Obituary Notices

Capt. Larry Mason Smith, 91, of Rogers, Ark., a longtime towboat captain, died at his home on March 29. Capt. Larry Mason Smith He started… Read More

Marvin Ferguson, 92, longtime commissioner of the Ports of Indiana, died at his home in Indianapolis on March 1. Ferguson, who founded Ferguson Steel Company and served as president… Read More

Stanley Machovec, 88, of St. Paul, Minn., former operator of Machovec’s Food Market in St. Paul, died January 27. The market, which was founded by his grandfather in… Read More

Lovencie “Vince” John Gambarella Jr., 83, of Houma, La., the owner of G&B Marine Inc. and other businesses, died February 7. He was a third-generation captain who quit… Read More

“Billy” Roy Baker, 73, of Clifton, Tenn., died in an automobile accident January 2 in Savannah, Tenn. He worked for American Commercial Barge Line for 38 years and was… Read More

Capt. Donald H. Summers, 95, of St. Louis, Mo., a former captain for the excursion steamers Admiral and President, died December 26. Summers served in the U.S. Navy… Read More

Thomas Maloney Thomas F. Maloney, 81, of St. Louis, Mo., barge line executive, died November 14. He retired as president of Peavey Barge Lines at the age of… Read More

Ken Novak, 95, originally from St. Louis, died November 18 of natural causes secondary to Parkinson’s Disease. He was a longtime employee of Mississippi Valley Barge Line. Read More

Richard Black Nissley died peacefully November 11, four days shy of his 93rd birthday. A graduate of University of Michigan in marine engineering/naval architecture, he also held degrees… Read More

James W. “Jim” or “Red” Harvey, 88, died October 12 in Sumner, Iowa. He was born December 25, 1932, in Vicksburg, Miss. At the age of 14, he… Read More