Obituaries

Danny Buchanan

May 1, 2015

Danny Edward Buchanan, 60, of Carmi passed away at 10:12 a.m., Friday, May 1, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born in McLeansboro on March 18, 1955 the son of Leland and Donna Mae (Wheeler) Buchanan. Danny married Diamond Luann Powell on April 10, 1976. He had retired from Pattiki Coal Mine.

Danny is...

Allen Miller

May 1, 2015

Allen W. Miller 71 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Friday May 1, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born October 31, 1943 in Robinson, IL the son of the late Bill and Lil Miller. He was married to Sharron Sue Frailey, his high school sweetheart. Allen was a 1961 graduate of Mount Vernon High School where he played football. After...

Betty Thorpe

May 1, 2015

Betty Lou Thorpe, 70 of Enfield, passed away Friday afternoon May 1, 2015 at her home. She was born December 8, 1944 in Chicago, the daughter of Walter and Adrian (Clerk) Pryor. She was married to James Thorpe. Betty had worked in security at the Hollywood Riverboat Casino in Aurora. She was a member of the American Legion, Amvets and...

Wilma Heriges

Apr 30, 2015

Wilma Joyce Heriges, 81 of Mt. Vernon passed away Thursday April 30, 2015 at the Ford Home in New Harmony. She was born April 4, 1934 in New Haven, IL the daughter of Clarence Ted and Erma (Wilsey) Parker. She married Louis Coleman Heriges on December 2, 1950 at Henderson, KY. Wilma enjoyed playing Bunco and Bingo. She was a...

Lindell Hoy

Apr 28, 2015

Lindell Hoy, 74, of Norris City passed away at 8:42 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at his residence. He was born August 28, 1940 in Herald, IL the son of Walter Wayne and Juanita B. (Catlin) Hoy. Lindell married Janice L. Pulliam on March 3, 1962. Lindell was a building contractor, an oil producer and also served as Norris...

Jimmy Murphy

Apr 28, 2015

Jimmie J. Murphy, 79 of Carmi passed away April 28, 2015 at his home with family around his bedside. He was born in New York City, NY, on March 14, 1936 the son of John & Bridie (Clifford) Murphy. He married Mary Dow on May 5, 1956 and she survives. Mr. Murphy served on the Carmi City Police Dept. for...

Larry Wheeler

Apr 25, 2015

Larry W. Wheeler, 73, of Mt. Dora, Florida passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Waterman Hospital in Tavares, FL. He was born on April 27, 1941 in Carmi, Illinois, the son of Rufus Charles and Vera Lorene (Myers) Wheeler. Larry married Gloria L. (Ritter) Nikides on July 3, 2011 in Zionsville, Indiana. Although Larry was a veteran...

Kathy Price

Apr 24, 2015

Kathy J. Price, 63, of Enfield passed away on Friday morning, April 24, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illiniois. She was born on April 15, 1952, in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of Raymond and Thelma (Sanders) Juenger. She married Gary Price on February 22, 1980. Kathy was a homemaker as well as a farmer and oil...

Sandy Douthitt

Apr 21, 2015

Sandy Jean Douthitt, 50, Carmi, passed away to join her Father in Heaven on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born October 2, 1964, in Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of Robert E. and Sandra Kay (Vailes) Bartley. She was married to Donald Douthitt Jr.

Sandy had worked as postal...

Ruby Winter

Apr 19, 2015

Ruby Winter, 87, of Carmi passed away at 1:35 a.m., Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born in Carmi on February 26, 1928 the daughter of Carl and Mary E. (Brown) Thompson. Ruby was a caregiver for her son, David for 60 years along with having a baking business. She was a...

Robert Nelson

Apr 14, 2015

Robert Joel Nelson, 72, of Carmi, passed away on April 14, 2015. He was born August 21, 1942, the son of David R. and Tessie E. (Thomas) Nelson. Robert married the love of his life, Leah Rae Ziegler on July 15th, 1961 and celebrated nearly 52 years of marriage before she passed away in 2013. Robert and...

Jerry Wiseman

Apr 13, 2015

Jerry L. Wiseman, 72, of Carmi, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 1:40 a.m. at his residence. He was born May 9, 1942 in Grayville, IL, the son of Kenneth Franklin and Vera Ruth (Spencer) Wiseman. Jerry married JoAnn Williams on March 2, 1963.

Jerry...

Marion Bass

Apr 10, 2015

Marion E. "Red" Bass, 77 of Carmi, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at 10:42 p.m. at his residence in Carmi. He was born January 13, 1938 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the son of Marion James and Grace (Poteet) Bass. He married Marilyn Jean Klinghagen May 28, 1993. He was a Fireman in Waco, TX; did communication for the...

Ronald Knight

Apr 7, 2015

Biography

Ronald “Easy” Knight 90 of Crossville, passed away Tuesday morning April 7, 2015 at the home of his daughter. He was born January 15, 1925, the son of Royal T. and Mary (Landingham) Knight. He married Arledia Trout on June 7, 1959 and she preceded him in death on April 9, 1996. “Easy” had worked at several area...

Cloyd Walker

Apr 5, 2015

On the evening of April 5, 2015 Cloyd W. Walker passed away at his Enfield home. His parents William Anderson and Muriel (Gunter) Walker brought this remarkable person into this world on January 21, 1933 in Enfield. Cloyd spent 82 years touching the lives of numerous people. He was a blessing to everyone. Cloyd was legendary for helping friends and...

Charlene Burns

Apr 2, 2015

Charlene R. (Davis) Burns, 80, of Carmi, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 12:50 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born December 31, 1934 in Clinton, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Andrew "Charlie" and Rose (Patterson) Davis. Charlene married Robert John "Boo" Burns on December 19, 1953 and he preceded her in death on...

Gene Marx

Apr 2, 2015

Gene R. Marx, 79 of Mt. Vernon, died on April 2, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on August 8, 1935 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Raymond H. and Fleeda (Parks) Marx. He married Malita Wissner on June 30, 1956 in Evansville and she survives. Mr. Marx was a 1953 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School,...

Ora McGhee

Apr 1, 2015

Ora Phyllis McGhee 80 of Carmi, passed away Wednesday April 1, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville. She was born February 19, 1935 in Carmi, the daughter of Joseph and Thelma (Corwin) Ward. Phyllis loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She is survived by three sons, Bradley (Laurie) McGhee and Terry McGhee of Carmi and Ronnie (Elaine) McGhee of...

Carolyn Bruce

Mar 31, 2015

Carolyn Bruce, 82, of Norris City passed away at 11:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born in Norris City on September 24, 1932, the daughter of William Norris and Mary Grace (Phillips) Bruce. Carolyn retired as President of Banterra Bank of Norris City. She was a member of the Norris...

Pauline Erkman

Mar 31, 2015

Pauline Erkman, 88, of Enfield, passed away at 2:10 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. She was born August 15, 1926 in Springerton, IL, the daughter of Guy and Norma Lorene (Stone) Smith. Pauline married Chelsea Erkman on December 24, 1944 and he preceded her in death on November 10, 2012....