Obituaries

Feb 3, 2019

Viola C. (Greenwell) Guth, 84 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at New Harmony Healthcare. She was born January 14, 1935 to the daughter of James & Catherine (Capps) Greenwell. She married Jerold Guth on August 23, 1957 in Mt. Vernon.

Viola worked as a cashier for several places in Mt. Vernon, throughout her...

Feb 3, 2019

Billy Gene Renshaw, 71 of McLeansboro and formerly of Enfield, passed away Sunday morning February 3, 2019 at his home. He was born June 27, 1947, the son of Chester and Helen (Thomas) Renshaw. He married Shirley Ellis and they celebrated 53 years together.

Bill and Shirley operated the Enfield Slaughter Plant for 28 years. In 1994...

Jan 31, 2019

Linda S. Biggs, 75 of New Harmony, passed away Thursday January 31, 2019 at her home. She was born March 31, 1943, in New Harmony, IN the daughter of Ralph and Elta (Redman) Shephard. She married Jack Biggs on December 14, 1960 in New Harmony and he preceded her in death on March 3, 2017.

Linda retired...

Jan 31, 2019

Melinda Baker, 50 of McLeansboro, passed away at 9:35 a.m., Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. She was born in Joliet, IL on April 4, 1968 the daughter of Harold William and Luella Marie (Briggs) Baker. Melinda worked in medical records at the Veteran Administration in Marion. She enjoyed scrapbooking, video editing and...

Jan 28, 2019

Violet Lafleta Turner Aud Veatch, 98 of McLeansboro, passed away at 5:50 p.m., Monday, January 28, 2019, at Hamilton Memorial Rehab & Healthcare in McLeansboro. She was born in Brownsville, IL on April 3, 1920, the daughter of Hayward Elmer and Lelia Violet (Anderson) Turner. Violet married Raymond Scott Aud in 1935 and they were blessed with six children,...

Jan 27, 2019

Theodore H. “Ted” Vaupel, 86, of Grayville, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Aperion of Fairfield. He was born February 27, 1932 in Burnt Prairie, the son of Herman T. and Stella (Funkhouser) Vaupel.

Ted was the owner operator of T. H. Vaupel Electric in Grayville. He was a veteran of the United States Navy.

Jan 25, 2019

Ervin E. "Ed" Fry, 75, of Enfield passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at St. Louis University Hospital surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Centralia, IL on September 11, 1943 the son of Ervin Edward and Minnie Lee (Smith) Fry.  Ed married Connie K. Koontz on January 11, 1962.  He worked as a Union electrician with...

Jan 25, 2019

Bernadine Shain, 72, of Paragould, AR formerly of Norris City, IL passed away at 5:20 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould.  She was born in Eldorado, IL on October 9, 1946 the daughter of Evert Wayne and Bernice Nadine (Cowan) Bowers.  Bernadine married Earl B. Shain on November 11, 1967 and he preceded...

Jan 25, 2019

Michael E. Maier, 67 of Normal, IL, passed away at 5:50 a.m., Friday, January 25, 2019, at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal, IL. He was born in Carmi, IL on March 20, 1951, the son of  Robert Eugene "Sug" and Maxine (Sexton) Maier.  Michael retired from the Illinois Farm Bureau in Bloomington where he worked as a radio...

Jan 20, 2019

Maggie Harmon, 64, of Carmi, passed away at 1:35 a.m., Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Wabash Christian Village. She was born in East St. Louis, IL on November 14, 1954 the daughter of William Carl and Chilish (Wilson) Minder. She was a member of Cherry St. General Baptist Church and a homemaker. Maggie loved to play bingo, travel and...

Jan 19, 2019

Etta Arleene Goldman, 71, formerly of Pearland, Texas, passed away on January 19, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN.  She graduated from Mt. Vernon Senior High School in 1965 and Deaconess School of Nursing in 1968.  She worked as a Registered Nurse in Olney, Illinois, Memphis, Tennessee and Columbus, Mississippi before graduating in 1979 from University of Nebraska Medical...

Jan 18, 2019

Jesse A. James 90, of Mt. Vernon passed away Friday January 18, 2019 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehab. He was born in Rising Sun Illinois to John Sr and Julie (Huff) James. He married Geneva (McCord) James on September 28, 1968 in Carmi. Jesse worked in the Oil and Gas business most of his life. Jesse was well...

Jan 15, 2019

Stanley R. Slonka 70 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Tuesday January 15, 2019 at Linda E. White Hospice House.  He was born on October 4, 1948 in Buffalo, New York to Joseph and Mary Slonka.

Stanley served in the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War.

Stanley is survived by his wife...

Jan 13, 2019

Johnny Storey, 78 of Carmi, passed away at 10:57 p.m., Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. He was born in Enfield, IL on August 22, 1940, the son of John William and Jessie Louise (Harper) Storey. He was a farmer and a member of Wesley Chapel Church in Enfield. Johnny resided at Wabash Christian Village since...

Jan 11, 2019

Sheila A. Reinitz 77 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Friday January 11, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville. She was born February 27, 1941 in Evansville, the daughter of Jessie "Pick"  and Gilda M. (Pfeiffer) Toothman. She married Donald Reinitz on March 14, 1964.

In High School and for several years after, Sheila worked as a Bookkeeper...

Jan 11, 2019

Phyllis Ward, 86, of Carmi passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at Wabash Christian Village.  She was born in Carmi on June 6, 1932 the daughter of Bruce O. and Elva M. (Nibling) Wylie.  Phyllis owned and operated a beauty shop for over 50 years out of her home.  She was also a licensed Real Estate Broker for many...

Jan 8, 2019

Marcy Ann Lane, 68, of Jerseyville, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Evelyn’s House in Creve Coeur, MO.

She was born October 13, 1950, in Alton, to Morris and Joan Campbell (Plummer), the second of ten children.

She is survived by three children, Jeremy (Jodie) Stendeback of Morton, IL, Camey (Steve) Tinnon of East Alton,...

Jan 7, 2019

Amy Allbright Tucker Shaw, 72, of Evansville passed away at her home on January 7th. She was born on November 01, 1946 in Mt. Vernon, daughter of Albert W and Fina Adeleigh (Bell) Allbright. Amy married Thomas Tucker in 1962. They had three children together and divorced in 1979. Some years later, Amy married Jerry Shaw. Jerry preceded Amy...

Jan 5, 2019

Charles R. “Bob” Hancock 87 of Carmi, passed away Saturday morning January 5, 2019 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. He was born March 23, 1931 in Carmi, the son of John O. and Ora (Hubele) Hancock. He married Maxine Browning on January 26, 1951 in Carmi.

Bob worked as a Printer for the Federal Government. He...

Jan 5, 2019

Longtime White County farmer, Richard W. Gates, 75, of Carmi passed away at 1:00 a.m., Saturday, January 5, 2019 at his residence.  He was born in Enfield, IL on August 16, 1943 the son of Ralph W. and Dorothy (Abbey) Gates. Richard married Janice L. Storey on February 10, 1963. Richard was a 1961 graduate of Carmi Township High...