Larry C. Boehringer

Larry C. Boehringer, 69, of Carmi, IL, died Monday, April 29  near Carmi from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Larry was a member of First Christian Church in Carmi, and graduated from Carmi Township High School and Southern Illinois University where he earned a degree in accounting.  He was a retired accounting and computer programmer.

Survivors include his wife Lillian Boehringer of Carmi; daughters Lisa (Jason) Benton of Deatsville, AL, and Beth (Ben) Schmidt of Evansville, IN; sister Donna (Steve) Sheckell of Cadiz, KY; grandchildren Megan Benton, Samantha Benton, Jonathan Benton, Daniel Schmidt and Emily Schmidt.

In keeping with Larry’s wishes, his remains were cremated.  A visitation and memorial service will be Sunday, May 26, at First Christian Church in Carmi.  Visitation is at 1 pm and memorial service is at 3 pm.

Memorials may be made to Pets At Risk or Wabash Christian Retirement Center and will be accepted at the Cook Funeral Chapel in Carmi.

Hazel Tennyson

89-year-old Fairfield resident, Hazel Tennyson died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at her daughter’s home. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include daughters, Alberta Lee of Fairfield and Janet Routien of Geff; sons, Larry and Gilbert Tennyson of Fairfield, Melvin Tennyson of McLeansboro and Dennis Tennyson of Olney; 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Services for Hazel Tennyson will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Thomason Cemetery at Wayne City.

Visitation will be from 12 noon until the time of service Wednesday, May 22 at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Robert G. Hughes

Robert G. Hughes, 89 of Carmi, died early Saturday morning May 18, 2013 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi.

Robert had worked for the Department of Defense, International. He taught in colleges and universities and for the military. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force serving in WWII and Korea. He had been an aerial gunner on a B-24 that crash landed in France. He was member of the American Legion and had been Quartermaster of the White County VFW Post in Carmi for 30 years. He volunteered at the White County Senior Citizens Center in Carmi.

Survivors include a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, and good friends, Jack Lamont and Vicki Harrelson.

Services for Robert G. Hughes will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Carmi with burial in Stokes Chapel Cemetery with full military honors provided by the American Legion and VFW.

Visitation will be noon until the time of service at the Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Carmi.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the White County Senior Citizen’s Center.

Charles A. Wheeler

77-year-old Broughton resident, Charles A. Wheeler, died at 11:05 a.m. Sunday, May 19 at his home. He was a retired construction laborer.

Survivors include a son, Mike Wheeler of Eldorado; three daughters, Beverly Biggs and Rebecca Brown of Eldorado and Judy Seaton of Waggoner, IL; a sister, Loraine Wheeler of Carmi; 10 grandchildren  and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services for Charles A. Wheeler will be 1 p.m. Thursday, May 23 at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Visitation will be  5 – 8 Wednesday evening, May 22 at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice and will be accepted at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Clarence William "Bill" Stocke

89-year-old Carmi resident, Clarence William “Bill” Stocke, died Friday, May 17 at his home.  He worked in the Illinois Oil Basin at various positions involving oil production and retired from Exxon-Mobil.  He also enjoyed farming, welding and anything mechanical.

Surviving are his wife Jewel; two sons, Scott of Carmi and Steve of Enfield; one daughter, Shirley Williams of Carmi; one sister, Joann Corcoran of Carmi; six grandchildren, eight grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

In keeping with Bill’s wishes, his remains were cremated.  A visitation and memorial service will be conducted at a later date.

Cook Funeral Chapel in Carmi is in charge of the arrangements.

Fern Prince

92-year-old McLeansboro resident, Fern Prince, died at 6:25 a.m. Saturday, May 18 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN.

Surviving are a son, Jerry of McLeansboro; one granddaughter; two brothers, William H. Gray of Dale, IL and Ralph O. Gray of Eldorado, IL.

Funeral services for Fern Prince will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 21 at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.  Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery at McLeansboro.

Visitation will be from 5 – 8 Monday evening, May 20 at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Memorials may be made to the Hamilton Memorial Hospital Foundation, the McCoy Memorial Library or the Hamilton County School Foundation, and will be accepted at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro, which is in charge of the arrangements.

Merle Duane Pond

90-year-old Geff resident, Merle Duane Pond, died at 8:50 a.m. Friday, May 17 at his home.  He retired from Airtex in 1976 as Group Leader and was a veteran of WW II, serving in the Battle of the Bulge as an Intelligence Observer.  He was a member of the Pleasant Grove Christian Church and the Cisne American Legion.

Surviving are a daughter, Anita McNeely and husband Richard of Geff; one son, Richard Pond and wife Anita Kay of Fairfield; two sisters, Betty McCord and husband Ralph and Joyce Shreve and husband Lester both of Cisne; one brother-in-law, Donne Hilliard and wife Inez of Fairfield; two granddaughters, two great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Merle Duane Pond will be at 10 a.m. Monday,  May 20 at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.  Burial will be in Cisne Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.

Memorials may be made to the Pleasant Grove Christian Church, and will be accepted at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.

Lewis "Jr." Sheraden

62-year-old Mill Shoals resident, Lewis “Jr.” Sheraden died at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 17 at his home.  He had been an electrician and wrote computer programs for the oil industry. He last worked for Noble Energy.

Survivors include his wife, Pam Sheraden of Mill Shoals; a daughter, Cara Beth Smothers of Mill Shoals; a sister, Barbara Holley of Robertsdale, AL; a brother, Brad Sheraden of Fairfield; one grandson; two step-grandsons and one step-granddaughter.

