Shelby Schearf

Shelby Schearf, 57, of Carmi, Ill., died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind.

He was born May 16, 1947, in Jackson, son of Glenn and Mildred Pearl Tomo Schearf. He and Clara May Trout were married July 14, 1979.

Schearf was a machine operator with Infinity Plastic Moldings in Mount Vernon, Ind.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Carrie Sanders of Carmi; two sons, Shaun Mecum of Albion, Ill., Tim Mecum of Jackson Hole, Wyo.; two sisters, Frances McCarty of Mount Vernon, Sandy McDowell of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Mike Schearf of Dale, Ill.; and five grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter.

Friends may call at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.