All Obituaries

Dara Marie Wetter, 56, of Mount Carmel, Illinois, passed away March 16, 2023, at her residence in Mount Carmel, Illinois. She was born January 19, 1967, in Mount Carmel, Illinois, to Paul LeRoy Wetter and Starretta (McCrary) Beal. Dara worked as a Nursing Home CNA for several years. She was very giving with an extremely big heart. Dara was very outgoing and could never meet a stranger. She was known as “Granny” by her grandkids and was loved fiercely by her family. One of her...

Gerald L. Brooks, 73, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family when he went to meet Jesus, his Savior. Gerald was born March 27, 1949, in Medford, Massachusetts, son of Albert Quincy and Ginette Favreaux Brooks.  He married Susan Wood in 1984.  Gerald was a member of Barney’s Prairie Church serving as teacher, deacon, elder and Chairman of the Board.  He attended Lick Prairie Christian Church for the past several...

F. Thomas Hanzel, 70, passed away peacefully in the arms of his Lord and Savior on December 6, 2019, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.  There will be a celebration of his life at Trinity United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.   He was born June 22, 1949, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Frank Regis and Dorothy (Bieber) Hanzel. On March 22, 1969, Tom married Patti Williams in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.   Tom was a member of...

William Ray Beesley, 96, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, formerly of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away March 1, 2023, at Bethel Manor in Evansville, Indiana.   He was born August 8, 1926, in Orio, Illinois to Raymond Charles and Henrietta H. (Risley) Beesley. In 1944 he graduated from Allendale High School in Allendale, Illinois. He married Patricia Ann Brothers June 24, 1951, at the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. They were married for 70...

Ronald E. Fitch, age 69, of Princeton, Indiana, formerly of Mount Carmel, Illinois, passed away February 16, 2023, on the Island of St. John’s in the Virgin Islands. He was born March 7, 1953 in Wayne County to John and Beulah (Hough) Fitch.   Ronald worked for Snap-On Tools for 28 years. After they closed in 2004 he worked for McClellan’s at Toyota and later went to work for Tracy Electric in Lawrenceville, Illinois where he retired. He was a member of the St....

LaVerne I. Belton, 96 years, and 10 months, of Mount Carmel, Illinois, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown, in Evansville, Indiana.   She was born April 23, 1926, in Browns, Illinois, to Frank W. Schonaman and Selma A. Webking, LaVerne graduated High School and Beauty School, she was married to her late husband Orville A. “Jay” Belton, June 2, 1956, in Saint Ann, Missouri.   LaVerne worked as a Beautician for 30 years. She loved reading and...

Florice Claudine (Claudia) Bryant, 89, of Mount Carmel, Illinois, passed away February 14, 2023, at Wabash General Hospital, in Mount Carmel, Illinois.   She was born May 21, 1933, in Mount Carmel, Illinois, to Royal and Capitola (Jones) Toombs, stepmother, Dora (Spond) Toombs. Her mother passed away when she was very young and she was raised by her father’s sister, Flossie (Toombs) Woods and John Woods. Claudia graduated from Mount Carmel High School in 1952. She married the...

Audra Michelle Perez, 47, of Deltona, Florida, passed away January 18, 2023, at HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital.   She was born June 26, 1975, in Olney, Illinois, the daughter of Deb Maidlow and stepfather Howard Maidlow.  Audra was married to Ryan Eric Perez.   Audra was a corporate trainer at a call center.  Her greatest love was spending time with her family.   Left to cherish Audra’s memory are her husband; children, Mitchell McVaigh, Laurel Plummer...

Wayne Knight Morris, 83, of Mount Carmel, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital, Newburgh, Indiana.   He was born October 25, 1939, in Mount Carmel, Illinois, to Robert A. and Mabel (Knight) Morris. Wayne graduated from Mount Carmel High School. He was a graduate of The University of Illinois and attended Michigan State.   Wayne worked in the electronics industry before starting his career at Wabash Valley College. Wayne served the...

Rosemary Coleman, 97, of Indianapolis, Indiana, peacefully passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023, in Indianapolis.    She was born September 3, 1925, in Sullivan, Indiana, the daughter of Harold and Faye (McGarvey) Martin.  Rosemary married Gilbert E. Coleman on July 6, 1945. They were married 66 years prior to his death in 2012.   Mrs. Coleman, who graduated from Sullivan High School in Sullivan, Indiana, and attended Indiana State University prior to marriage,...