Obituaries

Apr 13, 2019

Rick L. Vavra, 70, of Evansville, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville. He was born February 24, 1949 in Bellaire, OH, the son of Steve and Helen (Sidlowski) Vavra.  He married Debra DiPaolo on August 7, 1971 in Shadyside, Ohio, and she survives.

Rick was a Chemical Engineer and retired from G.E....

Apr 12, 2019

Ella Lee Johnson, 83, of Norris City, passed away at 8:40 a.m., Friday, April 12, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Warren, AR on December 5, 1935 the daughter of James O. and Hattie Mae (Clark) Camp. Ella married Luther Ray "Razor" Johnson on November 29, 1958. She was a past member of the American Legion Auxiliary...

Apr 11, 2019

Hayden Lynn Rye age 2,  of Mt. Vernon, daughter of Johnny and Sherri L. (Poole) Rye passed away Thursday April 11, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville. She was born January 4, 2017 in Newburgh.

Hayden was a fun loving little girl who loved to dress up and put bows in her hair. She loved Minnie mouse....

Apr 10, 2019

James Clayton Campbell 85 of Enfield, passed away Wednesday morning April 10, 2019 at the Enfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 9, 1934 in White County, the son of Uhel Harrison (Harry) and Marrium Genella (Jenny) Veatch Campbell. He married Gloria Ann Gunter on April 10, 1954 in Corinth, MS and she preceded him in death...

Apr 9, 2019

Donna L. Kays 82 of Carmi, passed away Tuesday morning April 9, 2019 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born August 4, 1936 in Carmi, the daughter of Vernon and Lucille (Patrick) Carney. She married Bill Kays on November 2, 1957.

Donna was a Registered Nurse having spent her career working as Nursing Director at...

Apr 6, 2019

Joseph "Papa Mack" McCabe, III, 71, of Mt. Carmel passed away at 6:48 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2019 at his home.  He was born in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii on October 8, 1947 the son of Joseph McCabe, II and Llala Katie (Liftee) McCabe.  Papa Mack worked as a Paver at McCabe Paving Co. in Hawaii for over 20 years. ...

Mar 30, 2019

Audrey Ann Warrick, 82, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away on Saturday evening, March 30, 2019 at Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.    She was born on November 27, 1936 in McLeansboro, IL the daughter of Russell and Lula (Elder) Pemberton.   She married Elwood (Woody) Warrick on June 25, 1954 and he preceded her in death on February 13,...

Mar 29, 2019

Yvonne “Donna” Wallace, 80, of Carmi, passed away at Wabash Christian Village on Friday morning, March 29, 2019.  She was born on June 23, 1938 in Maunie, the daughter of Harvey and Thelma (Cooper) Yeager.  She married James Wallace and he survives.

Mrs. Wallace was a Nursing Assistant at Deaconess before her retirement.

She is...

Mar 28, 2019

Deloris M. Mitchell, 89, of Carmi, passed away at 2:00 a.m., Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born in Carmi, IL on November 3, 1929 the daughter of Paul Fenton and Teresa Viola (Lamp) Mauntel. Deloris married Andrew W. Mitchell on April 8, 1950 and he preceded her in death on April 18, 2001....

Mar 27, 2019

Bobby Bryan Bowles, 62, of Norris City, passed away at 5:15 a.m., Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at his residence. He was born at Scott Air Force Base on December 9, 1956 the son of H. Ray and Rosalie (Vines) Bowles. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Bobby worked in the oilfield as a driller and then...

Mar 26, 2019

Johnnie (John) Legier Yates, 81, of Carmi, Illinois (formerly of Waynetown), passed away on March 26, 2019, at Wabash Christian Village. He was born on April 18, 1938, in Carmi, to Homer Elvis and Mary Helen (Cozart) Yates. He was married to Verla Taylor (Snelling) and they raised four children. He spent the last years of his life with...

Mar 25, 2019

William “Wayne” Nelson 93 of Enfield, passed away Monday March 25, 2019 at Hamilton Memorial Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in McLeansboro. He was born April 24, 1925 in White County, the son of Oscar and Katherenne (Hood) Nelson. He married Janella Jean Carter on June 20, 1959 and she preceded him in death on May 6, 2000.

Mar 25, 2019

Raymond A. "Ray" York, 74, of Carmi, passed away at 11:08 a.m., Monday, March 25, 2019 at his residence. He was born in McLeansboro, IL on January 29, 1945 the son of Adrian and Wilma (Turner) York. Ray married Janis Kay Michels on June 30, 1973. He served in the United States Army reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant....

Mar 25, 2019

Nawanna Faye Henderson, 82, of Carmi, passed away at 9:30 p.m., Monday, March 25, 2019 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. She was born in Omaha, IL on December 5, 1936 the daughter of Charles and Thelma M. (Austin) Maxfield. Nawanna married Kenneth W. Hunt and later divorced. She later married Earnest Henderson on July 27,...

Mar 22, 2019

James D. "Jim" Murphy, 72, of Carmi passed away at 5:37 a.m., Friday, March 22, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN.  He was born in Carmi on May 31, 1946 the son of Kenneth W. and Esther (Renshaw) Murphy. Jim married Ann Hardy on August 23, 2018.  He retired from Southern 14 Workforce Investment Board and had...

Mar 21, 2019

Jim Kingery, 83, of Carmi, passed away at 7:23 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. He was born in Emma, IL on October 25, 1935 the son of Everet and Jennie (Walls) Kingery. Jim married Imogene Cain on June 16, 1956. He was a 1954 graduate of Carmi Township High School....

Mar 19, 2019

James Daniel "Dan" Price, 74, of Norris City, passed away at 8:37 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville. He was born in Eldorado, IL on October 28, 1944, the son of James M. and Reva (Hargrave) Price. Dan married the love of his life, Carolyn Sue Deckard, on August 20, 1966.

Mar 19, 2019

Clyde E. Brown, 89, of Carmi, passed away at 7:46 a.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville, IN. He was born in Fairfield, IL on September 22, 1929 the son of Harold and Mildred (Flanders) Brown. Clyde married his high school sweetheart Jean Harlan on September 30, 1949 and she preceded him in death on March...

Mar 18, 2019

Dordeania "Lee" Turner 75 of Mt. Vernon passed away Monday March 18, 2019 at Deaconess Gateway in Newburgh, IN. She was born April 16, 1943 in Evansville, the daughter of Willard C. and Dortha (Hadley) Stevens. She married Curtis L. Turner in 1970 and he preceded her in death on January 16, 2005.

Lee worked in the...

Mar 17, 2019

Phyllis Jean Foley, 74, of Carmi, passed away at 4:19 a.m., on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born in Albion, IL on May 25, 1944 the daughter of Eugene Albert and Maude Elizabeth (Hodgson) Hortin. Phyllis married Ronald Eugene Foley on September 17, 1966. She worked as a cook at the...