Obituaries

Nov 12, 2012

Biography

Martha Ashabraner, age 92, of Norris City, passed away Monday, November 12, 2012, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville. She was born April 18, 1920, in Haydinburg, TN, the daughter of Mac W. and Gertie (Reeves) Jenkins. She married Earl E. Ashabraner August 27, 1945, in Hopkinsville, KY, and he preceded her in death September 29, 2012. She...

Nov 10, 2012

Chelsea Erkman, 88, of Enfield passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 5:57 p.m. at Phoenix Nursing and Rehab in Carmi. He was born in Enfield on August 11, 1924 the son of Edward and Agnes Dora (Lichtenberger) Erkman. Chelsea married the love of his life Pauline Smith on December 24, 1944. He was grain and livestock farmer for...

Nov 9, 2012

Randall Williams, age 54, of Carmi, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012, at his home. He was born December 13, 1957, in Carmi, the son of John A. and Shirley (Stein) Williams. Randy was a machine operator at the sawmill for many years. He was an avid train enthusiast. He is survived by his father and step-mother, John A. and...

Nov 9, 2012

Carl Roser, 100, life long resident of White County, IL, passed away, Friday, November 9, 2012 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. He was born October 24, 1912 in White County, IL, the son of Charles Elmer and Minnie Merle (Lutz) Roser. Carl married Vida Lucy Ragel December 24, 1932 and she preceded him in death...

Nov 7, 2012

Stephen R. Phillips, age 51 of Mt. Vernon, died Wednesday afternoon November 7, 2012 at his home. He was born June 19, 1961 in Evansville, the son of Alvin E. and Mary (Wilhite) Phillips. Stephen worked as a butcher at IGA, Tolers, and BuyLow. He had been a member of the Moose Lodge. He is survived by four brothers and...

Nov 6, 2012

Dennis R. Paul, age 57 of Carmi, died Tuesday morning November 6, 2012 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born September 7, 1955 in Carmi, the son of Kenneth and Emma Lee (Cherry) Paul. He married Tina M. Stokes on April 2, 1976 in Carmi and she survives. Dennis retired after 22 years from Amax Coal Company in...

Nov 4, 2012

Donna E. (Harrison) Rose, 59, of Carmi, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 5:25 a.m. at her residence. Donna was born February 26, 1953 in Grayville, IL the daughter of Donald and Rebecca (Nelson) Harrison. She is survived by her mother, Rebecca O'Neal of Carmi; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Connie and Jack Lamont of Carmi, and their children,...

Nov 3, 2012

Helen E. "Mimi" Hollister, 94, of Carmi passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 8 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born August 11, 1918 in Carmi the daughter of David Morton and Grace Pearl (Funkhouser) Wheeler. Helen married her high school sweet heart Frank McElyea and later married Burch Hollister and he preceded...

Nov 1, 2012

Lillian Lucille "Annie" Sizemore passed away on Thursday November 1, 2012 in Columbia, Tennessee after an extended illness. She was born on December 16, 1928 in Oklahoma, the daughter of Vivian (Hardin) and Robert Buford.Annie grew up in Maunie, and graduated from Bristow Oklahoma High School in 1947. She attended Lockyear Business College before marrying...

Oct 30, 2012

Frank Paul, III, 62, of Enfield, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in Enfield. Frank was born November 21, 1949 in Passaic, NJ, the son of Frank Alfred and Grace ( Mangus) Paul, Jr. He married Sandy Newman on October 10, 2010. Frank was a truck driver for Happy Trails in Henderson, KY and a U.S. Navy...

Oct 30, 2012

Ella Mae Bradshaw, 79, of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:43 a.m. at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. She was born March 24, 1933 in Crossville, IL, the daughter of Lawrence Edward and Jessie (Koontz) Sturm. Ella Mae married Charles Fred Bradshaw July 27, 1951. She was a homemaker and an active long...

Oct 27, 2012

Howard W. Churchwell, age 71, of Carmi, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. He was born October 26, 1941, in Carmi, the son of Howard B. and Sarah (Swindle) Churchwell. Howard married Janet Erwin on June 2, 1961 at the East Side Baptist Mission in Carmi and she survives. He was a police officer for a...

Oct 26, 2012

Biography Versa M. Gwaltney, age 91, of Carmi, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012, at Wabash Christian Retirement Center. She was born May 18, 1921, in Burnt Prairie Twp, the daughter of Paul and Gertrude (Jordan) Gwaltney. Versa was a Laboratory Technician who worked in St. Louis and at Smith Klein, as well as many area hospitals, including White County...

Oct 26, 2012

Elizabeth "Betty" Fechtig, 80, of Mill Shoals, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012 at 5:25 a.m. at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. She was born May 31, 1932 in Carmi, the daughter of Gilbert and Harriet (Fields) Jordan. Betty married Harold Wayne Fechtig November 19, 1950 and he preceded her in death October 23, 1995. She was...

Oct 25, 2012

Chelsea Glen Rudolph, 99, of Carmi, slipped into God's embrace on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born December 19, 1912 in White County, IL, the son of Chelsea Roland and Nola May (Kuykendall) Rudolph, He married Mary Olive Ridenour August 27, 1933 and she preceded him in death April 30, 2006....

Oct 24, 2012

Jonathan P. Duffey, age 42 of Mt. Vernon, died early Wednesday morning October 24, 2012 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born July 5, 1970 in Altoona, PA the son of Paul and Christine (Morgan) Duffey. He married Nicole Ricketts on April 9, 2004 in Henderson, KY. Jonathan was a supervisor at Pittsburg Glass Works in Evansville for over 20 years....

Oct 23, 2012

Biography Frances N. Pollard, age 74 of Carmi, died Tuesday morning October 23, 2012 at her home. She was born April 18, 1938 in Grayville, the daughter of Ezra and Virginia (Hutchcraft) Simmons. She married William Pollard on January 27, 1953 in Shawneetown and he preceded her in death in 2008. Frances had worked for many years as an in...

Oct 23, 2012

Glenna Renshaw, 58, of Evansville, IN, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 1:08 a.m. at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville. She was born January 24, 1954 in Carmi, the daughter of Glenn and Eloise (Crawford) Renshaw. She was a 1972 graduate of Carmi Township High School. Glenna is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Shawna and...

Oct 21, 2012

Norman Ray Mallory, 57, of Concord passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 8:29 a.m. at his residence. He was born April 3, 1955 in Danville, IL the son of David Paul and Lauretter (Owens) Mallory. Norman married Kathleen A. "Kathy" Vickers on March 27, 1979. He worked as a fiber optics engineer for various communications companies and was...

Oct 20, 2012

Biography

Germaine T. Corwin, of Carmi, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. She was born October 8, 1929, in Stevens Point, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Susan (Knitter) Knich. She married Loy G. Corwin December 1, 1956, in Waukesha, WI, and he survives. She had worked for General Electric In Wisconsin as a secretary...