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Kenneth Clark Jackson

Kenneth Clark Jackson

Dec 24, 2008

Kenneth Clark Jackson SPARTA, Kenneth Clark Jackson, 94, of Sparta, passed away at 10:22 P.M. Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, IL. He was born December 17, 1914 in Charlton, Missouri the son of John Franklin Jackson and Cornelia (Swain) Jackson. He married Kathryn Irene Skaggs Creason on March 31, 1962 in Tuson Arizona she preceded...

Margaret Meyerhoff

Margaret Meyerhoff

Dec 24, 2008

STEELEVILLE, Margaret Meyerhoff, 90, of Steeleville, passed away at10:20 A.M. Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, IL. Margaret was born October 30, 1918 in Willisville, Illinois the daughter of Henry J. Biermann and Lydia (Vogt) Biermann. She married Albert Meyerhoff on October 12, 1939 at Perryville, MO. He preceded her in death on December 27,...

Mike Saverino

Mike Saverino

Dec 13, 2008

WILLISVILLE, Mike Saverino, 88, of Willisville, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, IL. Mike was born March 05, 1920 in Willisville, Illinois the son of Mike Saverino and Joshine (Faletta) Saverino. He was a retired Construction Laborer. He was in the US Army during WWII. He was a member of St. Joseph...

Walter Lee Kelley

Walter Lee Kelley

Dec 13, 2008

WILLISVILLE, Walter Lee (Bill) Kelley, 74, of Willisville, passed away at 6:10 A.M. Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, IL. He was born January 10, 1934 in Creal Springs, Illinois the son of Gussie L. Kelley and Delia (Ollis) Kelley. He married Dorothy Futter Jamiet on July 12, 1973 in Paducah, KY. Bill was retired...

Charley R. Thompson

Charley R. Thompson

Dec 10, 2008

SPARTA, Charley R. Thompson, 79, of Sparta, passed away at 4:25 A.M. Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, IL. Charley was born October 08, 1929 in Vergennes, Illinois the son of Cecil Thompson and Armeda (Pugh) Thompson. He married Dorothy L. Welty on February 14, 1974 at Willisville, IL. He was a retired Factory Laborer. He...

Bobby G. Spangler

Bobby G. Spangler

Dec 10, 2008

PERCY, Bobby G. "Sputt" Spangler, 72, of Percy, passed away at 3:25 P.M. Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, IL. Bobby was born December 15, 1935 in Elkville, Illinois the son of Clyde Spangler and Blanch (Dean) Spangler. He married Wanda L. Jones on January 8, 1955 in the Assembly of God Church, Percy. He...

Agnes M. Helmers

Agnes M. Helmers

Dec 1, 2008

STEELEVILLE - Agnes M. Helmers, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 1:05 A.M. Monday, December 01, 2008, at St. Anns Healthcare Center in Chester, IL. Agnes was born January 27, 1920 in Percy, Illinois the daughter of John A. Bergfeld and Agnes (Rury) Bergfeld. She married Clarence Helmers on June 5, 1948 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Wine Hill....

Evelyn Lue Rubach

Evelyn Lue Rubach

Nov 30, 2008

MURPHYSBORO, Evelyn Lue Rubach, 84, of Murphysboro, formerly of Percy, IL passed away at 1:45 P.M. Sunday, November 30, 2008, at home in Murphysboro, IL. The last week of her life, she had gone home to where she was always surrounded by her family. Evelyn was born December 20, 1923 in Cutler, Illinois the daughter of Tom Jacoby and Racheal...

Dolores M. Sullivan

Dolores M. Sullivan

Nov 29, 2008

STEELEVILLE - Dolores M. Sullivan, 75, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:20 P.M. Saturday, November 29, 2008, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. Dolores was born May 10, 1933 in Steeleville, Illinois the daughter of Walter Uchtman and Linda (Meislahn) Uchtman. She married William Lawrence Sullivan on November 10, 1951 in Steeleville, IL. She was a Homemaker. She was...

Herman L. Edler

Herman L. Edler

Nov 25, 2008

STEELEVILLE, Herman L. Edler, 95, of Steeleville, passed away at 8:07 A.M. Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, IL. Herman was born July 14, 1913 in Percy, Illinois the son of Henry Edler and Wilhelmina (Kothe) Edler. He married Lydell D. Alms on June 1, 1946 in Steeleville, IL, she preceded him in death on December...

