Category Archives: Obituaries

Dianne King, 71, Carmi
Dianne King of Carmi, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home Thursday, July 6, 2023. She was surrounded in love by her beloved mother and two daughters. Dianne was born on January 17,...
Mark Wells Jul 10, 2023

Ruth Kathryn (Shaw) Sell, 93, Carmi
Ruth Kathryn (Shaw) Sell was born May 6, 1930, at Brownsville, Illinois to Claud and Nellie (Story) Shaw. She attended Brockett School (a one-room school) then went to Carmi Township High School. She ...
Mark Wells Jul 10, 2023
Charles V. Cox - McLeansboro, IL
Charles V. Cox, age 85 and a resident of McLeansboro, IL, passed away at 4:20 a.m., Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. Visitation will be held from 6 - 8 p...
Mark Wells Jul 10, 2023
Victoria Lynn (Zimmerman) Page - Sims
Victoria Lynn (Zimmerman) Page, 73, of Sims, IL passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield, IL. Victoria worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Shawnee, OK bef...
Mark Wells Jul 09, 2023
Dean Carter - Carmi, IL
Dean Carter, 93, of Carmi, IL passed on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. Dean was born on February 15, 1930 in Urbana, IL the son the Otto Kenneth Carter and Lena Jane (Mea...
Mark Wells Jul 09, 2023
Polly Jane Murdach - Enfield, IL
Polly Jane (Curtis) Murdach, 73, of Enfield, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born on July 2, 1950, in Kentucky, the daughter of John and Veneta (Mu...
Mark Wells Jul 09, 2023
Charles V. Cox - McLeansboro, IL
Charles V. Cox, age 85 and a resident of McLeansboro, IL, passed away at 4:20 a.m., Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. Visitation will be held from 6 - 8 p.m. Mon...
Mark Wells Jul 08, 2023

Shirley Ruth Eaton, 80, Flora
Shirley Ruth Eaton, age 80, of Flora, Illinois, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at her home. She was born June 19, 1943, in Xenia, the daughter of Charles Clifford "Cliff" and Freida (Co...
Mark Wells Jul 07, 2023

Joseph Eugene "Dusty" Rhodes Jr, 68, Norris City
Joseph Eugene "Dusty" Rhodes Jr, 68, of Norris City, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023, at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, Illinois. He was born on April 6, 1955, in Carmi, Illinois, the son of Joseph...
Mark Wells Jul 07, 2023

Gayla M. Wheeler, 62, Wayne City
Gayla M. Wheeler, 62, of Wayne City, IL, died on Friday, May 26, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, July 8th at the Archie Sanders Chapel in Wayne City, with burial of cremated ...
Mark Wells Jul 07, 2023