Obituaries

Margaret Rosalie LovanMcLeansboro, IL

Margaret Rosalie Lovan passed away on December 29, 2023 at the age of 96. Rosalie Lovan was born on July 27, 1927 in Hamilton County, IL. Her parents were Gifford and Euna Nelson.

Margaret Lucille HaleCarmi, IL

Margaret Lucille Hale, 90, of Carmi, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Carmi Manor. She was born on December 17, 1933, in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, the daughter of Henry Mitchell and Beulah Mae (Woolsey) Mills.

Eleanor Ruth RidenourCarmi, IL

Eleanor Ruth Ridenour, 85, of Carmi, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024, at Carmi Manor. She was born on August 28, 1938, in Carmi, Illinois, the daughter of Frank H. and Maude (Kingston) Howell.

Brandon Paul Thomas WheelerMcLeansboro, IL

Brandon Paul Thomas Wheeler, 19, of Mcleansboro, IL passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024 in McLeansboro. Brandon was born on May 8, 2004 in Mt. Vernon, IL to Rodney Wheeler and Beatrice Holland. Brandon worked as a spudder operator in the oilfields.

Edward Earl DouglasOmaha, IL

Edward Earl Douglas, 85, of Omaha, IL, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at his residence. He was born on August 20,1938 in Columbus, OH, the son of Earl and Freda Faye (Cox) Douglas. On February 1, 1958, he married Edna Kathryn Grant in Eldorado, IL and together they shared over 65 years of marriage before her passing on August 28, 2023.

Guy Benjamin TurpinEldorado, IL

Guy Benjamin Turpin, 65, of Eldorado, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Ascension St. John in Owasso, Oklahoma. He was born on September 2, 1958, in Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Jerry Lee and Kerin Jane (DeBoard) Turpin. Guy worked in the oilfield and was a maintenance manager of properties in Arizona. He was a member of the Carmi Church of Christ. Guy enjoyed writing poetry, playing guitar, writing songs, making jewelry and fishing. He loved spending time reading his Bible.

Dorothy Lea SandersMcLeansboro, IL

Dorothy Lea Sanders 91, of McLeansboro passed away Friday, March 15th 2024 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.

Russel FulkersonMt. Vernon, IL (formerly of Carmi)

Russel Fulkerson, 89, of Mt. Vernon, IL and formerly of Carmi passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family.

Thomas “Tom” Lee EdwardsEnfield, IL

Thomas “Tom” Lee Edwards, 85, of Enfield, IL (formally of Carlsbad, NM) passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Covenant Specialty Hospital in Lubbock, TX.