Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Herschel Young

Aug 4, 2015

Herschel E. “Bus” Young 79 of Carmi passed away Tuesday evening August 4, 2015 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville. He was born August 27, 1935 in Hannibal, MO the son of George E. and Estella (Dunham) Young. He married Barbara Wagner on December 18, 1953 in Corinth, MS. Bus had worked in sales and bookkeeping at Mallette Equipment and...

Paulette Duncan

Aug 1, 2015

Paulette Duncan 65 of Crossville, passed away Saturday morning August 1, 2015 at her home. She was born May 13, 1950 in Maunie, the daughter of Jim and Rhoda (McDonald) Burnett. She married Donald Lynn Duncan on November 6, 1966 and he preceded her in death on October 30, 2003. Paulette had worked at the Red Geranium in New Harmony....

Vickie Wooten

Jul 31, 2015

Vickie Wooten, 62, of Norris City, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 at 4:20 a.m. in Norris City. She was born on March 11, 1953 in Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of James Charles and Alice Evelyn (Blazier) Merritt. Vickie married Darrell Charles Wooten on November 18, 1983. She was a secretary for the Norris City Sanitary Department...

Donald Kirkham

Jul 31, 2015

Biography

Donald Mark Kirkham 56 of Evansville passed away Friday evening July 31, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital in Evansville. He was born October 3, 1958 in Dallas, TX the son of Donald Maurice and Sarah Scott Kirkham. He married Krista Bebout on July 11, 1992 in New Harmony. Mark loved to work on and rebuild motorcycles and guns....

Donald Todd

Jul 29, 2015

Donald G. Todd, 82 of Enfield, passed away Wednesday evening July 29, 2015 at his home. He was born September 30, 1932 in rural Hamilton County, the son of Arthur and Freda (Fulford) Todd. He married Mabel Pollard on March 8, 1958 in Carmi. Don worked many years in the oil field and later for B&W in Mt. Vernon, IN....

David Glascock

Jul 29, 2015

David Glascock, 76, of Carmi, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at 2:15 p.m. at Phoenix Rehab & Nursing in Carmi. He was born on December 24, 1938 in Illinois, the son of Hubert Dale and Flossie (Parker) Glascock. David married Bonnie June Cobb on June 28, 1975 and she preceded him in death on May 2,...

E. Ackerman

Jul 28, 2015

E. Wayne Ackerman, 88, of New Haven, passed away at 6:50 p.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born in White County, IL on December 31, 1926, the son of Willard Frederick and Lula (Ridenour) Ackerman. Wayne married Frances M. Schultheis on June 22, 1952 at Bethel United Church of Christ in...

Mark Smith

Jul 28, 2015

Mark Smith, 74 of Mt. Vernon, died July 28, 2015 in Evanville. He was born October 14, 1940 in Baltimore, MD, the son of Edward and Helen (Cramer) Smith. Mark had worked as a self-employed engineer. He is survived by his brother, Terry of Mt. Vernon and a niece, Tari L. Kinsey and nephew, Thomas Smith. No services will be...

Arnold Sinnett

Jul 27, 2015

Arnold Sinnett, 92, of Posey County, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family Tuesday morning. The World War II Army veteran was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Indiana. Charter member, and Deacon of West Terrace General Baptist Church since 1963. Member of Mason Buleah Lodge #578 since 1964. Former member of Scottish Rite...

Rodney Jones

Jul 27, 2015

It's hard to forget someone who gave you so much to remember. Rodney Dwaine Jones, 51, passed away on July 27, 2015 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was a husband of Stacey Lynn Jones. They shared 33 years of marriage together. Rod fell in love with Stacey in the 2nd grade. Rod was born in Elgin, Illinois....

Rosa Pool

Jul 26, 2015

Rosa Lee Pool, 100 years, 11 months, 27 days, of Broughton, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi, IL. She was born July 30, 1914 in Hamilton County, IL the daughter of Christopher and Eliza (Allen) Wheeler. She married Ezra Pool on March 1, 1931.

Rosa Lee is survived by two...