Obituaries

Edna Henderson
Aug 31, 2013
Edna M. Henderson, 88, of Carmi, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 9:17 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born January 20, 1925 in Glezen, IN, the daughter of Delmer and Velma (Culver) Clem. Edna married William Albert Johnson in 1946 and he preceded her in death. She then married Carl J. Howard, Jr. and...
Robert Leffingwell
Aug 29, 2013
Biography
Bob Leffingwell, 69 of Carmi, IL passed away on Thursday August 29, 2013. He was born February 23, 1944 in Hardin County the son of Lenora and Buck Leffingwell. On November 23, 1973 he married the love of his life, Charlene Shelton, who survives. Bob was a loving husband, father, uncle, brother and friend who always had a...

Maxine Fiscus
Aug 27, 2013
Maxine Fiscus, 83, of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 4:49 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born February 20, 1930 in Saline County, IL, the daughter of Ralph R. and Flora Elizabeth (Jones) Williams. Maxine married John Robert Fiscus on June 1, 1948 and he preceded her in death on January 27, 2005....

Pamela Dixon
Aug 26, 2013
Pamela G. Dixon, 71, of Norris City, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013 at 3:05 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born on June 24, 1942 in Heralds Prairie Township to Paul and Leda (Martin) Knight. Pam worked as a school teacher, bookkeeper, and small business owner. Pam graduated in 1960 from Norris...
Loretta Newcomb
Aug 25, 2013
Loretta Gail Newcomb, age 66 of Carmi, died Sunday morning August 25, 2013 at her home. She was born December 9, 1946 in Carmi, the daughter of Alfred “Doc” Page and Fannie Loretta Phillips. She married Robert Newcomb on July 3, 1964 in Carmi and he preceded her in death in 2003. She is survived by her mother, Fannie Loretta...

George Johnson
Aug 22, 2013
George R. "Bob" Johnson, 65, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 3:08 a.m. at his residence. He was born May 21, 1948 in New Haven, IL, the son of John Calvin and Virginia Ruth (Acord) Johnson. Bob married Rebecca Jo McGuire on April 25, 1968 and she preceded him in death on June 19, 2007. He...

Doris Floyd
Aug 20, 2013
Doris J, Floyd, 84, of Carmi passed away at 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Charlier Hospice Center in Evansville, IN. She was born on October 23, 1928 in Sumner, IL the daughter of Richard L. and Helen M. (Perrott) Provines. Doris married Richard Thomas Floyd, Sr. on Nov 19, 1949. He preceded her in death on November...

Joe Schwitz
Aug 17, 2013
Joe H. Schwitz passed on August 17th, 2013, at the age of 84. Surviving loved ones include his wife, Melvonia Abell Schwitz ,his daughter, Linda Schwitz Pope (Bill), of Carmel, IN, his son, Steven P. Schwitz, (Cindy), of Evansville. He was preceded in death by his son, Randall Lee Schwitz and daughter, Susan Schwitz Zilkowski. He also leaves behind five...

Charles McCluskey
Aug 16, 2013
Charles O. McCluskey, 97, of Moweaqua formerly of Carmi, IL passed away Friday, August 16, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born March 3, 1916 in Ullin, IL the son of Charles Henry and Lydia May (Loven) McCluskey. Charles married Lillian Leora Blazier on September 28, 1940 and she preceded him in death on November...
Aaron Burns
Aug 14, 2013
Aaron F. Burns, 91, of Carmi passed away at 5:23 p.m., Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, KY. He was born July 25, 1922 in Okmulgee, OK the son of John R. and Myrtle Margaretta (Fitzgerald) Burns. Aaron married Shirley Adams on October 2, 1942. For 24 years he co-owned along with...

Cathy Hosick
Aug 13, 2013
Cathy Hosick, 54, of Crossville passed away at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at her residence. She was born December 2, 1958 in Carmi the daughter of Lee Chester and Alice Jeanette (Wagner) McMinn. Cathy married Edward Thomas "Pete" Hosick on May 5, 1985. She had worked as a secretary at Martin and Bayley, Trellborg, McLean Midwest and...
"Sode" Ackerman
Aug 12, 2013
Send Flowers "Sode" Ackerman July 15, 1940 - August 12, 2013
Lionel “Sode” Ackerman, age 73 of Carmi, died Monday August 12, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born July 15, 1940 in Carmi the son of Ralph and Norma (Patrick) Ackerman. He married Carolyn Murphy on August 24, 1997 and she survives. Sode worked many years...

Donald Hutchinson
Aug 11, 2013
Donald "Don" Hutchinson, 74, of Carmi, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 7:20 p.m. at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. He was born July 20, 1939 in Carmi, IL, the son of Robert and Pauline (Vaupel) Hutchinson. Don was a Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a Petty Officer First Class and served on...
William McGhee
Aug 6, 2013
Biography
William D. McGhee, age 88 of Carmi, died early Tuesday morning August 6, 2013 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born April 17, 1925 at Emma, the son of Jewell and Ethel (Carney) McGhee. He married M. Faye Snyder on November 12, 1948 in Eldorado, and she survives. Mr. McGhee retired from Superior Oil...

Charles Bingman
Aug 5, 2013
Charles Wesley Bingman, 87, of Carmi, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 at his residence in Carmi. He was born July 23, 1926 in White County, IL, the son of William G. and Lelia Mae (Gowdy) Bingman. Charles Wesley married Emma Lou Wilson on October 18, 2004 and she preceded him in death on June 28, 2011. He was...
William McKnight
Aug 3, 2013
William C. "Bill" McKnight, 86, of Crossville passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 5:55 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. Bill was born February 7, 1927 in Crossville, IL the son of Fred Randall and Clara Charlotte (Renshaw) McKnight. He married Mary Catherine Heil on January 12, 1946 and she preceded him in death...

Marilyn Nolen
Aug 2, 2013
Marilyn F. Nolen, 85, of Carmi, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at 1:20 a.m. at her home in Carmi. She was born March 4, 1928 in Carmi, the daughter of Felix Robert and Rose Elizabeth (Pfister) Finch. She married Robert S. Nolen on November 27, 1947. Marilyn was a bookkeeper/office manager for Nolen Farm Management Service. The First...

Kenneth Harrison
Aug 1, 2013
Kenneth Harrison, 71, of Burnt Prairie, IL, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 5:30 a.m. at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville, IN. He was born May 6, 1942 in Enfield Township, IL, the son of George Wren and Flossie Lucille (Phillips) Harrison. Kenneth was a carpenter by trade and an avid hunter. He was a loving father,...

Brent Thomas
Jul 31, 2013
Brent Thomas, 35, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 8:35 p.m. in Crossville. He was born June 13, 1978 in Carmi, the son of Michael Lee and Julie (Duvall) Thomas. Brent graduated from Carmi White County High School in 1996. He was of the baptist faith. Brent was a certified Harley Davidson mechanic and a bartender....

Howard Ackerman
Jul 31, 2013
Howard Ackerman, 88, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 6:53 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born January 24, 1925 in White County, IL, the son of Willard Frederick and Lula (Ridenour) Ackerman. Howard married Wanda L. Roosevelt on February 28, 1953. He was a grain farmer, a U.S. Army veteran of...