Carmi Times Thu Oct 01, 2009 Carmi, Ill. - Eleanor Funkhouser, 87, Carmi, died at 12:19 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, Ind. She was born May 20, 1922, in White County to Alpha and Mildred (Anselment) Orman and married K. Wayne Funkhouser April 20, 1946, who survives. Eleanor was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Carmi and worked at First National Bank in Crossville and as a bookkeeper for Finch Ford and York Fiscus Chrysler Plymouth, retiring in 1977 after 13 years of service. Among her survivors are: two daughters, Jeanna Funkhouser, Hermitage, Tenn., and Nancy (Darrell) Abby, Bedford, Texas; three half-brothers, James Meriwether, Fairfield, Homer Meriwether, Evansville, Ind., and Harold Meriwether, Carmi; two grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one foster great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by: two half-brothers, Elmer Meriwether and Paul Orman; and two half-sisters, Sophia Joy Pringle and Janet Sue Meriwether. Visitation is from 5:30 until 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi, and again from noon until the time of services Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Services are set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Campbell Funeral Home with the Rev. C. Ernest Essary officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Phoenix Foundation of Southern Illinois or the Guardian Center and will be accepted at the funeral home.