Obituaries

Aug 21, 2011

Lorena M. Wild, age 83 of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday morning August 21, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born August 14, 1928 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of John V. and Martha H. (Zenthofer) Higginbottom. She married James M. Wild on October 26, 1946 and he preceded her in death on January 12, 1994. Lorena was the co-owner of...

Aug 9, 2011

XR Claybrooke, age 89 of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday August 9, 2011 at his home. He was born August 2, 1922 the son of John Thomas and Lillie ( ) Claybrooke. He married Edna Virginia Blackburn in 1943 and she preceded him in death on May 7, 2011. XR owned and operated Claybrooke Transportation for over 37 years. He had...

Aug 8, 2011

Carrol E. Bratcher, age 73 of Mount Vernon, died Monday afternoon August 8, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born September 17, 1937 in Louisville, KY the son of Connie Lee and Mary Bell (Stevens) Bratcher. Carrol worked as a welder for many years, having worked at AVCO Aero Structures in Nashville, TN. He was a veteran of...

Jul 25, 2011

Glen “Bud” Kleinschmidt, age 84 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday afternoon July 25, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born April 26, 1927 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Henry and Mary E. “Duckworth” Kleinschmidt. "Bud" retired from Texaco at Mt. Vernon in 1965. He was a die hard Nascar Fan. He served during WWII with the United States Army....

Jul 16, 2011

It is with heavy hearts that we wish to announce the passing of our beloved family member, Donna Davis. She was called home by her Lord and Savior on July 16, 2011. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, aunt, and child of Christ. Born March 7, 1949 in Evansville, IN to Dorothy & Donald Hobby, Donna was the...

Jul 7, 2011

Jun 19, 2011

Kristine Marie Cardin, age 46 of Mt. Vernon, IN died June 19, 2011 in Mt. Vernon. She is survived by her son, Cory Cardin; a brother, Billy Beach, Jr. and a sister, Vicky Gillenwater. Memorial services will be held on Friday July 8, 2011 at 1 p.m. at the Bible Center Cathedral, 5000 N. First Ave., Evansville, IN Austin~Stendeback Family...

Jun 18, 2011

Tori Lee Turpen, age 20, of Mt. Vernon, gained her angel wings Saturday, June 18, 2011 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville from liver cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family as she courageously fought for recovery after being diagnosed with liver cancer. Tori was born October 13, 1990, the daughter of Samuel E. and Lisa (McDaniel) Turpen....

May 12, 2011

A Funeral Service for William Ashley Alldredge, 31, will be held at the Austin~Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Indiana on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Calling hours will be Saturday morning from 9am-11am, with the service immediately following at 11am. Interment will be at the Beechgrove Cemetery. Ashley passed away on May 12, 2011. He died while visiting with...

May 11, 2011

Agnes Pauline Clark, 91 of Mt. Vernon, died on Wednesday afternoon May 11, 2011 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing Home & Rehab Center. She was born on March 2, 1920 in Morganfield, KY, the daughter of James Benedick and Mary Catherine (Capps) Greenwell. She married Lawrence C. Clark and he preceded her in death in October 1982. Mrs. Clark was...

May 9, 2011

James Christopher Zink, 34 of Mt. Vernon, died on Monday morning May 9, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on October 8, 1976 in Evansville, IN. Chris had worked at Infinity, Professional Transportation, Expressway and the Casino Aztar. He is survived by his mother and step-father, LeeAnn and Harold Hart of Mt. Vernon; a son, Cody Ryan...

May 9, 2011

Ida R. Whitlow, 80 of Carmi, formerly of Mt. Vernon, died on Monday morning, May 9, 2011 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born on February 20, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, IN, the daughter of Aubrey and Sarah (Douthitt) Weir. She married Charles Whitlow on March 3, 1960 and he preceded her in death on December 22, 2003....

May 7, 2011

Edna Virginia Claybrooke, age 86 of Mt. Vernon, IN died Saturday afternoon May 7, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born April 1, 1925 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Hargraves) Blackburn. She married X.R. Claybrooke in 1943. Mrs. Claybrooke had been a member of the Homemakers Club, the Camping Club and had been a Lady Lion....

Apr 23, 2011

Apr 20, 2011

Apr 12, 2011

Clyde F. Guthrie, Sr. age 88 of Mt. Vernon, IN died Tuesday afternoon April 12, 2011 at Bethel Manor in Evansville. He was born October 4, 1922 in Kensington, OH the son of John and Alvada Guthrie. He married Iris Schaffer on March 9, 1944. Clyde had worked as an associate engineer at Babcox & Wilcox having retired after 42...

Apr 2, 2011

Mar 30, 2011

James C. Miller, age 91, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at his home. He was born June 2, 1919, in Clark County, Alabama, the son of James and Mimie (Holte) Miller. James had worked for many years at Swift and Co. before he retired. He then drove a truck for the Evansville Blind Association. Mr....

Mar 25, 2011

Barbara S. Heath, age 71 of Mt. Vernon, IN died Friday afternoon March 25, 2011 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 23, 1939 in Posey County, the daughter of Arthur Allen and Jeanetta Pearl (Bradley) Heath. Barbara worked for over 30 years as a mail clerk at G.E. in Mt. Vernon. She was a...

Mar 21, 2011

Wesley E. Ricketts, 86, of Norris City, died on Monday, March 21, 2011 at his home. He was born on June 13, 1924 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Edward and Alma (Hale) Ricketts. Mr. Ricketts was a U.S. Army WWII and Korean War Veteran and was very proud of the Five Bronze Stars he earned. He was a...