Obituaries

Aug 1, 2016

Donald Wayne "Don" Henson, 78, of Norris City, passed away at 7:20 p.m., Monday, August 1, 2016 at the VA Medical Center in Marion, IL. He was born in Norris City on September 15, 1937 the son of Marion Earl and Louise Jenelle (Wooten) Henson. Don married Karen Rae Jordan on March 28, 1964. He was boilermaker...

Jul 31, 2016

Vella Garner, 96, of Crossville passed away at 4:35 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center. She was born June 27, 1920 in Livingston, TN. She married Charles C. Garner on September 21, 1936 and he preceded her in death on October 19, 1992. Vella was a homemaker. She loved to...

Jul 30, 2016

Betsy A. Wyatt, 87 of WhiteHall, IL passed away Saturday July 30, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. She was born February 27, 1929 in Quincy, teh daughter of William P. and Marie (Ulmer) Schmidt. She married Clifford H. Wyatt on November 26, 1947 at St. John's Catholic Church in Carrollton and he preceded her in death on...

Jul 27, 2016

Edelene Sinnett, 92, of Posey County, passed away peacefully Tuesday night July26, 2016. She was born June 21, 1924, the daughter of Homer and Zelpha (Pate) Blair.

The last surviving charter member of West Terrace General Baptist Church. With a true servant’s heart, Edelene, known to close friends and family as Eddie or Ms. Eddie, could be...

Jul 25, 2016

Linda L. Hall, 71 of Carmi, passed away Monday July 25, 2016 at her home. She was born October 8, 1944 in Evansville, IN the daughter of John W. McKay, Sr. and Pauline Carney. She married Donald Eugene Hall on April 15, 1964 in Manteno and he preceded her in death on December 24, 2014.

Linda was...

Jul 24, 2016

Helen Ruth (H.R.) Cain, 73, of Nashville, Georgia formerly of Jasper, IN and Carmi, IL passed away at 6:14 a.m., Sunday, July 24, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Anna, IL on March 20, 1943 the daughter of Clarence Ford and Zelma Cecil (Montgomery) Campbell. Helen married Thomas E. Cain on June 8,1963 and he...

Jul 19, 2016

Cyril Doerner, 82, of Norris City passed away at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Norris City, IL on October 19, 1933 the son of Leland Sylvester and Mabel Irene (Rodgers) Doerner. Cyril married Elba Julia Munoz on May 2, 1959 and she preceded him in death on August 9, 1996. He...

Jul 18, 2016

Cecil R. Waters, Jr., 64 of Mount Vernon, IN passed away Monday July 18, 2016 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born July 28, 1951 in Evansville, the son of Cecil R. and Martha (Utley) Waters, Sr. Cecil had been a fireman and served as fire chief for the City of Mt. Vernon for many years. He collected...

Jul 12, 2016

Lawrence E. Nelson, 71 of Mt. Vernon, IN, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday afternoon July 12, 2016 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mt.Vernon. He was born, July 24,1944 to Wesley and Ellen (Turner) Nelson. He is survived by his wife, Jackie Nelson.

He married Jackie (Harper, Ricketts) in March...

Jul 11, 2016

Virginia Belle Midkiff Amos Remes, 84, of Hampton, VA passed away at 4:43 a.m., Monday, July 11, 2016 at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. She was born in Philpott, KY on June 13, 1932, the daughter of Leamon and Adela (Hendrix) Midkiff. After graduating high school at 16, she attended Southern Illinois University and...

Jul 11, 2016

James Monroe Edwards, 79, of Norris City, passed away at 4:00 a.m. Monday July 11, 2016 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL. He was born in Elizabethtown, IL on November 22, 1936 the son of Tee and Stella (Ziegler) Edwards. James married Patsy Louise Talley on July 2, 1955. He was a boilermaker and work...

Jul 9, 2016

Edward A. "Eddie" Russell, 47, of Carmi passed away at 6:52 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Henderson, KY on September 20, 1968 the son of Edward and Nancy Bell (Holeman) Murphy. Eddie married Diana Lynn Pierce. He was a cross country truck driver. Eddie is survived by his wife, Diana; his mother,...

Jul 8, 2016

Wanda Louise Niekamp, 92, of Carmi, passed away peacefully at her home while doing embroidery needlework around 4:00 p.m., Friday, July 8, 2016. She was born on November 9, 1923, which was her parent's tenth anniversary. On September 2, 1951, she married Robert Niekamp, a farmer. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1996, her parents, Fred...

Jul 4, 2016

Elsie M. Gulledge, 96 of Carmi passed away Monday July 4, 2016 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born March 30, 1920 in Herald, the daughter of Walter and Ada (Hill) Merritt. She first married Frank Andrew Churchwell and later married Everett Gulledge, both preceded her in death.

Elsie had worked for the IL...

Jul 3, 2016

Danny R. Painter, 64 of Carmi passed away Saturday July 3, 2016 at his home. He was born May 28, 1952 in Indianapolis, IN the son of Roscoe and Ruth (Rayner) Painter.

Danny was a truck driver for Browns Feed Store in Carmi.

He is survived by his companion Kathryn Downen; brothers, James and Raymond...

Jul 1, 2016

Christine Spence, 62, of Norris City passed away at 1:30 a.m., Friday, July 1, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Ottawa, IL on December 6, 1953 the daughter of John and Donna (Kudrick) Lepper. Christine married Melvin G. Spence on September 1, 1984. She was a graduate of Streator Township High School and a homemaker. Christine was...

Jul 1, 2016

Lula Mae Kimmel, 88, of Mt Vernon, IN passed away at 9:26 p.m., Friday, July 1, 2016 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born in Mt. Vernon, IN on June 4, 1928 the daughter of John and Lessie Goff. Lula married Fred C. Kimmel on August 17, 1957 he preceded her in death on June 10, 2007. She was a...

Jul 1, 2016

Sarah Smith, 57, of Crossville passed away at 2:32 p.m., Friday, July 1, 2016 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO after a short but hard fought battle with lung cancer. She was born in Beaumont, TX on October 10, 1958 the daughter of Alfred Joseph "A.J." and Willie Addean (Farmer) Hoffman. Sarah married James R....

Jun 29, 2016

Curtis Michael Champion, 37 of Springerton, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. He was born on December 14, 1978 in Carmi, the son of Michael and Vonda (Sturgal) Champion.

Curtis graduated in 2000 from Brownsville School.  He loved Gospel music and loved attending Springerton Community Church. ...

Jun 27, 2016

Gene Desper, 60 of Carmi, passed away Monday June 27, 2016. He was born April 3, 1956 in Carmi, the son of Clarence Eugene and Yvonee (Rohrer) Desper. He married Amy Neels on April 14, 2009.

Gene was a longtime area drywaller. He worked 40 years in the trade, his sons worked alongside of him and learned...