All Obituaries

Mary Fay Wyatt, 83, of Mt. Carmel, passed away June 29, 2019, at her residence.   Mary was born November 12, 1935, in Charleston, Illinois, the eldest daughter of William and Helen Nora (McMillan) Ballard.  On March 11, 1956, Mary married Bernard Wyatt at the First Christian Church in Lawrenceville, Illinois.    She was a faithful member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ for over 60 plus years and a lifetime member of the Torchbearer Kappa Chapter of Beta...

Fred L. McGee, 74, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away July 8, 2019, at Midtown Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.   He was born August 15, 1944, in Tell City, Indiana, the son of Theophilus and Emma (Jackson) McGee.  On March 29, 1964, Fred married the love of his life, Linda French, in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.    Fred was a member of the First Apostolic Church in Mt. Carmel.  He worked as a commercial truck driver his entire life.  Fred was quite the...

Sarah Ellen Woods, 60, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilation. She was born April 30, 1959, in Fairfield, Illinois, the daughter of Richard A. and Deloris O. (Lane) Woods.  Sarah was a member of the Pentecostal Faith Assembly in Friendsville, Illinois.  She was a member of the Mt. Carmel High School class of 1977 and enjoyed keeping in touch with her classmates.   Sarah loved listening to live music and playing...

Richard Gerard Fuss, 83, from Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away June 25, 2019, at his residence.   He was born July 23, 1935, in Cook County, Illinois, the son of Adolph G. and Elsie L. (Kingstrom) Fuss.  On July 18, 1959, Richard married Mary Jane Mish at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin.    Richard was an automobile mechanic his entire life.  Everyone knew him as the “Lone Ranger.”  With this distinction he did several radio...

Fred M. Peters, 62, of Brookston, IN passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at his home. He was born January 6, 1957 in Mt. Carmel, IL to the late Oscar J. and Irene M. (Dunkel) Peters.  Fred was a 1975 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School.  After high School, he attended both Wabash Valley Jr. College and Texas Tech University. His marriage was to Tracy Newberry on June 27, 1987 in Houston, TX.  Fred and Tracy were married 2 days short of 32 years; she...

  Kirk Anthony Dougherty, 61, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Kirk was born November 5, 1957 in Mt. Carmel, IL to Elbert E. Dougherty, Jr. and Carolyn Joyce (Trimble) Dougherty. He graduated Mt. Carmel High School, Wabash Valley College, and earned Associate Degree in Petroleum Technology from Midland College. He worked for over twenty years in the oil production field industry as Geological...

Robert G. Richardson, 88, of Evansville, Indiana; formerly of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville, IN, surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born July 2, 1930 in Browns, Illinois the son of Thomas F. and Florence (Deisher) Richardson.  He married Stella LaVerne  Matchell on January 26, 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri. Robert was proud of his service to his country in the U.S. Army and was privileged to be included in...

Meta Ilse Metzinger Gillette passed away in her home on June 7th, 2019.  She was born May 21st, 1937, in Karlsruhe, Germany, where she spent most of her early life, except during a part of WWII, when she was moved to Holland for safety.  She met our father Gordon when he was stationed in Germany, and they married there.  When his tour was over, she moved with him to America, making her first (and last) voyage on a large ship.  She neither spoke, read or wrote in the...

Rev. John Wesley Yarbor went home to be the Lord Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Oakview Heights with his family at his side. He was born in rural Keensburg, Illinois, the son of William “Red” Richard Jackson and Ona Minnie (Woods) Yarbor.  John attended school at Upper Hills School, Gibson County, Indiana, and Keensburg School, and, was a graduate of Assemblies of God Central Bible College, Springfield, Missouri. John was a World War II and Korean War Veteran.  In Korea...

James E. “Jim” Neigh, 77, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away at Daviess Community Hospital, Washington, Indiana, from Parkinson’s on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.   He was born August 27, 1941, in Greenfield, Massachusetts, to James L. and Elizabeth (Pallam) Neigh.  Jim was married to Adah Cotner.   Jim proudly served his country as a staff Sergeant with the United States Marine Corps.  He was a flight engineer aboard a C-130 transport and refueling...