Harry Abbey

Harry Abbey

Nov 22, 2008

STEELEVILLE, Harry E. Abbey, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 8:22 P.M. Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. Harry was born on July 5, 1920 in Kaskaskia, Illinois to Freeman and Christine Richie Abbey. He married Gloria C. Brown on October 6, 1944 in Murphysboro, IL. She survives of Steeleville. Harry was a retired truck...

Rex A. Wendell

Rex A. Wendell

Nov 5, 2008

Rex A. Wendell, 55, of Willisville, passed away at 4:01 P.M. Wednesday, November 05, 2008, at his home in Willisville, IL. He was born December 18, 1952 in Willlisville, Illinois the son of Edward U. Wendell and Beulah (Johnsey) Wendell. He married Carolyn Barnett on March 23, 1983 in Willisville, IL. Rex worked as a Fork Lift Operator at Gilster...

Kristy Renee Phoenix

Kristy Renee Phoenix

Nov 3, 2008

AVA, Kristy Renee Phoenix, 17, of Ava, passed away in rural Vergennes, IL on Monday, November 3, 2008 Kristy was born February 02, 1991 in Murphysboro, Illinois the daughter of Brett Phoenix and Tammy (Tweedy) Phoenix. She was a member of the Sato Baptist Church. She was a senior at Trico High School in Campbell Hill, IL, where she was...

Kathryn Irene Jackson

Kathryn Irene Jackson

Nov 1, 2008

SPARTA, Kathryn "Kitty"Skaggs Creason Jackson, 90 Years 5 Months, of Sparta, passed away at 3:35 P.M. Saturday, November 01, 2008, at her home in Sparta, IL. She was born June 01, 1918 in Sedalia, Missouri the daughter of Ernest Bender Skaggs and Lena (Haley) Skaggs. She married Ben "Bo" Creason in Glasgow,MO He preceded he in death July 26, 1959....

Johnnie L. Brewer

Johnnie L. Brewer

Oct 31, 2008

WILLISVILLE - Johnnie L. Brewer, 59, of Willisville, passed away at 4:53 P.M. Friday, October 31, 2008, in rural Cutler, IL. Johnnie was born June 10, 1949 in Willisville, Illinois the son of Leland Brewer and Billie (Carter) Brewer. He was a tow motor operator at Gilster Mary-Lee Corp., in McBride, MO. He was a US Army veteran during the...

Elsie E. Bierman

Elsie E. Bierman

Oct 30, 2008

STEELEVILLE - Elsie E. Bierman, 71, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:35 P.M. Thursday, October 30, 2008, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, IL. Elsie was born September 19, 1937 in Tilden, Illinois the daughter of Wilber Owens and Rose (Chunn) Owens. She married Glen E. Bierman on June 18, 1954 in Sparta, IL. Elsie was a homemaker and...

Winnifred E.J. Schuetz

Winnifred E.J. Schuetz

Oct 28, 2008

TILDEN - Winnifred E. J. "Winnie" Schuetz, 74, of Tilden, was born June 5, 1934 at Rockford, IL, the daughter of Edward L. Rhoades and Eliza Anna (Tucker) Rhoades. She entered into peaceful rest at memorial Hospital in Belleville on Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Winnifred (Known to everyone as Winnie) was raised in Rockford, IL having graduated from high school...

Delores May Wagner

Delores May Wagner

Oct 26, 2008

PERCY, Delores May Wagner, 73, of Percy, passed away at 6:58 P.M. Sunday, October 26, 2008, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, IL. She was born March 11, 1935 in Kaskaskia, Illinois the daughter of Orval Young and Ethel (Smith) Young. Delores married George H. Wagner on August 25, 1952 in DuQuoin, Illinois. She is retired from the World...

Willard H. Bixby

Willard H. Bixby

Oct 14, 2008

STEELEVILLE - Willard H. Bixby, 94, of Steeleville, IL, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 1:50 am at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. He was born in Blair, IL on November 30, 1013 the son of William M. and Matilda E. Herberger Bixby. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Helen (Bogan) Bixby, whom he...

Jon Michael Rettig

Jon Michael Rettig

Oct 11, 2008

CUTLER, Jon Michael Rettig, 24, of Belleville, formerly of Cutler, IL, was tradegically killed in an automobile accident, Saturday morning, October 11, 2008, around 4:00 am. He left this world holding on to the love of his life, Christine Emig. They were recently engaged to be married. Now they are together forever. He was born February 25, 1984 in Chester,...

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