Obituaries
Karen Cashmore
Jul 3, 2021
Karen Mae (Lawson) Cashmore, 76, of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at her residence. She was born on December 25, 1944, the daughter of Lester and Vonda Lee (Wicker) Lawson. She married Richard E. Cashmore on August 9, 1963 and he preceded her in death on October 22, 2009. Karen worked in the paint department at...
Michael Simmons
Jun 26, 2021
Michael Eugene Simmons, 56, of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Carmi Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born in Houston Texas, on October 22, 1964, the son of David and Bessie (Page) Simmons. Michael married Lori Martin on February 14, 2013. He worked as a farmer in the watermelon patches. Michael enjoyed camping, fishing and...
Wanda Robinson
Jun 18, 2021
Wanda Jean Robinson, 87, of Carmi, passed away on June 18, 2021, at Enfield Healthcare in Enfield, Illinois. She was born on July 27, 1933, the daughter of Leonard and Ruby (Reed) Fulton. She married Huey Robinson on July 21, 1951 and he preceded her in death on February 23, 2007. Wanda worked in interior decorating with her sister...
Pattie McDonald
Jun 17, 2021
Pattie Davene McDonald, 77, of Carmi, passed away on June 17, 2021 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on September 14, 1943, the daughter of Howard David Attebury and Mary Ethel McDonald. Davene worked as a beautician with Mary Beth Pollard for many years. She attended Maunie United Methodist Church.
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David Vessels
Jun 17, 2021
David Allen Vessels, 63, of Maunie passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Evansville, IN on March 21, 1958 the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clifford Vessels. David worked for close to 40 years helping on the farm of Buck and Berniece Bingman. He later worked part time for the Emma...
Robert Jarman
Jun 16, 2021
Robert F. "Bob" Jarman, Jr., 64, of Norris City passed away at 1:49 a.m., Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL. He was born in Lansing, MI on February 22, 1957 the son of Robert F. and Janyce Iva (Meacham) Jarman. Bob married Carolyn Wilson in Shawneetown, IL on June 12, 1982. He worked in the...
Melissa Vines
Jun 10, 2021
Melissa Beth Vines, 41, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away on June 10, 2021. She was born on June 29, 1979 in Evansville, IN the daughter of Allan Lynn and Brenda Joyce (Kilmer) Vines. Melissa loved being outdoors, riding mountain bikes, reading, Harry Potter and riding around in her jeep.
Melissa is survived by her parents, Brenda Burklow...
Alice Black
Jun 10, 2021
Alice A. Black, 63, of Enfield passed away at 1:28 a.m, Thursday, June 10, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Fairfield, IL on July 4, 1957 the daughter of Victor "Babe" and Vivian "Sis" (Vaught) Artin. Alice married William Maurie Black on September 4, 1976 in Enfield. She worked in the bank industry for over 40 years,...
Gary Kingery
Jun 10, 2021
Local businessman Gary Kingery, 78, passed away Thursday morning at 2:45 a.m. at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Gary was born on October 27, 1942, in Carmi, Illinois, the son of the late Paul and Genevieve Kingery.
Gary and his wife, Anita, are the owner/operators of Yesterdays Drive In and Yesterdays Catering. Gary was Executive Vice...
Wilma Brothers
Jun 6, 2021
Wilma L. Brothers, nee Peacock, age 95, of Park Forest, Illinois passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, 2021. Beloved mother of David (Carol) Brothers, the late Richard (late Cindy) Brothers, and Virginia (Roy Koite) Doyle. Cherished grandmother of seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Wilma was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Grace Stanley-Peacock, two...
Jesse Hall
Jun 5, 2021
Jesse Lee Hall, 78, of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021. He was born on February 6, 1943, the son of George Aaron and Gleta (Hart) Hall. He married Viola Mae Lamp on February 14, 1965, and she preceded him in death on October 7, 2019. Jess was a Social Studies teacher with the Carmi White County...
Allen Brandenstein
Jun 5, 2021
Allen Brandenstein, 82, of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at his home in Carmi. He was born on November 17, 1938 in New Harmony, IN the son of Harold and Evelyn (Shoemake) Brandenstein. Allen served in the United States Army from January 14, 1958 to November 4, 1960. He married Christene Sexton on October 30, 1965...
Jeffery Hall
Jun 5, 2021
Jeffery Scott Hall, 52, of Carmi, passed away on June 5, 2021. He was born on April 15, 1969, the son of Jesse Lee and Viola Mae (Lamp) Hall. Jeff was a 1987 graduate of Carmi Community High School and went on to receive an Associates Degree in Computer Science. He was a member of the Community Church in...
Robert Duckworth
Jun 2, 2021
Robert Doyle Duckworth, 87, of Crossville and formerly of Enfield, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. He was born on September 17, 1933, the son of John Anderson and Blanche Lucille (Hendershott) Duckworth. He married Nina Peyton on September 15, 1992. Bob proudly served in the United States Army. He was a member of the Crossville Missionary Baptist...
Sheryl Brown
Jun 2, 2021
Sheryl Ann (Batty) Brown, 68, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. She was born on September 5, 1952, the daughter of William Earl and Wilma Arlene (Harrolle) Batty. She married Bill Brown on July 26, 1969. Sheryl worked at Wabash Christian Retirement Center and the Carmi Township Hospital in the O.B. department for a time, and then went...
Joel Healy Jr.
Jun 1, 2021
Joel Healy Jr., 97 of Norris City, IL, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi, IL. He was born on July 19, 1923 in Indian Creek Township, the son of Joel and Mattie (Snyder) Healy Sr. On January 17, 1948, he married Jo Ann Weldin in Morganfield, KY and together they shared over...
Harold Stahl
May 31, 2021
Harold Edward Stahl died on May 31, 2021, at Enfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Enfield at age 95. He was born on November 22, 1925, in Mill Shoals Township to Henry and Nell (Buttry) Stahl. He attended Enfield High School, but enlisted his senior year and graduated later. He served as a medic with the Fifth Army. His...
Nancy Briscoe
May 24, 2021
Nancy J. Briscoe, 80, of Norris City passed away at 12:10 p.m., Monday, May 24, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. She was born in Yuma, Arizona on June 30, 1940 the daughter of Denver Wayne and Mary Elizabeth (Durr) Joyce. Nancy married David E. Briscoe on August 5, 1975. She was a member of Plainview General Baptist Church, an...
Janice Dale
May 24, 2021
Janice Ann (Felty) Dale, 81 of Carmi, passed away on Monday May 24, 2021. She was born on June 23, 1939. Janice graduated from Enfield High School in 1957. She married C.E. Dale on August 1, 1959 and he preceded her in death on February 28, 2021. Janice worked as a waitress for more than 20 years at Two Tony's Smorgasbord....
Sue Brockett
May 19, 2021
Sue (Taylor) Brockett, 89, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday May, 19, 2021. She was born on February 6, 1932, the daughter of Benjamin and Johnnie (Cook) Taylor. She married Robert L. "Bob" Brockett on August 7, 1950, and he preceded her in death on January 26, 2005. Together, they owned and operated Brockett Water Hauling. Sue was a...