Obituaries

Apr 8, 2013

Paula K. Claspell, age 56 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday evening April 8, 2013 at Deaconess Hospice after a brave fight with cancer during the last year. She was born November 15, 1956 in Evansville, the daughter of John and Patricia (Satterfield) Barr. Paula worked at Boetticher and Kellogg, Computers By Design and American General. She was a member of...

Apr 8, 2013

Longtime Carmi businesswomen, Margaret Ellen "Timmye" (Timms) Boeger, 92, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013 at 1:20 p.m. at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing. She was born September 6, 1920 in Akron, OH the daughter of Ezra Dowd and Daisy Belle (Mariner) Timms. Timmye attended the Siberling School and graduated from East High School in Akron. She went...

Apr 6, 2013

Roger L. McDonnough, age 75 of Mt. Vernon, died April 6, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born June 24, 1937 in Harrisburg, IL the son of William and Mariam Jean (Stewart) McDonnough. Roger worked as a grain miller and ADM in Mt. Vernon for 32 ½ years. He was a member of the Moose and Eagles Lodges. He is...

Apr 6, 2013

Tara Glover, 42, of Carmi passed away at 2:12 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. She was born May 30, 1970 in Carmi the daughter of Paul and Sharon (Colliver) Glover. Tara was a 1988 graduate of Carmi White County High School and graduated from Wabash Valley Junior College, Southern Illinois...

Apr 5, 2013

Doris Pleasant, 75, of Paducah, Kentucky and formerly of Norris City, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013 at 2:00 a.m. at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. She was born July 23, 1937 in Gossett, IL, the daughter of Carl Thomas and Vada Ruth (Green) Johnson. Doris was a 1954 graduate of Norris City Omaha High School. She married...

Apr 5, 2013

Thomas M. "Tom" McHugh, III, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. He was born May 6, 1936 in Portsmouth, OH the son of Thomas M. and Estelle (Minter) McHugh, II. Tom married Mary Beth Edwards on October 4, 1954. He worked as a painter and member of Painters Local...

Apr 4, 2013

Dorothy Bassemier, 73, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, April 4 2013 at 7:30 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born July 14, 1939 in Omaha, the daughter of W. H. "Bill" and Alta (Cox) Patton. Dorothy married Thomas Richard Bassemier on September 9, 1956 and he preceded her in death on March 16, 2005. She was...

Apr 4, 2013

Biography

Rosalie Doneghue, age 73, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Deaconess Hospital. She was born November 12, 1939, in Essex, MO, the daughter of William and Georgia (Mundy) Acord. She married Cecil “Zeke” Doneghue and he preceded her in death in 1989. Rosalie was a personal assistant and worked for Doors with the State Of...

Apr 1, 2013

Felix Remley, 85, of Norris City, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013 at 4:47 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born February 4, 1928 in Enfield, IL, the son of Hal and Velma (Holland) Remley. Felix was a U.S,. Navy veteran of WWII, served with the National Guard and was a press operator with...

Mar 29, 2013

Dolores A. (Woodrow) Rose, age 82, of McLeansboro, IL, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Dolores was born in Springerton, IL, on November 14, 1930. She married Glen Edwin Rose on August 20, 1948, at the Springerton Christian Church. He preceded her in death on April 19, 2010. Dolores was a devoted and faithful...

Mar 27, 2013

Joan Williams, 79, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 8:11 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born July 30, 1933 in Carmi, the daughter of William Louis, Sr. and Effie Naomi (Miller) Weiss. Joan married Sam L. Williams on August 14, 1950. She was a member of Enfield Christian Church. Joan...

Mar 25, 2013

Paul Anderson, Jr., 54, of Carmi passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at 6:47 p.m. at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. He was born July 15, 1958 in Carmi the son of Lawrence Paul and Peggy L. (Leithliter) Anderson. Paul was a 1976 graduate of Carmi Community High School and had work at the Kerr-McGee Coal Mine in...

Mar 25, 2013

John C. Neal, 80, of Carmi, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at 4:52 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born November 21, 1932 in Macedonia, IL, the son of Jesse Sherman and Helen (Carlton) Neal. John married Donna Savage on June 30, 1990. He owned and operated Neal Electric,was a real estate developer and a...

Mar 25, 2013

Clarence S. Wilson, age 93, of Carmi, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013, at Deaconess Hospital. He was born June 15, 1919 in Hamilton County, the son of Elza and Turza (Downen) Wilson, He married Delma L. Millikan on June 22, 1942 in Cape Girardeau, MO and she preceded him in death on May 3, 2011. Clarence had worked for...

Mar 24, 2013

Houston Hughes, 85 of Carmi passed away at 9:35 a.m. on Sunday March 24, 2013 at his residence. He was born on September 14. 1927 in Carmi the son of Clarence "Shorty" and Carrie (Howell) Hughes. Houston married Virginia Gidcumb on September 1, 1956 . He served in the Navy during World War II and graduated from the University...

Mar 23, 2013

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Billie R. Meredith, age 80, of Carmi, formerly of Crossville, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born November 24, 1932, in Livingston, TN, the daughter of Jessie and Versie (Taylor) Stover. She married Calvin Zehner on October 2, 1952, and he preceded her in death in 1998. She then married Everett Marion...

Mar 22, 2013

Burton “Buck” Brennan, age 76, of Carmi, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at Deaconess Hospital. He was born January 12, 1937, in Haley, Idaho, the son of James and Betty (Maloney) Brennan. He married Lyndel Hertlein in February 24, 1957 at Emmanuel United Methodist Church. He is a retired Chief Master Sergeant from the Air Force having served...

Mar 20, 2013

Michael L. Fleck, 63, of Carmi passed away at 11:38 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at his residence. He was born April 3, 1949 in Carmi the son of Christopher Alfred and Doris Maxine (Anselment) Fleck, Jr.. Michael married Judith J. Chapin in 1987. He was a 1967 graduate of Enfield High School and a U.S. Army veteran...

Mar 19, 2013

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Robert B. Egbert Sr., age 70, of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born July 7, 1942 in McLeansboro, the son of Wallace “Tom” and Sarah (McDaniel) Egbert. He first married Barbara Ann Laswell and she preceded him in death in 1978, he then married Barbara Gill and she survives. Bob worked...

Mar 18, 2013

Jimmy R Schellenberg, age 76, of Carmi, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013, at his home. He was born September 28, 1936, in Rising Sun, IL, the son of Roger E. and Wilma (Irvin) Schellenberg. He married Linda Russell on October 9, 1974, and she survives. Jimmy was an oilfield roughneck and had worked with George Mitchell Drilling among others....