Obituaries

Gary Schmidt

Aug 31, 2015

Gary L. Schmidt, 64 of Mt. Vernon, passed away at his home on August 31, 2015. He was born on February 8, 1951 in Evansville, the son of Roger and Martha Schmidt. He married Connie Ayers on March 25, 2015 in Mt. Vernon and she survives. Mr. Schmidt worked for 40 years as a heavy equipment operator and retired from...

Carol Bell

Aug 29, 2015

Carol Lee (Langenwalter) Bell, 79, of Carmi, passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at her residence. She was born April 25, 1936 in Highland, IL, the daughter of Harold William and Alma Pauline (Frey) Langenwalter. Carol graduated from Highland High School in 1954 and went on to graduate in 1957 from Washington...

Wilma Schumaker

Aug 28, 2015

Wilma Wave (Winter) Schumaker, 88, of Carmi, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015 at 2:13 a.m. at her residence. She was born on January 19, 1927 in Carmi, the daughter of Ernest and Alma (Howell) Winter. Wilma was a graduate of Carmi Township High School and on April 3, 1948 she married Paul Albert Schumaker....

Charles Bee, Sr

Aug 28, 2015

Charles Franklin Bee Sr., 87 of Wadesville, passed away Friday August 28, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born June 21, 1928 in Francisco, IN the son of Charles D. and Flora (Minnis) Bee. He married Peggy J. Carr on March 16, 1969 in Evansville. Charles retired from Whirlpool. He enjoyed writing poetry and was also an accomplished...

Charles Oberlender

Aug 26, 2015

Charles A. "Andy" Oberlender, 55, of East Carondelet, IL passed away at 8:10 a.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 2, 1960 in San Antonio, TX the son of Richard and Rosella (Clark) Oberlender. Andy was a truck driver and a member of East View Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Natasha Pearson and...

Mary Smith

Aug 26, 2015

Mary Imogene "Jean" Smith, 83, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 3:14 p.m. at Wabash Chrisitian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born on December 1, 1931 in Harrisburg, IL, the daughter of John C. and Lena Mae (Turner) Cozart. Jean married Lowell Smith on August 10, 1972. She had worked as a secretary and bookkeeper at...

Robert Hoskins

Aug 24, 2015

Robert L. "Bob" Hoskins, 78, of Norris City passed away at 1:15 a.m., Monday, August 24, 2015 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. He was born on April 11, 1937 in Norris City the son of Jacob P. and Bertie (Reeves) Hoskins. Bob married Ruby Lea Cook on July 3, 1962. He owned and operated Robert L. Hoskins Backhoe...

Edna Hampton

Aug 18, 2015

Edna L.Hampton, 89, of Enfield, passed away Tuesday morning August 18, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born June 5, 1926 in Enfield, the daughter of Billy and Grace (Hosick) Phillips. She married Wilson E. Hampton on July 10, 1948 in Morganfield, KY and he preceded her in death on November 1, 1971. Edna had worked as...

Marjorie Baker

Aug 17, 2015

Marjorie Baker, 76, of Carmi, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at 10:07 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born on March 4, 1939 in Chesterville, IL, the daughter of Charles and Ida (Hoback) Chumbley. Marjorie was a seamstress, working at Ainsbrook Sewing Factory and Johnny Manufacturing. She was a member of Crossroads Bible...

Phyllis Woods

Aug 16, 2015

Phyllis A. Woods, 83, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday morning, August 16, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born on March 30, 1932 in New Harmony, the daughter of Loren and Lela (Snyder) Cato. She married Robert G. Woods on August 3, 1951 and he preceded her in death on January 27, 2004. Mrs. Woods was a homemaker....

Bruce Meriwether

Aug 15, 2015

Bruce Meriwether, 53, lifetime resident of Carmi passed away at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana on Saturday, August 15, 2015 surrounded by his family and friends. Bruce was born in Carmi on December 30, 1961, the son of Harold Ray and Donna Kay (Downen) Meriwether. Bruce was a designer at Stein's Flowers in Carmi. He was a member...

Jennifer Dodge

Aug 14, 2015

Jennifer Dodge, 31, of Oakland City, IN, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015 in Oakland City. She was born on December 12, 1983 in Carmi, Illinois, the daughter of Jeffery Scott and Brenda (Conner) Sanders. Jennifer married Michael Shane Dodge on March 18, 2014. She was a homemaker. Jennifer is survived by her husband, Michael; father, Jeff...

Maxine Mitchell

Aug 13, 2015

Maxine Mitchell, 85, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 5:09 a.m. at Good Samiritan Hospital in Mt Vernon, IL. She was born on October 20, 1929 in Carmi, the dauhter of George Edwin and Verna Irene (Calkin) Niekamp. Maxine married James Edmund Mitchell on December 23, 1947. She was a member of Carmi First...

Mildred Barbre

Aug 13, 2015

Mildred Barbre, 87, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 8:40 a.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born on August 4, 1928 in Enfield, IL, the daughter of Cecil and Ruby (Newman) Hart. Mildred married Harry Edward Barbre on September 27, 1947. She was a member of First Christian Church in...

Josephine Ciaravino

Aug 11, 2015

Josephine Ciaravino, 88, of Norris City passed away at 8:20 p.m., Tuesday August 11, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born in New York City on September 17, 1926 the daughter of Anthony and Rita (Salorenzo) LaPorta. Josephine married Vito Salvatore Ciaravino on December 4, 1949 and he preceded her in death on June 26, 2011....

Violet York

Aug 11, 2015

Violet “Rose” York, 88, of Springerton, died Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Wayfair Nursing Home in Fairfield. She was born January 26, 1927 in Springerton, the daughter of Elwyn O. and Phillipine Gersbacher Palmiter. She married Clayton R. York and he preceded her in death in 1989. She was a member of Springerton Methodist Church. She had been survived by...

Rev. Harold Meriwether

Aug 8, 2015

Long time minister and businessman, Rev. Harold R. Meriwether, 75, of Carmi, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 10:35 p.m. at Deaconess VNA Plus Hospice Care Center in Evansville, Indiana. Harold was born January 16, 1940 on the family farm north of Crossville, Illinois, the son of Elvis Franklin and Mildred Louise (Anselment) Meriwether. He married the only...

Ellon Eckiss

Aug 8, 2015

Ellon "Mickey" Eckiss, 86, of Carmi passed away at 10:35 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 2015 in Brazil, IN. She was born in Princeton, IN on July 11, 1929 the daughter of Devin Davis and Versa Marie (Bruce) McClure. Mickey married Bobby Gene Eckiss, Sr. on October 8, 1949 and he preceded her in death on September 12, 2014. She...

Ronald Kirsch

Aug 7, 2015

Ronald Lee "Ron" Kirsch, 58, of Crossville passed away at 10:23 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born in Hamilton County on April 4, 1957 the son of Martha Kirsch. Ron owned and operated AK Oil, LLC and was of the Catholic faith.

Surviving are a son, Aaron Kirsch of...

William Anderson

Aug 5, 2015

William "Bill" Anderson, 34, of Carmi, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 3:37 p.m. in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born on September 2, 1980 in Park Ridge, IL, the son of William Edward and Theresa (Stewart) Anderson. Bill worked as a manager for Dunkin Donuts. He is survived by his father, William Anderson of...