All Obituaries

Beverly Sue (Reed) Clevenger, 70, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Linda White Hospice House. Beverly was born on January 17, 1952, the daughter of William and Mary (Marks) Reed. She married John Clevenger and he preceded her in death. Beverly worked at the Mt. Vernon Kmart for several years. She loved to sing and enjoyed being able to go places to sing Karaoke. More than anything she loved her family and spent as much time as she could with them. She is survived...

Christopher Michael Wagner, 40, of Mt. Vernon, passed away from an accident on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Chris was born on June 17, 1982, the son of Ricky & Patsy (Kilgore) Wagner. Chris was a class of 2000 Mt. Vernon High School graduate. He was working as an operator at AB Brown Power. Chris enjoyed hunting and fishing when he could. Mostly he enjoyed spending time with his son, Landon. Chris is survived by his parents, Ricky & Patsy; son, Landon Michael Wagner; grandmother,...

Michael A. Denning, 64, of Mt. Vernon, lost his long hard-fought battle with cancer on Sunday, November 20, 2022. He left this world with the people he loved most by his side. Mike was born on February 1, 1958, in Mt. Vernon the son of the late Charles Denning and Bessie (Wilson) Denning-Allyn. He married Rita (Cox) Denning on April 1, 1978, and she preceded him in death in 2014. Mike attended St. Matthew’s School and later graduated from Mt. Vernon High School. He grew up on his...

Mary E. (Goodwin) Cooney, 76, passed away on November 20, 2022, at Deaconess Hospital. Mary was born in Mt. Vernon on August 23, 1946, the daughter of William and Bessie (Willingham) Goodwin. She was married to William J Cooney, who preceded her in death in 2007.   Mary graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1964 and went on to attend and graduate college at USI. She went on to spend several years being a special education teacher. She had a special place in her heart and did lots of...

Kimberly K. Wolfe, 59, of New Harmony, IN passed away at the Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville, IN on Nov. 17th, 2022 after a long, tough battle with cancer. Kim was born on November 12th, 1963 in Mt. Carmel, IL. Kim graduated from New Harmony High School and the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in Dental Hygiene. She worked at various offices around Evansville and Mt. Vernon and loved getting to know her patients and coworkers.  Kim (Mimi to her grandkids) had an...

Beverly J. (Smart) Wiltshire, 81, of Mt. Vernon, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 29, 2022, with her family by her side. She was born on August 8, 1941, the daughter of Victor and Mildred (Alvey) Smart. She married her love, Jerry Wiltshire, at Calvary Temple Church on May 22, 1960, and they spent over 62 wonderful years together. Beverly worked at Wesselmans, Mt. Vernon Coal Transfer, as an executive secretary for Bristol Myers, and at Hallmark in Mt. Vernon as...

Willard (Will) Edward Irvin, 82, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Linda E White Hospice Home. He was born on February 20, 1940, in New Harmony, IN, to the late James and Emily (Reed) Irvin. He retired from General Electric in 2001. Willard enjoyed fishing and gardening. He also liked camping and him and Vonda took the grandkids many times making many memories with them. In his later years, he loved spending time at his cabin on Harrisburg Lake in Illinois. He is preceded in...

Julia K. (Gibson) Hutchinson-Hodges, 74, formally of Mt. Vernon, passed away on October 13, 2022, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. Julia was born on October 31, 1947, the daughter of Robert Gibson and Flora (Emery) Gibson-Mendez. Julia enjoyed knitting and loved making homemade Native American clothing from scratch, including doing all the beadwork. She loved anything Elvis and spent many hours listening to his music. She is survived by her children, Timothy (Angel) Hutchinson, Dennis Hodges...

Betty F. (Garrett) Barnes, 80, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehab. Betty was born in Wadesville on January 2, 1942, the daughter of Denzil and Katherine (Hoehn) Garrett. She was married to Terry Barnes and he preceded her in death in 2018. Betty did various jobs throughout her life, but her focus was always on taking care of her home and family. Betty was an avid reader and enjoyed working in her garden. She also liked to work on many...

John “Tom” Ledbetter, 62, of Mt. Vernon passed away at his home with his family by his side. Tom was born December 9, 1959, in McLeansboro, IL the son of Thomas and Elsie (Connaway) Ledbetter. He married Jill (Geiser) Ledbetter on May 3, 2008.  Tom graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1977. He later worked at GE/Sabic for 22 years until he became too sick to work. Tom loved to stay busy and accomplished that very well. He was always on the go working in his garage doing...