Obituary Notices

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

Pamela Weiss Pamela Weiss of St. Louis, Mo., recently retired logistics specialist, died January 14 of cancer. She was 63. She began her long career in… Read More

Douglas Eggburn, 77, of Sheridan, Ark., died unexpectedly November 25. He was a former crane operator for S.O.G Construction Company for several projects on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation… Read More

Capt. Jerry Douglas “Doug” Gantt passed away  from complications of diabetes November 1. He worked as a master towliner and towboat captain for  seven renewals around the Texas… Read More