Cletus J. Whelan Cletus J. Whelan, 92, of Columbia, Illinois, left this world for his next journey surrounded by family on October 29, 2023. He is preceded in death by… Read More
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Diedre “Dee Dee” Whittaker, 57, advertising account executive for The Waterways Journal, died September 7 following complications from heart surgery. Whittaker A member of the WJ staff since February 2020, Whittaker managed advertising accounts primarily… Read More
Robert L. Scragg, 91, died January 1 at the Suwannee Health and Rehab Center in Live Oak, Fla. A World War II Navy veteran, Scragg worked in… Read More
It was with sadness that I read about the passing of Randy Eckstein in the October 29 issue of the WJ. I fondly recall early in my… Read More
Donald Crosier Donald Marshall Crosier, born December 9, 1934, near Buffalo Island, Mo., died September 19 at his home in Barlow, Ky. He started… Read More
Capt. Charlie Ritchie Capt. Charlie Ritchie, 67, died August 19 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah, Ky. One member of a family of… Read More
Dr. Jack Fowler of Vicksburg. Mississippi, died suddenly on July 7 at the age of 80. “Papa Jack” grew up in the Redwood Community and in the city of Vicksburg. He attended… Read More
Nathaniel John “Nate” Wolfe, 46, of Milan, Mo., died Saturday, June 30, in an all-terrain vehicle accident. He was born on October 27, 1971, in Davenport, Iowa, and… Read More
Capt. Walter B. Hicks, 81, died December 10, 2017, at his home in Laurel, Miss. He went to work in 1958 on the Captain Mack. He later went to… Read More
Frank Basile Frank Joseph Basile, the naval architect long praised for his innovative vessel designs, died February 6 at his home in Houma, La., surrounded by his family. Read More
