Robert J. “Bob” Leshe Jr., longtime logistics coordinator in the barge industry, died August 12 at the age of 67. Leshe worked at Huffman Towing Company in St. Louis and… Read More
Obituary Notices
Harriett Eckart Harriett J. Eckart, a longtime employee of Jeffboat in Jeffersonville, Ind., died July 26 at the age of 73. Eckart was born November 16, 1951, to Howard and… Read More
Joseph M. Tyson Joesph M. Tyson, 63, beloved husband, father, brother, dear friend and Canal Barge Company legend passed away on August 1 in New Orleans. Tyson dedicated his life… Read More
Capt. Warren Nevels Jr., a native of Vicksburg, Miss., who was a boat captain for Ergon Marine for more than 27 years, died July 29 at the age of 67. Read More
Capt. James W. Bennett Capt. James William Bennett, a native of Ashland City, Tenn., died July 23 at the age of 88. Bennett was a former manager, tankerman and pilot… Read More
Russell and Jill Flowers at a towboat christening in February 2017. (Photo by H. Nelson Spencer) Jill Flowers, 79, devoted… Read More
Royce Wilken Royce C. Wilken Royce C. Wilken, who spent 38 years at Archer Daniels Midland, served as the president of American River Transportation Company, and chaired both the American… Read More
William “John” Kristen III, a native of Topeka, Kansas, and longtime resident of both St. Louis and Nashville, Tenn., died December 27 at the age of 69 with his wife… Read More
Bob Day Friends remembered Robert “Bob” Day as hard-working and down-to-earth with a passion for golf and a devotion for bettering the lives of those in the river industry. Day,… Read More
Frank William Banta Sr., a longtime resident of Sunshine, La., passed away peacefully at his home September 6 at the age of 93. Frank William Banta Sr. Banta… Read More
