Margaret Anne Witbart
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...
Shannasue L. Towle
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...
Robert Wunderlich
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...
Linda K. Thies
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. ...
Norma Rodewald
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,...
Juanita M. Speece
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...
Sharon Vallett
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. ...
Patsy Sue Nesbit
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. ...
David L. Stine
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...
Margaret "Peggy" Jean Mclaughlin
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...
Joe Floyd Holder, Jr.
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...
Gregory W. Hawkins
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...
Richard Leo Dammermann
Aug 4, 2020
Richard Leo Dammermann, 66, of Willisville, passed away at 10:41 am, Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Missouri-Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, MO.
Richard was born in Belleville, Illinois on May 29, 1954, the son of Beda (Kreher) and Herman Dammermann. He married Judy K. Gendron on January 16, 1981 at Murphysboro, Illinois. She preceded him in death...
Virginia Faye Lueth
Aug 4, 2020
Virginia Faye Lueth, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:27 am, Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at her home in Steeleville, surrounded by her children.
Faye was born in Biggers, Arkansas, on December 22, 1931, the daughter of G. Eileen and Wesley Patterson.
Faye is survived by nine children, Mary (Stan) Webster of Chester, IL, Larry...
Belle Ann Jordan
Jul 30, 2020
AVA – Belle Ann Jordan, 82, died at home on July 30, 2020, surrounded by family. She was born on February 25, 1938 in Cora, Illinois, to Clarence and Bessie (Browder) Donnell. Belle married Donald Lee Jordan on October 28, 1954, in Hernando, Mississippi.
Belle dearly loved all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was always ready to...
Lawrence A. Goetz
Jul 29, 2020
CUTLER – Lawrence A. Goetz, 77, of Cutler, passed away at 7:50 am, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Three Springs Lodge, Chester.
Lawrence was born in Ava, Illinois, on May 11, 1943, the son of Oscar and Lucille Goetz.  He married Barbara Morgan on December 25, 1970, in Willisville, IL. She preceded him in death in...
Lisa R. Gill
Jul 29, 2020
MURPHYSBORO – Lisa Renée Gill, 40, of Murphysboro, peacefully passed away at 11:20 am, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at home.
Lisa was born in Carbondale, Illinois, on August 23, 1979, the daughter of Lawrence and Donna Dian Leasor Graff. She was an Accountant at Kerber, Eck & Braeckel, LLP., Marion, Illinois for over 20 years. Lisa was...
Lois E. Mcconachie
Jul 27, 2020
SPARTA – Lois E. McConachie, 93, of Sparta, passed away at 8:05 pm, on Monday, July 27, 2020, at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta.
Lois was born in Steeleville, Illinois, on October 26, 1926, the daughter of Rudolph and Lilly Ernsting Meyer.  She married Russell McConachie on January 18, 1948, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Steeleville. He preceded...
Martha Frances Killion
Jul 25, 2020
AVA – Martha Frances Killion, 77, of Ava, passed away at 2:00 am, Saturday, July 25, 2020, at home in Ava.
Martha Frances was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on December 12, 1942, the daughter of Frank T. and Martha Katherine Keeley Roseme. She married John H. Killion on August 4, 1962 at Pleasant Hill Christian Church, Murphysboro. ...
Inez Jane Fryer
Jul 23, 2020
CUTLER – Inez Jane Fryer, 85, of Cutler, passed away on July 23, 2020 at 2:55pm at her home in Cutler, Illinois.
Inez was born on September 18, 1934 in Cutler, Illinois, the daughter of George and Floy Blair. She married William Earl Fryer on October 5, 1974 at Steeleville, Illinois. Inez was a homemaker, an avid...
