All Obituaries

    George Chaffin, 92, of Carmi passed away at 8:55 p.m., Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born in Eldorado, IL on May 24, 1926 the son of Virgil and Lora (Lamb) Chaffin. George married Ruth Dodd on December 6, 1952 and she survives. He served in the US Navy during WWII. George was the owner of Industrial Lift Services in Chicago, IL from 1967-1992. He was a member of the Carmi American Legion Post ...

Dorothy Martin Staley     Dorothy's family is extremely saddened to announce her passing on September 10, 2018. She was 96 years old and a beloved mother, sister, grandmother and aunt.     Dorothy was the second daughter born to Wayne and Grace Martin. Her parents and an older sister, Helen, predecease her.     Three children survive Dorothy: Grace DeLottinville, Fort Myers, Florida; Scott Staley (Renee), Newburgh, Indiana; and Michael...

  Edith L. Kent. 99, of Carmi, passed away at 12:23 a.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. She was born in Saline County on January 26, 1919 the daughter of Ernest and Letha (Tarrant) Cozart. Edith married William Joseph Kent on May 25, 1939 and he preceded her in death on October 12, 1994. She was a receptionist for Dr. Veetch and Dr. Myrna and she had also worked at Steins Flowers. Edith was a member of the First United Methodist...

    Ray Turner, 90, of Carmi passed away, Sunday August 19, 2018 at Wabash Christian Village. Ray was born in Brownsville, IL on March 18, 1928 to Clifford and Lora (Pyle)Turner. He attended the Big Prairie Grade School, where his father was a teacher. Ray also attended the South Side School in Carmi. He graduated from the Carmi Township High and was a graduate of Lockyear's Business College in Evansville, IN.     Ray was employed by some well known...

    Dorothy L. Hite, 96, of Norris City, passed away at 3:20 a.m., Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Wabash Christian Village. She was born in Norris City, IL on October 19, 1921 the daughter of George Herman and Anna Bell (Little) Hulett. Dorothy was married to Robert Julian Hite and he preceded her in death on June 2, 2002. She was a homemaker, a member of the Norris City Church of God and an avid St. Louis Cardinal and Kentucky Wildcat fan. Her favorite hobby was spending time...

   Mary Etta Gray, 84, of Carmi, passed away at 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at Wabash Christian Village. She was born in Carmi on March 21, 1934 the daughter of James Gilbert "Gib" and Fern L. (Hillyard) Chilton. Mary married William L. "Bill" Gray on November 30, 1952 and he preceded her in death on December 10, 2010. She graduated from Carmi Township High School in 1951 and was a homemaker.     Mary is survived by, two daughters,...

    Charles R. Marler, 74 of Carmi, passed away at 1:40 a.m., Friday, August 3, 2018, at his residence. He was born on December 8, 1943 in Crossville, IL the son of Paul Edward and Nevalene Mae (Ward) Marler. He married Loretta Jean Latham on December 24, 1962. He was in the US Army for 21 1/2 years serving two tours in Vietnam. He later worked as a coal miner at Galatia/American Coal for 20 years. Charles was a member of the American Legion, VFW,  Carmi Masonic Lodge and Hadi...

     Steve Gilpin, 63, of Carmi passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side on Saturday, July 28, 2018.  Steve was born in Kennett, MO on November 11, 1954.  He faithfully served his country during Vietnam in the United States Army.  Steve went on to work for the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier before taking an early retirement due to an injury.  He took great pride in his work and always arrived at work with his pressed uniform and...

  Henry M. Donehue, 79, of Norris City, passed away at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Norris City on September 24, 1938 the son of Lloyd and Beatrice (Bonds) Donehue. Henry married June(Millspaugh) Holm on February 11, 2012. He served during the Korean War in the Army and was stationed in Germany.  Henry had worked for Eastern Airlines and later as a contractor and carpenter. Henry was a member of the Norris City Christian Church. He enjoyed...

     Billy Dea Schreifels, 88, of Carmi passed away, Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL.  He was born on November 11, 1929 in Seminole, OK, the son of M.W. and Ada (Manwarring) Schreifels.  Bill married Louise E. Luebbers on April 9, 1956 and she preceded him in death on December 9, 2000.      Bill retired from Exxon in 1984.  He served in the U.S. Army from March 14, 1950 to December 13, 1952 during the...