Obituaries

Feb 12, 2019

Harry “Keith” McDonald, 71 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born in Mt. Vernon on December 9, 1947 to Harry G. & Lear (Huff) McDonald. Keith married Louise (Davis) McDonald on December 28, 1996 and she survives.

Keith owned and operated McDonald Sand and Gravel with his family. After...

Feb 9, 2019

Wanda E.Pharr 83 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Saturday morning February 9, 2019 at Premier Healthcare of New Harmony. She was born February 27, 1935 in Reed, KY, the daughter of Robert and Lydia (Lacer) Carter. She married Elmer Lee Pharr on December 24, 1949 and he preceded her in death on December 21, 2009.

Wanda had...

Feb 8, 2019

Christine Schneider, 88, of Carmi passed away at 7:20 a.m., Friday, February 8, 2019 at Deaconess Hospital - Midtown in Evansville, IN.  She was born in Carmi on March 9, 1930 the daughter of William R. and Irene (Phipps) Walker.  Christine married her high school sweetheart, John Schneider on June 3, 1948 and he preceded her in death on...

Feb 7, 2019

Janet (Hughes) Harlan Armstrong, 93, of Carmi, Illinois died at 4:04 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi, She was born October 14, 1925 in Crossville, Illinois to Edgar E. and Nora Belle (Langford) Hughes. On April 17, 1946 she married Kenneth E. Harlan and they divorced in 1963. On January 16, 1988, she married...

Feb 7, 2019

Glenn R. Cox, 82, of Norris City passed away at 10:50 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2019.  He was born in Omaha, IL the son of Orvil and Opal (Phipps) Cox.  Glenn married Yvonne Doerner on December 17, 1966.  He worked as a contractor for the Department of Defense where he was a Senior Procurement Officer. Glenn was a part...

Feb 6, 2019

Karen Elizabeth (Gardner) Lee, 60, of Mount Vernon, passed away on the morning of February 6, 2019 with her beloved husband by her side. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on May 19, 1958 to Mary Jo (Buschermohle) and Wade Gardner. Karen was an incredibly loving and generous woman who opened her heart to many.

She was...

Feb 6, 2019

Norwood Rodgers, 86, of Carmi, passed away at 7:07 p.m., Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. He was born in Emma, IL on November 19, 1932 the son of Cecil Enoc and Jessie M. (Brown) Rodgers. Norwood married Patsy Joe Chilton on November 20, 1955. He worked as a pumper in the oilfields for...

Feb 4, 2019

Anthony Dale "Tony" Warren, 64, of Carmi passed away at 5:10 a.m., Monday, February 4, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born in Mt. Carmel, IL on February 2, 1955 the son of Eileen (Tupper) Warren. Tony married Debra Jean Graham on April 29, 1976. He was a molder at Trelleborg for 15 years. He...

Feb 4, 2019

Hilda Faye Rankin, 86, of Enfield, passed away at 2:00 p.m., Monday February 4, 2019 at Eldorado Rehab and Healthcare. She was born in Cottonwood, IL on October 12, 1932 the daughter of Cecil and Mary "Molly" (Blazier) Hendrix. Hilda married Wendell Rankin in 1991 and he preceded her in death on January 6, 1994. She was a CNA...

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

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 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 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

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 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

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 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...