Obituaries

Aug 29, 2017

Donald E. Sherrard, Sr., 74 of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday morning, August 29, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.  He was born on July 6, 1943 in Carmi, the son of J.D. and Mary (Burnett) Sherrard.  He married Barbara Sherman on March 28, 1968 and she survives.

Mr. Sherrard was a copper miner and retired truck...

Aug 26, 2017

Charles W. "Snook" Bulla, 64 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Saturday August 26, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born December 16, 1952 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Jay and Florene (Waters) Bulla.

Snook had worked at J & J Welding in Mt. Vernon. He was a member of the Mt. Vernon Moose...

Aug 24, 2017

Everett Paul “P.D.” Davis, 96, of Omaha, passed away at 12:09 am, Thursday, August 24, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Norris City, IL on May 15, 1921 the son of Horace Henry and Gracie Mabel (Leyerle) Davis.  Paul married Mildred Aleta Veatch on March 23, 1951 and she preceded him in death on April 11, 2011. He...

Aug 24, 2017

Troy D. Montgomery, 47 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Thursday August 24, 2017 at Charlier Hospice in Evansville. He was born January 5, 1970 in Evansville, the son of Donald and Barbara (Harper) Montgomery.

Troy worked  25 years for D&D Amusements. He was a member of the Sons of the Legion at Owen Dunn Post #5,...

Aug 21, 2017

Charles Farmer "Chuck" Edwards, 96, of Norris City passed away at 4:50 pm, Monday, August 21, 2017 at his residence.  He was born February 24, 1921 in Norris City, IL the son of Charles Ewing and Lynda (Farmer) Edwards. Chuck graduated from the Norris City High School in 1938 and attended and graduated from the University of Illinois on a...

Aug 19, 2017

Thomas Lee Vaught, 76 of Enfield, passed away Saturday August 19, 2017 at Deaconess Gateway in Newburg, In. He was born April 19, 1941 in Enfield, IL. the son of Braden (Skunk) Willis and Vivian (Sis) Belangee. He married Dang on November 14, 1976 in Schneider, Ok.

Tom retired as a Tech Sergeant of the US Air...

Aug 18, 2017

William R. South 88, of Enfield, passed away Friday afternoon August 18, 2017 at the Linda E. White Hospice Center in Evansville. He was born November 5, 1928 in Enfield, the son of Curtis Royal and Laura Elizabeth (Jordan) South. He married Lois A. Askew on December 31, 1949 at the Delafield Baptist Church.

Bill was a...

Aug 16, 2017

Bryant Lee Weasel,13, of Carmi, passed away at 2:45 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born in Evansville on April 14, 2004 the son of Jason Ray and Amy Jo (Buchanan) Weasel. He was a 7th grader at Carmi White County Junior High School. Bryant was an active member...

Aug 15, 2017

Wilma Irene Storey,86, of Norris City, passed away at 10:53 p.m., Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Carmi on January 14, 1931 the daughter of Earl Wilburn and Florence Callie (McIntosh) McCluskey. Wilma married Arthur Lee Storey in August  1986 and he preceded her in death on July 25, 1991. She was a...

Aug 8, 2017

Terry W. Jones, 53 of Flora and formerly of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday August 8, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. He was born February 2, 1964 in Peoria, the son of Marvin and Carol (Hosick) Jones, Sr.

Terry worked as a laborer. He loved his dog Chico.

He is survived by...

Aug 4, 2017

Everett C. James, 81, of Carmi passed away at 9:40 p.m., Friday, August 4, 2017 at his residence.  He was born on December 13, 1935 in Maunie, IL the son of Harley Ervin and Lora (Frymire) James.  Everett married Joan (Warren) Turner on February 8, 1997.  He was a truck driver for O'Daniel Trucking and had worked for Rides...

Aug 2, 2017

Dennis A. Holbrook, 62 of Mt. Vernon, IN passed away Wednesday August 2, 2017 in Evansville. He was born February 1, 1955 in Evansville, the son of Clarence T. and Anna R. (Terrell) Holbrook. Dennis lived at Cloverleaf for several years. He loved helping the residents there with anything they might need help with. He attended services and Bible...

Aug 1, 2017

Betty Joyce Wright, 80 of Danville, IL and formerly of Carmi and Enfield, passed away Tuesday August 1, 2017 in Urbana.  She was born on September 13, 1936 in Carmi, the daughter of Lawrence E. and Jessie Pearl (Koontz) Sturms.  She married Ronald L. Wright on February 22, 1958 and he preceded her in death on October 14, 1984....

Aug 1, 2017

Roger Dale Hogan, 60, of Carmi passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.  He was born in Carmi, IL on February 9, 1957 the son of Raymond Franklin and Rosa A. (Parker) Hogan.  Roger married Ellen Doris Peotter on November 20, 2012 and she preceded him in death on February 16, 2015.  He...

Jul 30, 2017

Scott A. Prince, 47, of Carmi passed away at 12:57 a.m., Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN.  He was born in Carmi on October 18, 1969 the son of Doyle E. and Janice (Faulkner) Prince.  Scott married Leslie Ledford on March 23, 1996.  He was a 1987 graduate of Carmi Community High School and received...

Jul 26, 2017

Thelma Joyce Vinson, 83 of Carmi, passed away Wednesday July 26, 2017 at her home. She was born October 6, 1933, the daughter of Sylvester R. and Leota Margaret (Mason) Clark. She married Charles L. Vinson on December 31, 1955 and he preceded her in death on February 15, 1993.

Thelma was a homemaker, she enjoyed keeping...

Jul 25, 2017

Jack I. Martin, a businessman and community leader in Carmi, IL who devoted his life to his family,friends and neighbors died July 25, 2017 in Newburgh, Indiana. He was 63. The cause of death was a severe brain hemorrhage.

Mr. Martin graduated from Carmi Community High School in 1971, and attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale where...

Jul 25, 2017

James Ralph "J.R." Williams, Jr., 77, of Carmi passed away at 2:05 p.m., Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL.  He was born in Evansville, IN on October 14, 1939, the son of James Ralph and Mary Eileen (Burris) Williams, Sr.  J.R. married Teresa Weaver on December 3, 2008. He worked as a set-up man...

Jul 21, 2017

Aubrey L. Catlin, 78, of Carmi passed away at 5:20 p.m., Friday, July 21, 2017 at the Linda White Hospice Center in Evansville, IN.  He was born in Norris City, IL on November 27, 1938, the son of Dwight Wayne and Ruth (Buttry) Catlin.  Aubrey married Janice Sue Burris on August 10, 1957.  He was a 1956 graduate of...

Jul 21, 2017

Janet G. Johnson, 71, of Carmi, passed away at 9:00 a.m., Friday, July 21, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born May 23, 1946 in Carmi, IL, the daughter of Martin Oral and Minnie O. (Whetstone) Fisher. Janet was the owner of House of Beauty in Carmi. She was the president of the National Hairdressers...