Obituaries

Feb 25, 2018

Sylvia N. Barnes 78, of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Sunday February 25, 2018 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born August 7, 1939 in Caldwell County, KY the daughter of Joe T. and Lilly Mae (Gunther) Bailey. She married Elmer Barnes on October 12, 1957 in Mt. Vernon.

Sylvia had worked at the Mt. Vernon...

Feb 24, 2018

Bernard L. Hughes, 86, of Norris City, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi.  Bernard was born in White County, IL on November 16, 1931, the son of Marion and Lillian (Bryant) Hughes.  He married Marilyn J. Johnson on June 14, 1952.  Bernard served in the Army during the Korean War.  He worked...

Feb 24, 2018

Jennie L. Heckman 86, of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Saturday evening February 24, 2018 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born October 1, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, IN the daughter of Edward E. and Mabel (Kennett) Hessler. She was married to Marion J. Heckman and he preceded her in death in 1981.

Feb 23, 2018

John "Don" Rye 71, of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Friday morning February 23, 2018 at Deaconess Heart Hospital in Newburgh. He was born November 30, 1946 in Clarksville, TN the son of John H. and Esther Lee (Black) Rye. He married Linda Russell on August 21, 1968 in Benton, IL.

Don did auto body work at...

Feb 19, 2018

Terry W. Barnes, 74 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Monday February 19, 2018 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 15, 1943 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Paul R. and Edna E. Wood Barnes. He married Betty Garrett on August 3, 1963 in New Harmony.

Terry worked for Pioneer Seed for...

Feb 17, 2018

Robert L. "Bob" Oxford, 42, of Carmi passed away at 9:00 p.m., Saturday, February 17, 2018 at his residence.  He was born December 19, 1975 in Peoria, IL the son of Robert Nathan and Betty Sue (Belt) Oxford.  Bob married Polly L. Palmer on May 21, 2010.  He  was a 1994 graduate of Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School and had...

Feb 16, 2018

Emily Ann Alexander Beirman 41, of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Friday February 16, 2018. She was born in Evansville to Dewey “Mike” and Rita (Morris) Alexander. Emily married Rick Beirman in Mt. Vernon on February 3, 1996.

Emily graduated from Mt. Vernon High School and Harrison College in Evansville with an Associate Degree. Since her children's...

Feb 14, 2018

Glenard "Sarge" Holtzclaw, 92, of Carmi, passed away at 11:19 p.m., Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Carmi, on October 11, 1925 the son of Raymond and Lorena (McCarty) Holtzclaw, Sarge married Mary Doris Smith whom he was married to for 39 years. He later married Mary Catherine "Danelle" Pennington on February 14, 1986...

Feb 11, 2018

Alan "Big Al" Brand, 60, of Carmi, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Enfield Rehab and Nursing in Enfield.  Alan was born September 16, 1957, the son of George Edward and Beulah Murl (Sanders) Brand.  He was married to Maria Williams and she preceeded him in death.  Alan worked in the oil field industry for Mitchell Drilling....

Feb 10, 2018

Kimberly Hall 56 of Evansville and formerly of Carmi, passed away February 10, 2018. She was born August 1, 1961 in Carmi, the daughter of Kenneth Wayne and Emmalee (Cherry) Paul.

Kim was a stay at home mom. She deeply loved her children and loved spending time with them and her grandchildren. Her main purpose in life...

Feb 9, 2018

William S. "Bill" Newman, 94, of Marion, formerly of Enfield passed away at 9:30 p.m., Friday, February 9, 2018 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, IL. He was born July 16, 1923 in Enfield, IL the son of Howard Thomas and Nellie (Land) Newman.  Bill married Fay Kinsey on February 19, 1949.  He was a truck driver for...

Feb 9, 2018

James Ronnie Bratcher, 78 of Carmi, passed away Friday morning February 9, 2018 at Nature Trails Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon, IL. He was born July 1, 1939 in Harrisburg, the son of James H. and Clarice (Brooks) Bratcher. He was married to Ellen Williams.

Ron had loved working in the Oil Field. He had also...

Feb 8, 2018

Dorothy "Dot" Eck, 88, of Norris City, passed away at 4:40 p.m., Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. She was born in Detroit, MI on March 23, 1929 the daughter of Albert Joseph and Eva Mona (Yokum) Theisen. Dot had worked at Doug's and the Wonder Market and more recently at the...

Feb 5, 2018

Margie F. Stephens 75 of Carmi passed away Monday morning February 5, 2018 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born November 17, 1942 in Carmi the daughter of William and Viona (Blaylock) Steed.

Margie was a homemaker and loved to read.

She is survived by her son, Mark Stephens of Pensacola, FL and...

Jan 31, 2018

Lucille Wilson, 92, of Norris City, passed away at 1:10 p.m., Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born in Hamilton County, IL on March 5, 1925 the daughter of Sherman and Pearl Mae (Douglas) Howard. Lucille married John M. Wilson on October 13, 1944 and he preceded her in death on February 19, 2008....

Jan 28, 2018

Patricia Paynter, 80, of Carmi died on January 28, 2018. She was born on Oct. 12, 1937 to John and Lucille (Wallace) O’Daniell, in the home of her aunt Lena (Wallace) Norton in Alto Pass, IL. They precede her in death, along with her brother Wallace O’Daniell.

Pat graduated from Alto Pass High School, Southeastern Illinois College,...

Jan 27, 2018

Neva June Hughes, Age 93, of Knoxville, Tennessee (formerly of Carmi, Illinois) passed away at West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Knoxville, Tennessee on January 27, 2018.  She was born in Norris City, Illinois, on August 27, 1924, the daughter of James Earl and Eva Coffman Green.  June married John Eugene Hughes on February 15, 1942.

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Jan 27, 2018

Edward "Franklin" Stratton 83 of Mount Vernon, passed away Saturday morning January 27, 2018 at the Linda E. White Hospice in Evansville. He was born October 2, 1934  in Mt. Vernon, the son of Frank Edward and Daisy (Allen) Stratton. He married Marjorie S. Turner on June 28, 1959 and she preceded him in death November 10, 2016.

Jan 24, 2018

Shelby J. Busler, 80, of Norris City, passed away at 8:42 p.m., Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at her residence. She was born in New Haven, IL on December 18, 1937 the daughter of Elmer Sanford and Reba (Givens) Browning. Shelby married Revis E. Busler on July 5, 1957 and he survives. She was a custodian at Crossroads Bible Church...

Jan 24, 2018

James L. “Mustang Butch” Sanders

Passed away at Deaconess Hospice Center on January 24 , 2018.  He was born on August 20, 1938 to Debs and Leona Sanders.

Butch loved spending time with his family and truly loved his car club family, the Mustang Mafia. He made so many good friends through the club and...