Services for Lewis “Jr.” Sheraden will be 2 p.m. Monday, May 20 at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Hammack Cemetery near Springerton.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Monday until the time of service at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Memorials may be made to the Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Foundation and will be accepted at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Scott Allen Etienne

40-year-old McLeansboro resident, Scott Allen Etienne died Wednesday, May 15 as the result of a traffic accident in Williamson County, Ill. He was employed at APC Sales & Marine Services in Marion, IL.

Survivors include his father, Richard Etienne and wife Teresa of Mt. Vernon, IL; his mother, Debbie and husband Ted Broyles of McLeansboro; two children, Tanner Ingram of Enfield and Tristan Etienne of Marion; a brother, Cody Etienne of Carmi; and two sisters, Kaci Etienne of McLeansboro and Ashley Broyles of Chicago and his grandmother, Melba Fulkerson of Carmi.

Services for Scott Allen Etienne will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro with a private family burial of ashes at a later date.

Visitation will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18 until the time of services at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Memorials may be made to the Hamilton Memorial Hospital Foundation or comprehensive Services of Mt. Vernon and will be accepted at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Clifford Brown

66-year-old McLeansboro resident, Clifford Brown died at 9:02 a.m. Thursday, May 16 at his home.  He worked as a heavy equipment mechanic.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Brown of McLeansboro; daughters, Felicia Frank of McLeansboro, Marilyn Prather of Raleigh, IL and Dianna Wellen of McLeansboro; a brother, Sam Brown of McLeansboro and a sister, Mary Brown of Anna, IL.

Services for Clifford Brown will be 8 p.m. Saturday May 18 at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18  until the time of service at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Memorials may be made to the family to assist with the funeral expenses and will be accepted at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Ruby M. Shelton

96-year-old rural Wayne City resident, Ruby M. Shelton died at 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at Mt. Vernon Healthcare. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include a son, Ron Shelton of Wayne City; 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Services for Ruby M. Shelton will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at the First Methodist Church in Wayne City with burial in Farnsworth Cemetery.

Visitation will be 11 a.m. Saturday until the time of service at the church.

The Richardson Funeral Home of Wayne City is in charge of all the arrangements.

Billie Jo Yohe

79-year-old former Mt. Erie resident, Billie Jo Yohe of McLeansboro died at 12:48 p.m. Monday at Hamilton Memorial Nursing Home in McLeansboro. She was a CNA and farmer’s wife.

Survivors include her husband, Bennie Yohe of McLeansboro; three daughters, Carolyn Forth of Sulphur, LA, Rebecca Keith of McLeansboro and Annette Crow of Mt. Vernon; a sister, Doris Hill of Crossville; a half-sister, Jo Nell Menard of Lafayette, LA; 6 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

Graveside services for Billie Jo Yohe will be 3 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at McKendree Cemetery at Mt. Erie.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. Thursday until the time of service at the Hosselton Funeral Home of Cisne, which is in charge of all the arrangements.

W. Joan "Jo" Burris Ballance

W. Joan “Jo” Burris Ballance, 77, of Allendale, IL, died on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Oakview Heights Continuous Care and Rehab in Mount Carmel. She was a homemaker and had served as a deacon at Barney’s Prairie Church in Friendsville.

She is survived by her children, Linda Haven of Tucson, AZ, Billy Ballance of Tucson, AZ, Steve (Kim) Ballance of Phoenix, AZ, Pamela (Bill) Miller of Allendale, IL, Rebecca (Dr. William) Hardy of Mount Carmel, IL, Gayl Hayes of Tuscon, AZ, Richard (Delana) Burris, and William (Debbie) Burris of Tuscon, AZ; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; siblings, Betty Bauman of Allendale, IL, Thelma McFarland of Allendale, IL, and Wayne Carey of Patoka, IN.

Funeral services for W. Joan “Jo” Burris Balance will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, May 16, 2013 in the Chapel of Family Tradition Funeral Home with burial in the Allendale Cemetery in Allendale, IL.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in the Chapel of Family Tradition Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Barney’s Prairie Church in Friendsville and will be accepted at the Family Tradition Funeral Home in Mt. Carmel.

Wilma F. (Dixie) Wheeler

88-year-old former McLeansboro resident, Wilma F. (Dixie) Wheeler of Decatur, IL died at 5:56 a.m. Sunday, May 12 at her home in Decatur. She was retired from the Springfield, IL airport where she served as supervisor of security.

Survivors include two daughters, Glenda Goforth of Decatur and Brenda Lyons of Decatur; a sister, Joan Roe Tedford of Marseilles, IL; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, five step-great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Services for Wilma F. Wheeler will be 1 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with burial in the White County Garden of Memories Cemetery at Carmi.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Thursday until the time of service at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice and will be accepted at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Terri W. Merrow

Terri W. Merrow, age 67 of West Salem, IL died at 12:02PM on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She had been a teacher’s assistant for over 27 years and had served on the West Salem Library Board.

Survivors include her husband of over 44 years, Scott Merrow, one daughter, Sarah (Dean Roth) Merrow-Roth of Aurora, IL, one son John (Kelly) Merrow of Plano, IL, and four granddaughters:  Alekza, Raquel “Rocky”, Emily and Kayley.

A Celebration of Life Service for Terri W. Merrow will be held at 2PM on Thursday, May 16^th, 2013 at the  Zion United Methodist Church in West Salem, IL.  Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Mt. Carmel.

Visitation will be held from 5PM to 7PM on Wednesday, May 15^th at the church.

Memorials may be made to the Zion United Methodist Church and will be accepted at the Ingram Funeral Home in West Salem, which is in charge of all the arrangements.