Obituaries

Jun 22, 2012

Loran Grisham, 26, 0f Easley, South Carolina, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012 in Easley. She was born December 6, 1985 in Evansville, IN, the daughter of James and Donna (Musgrave) Grisham. Loran was a homemaker. Surviving are her mother and step-father, Donna and Jerry Lamont of Grayville; her grandparents, Vera Ziegler of Easley, SC and James...

Jun 20, 2012

Sylvester Lee Johnson, age 80 of Evansville, died Wednesday morning June 20, 2012 at Good Samaritan Home in Evansville. He was born July 28, 1931 in Yankeetown, the son of Harold and Mary (VanZandt) Johnson. He married Esther Mason on January 11, 1969. Syl was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea with nearly a year in combat that earned...

Jun 14, 2012

Mildred G. Cummins, age 94 of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday evening June 14, 2012 at Deaconess Hospice. She was born November 17, 1917 in Indiana, the daughter of Albert and Mureal (Jeffries) Biggs. She married Rev. James Clinton Cummins on December 26, 1937. Mrs. Cummins was a homemaker and was a Pastors wife for nearly 40 years. She is survived...

Jun 14, 2012

Pauline “Penny” Hamblin, age 69 of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday morning June 14, 2012 at Deaconess Hospice. She was born May 17, 1943 in Mt. Vernon the daughter of Earnest “Roy” and Pearl (Jennings) Turner. She married Dallas Hamblin on April 22, 1967. Mrs. Hamblin had worked in housekeeping at the 4 Seasons Motel. She was a loving mother and...

Jun 12, 2012

Harvey R. Morton, 85 of Mt. Vernon, died on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville. He was born on November 30, 1926 in Breckenridge County, Kentucky, the son of Parrish Edward and Mattie Lee (Bennett) Martin. He married Sara Bradford on August 16, 1949 in Cloverport, KY and she survives. Mr. Morton retired from the U.S. Government...

Jun 11, 2012

Carrie Shain, 96, of Marion, formerly of Norris City, passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at 6:45 p.m. at Parkway Manor in Marion. She was born January 17, 1916 in Ridgway, IL the daughter of Elbert and Anna Belle (Holland) Bayley. She married Floyd Stovall Shain on June 14, 1936 and he preceded her in...

Jun 9, 2012

Ella “Kathy” Haupt, age 65 of Mt. Vernon, died Saturday morning June 9, 2012 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 23, 1946 in Evansville the daughter of Paul Hart and Donna V. Ray. She married Robert W. Haupt, Sr. on April 20, 1964 and he preceded her in death on March 9, 1976. Kathy...

Jun 7, 2012

Sally Ann Bartley, 35, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 10:05 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born February 7, 1977 in Champaign, IL, the daughter of Lisa Edgecomb. She married Andy Bartley on September 14, 1996. Sally was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband of 15 years, Andy Bartley of Carmi; her...

Jun 3, 2012

Lawana Bartley, 57, of Carmi, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at Doctors Nursing and Rehab in Salem, IL. She was born September 18, 1954, the daughter of Leonard and Leoda Parker. She married Merle B. Bartley and he preceded her in death June 5, 2011. Lawana was a certified nurses aide. She is survived by...

Jun 2, 2012

Jim Robinson, 82, of Norris City passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 10:55 a.m. at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Jim was born in Oklahoma on April 27, 1930 the son of Loyd Grisham and Fleda Sarah (Blankenship) Robinson. Jim married Marjorie L. McKenzie on May 15, 1954 and she preceded him in death on August 27,...

Jun 1, 2012

Jimmie R. Reeves, age 64, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012, at his home. He was born November 27, 1947, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Charles L. and Bonnie (Stokes) Reeves. He married Nancy Schaefer on June 10, 1978, and she survives. He was an Air Force Veteran. Mr. Reeves was a Deputy Sheriff with...

May 31, 2012

Helen Lucille Behler Matsel, 86, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 4:15 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born July 23, 1925 in Carmi, the daughter of Ben J. and Hattie Victoria (Puckett) Behler. She married Ted H. Matsel August 4, 1946 and he preceded her in death October 23,...

May 26, 2012

Wilma Jean Hale, 86, of Macon, MO, formerly of White and Gallatin County's, IL, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 4:24 p.m. at the Samaritan Hospital in Macon, MO. She was born June 14, 1925 in New Haven, IL the daughter of Jake and Lora (Goforth) Wood. She was a homemaker. She was Presbyterian by faith.

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May 25, 2012

Steve Richards, age 59, of Dacula, GA, formerly of Crossville, passed away after he lost his hard fought battle with cancer on Friday, May 25, 2012 at 11:15 p.m.Steve was preceded by his father and mother, M.T. and Faye Richards, sister, Kim Richards, and mother-in-law, Louise Schreifels.

He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Becky...

May 25, 2012

Margaret E. Bohleber, 98, of Carmi passed away Friday, May 25, 2012 at 6:50 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born September 23, 1913 in White County, IL the daughter of William Carter and Daisy Mae (Weirauch) Gowdy. Margaret married Eldon Augustus Bohleber and he preceded him in death on December 24, 2004. She was...

May 24, 2012

John R. "Bob" Davis, 69, of Norris City, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:14 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Il. He was born March 20, 1943 in West Frankfort, IL, the son of Cleamon and Mable (Griffith) Davis. He owned and operated Davis Auto Repair in West Frankfort and was a member of West Frankfort's...

May 23, 2012

Wilma W. Poole, 94, of Carmi passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 11:57pm at Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Carmi. She was born April 19, 1918 in Epworth, Il the daughter of Sylvester Merideth and Nellie May (Hall) Creek. Wilma married Thomas Woodrow Poole on December 28, 1935 and he preceded her in death on January 12,...

May 22, 2012

Franklin L. Blazier74, of Carmi passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 4:30pm at Seasons Hospice at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. He was born October 7, 1937 in Carmi the son of Harvey and Verla (Blagg) Blazier. He is survived by an aunt, Georgia and Bill Vines of Mt. Carmel; two uncles, Jim and Betty Blazier of...

May 20, 2012

Mary J. Nation, age 98 of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday morning May 20, 2012 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 18, 1913 in Morganfield, KY, the daughter of Boyd Harrison and Maude (Blackburn) Mosley. She married Homer Earl Nation and he preceded her in death. Mary was a homemaker, she enjoyed gardening and loved...

May 20, 2012

Pauline "Polly" (Frashier) Walker, 88, of Ridgeland, MS passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Polly was a resident of The Orchard and prior to that lived for 11 years at The Waterford. She was born November 16, 1924 in Maunie, IL the daughter of Fred and Frieda (Williams) Frashier. Polly married Frederick Ray Walker...