Obituaries

Dec 30, 2017

Herdis L. Bryant, 81, of Norris City passed away at 7:54 a.m., Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his residence.  He was born August 19, 1936 in Gallatin County, IL the son of Nelson and Belle (Satterfield) Bryant.  Herdis married Phyllis J. Wilson on April 9, 1955.  Herdis dedicated his life to his work. He owned and operated Bryant Welding...

Dec 29, 2017

Raymond L. Scudamore, age 89 formerly of Carmi, passed away Friday December 29, 2017 in Aurora, IL. He was born February 7, 1928 in White County, the son of Martin L. and Mattie (Pollard) Scudamore. He married Joyce W. Whetstone on April 12, 1946 and she preceded him in death.

Ray worked in the LP Gas business...

Dec 29, 2017

William C. “Scrappy” Harman passed away on Friday December 29, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.  He was born on May 23, 1941 in Mt Vernon, IN the son of Curtis and Layla (Cross) Harman.

Bill was employed at Rice Motors for over 46 years.  He enjoyed playing corn hole, and fishing.

He is...

Dec 28, 2017

Doug Moore, 92, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Wabash Christian Village. He was born in Carmi on June 19, 1925 the son of Raymond and Sabina (Desper) Moore. Doug married Wilma Jean Conrey on November 19, 1949. He served in the Navy during World War II. Doug was the manager at Baker Oil Tools for...

Dec 28, 2017

James C. Thorpe, 77, of Broughton, passed away at his daughter’s home on December 28, 2017.  He was born on April 27, 1940 in West Virginia, the son of Forest G. and Josephine (Slaughter) Thorpe.  He married Betty Lou Wilburn and she preceded him in death on May 1, 2015.

Mr. Thorpe was a Machinist at Sealmaster...

Dec 27, 2017

Kyle Owen "Woody" Wood, 30, of McLeansboro, formerly of Carmi, passed away at 10:55 a.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Evansville, IN on December 24, 1987. He was a 2006 graduate of Carmi White County High School and graduated from WyoTech Institute in Florida. Kyle had farmed and was a handyman.

Dec 27, 2017

Donna M. Smith, 78 of Carmi, passed away at Select Care Specialty on Wednesday evening, December 27, 2017.  She was born on January 14, 1939 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of Edger and Jewell (Butler) Peterson.  She married Donald Smith and he preceded her in death on December 30, 2005.

She is survived by sons, Timothy Smith,...

Dec 27, 2017

Lonnie D. Carlisle, 78, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Wednesday morning, December 27, 2017 at his home.  He was born on April 5, 1939, the son of Andrew J. and Flossie (Wilson) Carlisle.  He married Debbie Pirtle on March 23, 1987 in Henderson, KY and she survives.

He is survived by his wife, Debbie; son, Lann...

Dec 24, 2017

Dolly South Farny, 64 of Enfield, passed away December 24, 2017 at her home. She was born August 23, 1953 in Carmi, the daughter of William Earl and Imogene (Wells) South, Sr. She had been married to Gordon Farny.

She is survived by her sons, Jeremy, Jason and Jerrod, grandchildren, Josie, Jasmine, Jadey and Jordan; great-grandchildren, Elijah,...

Dec 23, 2017

Agnes L. Russell 84 of Enfield, passed away Saturday December 23, 2017 at the Linda E.White Hospice in Evansville, IN. She was born June 29, 1933 in Carmi the daughter of Robert and Frances (Edwards) Rister. She was married to Junior Franklin "Buck" Russell on August 6, 1949.

Agnes had worked at the Enfield Sewing Factory. She...

Dec 23, 2017

Bruce Stokes, 82,  of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Gallatin Manor in Ridgway.  Bruce was born December 26, 1934, the son of Samuel and Beulah (York) Stokes.  He married Mardella Lavena Russell on October 13, 1956 and she preceded him in death on March 14, 2009.  Bruce served in the U. S. Army from 1953-1956...

Dec 23, 2017

John E. Mills, Jr. 92 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Saturday at the home of his daughter in Hazelton, IN. He was born May 15, 1925 in Mount Vernon, the son of John E. and Bessie Mae (Tippit) Mills, Sr. He married Juanita Mae Hutchinson in Kentucky and she preceded him in death on February 16, 1998.

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Dec 21, 2017

Mary E. Beck 90 of Norris City, IL passed away Thursday December 21, 2017 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. She was born October 3, 1927 in Carmi, the daughter of Charles and Myrtle (Austin) Knight. She married Edward J. Beck on August 21, 1955 at Union Ridge Presbyterian Church near New Haven and he preceded her in...

Dec 19, 2017

Michael Lee Webb, 39, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on December 19, 2017 in Mt. Vernon.    He was born on January 2, 1978 in Melrose Park, IL, the son of Michael E. and Dorothea (Busby) Webb.

Michael worked in the Janitorial Dept. at Astra Zeneca.  He enjoyed fishing and was an avid Chicago Bears fan.

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Dec 19, 2017

Pershing Lee Howell, 77, of Carmi passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017.  He was born in Carmi on July 7, 1940 the son of William Pershing and Hazel (Turner) Howell.  Pershing married Jackie Lynn McDermott on July 27, 1961 and she preceded him in death on March 25, 2017.  He was an engineer for various companies along with being...

Dec 18, 2017

James Edward "Jimmy" Mulikey, 40, of Norris City,  passed away at 2:07 p.m., Monday, December 18, 2017 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. He was born in St. Louis, MO on August 21, 1977 the son of Russell A., Sr. and Sharon K. (Lehmann) Mulikey.  Jimmy worked construction and was HVAC licensed. Jimmy is survived by a daughter, Hailey Mulikey,...

Dec 17, 2017

James G. “Truck” Travelstead, 59 of Carmi, passed away Sunday December 17, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born November 12, 1958 in Carmi, the son of James Gilbert and Thelma (Jordan) Travelstead.

Truck had worked in the Oilfield.

He is survived by his sons, Derek and Jeffrey; brothers, Richard Travelstead; Ronald and...

Dec 15, 2017

Norman Eugene Pate, 47 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Friday December 15, 2017 at his home. He was born March 12, 1969 in Tell City, IN the son of William and Norma Jean (King) Pate.

Norman was a retired carpet mechanic.

He is survived by his finace, Luann Warrick; his sister, Ella Pate Correa...

Dec 14, 2017

Frances J. Hamblin, 73, of Norris City, passed away 7:48 a.m., Thursday, December 14, 2017 Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born in Norris City, IL on November 11, 1944 the daughter of Jacob P, and Bertie(Reeves) Hoskins. Frances was a devoted mother and grandmother.  She worked as a home health aide for Addus Healthcare.  Frances attended Norris...

Dec 12, 2017

Mark S. Pruett, age 55 of Carmi, passed away Tuesday morning December 12, 2017 at his home. He was born September 4, 1962 in Joliet, IL the son of John and Udean (Stover) Pruett.

Mark had worked for Carmi Township.

He is survived by his mother, Udean Paul of Carmi; sisters, Angelia Greathouse, Kathy Davis...