John Walding John “Johnny” Walding, born June 18, 1949, in Ensley, Ala., passed away February 6. He was 76 years old. Walding graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham… Read More
Obituary Notices
Richard William Bludworth Jr. Richard William Bludworth Jr., born August 22, 1948, in Houston, died February 16 in Houston at the age of 77. A graduate of Texas Tech University,… Read More
John Francis “Fran” Mullen, pictured at a boat christening in 2013. Upper Ohio River aficionado and photographer John Francis “Fran” Mullen, 84, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died February 14, following a… Read More
Gary T. Sacks Gary T. Sacks, born in Harford, Conn., and raised in St. Louis, died January 29. He was 84. Sack graduated from Ladue High School in St. Louis… Read More
Michael Gene “Mike” Herschler Michael Gene “Mike” Herschler of Quincy, Ill., died December 23 at Blessing Hospital. He was 81. Herschler was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River system… Read More
David L. Fields David L. Fields of Calvert City, Ky., died at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital on December 8. He was 71 years old. Fields had an extensive maritime career,… Read More
Emory Andrew Overstreet Jr. Emory Andrew Overstreet Jr. of Bayou La Batre, Ala., passed away at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., on September 18. He was 68 years… Read More
Mike Marko Michael James Marko, founder of Mike’s Inc., passed away Tuesday, November 11, at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was 85 years old. Marko was born October 31, 1940, in… Read More
Capt. Louis M. “Toby” Wattigney Jr., an anchor of the Louisiana maritime industry, his family and the greater New Orleans community, died unexpectedly October 12. He was 67. Read More
Life is sometimes fleeting and hard to predict, and there are occasionally pairings in time that you will never forget where you were when you learned something. Often this… Read More
