Obituary Notices

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… 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. 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… 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… Read More

Johnny Bull Sr. 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… Read More

Chuck Miller 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,… 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… 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,… Read More

John W. Sansing John W. Sansing, 88, died January 2, at The Pinnacle of Greenville (Miss.) following a battle with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. After serving… Read More