OBITUARIES
Orville E. “Deno” Overturf
Sept. 13, 1945 - Sept. 12, 2019
Orville Eugene “Deno” Overturf, 73, of Carmi, Illinois, died Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, after a long battle with cancer. He was born September, 13, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of George Mansel Overturf and Frances (Hager) Overturf.
Dorothy Mae Gill
May 16, 1928 - August 27, 2019
Dorothy Mae Gill, 91, of Grayville, Illinois, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Meadowood Nursing Home in Grayville. She was born May 16, 1928, in Mt. Erie, Illinois, the daughter of Lee and Ethel (Orr) Hohlbaugh.
Billy R. McClane
June 7, 1931 - August 10, 2019
Billy (Bill) Ray McClane, 88, of Crossville, IL, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019, of a broken heart at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi, IL. He was born June 7, 1931, in Mt. Carmel, IL, the son of Edith and Clem McClane.
Donald Ray Riley
December 23, 1953 - August 5, 2019
Donald Ray Riley, 65, formerly of Grayville, Illinois, died Monday, August 5, 2019, in Jefferson County, Missouri, the result of a traffic accident. He was born December 23, 1953, in Farmington, New Mexico, the son of Dean and Zella (Nesler) Riley.
Billy “Bill” Gilbert Harmon
January 14, 1924 - August 6, 2019
Bill G. Harmon, 95, of Carmi, Illinois, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019, in Carmi. He was born January 14, 1924, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the son of Ed and Opal Harmon. He was married to Martha Joanne Dawson Harmon on June 17, 1944, and she preceded him in death on August 14, 2002.
Mary Elizabeth Henning
May 14, 1953 - August 4, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Henning, 66, of Concord, Illinois, died Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born May 14, 1953, in Carmi, Illinois, the daughter of George David Walker and Nell (Weasel) Walker.
Eugene W. Saxe
January 28, 1936 - July 12, 2019
Eugene W. Saxe (Gene) died on July 12, 2019. He was born at the John J. Saxe family farm near Albion, IL, on January 28, 1936, the 4th child of Joe and Norma Saxe – who, along with sister Jody and brother David, preceded him in death.