Obituary Listing

Jan 6, 2017

SPARTA – Patricia A. Edwards, 82, of Sparta, passed away at 1:25 pm, Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. Patricia was born in LaGrange, Illinois on November 27, 1934, the daughter of Edward and Sara Jones Vanicek.  She is of the Baptist Faith and is a retired Transcriptionist from Uarco Co., in Kennett, Missouri....

Jan 3, 2017

AVA – Ronald W. Bruce, 64, of Ava, passed away at 2:08 PM, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Ronald was born on April 7, 1952 in Chaffee, Missouri the son of Joel H. Bruce and Violet (Roberts) Bruce. He married Lola Crowden on April 23, 2000, in Ava, and they shared 16 years of marriage....

Jan 3, 2017

MARION – Gary L. Hayden, Sr., 73, of Marion, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester.

Gary was born in California, on July 9, 1943, the son of Floyd H. and Rosalee Crocker Hayden.

Gary is survived by one son, Gary L. Hayden, Jr. of Willisville; three daughters;...

Dec 29, 2016

CHESTER, Harold Haberman, 79, of Chester, passed away at 2:25 AM Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Oak Hill Nursing Home in Waterloo, Illinois. He was born December 28, 1937 in Wine Hill, Illinois the son of Richard  and Bertha (Ebers) Haberman.  Harold married Mary Lou Bleem on June 6, 1959 at St. Mary's Church in Fort Gage, Illinois. Harold was...

Dec 25, 2016

Rosalie Ruth 'Lee' Bicket (nee Webster), age 71, of Aurora IL died at 10 am December 25, 2016. She was born February 8, 1945 in Sparta IL, the daughter of Albert Leroy Webster and Florence Marie (Prest) Webster of Marissa IL.  Lee was an active member of her church community and a devoted wife, mother...

Dec 25, 2016

CHESTER – James Thompson, 47, of Chester passed away at 11:20 PM, Sunday, December 25, 2016 in Chester. James was born on September 21, 1969, in Sparta, the son of Carlin E. and Cecelia (Essman) Thompson. He was a laborer. James was of the Pentecostal faith. James is survived by his father; Carlin Thompson, of Quapaw, Oklahoma, mother; Cecelia Chandler,...

Dec 25, 2016

CAMPBELL HILL – Chelsie Marie Hinkle, 27, of Columbia, MO, formerly of Campbell Hill, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at University Hospital of Columbia, MO. Chelsie was born in Sparta, Illinois on October 22, 1989, the daughter of Floyd Darrin Ray Hinkle and Kimberly Jean Farmer. Chelsie was a loving mother and her boys were her life. She...

Dec 22, 2016

SPARTA – Margaret M. McCree, 83 of Sparta, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the St. Anthony Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. Margaret was born on November 17, 1933, in St. Genevieve, Missouri, the daughter of Edgar and Caroline (Herzog) Pinkely. She married Frank E. McCree on August 4, 1951 in Sparta, and they shared 65 years of...

Dec 8, 2016

COULTERVILLE – Alberta Helms, 76, of Coulterville, passed away at 10:51 pm, Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. Alberta was born in Walsh, Illinois on April 26, 1940, the daughter of August and Edna Eggemeyer Lindwedel.  She married Firmin Hanebutt, he passed away April 26, 1990, she then married Donald Helms and he passed...

Dec 7, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Wendell R. Davis, 64, of Steeleville passed away at 2:53 AM, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta. Wendell was born on November 20, 1952 in Murphysboro, the son of Joyce Cripps, he married Loretta M. Wall on June 21, 1975 at Campbell Hill, and they shared 41 years of marriage. Wendell was retired...

Dec 6, 2016

Marie Elizabeth Yearian Smith was born to Edward and Dora Hartmann Miller on April 19, 1922. On December 6, 2016 from her home in Buda, TX surrounded by family, Marie passed peacefully from this life into heaven. She joined her parents, brothers Henry, Clifford, Harley, sister Dorothy Miller Halstead and the love of her life, Kenneth Jackson Yearian. The last...

Dec 4, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Sharon S. Dillon, 72, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:22 pm, Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Sharon was born in Carbondale, Illinois on September 29, 1944, the daughter of Clarence and Mary Stanley Dillon.  She was a retired Secretary from Chester Mental Health in Chester, Illinois.  Sharon was a member of the Modern...

Dec 1, 2016

AVA – Ronald E. Heiman, 69, of Ava, passed away at 4:45 am, Thursday, December 1, 2016, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, Illinois. Ronald was born in Cudgetown, Illinois on September 21, 1947, the son of Harvey and Mary Sadler Heiman.  He married Margie E. Tope on August 25, 1967 in Ava, Illinois.  Ronald was the pastor at...

Nov 30, 2016

PINCKNEYVILLE – Ammie Ruby Farris, 86, of Pinckneyville passed away at 3:50 PM, Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Ammie was born on October 9, 1930 in East Prairie, Missouri, the daughter of Leland Daniel and Dorothy Lilian Mitchell Pratt. She married James Vernon Farris on September 8, 1948 at Popular Bluff, Missouri.  He preceded her...

Nov 22, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Edwin H. Lakeman, 92, of Steeleville passed away at 10:43 AM, Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Edwin was born on May 6, 1924, in Steeleville the son of Christopher and Alvina (Doeding) Lakeman. He was a retired janitor, and a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Steeleville. Edwin is survived by...

Nov 22, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Wilma B. Westerman, 84, of Steeleville passed away at 10:30 PM Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Wilma was born on March 25, 1932 in Percy the daughter of Martin and Hulda (Weaver) Brockmeyer. She married Edgar H. Westerman on June 2, 1951 at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wine Hill, and...

Nov 18, 2016

CUTLER – Margaret E. Easton, 66, of Cutler passed away at 2:38 AM, Friday, November 18, 2016, at home in Cutler. Margaret was born in Gorham, Illinois on May 12, 1950, the daughter of August H. and Peggy Meeks Hasselbrock.  She married James D. Easton on May 12, 1971 in Murphysboro, Illinois.  She was a Packer in Shipping at Dorma...

Nov 15, 2016

SPARTA – Bradley S. Williams, 20, of Sparta, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 in Freeburg, Illinois. Bradley was born in Sparta, Illinois, on May 31, 1996, the son of John Williams and Andrea Weber Williams.  He was a Construction Laborer and was of the Christian Faith. Bradley is survived by his fiancée, Meria Powell of Swansea, IL; mother,...

Nov 12, 2016

STEELEVILLE – On November 12, 2016, Jim went to join his bride, Gladys.   James E. O'Neal, 87, of Steeleville, passed away at 10:30 pm, Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. James was born in Mechaniceburg, Illinois on November 27, 1928, the son of Earl F. and Ines G. Belcher O'Neal.  He married Gladys L....

Nov 8, 2016

STEELEVILLE - JoAnn R. Bowerman, 80, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:25 PM, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. JoAnn was born on February 18, 1936 in Murphysboro, the daughter of Leslie and Flossie (White) Reiman. She married Leland L. Bowerman on December 27, 1952 in Percy and they shared 63 years of marriage together before...