Obituary Notices

Capt. Joe Edward Boyd Jr., 65, of Wayne, W.Va., died January 14 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Boyd began his river career in the late 1970s decking… Read More

Capt. Max English, 83, former fleet superintendent for Marathon-Ashland, died April 5. English spent his entire career with Ashland Oil, retiring from Marathon Ashland. He started as a deckhand about… Read More

Joseph “J” Andrews III of St. Louis, a longtime marine insurance broker, died March 28 at the age of 62. He was a vice president of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk… Read More

Bruce Scherr, former president and CEO of Informa Economics, died April 5 in Florida. Scherr joined what was then Sparks Companies in 1987, eventually reaching the post of president and… Read More

Martin Hall, 53, of Hammond, La., (formerly of Olmsted, Ill.,) passed away at home on March 8. He worked as a towboat pilot for American Commercial Barge Line for many… Read More

William John “Johnny” Bull Sr., 77, died February 14 at the Baton Rouge General Hospital, after a battle with cancer. He worked for many years at Dredging Supply Company Inc.,… Read More

Charles F. “Chuck” Miller, 71, of Paducah, Ky., died December 11, 2019, at his residence. He was a purchasing agent for several barge companies including MEMCO, AEP, ACBL and Agri-Trans. Read More

Edward Gabriel “Eddie” Conrad, 80, who founded Compass Marine, RV River Charters and Riverbarge Excursion Lines, died January 24 in Algiers, La. Conrad began his career in the marine industry… Read More

Edward Donald Fry, 85, former executive at Grafton Boat Works and other shipyards, died November 21, 2019, in North Fort Myers, Fla. He grew up in his father, Everette’s, East… Read More