carmi, died Wednesday November 6, 2013 at Deaconess Hospice. He was born January 6, 1964 in New Haven, the son of Harlan Louis and Ruby Milligan Blazier. He is survived by 1 son, Jacob Blazier of Carmi; 2 daughters, Crystal Blazier of Carmi and Katie Blazier of Benton; 1 brother, Harlan of Carmi 1...

Nov 4, 2013

Raymond “Ray” Utley, age 58 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday November 4, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville. He was born November 29, 1954 at Evansville, the son of Roy B. and Dinah (Patmore) Utley. He married Pam Craig on March 21, 1981. Ray had retired as a lab tech for G.E. Plastics and Sabic in Mt. Vernon. He...