All Obituaries

Seth Michael Hardy, 34, of Carrier Mills, died on Friday, November 20, 2020. He was born on November 21, 1985 the son of Clay Hardy and Kim (Jackson) Hardy in Taylorville, IL.  He met Jessica Crackel in Mt. Carmel, Il and they were married on December 15, 2012. They have three children, Liam Robert, Jack Carlson, and Kate Elizabeth. Seth graduated from Pana Senior High School in 2004 and attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and graduated with a degree in Land Surveying...

William Melvin “Will” Cooley, 82, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois passed away peacefully Friday, November 20, 2020 at his residence. Will was born May 14, 1938 in Coffeyville, Kansas the son of Melvin John and Ruby (Cain) Cooley. On August 3, 1968 Will married Mary Peach at Trinity United Methodist Church in Mt. Carmel. Will enjoyed his Class of 1956 of McKinley High School in Coffeyville KS.  He is a member of Gospel Kingdom Church in Mt. Carmel. He loved his church and enjoyed...

Thomas J. Hughes, 70, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at Meadowood Nursing Home in Grayville. Illinois. He was born October 16, 1950 in Olean, New York, the son of Jay E. and Janice M. Gallets Hughes. Those left to share his memory are his daughter Kimberly A. Walston and stepson Ronald Jacobs of Mt. Carmel; brother, Ron and his wife Marsha of Casa Grand, AZ, sister, Marcia Hennessey of Glendale, AZ; and grandson, Jaxon W. Walston. Thomas was a truck driver,...

Patricia J. Slunder, 85, of Allendale, Illinois, formerly of Owensville, Indiana, passed away November 16, 2020, at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.   She was born June 14, 1935, the daughter of Marvin and Nella Mae (Smith) Merritt in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.  Patricia attended Mt. Carmel High School and obtained her GED at the age of 53.   On May 6, 1965, she married Jack Raymond Slunder in Shawneetown, Illinois.  He preceded her in death on June 3,...

Lois Ann (Wallar) Wahler Burkett, 92, passed away November 21, 2020 in Princeton, IN. She was born May 11, 1928, the daughter of Howard V. and Hazel Fern (Culbreth) Wallar. Lois Ann married Richard J. Wahler on June 17, 1950 and enjoyed 42 years with him until his death on December 29, 1992. On December 26, 1999, she married Gerald W. Burkett and he survives. A Mt. Carmel native, Lois Ann was a retired music and elementary school teacher and life-long member of Trinity United Methodist...

Jack Hall, 74, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital surrounded by the love of his family. Jack was born August 10, 1946, the son of Elvis Ray and Clara Mae (Hensley) Hall Paille in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.  He graduated from Mt. Carmel High School.  Jack proudly served in the United States Army Intelligence Unit from 1965-1968.  After his tour with the United States Army, Jack attended Wabash Valley College for two years....

Franklin David Taylor, 76, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at his residence surrounded by family. Dave was born January 25, 1944 in Mt Carmel, IL the son of Donald Edward and Anita (Haywood) Taylor. He married June Taylor Schafer June 14, 1969 in Mt. Carmel, IL. She preceded him in death in 2001. Dave was a graduate of Mt. Carmel High School Class of 1963. He served his country in the U.S. Navy with two tours of service in Vietnam.  He was proud of...

A life well lived Donna June Rothrock, of Nashville, Tennessee, died on her birthday, November 5, 2020. She was 74 years of age. The third child of Harry Charles Smith and Edith Pauline Mitchell. She is survived by two brothers Paul and Tommy Lynn, a daughter Dai Kristina McWhorter, husband Lawrence Rothrock and two grandsons, Connor Madden McWhorter, and Camden Bodie James McWhorter. Though born in St. Louis, MO and considered a midwest gal, she never let that typecast her. Her father was...

Mr. Nicholas Maxwell Ford, age 34 of Calvert City, KY passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Marshall Co. Hospital, Benton, KY.    Born January 30, 1986, in Mt. Carmel, IL, Nick had a servant's heart, and he worked for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department for Community Based Services, Division of Family Support. He assisted families with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in McCracken Co., KY.  Nick attended Calvert City United Methodist Church,...

Richard Paul Hargrave, 63, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.  Rich was at home and surrounded by the love of his family.   He was born December 18, 1956, in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, the son of Donald R. and Patricia A. (Kolb) Hargrave.  He graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in 1974.   Rich was soft spoken, kindhearted and a man of a few words.  He had a “giver’s heart” always taking...