Obituaries

Apr 20, 2016

Marie Elliott, 88 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Wednesday April 20, 2016 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born May 6, 1927 in Roan Mt., TN the daughter of Daley and Vertie (Tolley) Whittington. She married Therman Elliott on June 28, 1947.

Marie was a homemaker. She loved her children and grandchildren. She was a longtime...

Apr 20, 2016

John H. Miller, 66, of Carmi passed away at 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born in Hamilton County, IL on September 18, 1949 the son of Hayward and Inez (Downen) Miller. John worked on various oil rigs and most recently for George Mitchell Drilling. He later went on to work...

Apr 17, 2016

Violet Fern Smith, age 90, of Carmi, passed away Saturday afternoon April 16, 2016 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born on May 02, 1926 in Springerton, Illinois, the daughter of Grover Cleveland and Pearl (Siefried) York. Violet married James Nobel Smith  May 15, 1946 and he preceded her in death in...

Apr 16, 2016

John A. Mosby, Sr., 78 of Mt. Vernon, passed away at his home on Saturday morning, April 16, 2016.  He was born on September 15, 1937 in Mt. Vernon, the son of David Young and Aretha Grace (Draper) Mosby.  He married Floie M.  Hill on December 24, 1958 in Ledford, IL and she survives.

Mr. Mosby worked...

Apr 15, 2016

Anna Belle Baird, 91, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, and formerly of Eldorado, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016, at Country Living Assisted Living in Mountain Grove. She was born November 14, 1924, in Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of Elder Jacob and Mary Ellen (Doty) Baird.

After working many years in the St. Louis area, Anna Belle...

Apr 13, 2016

Earnie D. Kiefer 85 of Grayville died April 13, 2016. He was born the son of Earnie S. Kiefer and Hester Peters Kiefer in Osceola, Missouri, on the Kiefer Ranch. He married Mabel E. Kiefer in September of 1949. They celebrated 66 years of marriage.

Mr. Kiefer was a member of the First Baptist Church of Carmi....

Apr 13, 2016

Barbara J. Killion, 85, of Carmi, passed away on April 13, 2016 with her son by her side. She was born November 20, 1930 to Ben C. and Bernice (Byrne) Winter. Barbara is survived by her son, David Kent Killion; four brothers, and sisters-in-law, Bill Winter, Ron and Kay Winter and Ken Winter all of Carmi, and...

Apr 10, 2016

Malita R. Marx, 81 of Mount Vernon, passed away Sunday morning April 10, 2016 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. She was born January 1, 1935 in Evansville, the daughter of August H. and Julia (Vititow) Wissner. She married Gene Marx on June 30, 1956 and he preceded her in death on April 2, 2015.

Malita retired from G.E....

Apr 6, 2016

Apr 6, 2016

Sherrill L. Ward, 56, of Carmi passed away at 5:20 a.m, Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born in Elgin, IL on July 13, 1959 the daughter of Jack C. and Shirley (Karsten) Clarke. Sherrill married William E. "Bill" Ward on February 3, 1978. She worked as the operations manager for Spartan Staffing...

Apr 6, 2016

Rowena E. Neal, 82, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born in Christopher, IL on December 3, 1933, the daughter of Leonard Earl and Nita (Rose) DeWitt. She was the former director of the White County Ambulance Service and was a member of the First Christian Church...

Apr 4, 2016

Loretta Jean Bunting, 60 of Wabash, IN died April 4, 2016 at Mt. Vernon, IN. She was born December 12, 1955 in Bangor, Maine, the daughter of Robert George and Mona (Morrison) Lambrecht.

Loretta had worked as a press operator and was a member of the Jehovah Witnesses Church.

She is...

Apr 4, 2016

Donna June Roser, 81, of Carmi, passed to be with her Heavenly Father on April 4, 2016 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi, IL. Donna was born June 11, 1934 in Concord, IL to Lon & Delpha (Hankins) Allison. Donna graduated from Carmi High School in 1952. Donna was married to Richard M. Roser on July 18,...

Apr 2, 2016

Eleanor "Ellie" Lucille Hogan, 83 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Saturday April 2, 2016 at Deaconess Hospital in Evanville. She was born November 26, 1932 to Starlus and Hazel (Ashworth) Hogan.

She had  first worked for Peoples Bank and Trust that later became Old National Bank in Mt. Vernon for 50 years, retiring in 2002 as Senior...

Apr 1, 2016

Elnora Shipley, 86 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Friday April 1, 2016 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 28, 1930 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of  Valker E. and Allie B. (Phelps) Tomlinson.

Elnora was a companion sitter with the elderly for over 23 years. She was active in many church activities...

Apr 1, 2016

Ruth Louise King, 93, of Carmi passed away at 5:14 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2016 at Carmi Manor. Louise, later known as Ms. Ruth, was born in Springerton, IL on September 2, 1922 the daughter of Hayward Paul and Madge Lee (McGehee) Carter. She married Luther Harold King on November 9, 1940 and he preceded her in death on...

Apr 1, 2016

Bruce Gilbert Brewer, 79, of Norris City, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016 at his residence. He was born on August 31, 1936, in Lee County, Virginia, the son of Alton and Arnie (Blevins) Brewer. Bruce married Peggy Dean Smith on May 22, 1965 and she survives. He was in the U.S. Navy and later served in the...

Mar 31, 2016

Mar 27, 2016

Doris P. Barbre, 92 , of Terre Haute, IN and formerly of Carmi, died on March 27, 2016 at the home of her daughter, Karen.  She was born on June 23, 1923 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Paul Carl and Maude (Seal) Schmidt.  She married Albert M. Barbre November 3, 1945 in Detroit and he preceded her in...

Mar 26, 2016

Chrisháun Coaliron, 16, of Carmi passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, alongside his girlfriend of two years, Kaitlyn Gwaltney.  He was born October 22, 1999 in Mt. Vernon, IL the son of Elizabeth Kimmerling and Clayton Edward Coaliron.  Chris was a Freshman at Carmi-White County High School and attended First Church of God in Maunie. Chris is survived by...