Emma Lou (Buttery) White Leehy 87, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on October 23, 2022, at St. Vincent Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana. [Read more...]
Ella Mae Griffith, Norris City
Ella Mae Griffith, 97 of Norris City passed away Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 at Integrity Health Care in Carbondale, IL. Ella Mae was born to Felix and Martha (Taylor) Friend May 26th, 1924. She married Edward Griffith September 1, 1945. [Read more...]
Robert Baumgart, New Haven
Robert Edward Baumgart, 80, of New Haven, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on July 11, 1941, the son of Edward and Helen (Durchholz) Baumgart. He married Janet Hillenbrand on August 10, 1963. She preceded him in death on September 8, 2021. [Read more...]
Charles Melton, Sr., Norris City
Charles (Charlie) Thomas Melton, Sr., 90 years young, of Norris City, clocked in at the Pearly Gates at midnight sharp on the morning of January 7, 2022. He was on time and prepared for eternity, and his shift will never expire. Many friends, family members, and fellow Christians mourn his passing. Charles Melton tried to follow the credo, “Leave it a little better”. He said when he left anything, he tried to leave it a little better than it was before he was there. After his long battle with diabetes and kidney disease, Charlie cleared out of this mortal life at Aperion Healthcare in Fairfield, Illinois. [Read more...]
Recent Deaths
William C. “Bill” Garrison of Carmi and formerly of New Haven died Aug. 28, 2020. He was born September 20, 1942, to proud parents Billy Guy and Verda Fay (Foster) Garrison. [Read more...]