Obituaries

May 22, 2019

Eugene D. Kistner, 90, of Carmi passed away at 3:50 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Aperion Care Olney in Olney, IL.  He was born in Wendlin, IL on August 14, 1928 the son of John and Annette (Dorn) Kistner.  Eugene married Esther E. Milone in January 1957 and she preceded him in death on May 17, 2019. He...

May 20, 2019

Wanda Lou Stull, 77, of Carmi, passed away at 9:40 a.m., Monday, May 20, 2019 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. She was born in New Albany, IN on August 27, 1941 the daughter of Edgar Ernest and Jewel (Wolfe) Swain. Wanda married James Keith Stull and he preceded her in death on February 21, 2011....

May 18, 2019

Lowell “Newt” Weiss 88 of Enfield, passed away Saturday morning May 18, 2019 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He was born February 26, 1931 in Enfield, the son of William L. and Naomi (Miller) Weiss. He married Mary Alice Oliver on April 24, 1952 in Springerton and she preceded him in death on December 29, 2016.

Lowell was...

May 17, 2019

Esther E. Kistner, 88, of Carmi passed away at 7:11 p.m., Friday, May 17, 2019 at her daughter's home near Carmi.  She was born in Olney, IL on March 15, 1931 the daughter of Roscoe and Lucy (Nettleton) Milone.  Esther married Eugene Daniel Kistner in January 1957.  In her early years she worked at the Spartan Factory, before raising...

May 16, 2019

Lorna Thelma (White) Holtzclaw, 76, of rural Carmi, Illinois, celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday, her 59th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, and was welcomed into the arms of Jesus early Thursday morning, May 16, 2019, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois.

On her last day on earth, she spoke to each of her children, freely announcing that...

May 14, 2019

Kenneth G. “KO” Owings, 60, of Springerton, passed away at Fairfield Memorial Hospital on Tuesday morning, May 14, 2019.  He was born on June 11, 1958 in Carmi, the son of Thomas and Doris (Newman) Owings.

KO was a longtime area wide Carpenter.  He was an active member of the Enfield Sportsman Club, and Springerton American Legion. ...

May 12, 2019

Terry Dean Murrow 59. of Carmi, passed away, Sunday, May 12, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Harrisburg, IL on January 26, 1960 the son of Claude and Carolyn Jean (Ledbetter) Murrow. He married Christine Dawn Novy on January 28, 2006. Terry served as a tactical wire operations specialist in the United States Army from 1978 to...

May 10, 2019

Ricky D. Musgraves, 48, of Norris City passed away at 10:20 p.m., Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN.  He was born on June 9, 1970 in Carmi, IL the son of John and Anna (Abbott) Musgraves.  Ricky married Tammy M. Williams on December 31, 1988. He was a truck driver for...

May 7, 2019

Horace D. Inboden, 83, of Carmi, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL on May 7, 2019.  He was born on December 27, 1935 in Norris City, the son of Arthur and Nattie (Mayhew) Inboden.

Mr. Inboden was a U.S. Air Force Veteran.  He was an oil field worker before his retirement.

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May 7, 2019

Elza Leroy Winter, 94, of Carmi, passed away at 9:31 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. He was born in Carmi, IL on November 6, 1924 the son of Reuban and Mary Ann (Sheridan) Winter. Elza married Dorris Barbre in January 1941 and she preceded him in death on January 2, 2005. He was...

May 2, 2019

Lawrence Edward Baxley 72 of Carmi, passed away Thursday May 2, 2019 at 11:30 p.m. at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. He was born November 7, 1946 to G.L. and Laura Alveda (Upton) Baxley.

He attended Carmi Township High School. He worked in auto body repairs and auto sales for many years and later as a commercial...

May 1, 2019

Michael L. Seitz Sr., 78 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Solorbron with his family by his side. Mike was born in Evansville on January 4, 1941 to Bill & Ruth Ellen (Oran) Seitz. He married Jan (Allbright) Seitz on September 24, 1960 at General Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon.

Mike graduated from Reitz...

May 1, 2019

Virginia Sue (Dausman) Thompson, 93 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 with her loving family by her side. Sue was born in Evansville on December 24, 1925 to Arthur and Ruth (Streeby) Dausman. She married Ralph Thompson on February 26, 1950 and he precedes her in death.

Sue served as the Point Township Trustee...

May 1, 2019

Lillian Rae Boehringer, 91, of Carmi, passed away at 9:15 a.m., Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Wabash Christian Village. She was born in Maunie, IL on February 16, 1928 the daughter of James Willard and Martha Edith (Jenkins) Roser. She married John Boehringer and he preceded her in death on November 2, 1973. Lillian later married Oliver Eugene Thompson...

Apr 30, 2019

Louise V. Stephens 80 of Carmi passed away Tuesday evening April 30, 2019 at Wabash Christian Village. She was born April 27, 1939 in South Heart, N. Dakota; the daughter of Joseph and Pauline (Paluck) Perzinski. She was married to Stanley R. Stephens and later divorced.

Louise had worked at Ainsbrooke, Martin & Bailey Warehouse and later Hucks, then...

Apr 30, 2019

Ronald “Gene” Elliott 75 of Carmi passed away Thursday April 30, 2019 at Carmi Manor in Carmi. He was born July 13, 1943 in Massachusetts, the son of Harry and Eileen Elliott.

He had worked in the Oilfield.

He is survived by his son, Doug Newman; daughter, Renee Schneider; grandchildren, Alyvia Schneider and Justice Newman;...

Apr 30, 2019

Gladys I. McKinney, 88, of Carmi, passed away at 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born on August 22, 1930 the daughter of George and Elsie (Brown) Smedley of Donora, Pennsylvania. She had recently moved to Illinois from Bell Vernon, Pennsylvania.

Gladys is survived by her daughter, Barbara (Alan)...

Apr 28, 2019

Loretta Jean Marler, 75 of Carmi, passed away at 11:56 p.m., Sunday, April 28, 2019, at her residence. She was born in Mt. Carmel, IL on September  25, 1943 the daughter of Frank J. and Evelyn ( Siebert) Latham. She married Charles Richard Marler on December 24, 1962 and he preceded her in death on August 3, 2018. Loretta...

Apr 25, 2019

Ruby Elizabeth Horn 42 of Enfield, passed away Thursday April 25, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. She was born November 28, 1976 in LaGrange Park, IL the daughter of Claude Thomas and Mary Joan (Smith) Horn.

Ruby was a Health Care Giver. She enjoyed Antiquing, her cats and she was an avid collector of...

Apr 24, 2019

Inez A. Taylor, 78 of Enfield, passed away Wednesday morning April 24, 2019 at Wabash Chrisitian Village in Carmi. She was born May 26, 1940 in White County, the daughter of Willard L. and Eva E. (Myers) McIntosh. She married James E. Taylor on June 1, 1958.

Inez was a homemaker; she enjoyed working in the flowers,...