The man who, for many, was the public face of the American coal industry has died. A week after announcing his retirement as chairman of the board of the company… Read More
Obituary Notices
Curran Streckfus, 77, alternate master of the steamer Admiral in the early 1970s and master of the mv. President in the late ’70s in New Orleans, died October 23. Capt. Read More
Thomas Roy “Tommy” Tubbs, 72, died August 27. Along with his father, Kenny Tubbs, he operated Humbolt Marine Service in St. Louis for years. Their facility was located in the… Read More
Christopher Allen, responsible for the construction of Gateway Terminals in St. Louis, Mo., died suddenly August 24 of complications from hip replacement surgery. Retired, he was 76. He had been… Read More
John Niehaus, former partner in Lewis & Clark Marine of Granite City, Ill., died August 20 after battling ALS for two years. Originally from Reading, Ohio, he earned a football… Read More
Capt. Joseph McCager “Joe Mac” Hamilton, 71, of Battletown, Ky., died August 10. He graduated from Meade County High School in 1967 and attended Western Kentucky University. His river career… Read More
Charles F. Fisher, 80, died at Worthington Healthcare Center at Parkersburg, W.Va., on August 13 after an arduous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Fisher enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in… Read More
Capt. Graydon “Bub” Crain, Cranberry Township, Pa., one of the founders of C&C Marine (which today is Campbell Transportation Company), died July 26. He was 86. He was the middle… Read More
Jack Fowler, 85, the long-time executive director of the Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center in Point Pleasant, W.Va., died August 10 at the Hospice House of Huntington, W.Va. Read More
Capt. Jimmy Dale King, 85, of Tiptonville, Tenn., died July 20 at his residence. He was a retired towboat captain for Mid-South Towing, member of Tiptonville First Baptist Church, a… Read More
