Ruby P. Mcclure
Mar 20, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Ruby P. McClure, 97, of Chester, formerly of Steeleville, passed away at 8:07 AM, Monday, March 20, 2017, at the Memorial Hospital of Chester. Ruby was born on April 11, 1919, in Cutler the daughter of William and Ora Pearl (Brown) McClure. She was retired from the First National Bank of Steeleville. She was a member of the...
Jackie "Jack" T. Winters
Mar 19, 2017
MURPHYSBORO – Jackie T. Winters, 80, of Murphysboro, passed away at 10:23 PM, Sunday, March 19, 2017 at his home in Murphysboro. Jackie was born on February 4, 1937, in Vergennes, the son of Henry and Lula (Nevells) Winters. Jack married Phyllis Elliott Grace, on April 4, 1987, at Pleasant Hill Church, Murphysboro and they shared nearly 30 years of...
Wilburn L. Guy
Mar 17, 2017
AVA – Wilburn L. Guy, 85, of Ava passed away at 5:00 AM, Friday, March 17, 2017, at Manor Court in Carbondale. Wilburn was born on April 9, 1931, in Ava, the son of Thomas Courtney and Minerva Irene (Crisler) Guy. He married Mary Jane Popejoy on February 24, 1955 in Peoria, Illinois. Wilburn was a farmer and retired from...
Bertha Loretta Wolfe
Mar 14, 2017
SPARTA – Bertha Loretta Wolfe, 101, of Sparta, passed away at 8:00 pm, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Independent Care Center in Perryville, Missouri. Bertha was born in Sparta, Illinois on August 12, 1915, the daughter of John A. and Mamie Ross Rust. She married Edward M. "Bud" Wolfe in December of 1934 at Sparta, Illinois. He preceded her...
Edith Marie Fortner
Mar 7, 2017
SPARTA – Edith Marie Fortner, 87, of Sparta, passed away at 8:30 AM, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Coulterville Care Center. Edith was born on March 29, 1929, in St. Elmo, Illinois the daughter of Clarence and Lola (Baker) Gillespie. She married Bill Fortner on, July 25, 1946, in Chester and they shared 57 years of marriage before he...
Joan Gerlach
Mar 4, 2017
SPARTA – Joan Gerlach , 62, of Sparta, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Joan was born on July 10, 1954, in Red Bud, the daughter of Jack and Jane (Etherton) Jeffers. She married Dwayne R. Gerlach, on August 5, 1971, and they shared 45 years of marriage. Joan...
Wayne L. Brock
Feb 22, 2017
CUTLER, Wayne L. Brock, 73, of Cutler, passed away at 7:43 AM Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at his home in Cutler, Illinois. He was born May 9, 1943 in McCroy, Arkansas the son of Orgel and Letha (Cantrell) Brock. Wayne married Carolyn Easter on June 17, 1965 in Mounds City, IL.
Wayne was a retired...
Americus Madalynn Bryant
Feb 21, 2017
CARBONDALE – Americus Madalynn Bryant was granted her angel wings on February 21, 2017. She was born on June 18, 2009 to Jennifer Bryant and John Turner. Americus was a second grader at Thomas Elementary School in Carbondale, IL. She was a social butterfly that always had a smile on her face and made friends with anyone she met. She...
Cleda M. Pickett
Feb 17, 2017
SPARTA – Cleda M. Pickett, 75, of Sparta, passed away at 7:36 am, Friday, February 17, 2017 at her home in Sparta. Cleda was born in Chester, Illinois, on October 15, 1941, the daughter of Rudolph and Cleda Brenning Hapke. She was a retired baker from Sparta School District, having worked for over 30 years. She always enjoyed the ladies...
Philip W. Brooks
Feb 17, 2017
SPARTA – Philip W. Brooks, 68, of Sparta, passed away at 1:21 AM, Friday, February 17, 2017, at the Sparta Community Hospital. Philip was born on July 22, 1948, in Sparta, the son of, George and Dorothy (Covington) Brooks. Philip was retired from Sparta Light Metals, and a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Sparta. Philip is...
Thelma June Howard
Feb 17, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Thelma June Howard, 90, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:27 PM, Friday, February 17, 2017, at her home in Steeleville. Thelma was born on August 14, 1926, in Willisville the daughter of Henry and Julia (Snider) Heine. She married Merle E. Howard on September 27, 1942 at Perryville, Missouri, and they shared 51 years of marriage before he...
Harold A. Meyer
Feb 15, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Harold A. Meyer, 91, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:38 PM, Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Harold was born on October 10, 1925, in Steeleville, the son of Fred L. and Hulda A. (Schaack) Meyer. He was in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, then he married Myrtle...
Margaret Jones
Feb 14, 2017
AVA – Margaret L. Jones, 89, of Ava, passed away at 2:57 pm, Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Margaret was born in Ava, Illinois, on December 17, 1927, the daughter of John and Ethel Deitz Doetch. She married Burt L. "Jack" Jones on February 6, 1948 in St....
William L. "Bill" Diercks
Feb 12, 2017
STEELEVILLE, William L. Diercks, 86, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:40 PM Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Pinckneyville Community Hospital in Pinckneyville, Illinois. He was born September 15, 1930 in Steeleville, Illinois the son of William and Hulda (Duensing) Diercks. Bill married Maxine C. Guin on September 28, 1952 in Santa Maria, California.
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Esther Beckman
Feb 12, 2017
MURPHYSBORO – Esther Beckman, 92, of Waterloo formerly of Murphysboro, passed away at 2:42 PM, Sunday, February 12, 2017, at the Columbia Rehab and Nursing Center, in Columbia, Illinois. Esther was born on May 16, 1924, in Wine Hill, the daughter of Adolph and Emma (Eggers) Meyerhoff. She married Roy E. Beckman on May 5, 1951, at St. Paul's Lutheran...
Irvin E. Phoenix
Feb 10, 2017
AVA – I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. Irvin Phoenix, 80, of Ava, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 2:46 pm. He was a member of Sato Baptist Church. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and gardener and loved anything to do with nature. He loved watching his...
Ralph F. Lohman
Feb 5, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Ralph F. Lohman, 76, of Steeleville, passed away at 4:00 am, Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Ralph was born in Steeleville, Illinois, on October 13, 1940, the son of Louis H. and Lorena Meyerhoff Lohman. He married Lora M. Hicks on November 24, 1962 at Bremen, Illinois. She preceded him in...
Mary A. Hodge-Thompson
Feb 1, 2017
It is with human sadness but spiritual joy the family of Mary Thompson announce her transition, February 1, 2017, to join her creator and Savior, her loving husband of 29 years, many family members and a lifetime of friends. She departed quietly from Randolph County Care Center with the prayers and farewells of her family. She was 88 years old....
Paul Haberman
Feb 1, 2017
CHESTER, Paul Haberman, 87, of Sedgewickville, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois passed away at 7:55 AM Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri. He was born April 9, 1929 in Steeleville, Illinois the son of Richard and Bertha (Ebers) Haberman.  Paul married Mildred Ruebke on November 25, 1950 at Steeleville, Illinois.
Virginia Lee Kuhnert
Jan 31, 2017
AVA, Virginia Lee Kuhnert, 93, of Ava, passed away at 5:45 AM Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Manor Court in Carbondale, Illinois. She was born July 18, 1923 in Pinckneyville, Illinois the daughter of Alva E  and Bertie (Keene) Hill. She married Carl Andrew Kuhnert on January 15, 1944 in Carbondale, Illinois. He passed away on January...
