Obituaries
Pearl Young
Nov 3, 2013
Pearl Young, 84, of Broughton, IL, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 5:42 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born March 20, 1929 in New Madrid, Missouri, the daughter of Flavey and Edith (Cook) Helsel. Pearl married Julian Kent Young on December 12, 1947 and he preceded her in death on July 30, 1994. She...
Hattie Parks
Nov 2, 2013
Hattie M. Parks, 90, of Evansville, IN formerly of Carmi passed away at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2013 at North Park Nursing Home in Evansville. She was born July 29, 1923 in Mill Shoals Township, IL the daughter of Charley and Elizabeth (Stahl) Taylor. Hattie married John L. Parks in 1941 and he preceded her in death on...
Thomas Racine
Nov 1, 2013
Thomas Racine, 60, of Crossville passed away at 1:32 a.m., Friday, November 1, 2013 at his home. He was born August 27, 1953 in Carmi the son of Herbert and Frances Janelle (Jenkins) Racine. Tom married Nancy A. Brown on December 13, 1972. He was a 1972 graduate of Carmi Township High School and a member of the Church...
Doris Manning
Nov 1, 2013
Doris Jane Manning (Schwartz), 73, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2013 at her home in Mt. Vernon, IN. She lived a full life as a loving, dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She was a graduate of Bosse High School & Lockyear Business College. Her professional accomplishments included her years of employment at Historic New Harmony Inc....
Annie Mercer
Oct 29, 2013
Biography Annie Ruth Mercer, age 80 of Mt. Vernon and formerly of New Haven, IL, died Tuesday afternoon October 29, 2013 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 2, 1933 the daughter of George C. and Nannie (Boston) Karriker. She married William Lee Mercer and he preceded her in death. Through the years, Annie had...
Lois Spence
Oct 27, 2013
Lois Spence, 90, of Broughton passed away at 11:30 p.m., Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Fountainview Nursing Home in Eldorado. She was born March 20, 1923 in Mayberry Township in Hamilton County, IL. Lois married Jearl Dean Spence on December 29, 1950 and he preceded her in death on August 12, 1987. She was a farm wife. Lois is...
Phyllis Bryant
Oct 24, 2013
Phyllis June Gerdes Bryant, 79 of Danville passed on Thursday, October 24, 2013. Born June 7, 1934, she was the daughter of William and Myrtle Davis Gerdes. She was retired from Whirlpool and worked with the Danville-Boyle County Senior Citizens. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Bryant; and by four brothers and three sisters. She is...
Gerry Emery
Oct 24, 2013
Gerry S. Emery, 86, of Grayville passed away at 4:04 p.m., Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, IL. She was born November 12, 1926 in Eldorado, IL the daughter of Garland and Minerva Joy (Morehead) Mills. Gerry married Raymond W. "Buck" Emery on April 30, 1961 and he preceded her in death...
Peggy Shelton
Oct 22, 2013
Peggy A. Shelton, age 46 of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday evening October 22, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born June 13, 1967 in Russellville, KY the daughter of Harold and Peggy (Shelton) Wright, Sr. She married Henry Shelton on October 29, 1984 at Evansville. Peggy worked as a caregiver in a group home setting. She loved spending...
Col. Matsel
Oct 19, 2013
Colonel Paul Eugene (Gene) Matsel, USA (Retired), passed away on Saturday, October 19th at 12:35 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois. The middle child of Elmer Guy and Lola Hughey Matsel, Gene was born on July 8, 1926 and lived his formative years in the family home on Sixth Street, along with his brothers, Ted...
William Terrell
Oct 17, 2013
William J. Terrell, 70 of Enfield, died Thursday morning October 17, 2013 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. He was born on May 23, 1943 in Madisonville, KY the son of Robert and Evelyn (Seymore) Terrell. Mr. Terrell had worked at Island Creek Coal Company in Kentucky for 32 years. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran. He belonged to Ashland Christian Church....
Paulette Whetstone
Oct 15, 2013
Paulette Whetstone, 56, of Carmi passed away at 4:09 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Phoenix Nursing and Rehab. She was born September 7, 1957 in Carmi, IL the daughter of Clement Ambrose and Fern (Fromm) Unfried. Paulette had worked as a receptionist and was a member of Crossroads Bible Church. Paulette is survived by two daughters, Emily Whetstone...
Angela Woolsey
Oct 15, 2013
Angela L. Woolsey, age 52 of Mount Vernon, died Tuesday evening October 15, 2013 at her home. She was born October 20, 1960 at Fargo, ND, the daughter of Lorne and Margaret (McGill) Nelson. She married Darryl Woolsey on May 16, 1981 in Terre Haute. Angela worked as the Technology Integration Specialist at the Mt. Vernon School District. She had...
Raymond Lemon
Oct 15, 2013
Raymond Gerald Lemon age 76 of Crossville died Tuesday Oct 15, 2013 at his home. He was born on September 15, 1937 in Ada, OK, the son of Raymond Franklin“Rip” and Nina Mae (Castor) Lemon. He married Kathleen “Kathy” Tidrick on September 18, 1993 in Marietta, GA and she survives. Mr. Lemon worked in mobile home construction and repair. He...
Peggy Anderson
Oct 14, 2013
Peggy L. Anderson, 74, of Carmi passed away at 3:42 a.m., Monday, October 14, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born September 25, 1939 in Carmi, IL the daughter of Andrew Lincoln and Edna (Storey) Leithliter. Peggy married Lawrence Paul Anderson and he preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and attended Cherry St....
Doris Saltzman
Oct 8, 2013
Doris M. Saltzman, age 90 of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday evening October 8, 2013 at the Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 13, 1923 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Valker and Allie Belle (Phelps) Tomlinson. She married Walter “Bud” Saltzman on June 15, 1946 and he preceded her in death on February 3, 2006. Doris...
Robert Smith
Oct 5, 2013
Robert "Bubba" Smith, 47, of Norris City passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013. He was born in Carmi, IL on February 15, 1966 the son of Donald C. and Thelma Jane (Hedger) Smith. Bubba married Christina Lynn Hafford on April 30, 1988. He was a 1984 graduate of Norris City-Omaha High School. Bubba worked at White County...
Donald Phillips
Oct 5, 2013
Donald K. Phillips, 74, of Newton passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 9:25 p.m. at VA Medical Center in Marion, IL. He was born April 26, 1939 in Norris City, IL the son of Truman and Freda (Kisner) Phillips. Donald worked as an Auto Parts Sales at the Chevrolet Dealerships in Olney and Newton. He was a U.S....
Laymond Sanders
Oct 4, 2013
Laymond Sanders, 88, of Norris City passed away Friday, October 4, 2013 at 8:45 p.m. at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion, IL. He was born August 3, 1925 in Heralds Prairie Township, IL the son of Eben Carl and Ida Mary (Bryant) Sanders. Laymond was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran serving from 1943 to 1946. He...
Emma Hooser
Oct 3, 2013
Emma A. Hooser, 95, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 8:36 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born June 7, 1918 in Carmi, IL, the daughter of David and Louella (Wheeler) Shepard. Emma graduated from Carmi High School in 1936. She married Samuel Archie Hooser on October 14, 1936 and he preceded her...
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