Obituary Listing

Sep 18, 2020

PERCY – Roger A. Diercks, 81, of Percy, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois.

Roger was born in Welge, Illinois, on September 1, 1939, the son of Edward and Minnie Herschbach Diercks.  He married Edith E. Steinheimer on August 11, 1962, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Chester, Illinois.  Roger...

Sep 17, 2020

HERRIN – Marilyn M. Ridings, 74, of Herrin, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Herrin Hospital in Herrin.

Marilyn was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on July 18, 1946, the daughter of William and Eula Qualls Bastien.  She married Harold W. Ridings on December 18, 1965 at Harard Hills, Illinois.  He preceded her in death on...

Sep 14, 2020

SPARTA – Jimmie Ray Perkins, 84, of Sparta, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville.

Jimmie was born in Campbell, Missouri, on May 2, 1936, the son of Charley J. and Mary May Goldsmith Perkins.  He married Alice Marie Gibson on December 27, 1959, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sparta, Illinois. ...

Sep 11, 2020

CAMPBELL HILL – Roger Ray Eilers, 78, of Campbell Hill, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Roger was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois, on December 12, 1941, the son of Raymond and Melba Wolters Eilers.  He married Doris Volkman, on September 28, 1963 at St. Peter's Lutheran...

Sep 9, 2020

STEELEVILLE – Ruth Jean Tiller, 85, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:37 pm, Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at home in Steeleville.

Ruth was born in Chester, Illinois, on August 15, 1935, the daughter of Ludwig and Emma Hartenberger Schroeder.  She married Charles Harold Tiller, on June 26, 1954 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Chester.  He preceded her...

Sep 9, 2020

CHESTER – Cathy L. Burris, 57, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 in Coulterville Care Center, Coulterville, Illinois.

Cathy was born on July 13, 1963 in Red Bud, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph F. Lohman and Lora M. Hicks Lohman.  She married Tim Burris in November 1990 at Chester, Illinois.  He precedes her in...

Sep 6, 2020

CUTLER – Delany Ray Piersol, 14, of Cutler, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 in Sparta, Illinois.

Delany was born on November 9, 2005 in Carbondale, Illinois, the daughter of Matthew Piersol and Angela L. Clover Queen.  She was a student at Trico High School, Campbell Hill, Illinois. Delany was of the Baptist faith.

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Sep 4, 2020

AVA – Jeremy A. Pierce, 44, of Ava, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020, in Ava.

Jeremy was born in Chester, Illinois, on April 21, 1976, the son of John A. and Diana Sue Rieckenberg Pierce.  Jeremy married Jamie L. Eaton on August 2, 1997, at Steeleville, Illinois.  Jeremy was an Administrator for the Regional Office...

Aug 31, 2020

STEELEVILLE – Margaret Anne Witbart, 85, of Steeleville, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, Illinois.

Anne was born on November 23, 1934 in Percy, Illinois, the daughter of Clemens H. and Wilma Boyd Meyerhoff.  She married Richard W. "Butch" Witbart on June 23, 1957 at Wesley United Methodist Church...

Aug 30, 2020

STEELEVILLE – Shannasue L.Towle, 45, of Steeleville, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois.

Shannasue was born on September 27, 1974 in Granite City, Illinois, the daughter of Ronald and Sandra Cory Gibson.   Shannasue worked Walmart in Chester, Illinois and was of the Baptist faith.

Shannasue is survived by...

Aug 28, 2020

AVA – Robert Wunderlich, 64, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020, at his home in Ava.

Robert was born on October 1, 1955, the son of Robert Steven and Ella Virginia Rednour Wunderlich.  He married Sherry Stone, and she preceded him in death.  Robert is retired from Knight Hawk Coal Company.

Robert is survived...

Aug 27, 2020

STEELEVILLE – Linda K. Thies, 69, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:00 am, Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Chester.

Linda was born in Chester, Illinois, on October 16, 1950, the daughter of Gussie Henry and Dorothy M. Brueggemann Gerlach.  She married Gary Thies on July 19, 1969 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville. ...

Aug 25, 2020

STEELEVILLE - Norma Rodewald, 98, of Steeleville, Illinois, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois.

She was born February 8, 1922, in Percy, Illinois to Albert R. and Adella Hartman Guebert. Norma was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Herbert E. Liefer and Wilbert H. Rodewald, and two sons,...

Aug 24, 2020

STEELEVILLE – Juanita M. Speece, 79, of Steeleville, Illinois passed away at 9:15 am, Monday, August 24, 2020 at her home in Steeleville, Illinois.

Juanita was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on April 12, 1941, the daughter of Shelton and Alberta (Davis) Carlyle.  She was married on August 19, 1961 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Walter...

Aug 22, 2020

STEELEVILLE – Sharon Vallett, 59, of Steeleville, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

Sharon was born in Red Bud, Illinois, on July 12, 1961, the daughter of Charles H. and Ruth Jean Schroeder Tiller.  She married Greg Vallett on April 15, 1978, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Chester. ...

Aug 18, 2020

PINCKNEYVILLE – Patsy Sue Nesbit, 86, of Pinckneyville, Illinois passed away at 10:40 am, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Pinckneyville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

Pasty was born in Jodsonia, Arkansas on May 10, 1934, the daughter of Perry and Corine (McInturff) Auten.  She married Allen N. Nesbit on April 21, 1955 in Belleville, Illinois. ...

Aug 16, 2020

SPARTA – David L. Stine Sr., 71, of Sparta, Illinois passed away at 6:26 am, Sunday, August 16, 2020 at his home in Sparta, Illinois.

David was born in St. Elmo, Illinois on March 19, 1949, the son of Conrad and Bertha (Morgan) Stine.  He married Janice Davis on September 11, 1999 in Sparta, Illinois.  David was...

Aug 9, 2020

MURPHYSBORO – Margaret "Peggy" McLaughlin, 88, of Murphysboro, passed away at 6:40 am, Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Manor Court in Carbondale, Illinois.

Margaret was born in Ava, Illinois, on June 16, 1932, the daughter of Anton John and Inez Reba Hill Falkenheim.  She married Alfred Cleo McLaughlin in Waterloo, Illinois, on October 22, 1949.  He preceded...

Aug 8, 2020

AVA – Joe Floyd Holder, Jr., 65, of Ava, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at home in Ava.

Joe was born in Herrin, Illinois, the son of Joe Floyd Holder and Patricia Aline Lantrip.  He was a retired Roofer.  Joe was an Army veteran, having served during the Vietnam Conflict.

Joe is survived...

Aug 7, 2020

SPARTA - Gregory Wayne Hawkins, aged 72, died peacefully on August 7, 2020 in Sparta, Illinois.  Greg was born September 21, 1947 in DuQuoin, Illinois, the second son of Milton and Frances (Stanhouse) Hawkins.

He is survived by his son, Evan Taylor Hawkins who resides in Brooklyn, New York and Greg is survived by his mother, Frances...