Obituaries
Michael Gabbard
May 18, 2023
Michael Wayne Gabbard, 69, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on May 2, 1954, in Harlan, Kentucky, the son of Jack Dempsey and Wanda June (Blanton) Gabbard. Mike married Kimberly Ann Saylor on May 19, 1978, and she survives. He spent most of his life working in...
Dakota Mayberry
May 17, 2023
Dakota Mayberry, 36, Norris City passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. He was born in Evansville, IN on December 11, 1986 the son of Stanley Lee and Diana Jo (Austin) Mayberry. Dakota married Sharon M. Mosley on March 24, 2016. Dakota graduated from NCOE High School in 2004. He went on to work to work as a...
Sheila James
May 7, 2023
Sheila Renee James, 61, of Carmi, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, May 7, 2023. She was born in Bloomington, Illinois, on October 2, 1961, the daughter of Jerry D. and Maxine (Anderson) Shipley. Sheila married Eddie James on June 28, 2002, and he survives. She worked as a CNA at Meadowbrook Nursing and Rehab...
James T. Walsh
May 6, 2023
James T. "Jim" Walsh, 83, of Carmi passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at his home. He was born on October 7, 1939 in Evansville, IN the son of James Albert and Julia Louise (Thomas) Walsh. Jim married Judy K. Francis on July 10, 1966 and she preceded him in death on February 2, 2013. He was...
Lowell Vaupel
May 5, 2023
Lowell Vaupel, 87, of Carmi went to be with his heavenly father on Friday, May 5, 2023. He was born in Burnt Prairie, IL on January 6, 1936 the son of Martin and Coralee (Funkhouser) Vaupel. Lowell married Mary Carolyn Fagan on June 1, 1956 and she preceded him in death on February 14, 2021.
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Shirley Harper
May 1, 2023
Shirley Harper, 86, of Carmi, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi, Illinois. She was born on September 27. 1936, in Carmi, Illinois, the daughter of Jesse and Ruby (Simpson) Merritt. Shirley graduated from Carmi Township High School in 1954. She worked at various businesses in Carmi, including The Brokerage, Sears, Given...
Marcel Kaluza
Apr 26, 2023
Marcel (Busby) Kaluza, 75, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Carmi Manor Rehab and Nursing in Carmi, Illinois. She was born on April 17, 1948, in Butler, Alabama, the daughter of Henry and Irene Busby. Marcel married Louis Kaluza on May 6, 1991. and he preceded her in death on December 9, 2003. She...
Wilma Bayley
Apr 25, 2023
Wilma Bayley, 89, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village. She was born on October 24,1933, in Herald Prairie Township, Illinois, the daughter of Lowry Hinch and Etta (Mount) Bayley. Wilma worked at various retail stores locally, including Sears, CVS, and the Money Stretcher. She attended the Presbyterian Church as well as...
Dorothy Hoskins
Apr 22, 2023
Dorothy Hoskins, 88, of Norris City, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL. She was born in Raleigh, IL on November 30, 1934 the daughter of Edgar Orval and Reba Ladean (Taylor) Black. Dorothy married Carroll D. Hoskins on July 24, 1951 and he preceded her in death on October 6, 2022. She...
Tammy Smith
Apr 20, 2023
Tammy Rene (Ramsey) Smith, 63, of Norris City, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on July 5, 1959, in Carmi, Illinois, the daughter of Tommy Lee and Margo Ann (Lewis) Ramsey. Tammy married Stanley Robert Smith on January 18, 2003, and he survives. She worked as an LPN...
Ernie Bingman
Apr 18, 2023
Lifelong farmer and Angus cattle breeder, Ernest Ray “Ernie” Bingman, died Tuesday, April 18 at the Wabash Christian Village surrounded by his wife and children. Ernie was born Jan. 23, 1943 to Wilburn Bingman and Rosa Parker Bingman Hogan who preceded him in death. He married Linda Fulkerson Robinson on Aug. 11, 2001, and she survives. His...
Nancy Louise Kempton
Apr 13, 2023
Nancy Louise (Wright) Kempton, 83, of Burnt Prairie, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Meadowbrook Nursing and Rehab in Grayville, Illinois. She was born on April 10, 1940, in Albany, Kentucky, the daughter of Charles Russell and Bertha Emery (Stockton) Wright. Nancy married Robert E. Kempton on August 15, 1956, and he preceded her in death on...
Patty Lamp
Apr 10, 2023
Patricia "Patty" Lamp, 71, of Norris City, Illinois, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on March 4, 1952, in Eldorado, IL the daughter of Malcom and Gertrude (Cozart) Smith. Patty married Curtis Lamp on February 16, 1973 at the United Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Norris City....
Steven Osborne
Apr 6, 2023
Steven Eric Osborne, 53, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Premier Healthcare in New Harmony, Indiana. He was born on June 27, 1969, in Evansville, Indiana, the son of George Dale and Connie Joyce (Garrett) Osborne. Steve worked in construction. He enjoyed fishing, mushroom hunting and loved going camping.
Steve is survived by his...
Bethany Jordan
Apr 4, 2023
Bethany N. Jordan, 23, of Norfolk, VA passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She was born in Urbana, IL on December 26, 1999 the daughter of James Bradley and Jayne (Wiseman) Jordan. Bethany grew up traveling with her family to duty stations all over the country, including Illinois, California,...
Gerald Raymond Norcross
Apr 4, 2023
Gerald Raymond Norcross, 87, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. He was born on November 7, 1935, in Villisca, Iowa, the son of Donald R. and Ruby Maxine (Rupp) Norcross. Jerry married Linda Fay (Oliver) Cummins on June 15, 1983, and she survives. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1953. Missiles were a new career...
Allena Mae Tolley
Apr 4, 2023
Allena Mae (Jones) Tolley, 92, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. She was born on June 9, 1930, in Crossville, Illinois, the daughter of Elza and Sarah (Hansman) Jones. She married Donald Lee Tolley, and he preceded her in death. Allena was a member of Ridge Baptist Church in Grayville, Illinois. She enjoyed going...
Cecil Jackson Mizell II
Apr 1, 2023
Cecil Jackson Mizell II, 45, of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Carmi Manor in Carmi, Illinois. He was born on July 28, 1977, in Dunedin, Florida, the son of Cecil Mizell and Bonnie Weddle. Cecil worked as a roustabout in the oil fields. He enjoyed hydro dipping, airbrushing and custom bicycle building.
Cecil is...
David Ray Blake
Mar 30, 2023
David Ray Blake, 70, of Carmi, passed away on March 30, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway surrounded by his kids. he was born on January 21, 1953 in New Haven, IL, the oldest of three sons to the late Melvin "Mose" Blake and Geraldine (Bean) Craig. He worked for many years as a Driller for Kendall Drilling before starting his...
Warney E. Eckles
Mar 27, 2023
Wareny E. Eckles, 93, of Enfield, Illinois, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois. He was born on August 24, 1929, in Sedalia, Missouri, the son of Fred and Naomi (Whitehead) Eckles. Warney married Shirley Melvin on February 28, 1981, and she survives. Warney proudly served his country as a...
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