All Obituaries

  John E. Meador 85, of Mt. Vernon passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. John was born on September 8, 1933 in Morganfield, Kentucky to Paul Meadors and Viola (Blackburn) Ridens. John married Della (Gregory) Meador and were married on September 16, 1956 in Fairfield Illinois. John was a veteran of the United States Marines and served in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Owen Dunn Post #5 American Legion and enjoyed woodworking and...

Lowell “Newt” Weiss 88 of Enfield, passed away Saturday morning May 18, 2019 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He was born February 26, 1931 in Enfield, the son of William L. and Naomi (Miller) Weiss. He married Mary Alice Oliver on April 24, 1952 in Springerton and she preceded him in death on December 29, 2016. Lowell was a lifelong farmer. He served as Enfield Township Road Commissioner for 18 years. Along the way he worked as a mechanic and also in the Oilfield. He was a...

Lorna Thelma (White) Holtzclaw, 76, of rural Carmi, Illinois, celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday, her 59th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, and was welcomed into the arms of Jesus early Thursday morning, May 16, 2019, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois. On her last day on earth, she spoke to each of her children, freely announcing that she just absolutely loved her husband. She also made a doctor’s appointment that she wouldn’t need to keep. She went to...

Kenneth G. “KO” Owings, 60, of Springerton, passed away at Fairfield Memorial Hospital on Tuesday morning, May 14, 2019.  He was born on June 11, 1958 in Carmi, the son of Thomas and Doris (Newman) Owings.  KO was a longtime area wide Carpenter.  He was an active member of the Enfield Sportsman Club, and Springerton American Legion.  He liked to ride motorcycles and go camping.  Most of all he loved his life and his family and friends. He is survived by...

Horace D. Inboden, 83, of Carmi, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL on May 7, 2019.  He was born on December 27, 1935 in Norris City, the son of Arthur and Nattie (Mayhew) Inboden. Mr. Inboden was a U.S. Air Force Veteran.  He was an oil field worker before his retirement. He is survived by sons, Derric Inboden, Charles (Nikki) Inboden and William Voliva; grandchildren, Annabelle Inboden, Trenten, Paul and Shawn Stell and Tabby, Billiejean, and Christina...

Lawrence Edward Baxley 72 of Carmi, passed away Thursday May 2, 2019 at 11:30 p.m. at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. He was born November 7, 1946 to G.L. and Laura Alveda (Upton) Baxley. He attended Carmi Township High School. He worked in auto body repairs and auto sales for many years and later as a commercial truck driver and security watchman. Lawrence entered the U.S. Army in September of 1965 and did his basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. He also completed Airborne...

Michael L. Seitz Sr., 78 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Solorbron with his family by his side. Mike was born in Evansville on January 4, 1941 to Bill & Ruth Ellen (Oran) Seitz. He married Jan (Allbright) Seitz on September 24, 1960 at General Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon. Mike graduated from Reitz High School class of 59. Mike enlisted in the Navy Reserves prior to graduation and was called to active duty his senior year and was not able to attend his...

Virginia Sue (Dausman) Thompson, 93 of Mt. Vernon, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 with her loving family by her side. Sue was born in Evansville on December 24, 1925 to Arthur and Ruth (Streeby) Dausman. She married Ralph Thompson on February 26, 1950 and he precedes her in death. Sue served as the Point Township Trustee for over 35 years. She was a member of the Point Township church and taught the nursery class for several years. The nursery children were near to her heart and one of...

Louise V. Stephens 80 of Carmi passed away Tuesday evening April 30, 2019 at Wabash Christian Village. She was born April 27, 1939 in South Heart, N. Dakota; the daughter of Joseph and Pauline (Paluck) Perzinski. She was married to Stanley R. Stephens and later divorced. Louise had worked at Ainsbrooke, Martin & Bailey Warehouse and later Hucks, then cooked at Wabash Christian. She is survived by her sons, Johnny, Stan and Jesse; grandchildren, Jessica Stephens,...

Ronald “Gene” Elliott 75 of Carmi passed away Thursday April 30, 2019 at Carmi Manor in Carmi. He was born July 13, 1943 in Massachusetts, the son of Harry and Eileen Elliott. He had worked in the Oilfield. He is survived by his son, Doug Newman; daughter, Renee Schneider; grandchildren, Alyvia Schneider and Justice Newman; and a sister, Debbie. He was preceded in death by a brother Jim Elliott No services will be held. The Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Carmi was in charge...