Obituaries
Wilma Poole
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,...
Franklin Blazier
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...
Mary Nation
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...
Pauline Walker
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...
Shirley Scruby
May 17, 2012
Shirley Scruby, 88, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:40 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born January 7, 1924 in Chillicothe, Missouri, the daughter of David and Grace (Maxwell) Anderson. Shirley married Charles Calvin Scruby April 5, 1947 and he preceded her in death December 1, 1974. She was a homemaker....
Bob Healy
May 15, 2012
Bob Healy, 78, longtime business owner of Enfield, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at his residence in Enfield. He was born May 31, 1933 in White County, IL, the son of Edgar and Gladys (Lee) Healy. Bob married Mabel Doris Stone on May 31, 1957 and she survives. He started Healy Electric,...
Genevieve Proctor
May 6, 2012
Genevieve Proctor, 93, of Carmi passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 9:00am at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born July 11, 1918 in Dahlgren, IL the daughter of John and Stella (Sink) Witters. Genevieve married Norwood F. "Woody" Proctor on July 24, 1937 and he preceded her in death on February 18, 2002....
Thelma Fulkerson
May 5, 2012
Thelma Catherine Fulkerson, 87, of Carmi passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Winchester House in Libertyville, Illinois, where she was receiving rehabilitation therapy. She was born October 24, 1924, in Centerville, Illinois, the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Heil) Savage. Thelma married Louis Ray Fulkerson on August 18, 1945, and he preceded her in death on...
Bonnie Glascock
May 2, 2012
Bonnie Glascock, 67, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 2:05 pm at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville, IN. Bonnie was born August 14, 1944 in New Haven, IL, the daughter of Clarence and Irene (Powell) Cobb. She married David E. Glascock on June 28, 1975. Bonnie had worked as a nurse's aid. Bonnie is survivied...
Amy Apple
Apr 30, 2012
Amy Apple, 90, of Carterville and formerly of Enfield, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at 8:35 a.m. in Carterville at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Bill Cooper. She was born on March 24, 1922 in White County, IL, the daughter of Will and Anna (Bryant) Simmons. Her working career was with the...
Iris Jackson
Apr 29, 2012
Iris E. Jackson, age 65 of Mount Veron, died Sunday afternoon May 29, 2012 at Deaconess Hospice. She was born October 2, 1946 in Ohio, the daughter of Ansel C. and Virginia (Park) Brady. Mrs. Jackson had worked at Stecklers Answering Service, had been an E.M.T. She loved her family. She is survived by 2 sons, Jesse “Rob’ Ricketts and...
Garnet Phipps
Apr 24, 2012
Garnet C. Phipps, 85, of Evansville, IN and formerly of Carmi, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 6:20 p.m. at the Heritage Center in Evansville. She was born May 24, 1926 in Arlington Heights, IL, the daughter of Robert S. and Glendora (Gillespie) Dick. Garnet married Robert Gene Phipps on June 18, 1949 and he preceded her in...
Edna Shatzsall
Apr 19, 2012
Edna Shatzsall, 99, of Athens, Texas and formerly of Norris City, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at East Texas Medical Center. She was born January 5, 1913 in Simpson, IL, the daughter of Loyd Omer and Ada Ann (Stapleton) Blades. Edna married John James Schatzsall April 1, 1934 and he preceded her in death July 14, 1995. She...
Elwood Huffer
Apr 19, 2012
Elwood "Woody" Huffer, 87, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 4:08 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born March 29, 1925 in Springerton, IL, the son of Clinton Phillip and Audrey (McGhee) Huffer. Woody married Darcy (Ackerman) Vaught in 1974 and she preceded him in death November 21, 2009. He was a member...
Richard Cooley
Apr 18, 2012
Richard Cooley, 86, of Omaha, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7:30 a.m. at Fountainview Nursing Home in Eldorado. He was born December 20, 1925 in Flat Rock, IL, the son of Oliver Otto and Sadie Nell (Baxter) Cooley. He married Nora Ruth Bryant May 9, 1970. Richard was a purchasing agent and a U.S. Navy veteran of...
David Lane
Apr 11, 2012
David Lane, 56, of Ridgway, IL and formerly of Norris City, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born September 13, 1955 in Carmi, the son of William "Bill" and Julia (Parks) Lane. He married Teresa Gail Payne February 27, 1976 and she preceded him in death May 26,...
John Wolfe
Apr 9, 2012
John Robert Wolfe, age 81 of Mount Vernon, died Monday evening April 9, 2012 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born January 25, 1931, the son of Peter Leslie and Carrie (Russell) Wolfe in Harmony Township. He married Gladys Grabert on March 13, 1954 at Trinity United Church of Christ in Mt. Vernon. John loved his family and grandchildren. He showed...
Dorothy Bishop
Apr 7, 2012
Dorothy Lee Bishop, 88 died at Deaconess Hospice Care on Saturday, April 7, 2012. She was born on May 18, 1923 in Gentryville, IN, the daughter of Henry and Gertrude (Boyd) Owens. She married William A. Morris and he preceded her in death in 1989. She then married Raymond Bishop and he preceded her in death in 2000. Mrs. Bishop...
Mayolene Allen
Apr 6, 2012
Mayolene R. Allen, 62, of Carmi passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 at 11:25 pm at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. She was born December 25, 1949 in Carmi the daughter of Clarence and Mary Lou (Rose) Farny. Mayolene married Teddy Ray Allen on August 5, 1967. She was a homemaker, an exceptional mother and attended Cherry...
Herbert Bell
Apr 5, 2012
Herbert G. Bell, 78, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 3:45 pm at his residence. He was born July 23, 1933 in Hamilton County, Illinois, the son of Sherman Monroe and Mabel Marie (Chastain) Bell. Herbert married Anna May Van Vleck on September 15, 1954 and she survives. He worked as an electrician through...
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