Obituaries

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...

Mar 18, 2011

Al Schaum, 75 of Mt. Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 18, 2011. He was born on December 6, 1935 in Evansville, the son of Walter and Orpha Schaum. Mr. Schaum owned and operated West Side Tire. He graduated from Central High School and attended Lockyear Business College. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran. He belonged...

Feb 28, 2011

Mae Goodman, age 76 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday morning February 28, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born June 20, 1934 in Russellville, KY the daughter of Clyde and Clara (Henson) Shoemake. She married Charles Goodman. Mrs. Goodman had worked as a home health care provider. She was preceded in death by her son, Charles Thomas Goodman. She is...

Feb 28, 2011

Feb 27, 2011

Mrs. Black retired in 1988 from the dietary department at Deaconess Hospital. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Robert L. and Janis Black of Mt. Vernon; 2 grandchildren, Rev. Robert Deron Black of Mt. Vernon and Andrea Beth Freeland of Highlands Ranch, CO; 2...

Feb 25, 2011

Julia Lee Linford, 73 of Mt. Vernon, died on January 25, 2011 at her home. She was born on January 3, 1938 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Herman and Mildred ( Ridens) Hanmore. She married Joeseph Linford on January 15, 1985 in Bethel, Connecticut and he survives. Mrs. Linford was a homemaker. She belonged to the Moose Club and...

Feb 14, 2011

Martha J. Carroll, 87 of Mt. Vernon, died on Monday morning February 14, 2011 at her grandsons home. She was born on July 8, 1923 in Savah, the daughter of Elwood and Pearl (Aldredge) Bundy, Sr. She married Melvin “Gene” Carroll in 1945 in Morganfield, KY and he preceded her in death on June 10, 1998. Mrs. Carroll was a...

Jan 29, 2011

Rose B. Johnson, age 71 of Mt. Vernon, IN died early Saturday morning January 29, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born July 31, 1939 in Evansville, the daughter of Arthur and Thelma (Jackson) Joyce. She married Hubert Ray Johnson on September 8, 1959 in Evansville. Rose retired from Bristol-Myer after 15 years. She had a passion for Bowling and...

Jan 28, 2011

Roger D. Coy, age 66 of Mt. Vernon, IN died Friday January 28, 2011 at his home. He was born December 22, 1944 in West, VA the son of Charles Edward and Edith Elizabeth (Pannell) Coy. Roger worked as a mechanic for Keck Ford in Mt. Vernon for 25 years. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp...

Jan 20, 2011

Thelma L. Turner, 82 of Mt. Vernon, went to her eternal home on Thursday morning, January 20, 2011 at the Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehab Center. She was born on May 28, 1928 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Herman and Pearl (Phillips) Brakie. In 1946 she married Leslie R. Barnes the father of her children, she later married William...

Jan 18, 2011

Naomi H. Foster, age 82 of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday afternoon January 18, 2011 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on July 15, 1928, in Union County, KY to Richard and Rebecca Carrier. She married Veston Foster on February 7, 1946 and he preceded her in death on May 2, 2001. She was preceded in death...

Dec 27, 2010

Mary Ann Gumbel, 84 of Chandler, and formerly of Mt. Vernon, died Monday morning December 27, 2010 at the Transcendent Healthcare Center in Boonville. She was born on May 21, 1926 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Acie and Essie Mae (Holland) Pennington. She married Arthur Gumbel and he preceded her in death on September 12. 1992. Mrs. Gumbel was...

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Dec 14, 2010

Dec 13, 2010

Scharlotte D. Muller, age 75 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday afternoon December 13, 2010 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born in Posey County on June 10, 1935 the daughter of Louis J. and Myrtle Mildred (Kinder) Kaffenberger. She married Leo V. Muller on December 30, 1955 at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Muller had worked at Tygert...

Dec 8, 2010

Norval “Bud” E. Dickens, Sr. of Mt. Vernon , died Wednesday morning December 8, 2010 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville He was born on July 24, 1926 in Mt. Vernon , the son of Audie and Ruby (Gillan) Dickens. He married Thelma R. Allison in 1947 and she preceded him in death on May 5, 2010. Mr. Dickens was a...

Dec 4, 2010

Francis J. Denning, age 83 of Mt. Vernon, died Saturday afternoon December 4, 2010 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehab. He was born February 20, 1927 in Point Township, Mt. Vernon, IN the son of Aloys and Anne (Fromm) Denning. He married Pauline Hartmann on May 12, 1949 at St. Matthews in Mt. Vernon. Mr. Denning had farmed his entire...