Obituaries

Sep 29, 2017

John E. Cox, 84,  of Mt. Vernon, passed away on September 29, 2017 at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville.  He was born on July 5, 1933 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Calvin A. and Macel (Hust) Cox.

Mr. Cox was a farm laborer and had also worked at the tile factory.  He...

Sep 29, 2017

Tilden David Irvin, 89, of Eldorado, passed away at 5:50 a.m., Friday, September 29, 2017 at Shawnee Rose Care Center in Harrisburg, IL. He was born in Walpole, IL the son of Mell and Ethel (McGill) Irvin.  Tilden was a welder at Babcock and Wilcox.

Tilden is survived by a son, Randall Irvin, of Eldorado; three daughters,...

Sep 26, 2017

Samuel Bradley Roe, 62, passed away on September 26, 2017 at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was born on April 22, 1955 in Carmi, the son of Samuel George and Ethel Sue (Weber) Roe.

Brad was an Oil Field Gager for Country Mark.  He was a member of the Carmi Elks and...

Sep 24, 2017

Lois (Malzac) Thompson, 71, of Carmi passed away at 3:52 p.m., on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Carmi Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Carmi. She was born in Superior, WI, on August 11, 1946 the daughter of Peter and Aino (Koivisto) Malzac. Lois married Mark Thompson on February 14, 1988. She retired from the City of Carmi after...

Sep 24, 2017

Melvin D. “Rudy” York, 88 of Carmi passed away Sunday afternoon September 24, 2017 at Wabash Christian Village. He was born April 10, 1929 in Springerton, the son of Grover Cleveland and Pearl (Siefried) York. He married Betty Jo McGehee on June 30, 1953 in Springerton and she preceded him in death on June 11, 2016.

Rudy...

Sep 23, 2017

Vergene "Gene" Gettings, 91, of Carmi passed away at 1:40 a.m., Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi.  She was born July 12, 1926 in Burnt Prairie, IL the daughter of Joseph Don and Maggie (King) Smith.   She worked as a bookkeeper and held various secretarial positions.

Gene is survived by a daughter and...

Sep 22, 2017

Ella Mae Cochran, 94 of Carmi, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi.  She was born July 22, 1923 in Indian Mound, TN, the daughter of Henry and Augusta "Gustie" (Cates) Mullins.  She married Rev. Leon Edgar Cochran on April 15, 1943 and, he preceded her in death on November 18, 2008. For over...

Sep 22, 2017

Lois E. Schmidt of Carrollton, IL passed away Friday September 22, 2017 peacefully at her home. She was born July 23, 1930 in Alton, IL the daughter of Louis E. and E. Fern (Betz) Youell. She married Walter P. Schmidt on July 2, 1949 in Carrollton and he preceded her in death on February 2, 2000 after 50 years...

Sep 21, 2017

Betty Lou Parker, 74, of Whittier CA, passed away at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Alamitos West Healthcare Center in Los Alamitos, CA. She was born in Hudson, MA on September 17, 1943 the daughter of Everett Milborn and Bernice (Piper) West.  Betty married Louis Franklin Parker on October 13, 1962 and he preceded her in death...

Sep 18, 2017

Traci A. Browning, 48 of Carmi passed away Monday at her home. She was born February 24, 1969 in Okinawa, Japan, the daughter of Thomas Lee Vaught and Janet (Haupt) Collier.

She was a member of Ashland Christian Church.

She is survived by two daughters Tayler and Tarynn Browning, one grandchild Talynn Browning, her mother,...

Sep 17, 2017

Lottie Darlene Carver, 71, of Maunie, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at her residence after her courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 24, 1946 in Buckhorn, MO the daughter of  August and Juanita (Porter) Gibson. Darlene was married to Bobby Gene Carver, who stood by her side. She loved God and was a member of the...

Sep 16, 2017

Jo Ann Meriwether, 65 of Crossville, passed away Saturday morning September 16, 2017 at Carmi Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Carmi. She was born March 25, 1952 in Fairfield, the daughter of Calvin L. and Billie Ruth (Stover) Zehner. She married Roger Meriwether on March 20, 1971 at the Crossville Baptist Church.

Jo Ann loved her...

Sep 15, 2017

Susie Hayes Heil, 82, of Carmi, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. Born June 16, 1935 in White County, Il, she was married to Glenn W. Hayes from May 1, 1955 until his death on April 9, 1996. She married Wayne Heil on September 25, 1999. Susie received a bachelor and masters degree...

Sep 14, 2017

William Earl "Bill" Batty, Jr., 63, of Carmi passed away at 10:03 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.  He was born in Basin, WY on December 1, 1953 the son of William Earl and Wilma (Harrolle) Batty, Sr.  Bill married Debra Marie Carr on February 19, 1972.  He worked at Browns Feed Store and...

Sep 7, 2017

Vercia Marie Shaw, 92, of Cynthiana, IN and formerly of Norris City, went to be with the lord at 12:10 a.m., on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Home in Evansville, IN. She was born in Mill Shoals Twp. on December 30, 1924 the daughter of Charles and Sarah (Fulford) Gwaltney.  She married Carl Wilford Shaw on...

Sep 6, 2017

William A. “Bill” Phillips, 93 of Mt. Vernon, IL, passed away Wednesday September 6, 2017 at Nature Trail Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon. He was born December 25, 1923 in St. Louis, MO the son of Joseph and Clara (Gordy) Phillips. He was first married to Gertrude “Bobbe” Harris and she preceded him in death. He later married...

Sep 5, 2017

Donald A. Colson, 66 of Carmi, passed away Tuesday morning September 5, 2017 at Enfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 10, 1951 in East Prairie, MO the son of Joe and Freddie Jo Colson. He married Shannon Biggerstaff on September 26, 1992.

Don was the owner operator of SCS Excavating. He was a member...

Sep 4, 2017

Thomas Junior Headlee, 54, of Carmi passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Fairfield, IL on January 16, 1963 the son of Thomas and Judy (Coaliron) Headlee, Jr.  Tom married Sheila Jo Browning on June 3, 1993.  He was a correctional officer for the White County Sheriff's Department. Tom was a member...

Sep 2, 2017

Mark J. Schneider, 63, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 Deaconess Hospital after an intense battle with an aggressive cancer, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.

Mark was born in Evansville, Indiana to George and Olivia (Altstadt) Schneider. Mark thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors, craft beer and home remodeling projects. In 1995, Mark married the love of his life...

Aug 31, 2017

Vera L. Anderson, 88, of Carmi, passed away at 10:29 p.m., Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County, IL., on December 8, 1928 the daughter of Elza and Elsa (Mayo) Mattox. Vera married Leslie Charles Anderson on September 10, 1945. She had formerly worked as the bookkeeper and office manager for the...