All Obituaries

Harry E. Wheatley, 80, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018, at Pacific Care Center in Pacific, Missouri. He was born August 5, 1938, the son of Elmer and Kathryn (Stroh) Wheatley, at Friendsville, Illinois.  Harry was in the graduating class of 1956 at Mt. Carmel High School.  He honorably served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea.  On September 30, 1967, he married Sylvia Hall at Lancaster, Illinois.  She preceded him in death on...

Franklin D. Sutton, 84, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, Indiana, surrounded by the love of his family. Franklin was born February 11, 1934, the son of William A. and Viola Mae (Dexter) Sutton in Wabash County.  On August 8, 1953, he married Marie Obessa Jackson.  Marie preceded him in death on December 23, 1976.  Several years later Franklin married Patty (Ridgley) Rutter on July 28, 1980.  She...

Karl Sampson, 99, of Mt. Carmel, IL passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Oakview Heights Continuous Care and Rehab Center.          He was born on July 18, 1919 in Belton, Kentucky, to Albert and Bessie (Jernigan) Sampson.  Karl married Ellen Virginia “Jackie” Dardeen on May 29, 1944, she is surviving. Karl was very skilled in construction, his expertise and craftsmanship can be found in jobs he did all over Mt. Carmel. His...

Velma Helene (Moeller) Hinchliffe, 99, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Wabash General Hospital. She was born January 10, 1919 in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of Anna Helene (Spitznas) Moeller and William Moeller. She married John Arthur Hinchliffe November 9, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois; he preceded her in death March 5, 2006.           Velma led an active life. She graduated from University of...

Mary Patricia “Pat” Carlton Barefield Keck, 91, passed away on December 1, 2017 in Ft. Worth,Texas. She was the second daughter of the late Iris Lovellette Carlton Grace and the late Holmes Roseberry Carlton and was pre-deceased by her brother, Holmes Robert Carlton and her sister, Yvonne Carlton Haeberle. She was born on November 2, 1926 in Keensburg, Illinois. She married the late James Louis Barefield in 1951 from Texarkana, Arkansas and the late William H. Keck in 1982 from...

Ruby Ester (Pearson) Gould, 82, of Mt. Carmel, passed away Monday, August 13, 2018, at Linda E. White Hospice Center in Evansville, Indiana. She was born May 26, 1936, in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, the daughter of Ben and Della (Davis) Pearson.  Later in life Ruby married Jerry Gould in Henderson, Kentucky.  She spent her life devoted to her son and grandchildren.  Known as Mamaw Ruby, her great grandchildren held a special place in her heart. Left to cherish Ruby’s memory...

  Reba Gayle (Warner) Padgett, 103, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Heartland Christian Village, Neoga, Illinois.   She was born the fifth child to Charles and Sadie (Pinkstaff) Warner on August 3, 1915, in Pinkstaff, Illinois.  Reba graduated from Lawrenceville High School and was a graduate of Colborn Beauty Academy; her early years she worked as a beautician.  She married John T. Padgett on April 15, 1939.  He preceded her in...

George Haggard, 60, of Carmi, Illinois passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Carmi Manor. He was born January 9, 1958 in Gibson County, the son of George Jackson Haggard and Goldie Lee (Blair) Haggard. George proudly served his country in the U. S. Army.          Left to cherish his memories are three brothers, Paul Haggard of  Mt. Carmel, IL., Tommy Haggard  of  Flora, IL.,  Jackie Woods of  Washington State, and...

William Bryant “Sonny” Jeffers passed peacefully with his family by his side on July 22, 2018.  A celebration of his life will be held at First Baptist Church at 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 4, with visitation from 1-4 pm that day.  His longtime friend and pastor, Randy Mullinax will be officiating. A private burial will be held at a later date.   He was born on April 21, 1934 to Lavena (Perkins) and Bill Jeffers in Providence, KY.  He attended grade and high...

  William Jackson “Jack’ Wheatley, 98, of Mount Carmel, Illinois, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2018, at his home surrounded by family.   He was born July 6, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Elmer and Kathryn (Stroh) Wheatley.   Jack graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in 1937.  He married Alberta Wilkinson on August 6, 1940, in Orio, Illinois.  Jack proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946.  He worked for Flintkote as an...