Obituaries
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...
Roger Dale Knight
Mar 26, 2023
Roger Dale Knight, 75, of Carmi, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on April 14, 1947, in Murphysboro, Illinois, the son of George and Ruby (Carter) Knight. Roger married Linda Diane O'Neal in 2000, and she preceded him in death on December 25, 2022. He worked as...
Georgianna Brockett
Mar 25, 2023
Georgianna Brockett, 81, of Norris City passed away at 9:15 a.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born in Twigg Township, Hamilton County, Illinois on October 17, 1941 the daughter of Darrell and Beatrice (Griswold) Smith. Georgianna married Charles W. Brockett at Braden Valley Church west of Dale...
Charles "Red" Roser
Mar 21, 2023
Charles "Red" Roser, 80, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh Indiana while surrounded by his family. He was born on August 13, 1942, in Carmi, Illinois, the son of Carl and Vida (Ragel) Roser. Red proudly served in the Army National Guard. He owned and farmed Triple...
William Edward Anderson
Mar 19, 2023
William Anderson, 66, of Carmi, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on February 26, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lorriane Crimmons. William proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps.
William is survived by his daughter, Kimberly (Matt)...
Loretta White Pollard
Mar 16, 2023
Loretta White Pollard, 91, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born on March 2, 1932, in Leitchfield, Kentucky, the daughter of William and Donia (Hayes) Duvall. She married William Lee White on September 8, 1956, and he preceded her in death on May 19, 1985. Loretta...
Virginia Helfrich
Mar 11, 2023
Virginia (Hale) Helfrich, of Upper Arlington, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Columbus, OH. She was born November 9th, 1938, in Evansville, Indiana, to Hugh and Suma (Powell) Hale of Carmi, Illinois, where she spent a happy childhood and graduated from Carmi High School. She then graduated from DePauw University and became an assistant buyer...
Robert Bowen
Feb 28, 2023
George Robert Bowen, 75, of Newburgh, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on March 14, 1947, in Emma Township, the son of Carl and Rosalyn (York) Shaw. Bob married Maudell Bullard in 1967, and she preceded him in death on August 20, 2022. Bob proudly...
Judy Darlene Cook
Feb 28, 2023
Judy Darlene (Puckett) Cook, 71, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on June 1, 1951, in Broughton, Illinois, the daughter of Hap and Wilma (Hutchcraft) Puckett. Judy worked for 25 years as the head cook at Two Toni's Restaurant in Carmi. She then went to...
Eleanor Hubele
Feb 26, 2023
Eleanor Ernestine Hubele departed to her Heavenly home at 8:08 a.m. on Sunday, February 26, 2023 surrounded by her children and sister. Eleanor was born November 25, 1927 to Ernest and Lydia (Winter) Miller of Carmi.
Eleanor graduated from Carmi Township High School in 1945. She married Vernon Hubele on October 25, 1946. She worked at...
David L. Nicholson
Feb 25, 2023
David Lawrence Nicholson, 83, of Benton, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. He was born on August 29, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Lawrence and Lucille (Turner) Nicholson. David married Jeanne Frances Winkler on October 17, 1959, and she survives. He was drafted into MLB right out...
Marlene McIntosh
Feb 16, 2023
Marlene McIntosh, 85, of Fairfield, IL, formally of Springerton, IL, passed away at 11:45 p.m., Thursday, February 16th, 2023, at the Fairfield Memorial Hospital Skilled Care Unit in Fairfield, IL.
Marlene was born September 9, 1937, to Elmer and Naomi (Wilson) Woodrow and was raised in Hamilton County, IL. She met her husband, Clyde Eugene “Gene” McIntosh, when they...
Marilyn Williams
Feb 16, 2023
Marilyn (Funkhouser) Williams, 92, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born on February 11, 1931, the daughter of John Cyrus and Mary Grace (Kennett) Funkhouser. Marilyn married Albert Floyd Williams on September 4, 1948, and he preceded her in death on July 22, 1999. She spent her...
Ernest Lee Williams
Feb 13, 2023
Ernest Lee Williams, 82, of Carmi passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Carmi Manor and Rehab. He was born Eimutis Bulkaitis on July 10, 1940 in Kybartai, Lithuania the son of Valerijonas Kirsa and Jule (Bulkaitis) Bajarunas. Ernest immigrated to the United States at the age of 10 and changed his name in the late 1950's...
Mary Lou and Michael Lahman
Feb 11, 2023
Mary Lou (Matz) Lahman, 83, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023. She was born on December 18, 1939, the daughter of J. Norbert and Dorothy P. (Nibling) Matz. She married Donnie Williams on May 16, 1959, and he preceded her in death in August, 1989. She later married Lewis Michael Lahman on February 14, 2003, and he...
John Healy
Feb 9, 2023
John Nelson Healy, 61, of Norris City passed away at his home on Thursday, February 9, 2023. He was born in Carmi, IL on November 11, 1961. He was the son of Fred and Edith (Ledbetter) Healy. John worked as a truck driver for Beelman and ITS for many years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, riding...
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