Ethel "Louise" Wilson Jackson
Sep 3, 2014
Ethel "Louise" Wilson Jackson, 79, of Ava, passed away at 3:50 am, Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Louise was born in Shannon County, Missouri, on November 30, 1934, the daughter of Moses and Eunice Wood Bland. She married Bill D. Wilson on April 26, 1952 in Monterey, California. He preceded her in death...
Allen Dale Schatte
Sep 1, 2014
CAMPBELL HILL, Allen Dale Schatte, 65, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 10:50 AM Monday, September 1, 2014, at V.A. Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. He was born July 19, 1949 in Murphysboro, Illinois the son of Albert Henry and Maedell Rose (Eggemeyer) Schatte. Allen married Cynthia S. Clinton on April 19, 1975 in Ava, IL. Allen was a retired...
Mary E. Chavez
Sep 1, 2014
CARBONDALE - Mary E. Chavez, 73, of Carbondale, formerly of Ava, Illinois, passed away at 3:15 pm, Monday, September 1, 2014 at her daughter's home in Carbondale. Mary was born in Columbus, OH on April 27, 1941, the daughter of James and Fern Taylor Chatterton. She was a homemaker. Mary is survived by two daughters, Cyndi (Jimmy) Stearns of Carbondale,...
Ella Mae Gerlach
Sep 1, 2014
STEELEVILLE, Ella Mae Gerlach, 90, of Steeleville, passed away at 12:35 AM Monday, September 1, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, Illinois. She was born October 22, 1923 in Steeleville, Illinois the daughter of Henry C. and Mathilda (Salger) Goetting. She married August F. "Gus" Gerlach on June 2, 1946 in Peoria, IL. He passed away October 6,...
Eileen M. Keller
Aug 31, 2014
CUTLER, Eileen M. "Pumpkin" Keller, 77, of Cutler, passed away at 1:45 PM Sunday, August 31, 2014, at her home in Cutler, Illinois. She was born November 27, 1936 in Potosi, Missouri the daughter of Jim and Clara (Barton) Wilson. Eileen was retired from Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation. She was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by her seven children...
Edward E. Cochran
Aug 24, 2014
Edward E. Cochran, 81, of Percy, passed away at 12:24 pm, Sunday, August 24, 2014 at the St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. Edward was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 20, 1932, the son of Evertt and Mable Tatum Cochran. He married Alberta Buddle on December 22, 1951 in Campbell Hill. She preceded him in death on August...
Clarence H. Clasen
Aug 20, 2014
Clarence H. Clasen, 87, of Steeleville, passed away at 4:32 pm, Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Clarence was born in Bremen, Illinois on July 12, 1927, the son of Henry and Alma Dieckenhoff Clasen. He married Alma Diercks on September 29, 1951 in Bremen, IL. She preceded him in death on January 25, 1989. He...
Joe Richard O'Dell
Aug 19, 2014
Joe Richard O'Dell, 79, devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Joe was born in Loogoolee, Fayette County, Illinois, on May 18, 1935, the son of Lorenzo Martin and Columbia Fern Smithson O'Dell. He married Patricia Ann "Pat" Younger on August 26, 1956 at Findlay...
Kenneth R. Hamilton
Aug 17, 2014
STEELEVILLE - Kenneth R. Hamilton, 65, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:55 am, Sunday, August 17, 2014 at his home. Kenneth was born in Chester, Illinois on October 15, 1948, the son of Archie C. and Eileen Heins Hamilton. He married Carol J. Bollman on November 7, 1976 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville. Kenneth retired on June 30,...
Vernon E. Wischmeyer
Aug 15, 2014
JACOB - Vernon E. Wischmeyer, 87, of Jacob, passed away at 9:59 am, Friday, August 15, 2014 at his home in Jacob. Vernon was born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 15, 1927, the son of Arthur and Clara Hackmann Wischmeyer. He married Marjorie Willbrand on June 26, 1948 in St. Louis, MO. She preceded him in death on October...
Marion L. Wahlman
Aug 13, 2014
PERCY - Marion L. Wahlman, 81, of Percy, passed away at 11:14 pm, Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. Marion was born in Sparta, Illinois on October 11, 1932, the daughter of Ernest and Agatha Gardner Preslar. She married Edgar Wahlman on October 28, 1953 in Campbell Hill, Illinois. He preceded her in death...
Dorthy M. Mueller
Aug 10, 2014
STEELEVILLE - Dorthy M. Mueller, 87, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:46 pm, Sunday, August 10, 2014 at her home in Steeleville. Dorthy was born in Steeleville, IL on November 27, 1926, the daughter of Walter and Linda Meislahn Uchtman. She married Walter C. Mueller on June 19, 1948 in Steeleville. Dorthy was a homemaker. She formerly worked at the...
Clara Thies
Aug 7, 2014
CAMPBELL HILL - Clara Thies, 96, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 10:30 pm, Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Freeburg Care Center in Freeburg, Illinois. Clara was born in Carolton, Nebraska, on September 12, 1917, the daughter of Herman and Bertha Werner Elting. She married Norman Thies on January 29, 1944 in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death...
Robert L. Kueker
Aug 5, 2014
SPARTA - Robert L. Kueker, 67, of Sparta, passed away at 4:45 pm, Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the Missouri-Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Robert was born in Red Bud, Illinois on February 13, 1947, the son of Archie D. and Alice M. Eggemeyer Kueker. He married Carol Ann Suhre on June 7, 1969 at Evansville, Illinois. She preceded...
Bob L. Baker
Jul 20, 2014
WILLISVILLE - Bob L. Baker, 86, of Willisville, passed away early Sunday morning, July 20, 2014 at his home in Willisville. Bob was born September 14, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Onie and Arah (Bailey) Baker. He married Paulean Culp on April 2, 1948. They were married for 66 years before Paulean passed away on May 5,...
Gerald P. Guetersloh
Jul 12, 2014
SPARTA, Gerald P. "Guet" Guetersloh, 70, of Sparta, passed away peacefully in his sleep at 12:39 AM Saturday, July 12, 2014 in Sparta, IL. He was born August 1, 1943 in Jacob, Illinois the son of William and Cora (Hornbostel) Guetersloh. Gerald was a retired from Illinois Power Company in Sparta, IL. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran...
Bessie "Pauline" Wilson
Jul 9, 2014
AVA - Bessie "Pauline" Wilson, 80, of Grand Junction, CO, formerly of Ava, IL, passed away on July 9, 2014 at the Willow Tree Care Center in Delta, CO. She was the daughter of John and Bertha Wilson. Pauline is survived by two sons, Michael (Cathy) Dunn of Ellis Grove, IL and Donald (Selina) Stone of Fruita, CO; four grandchildren,...
Jerry Lee Ashby
Jul 9, 2014
PERCY, Jerry Lee Ashby, 57, of Percy, passed away at 4:58 AM Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Pinckneyville Community Hospital in Pinckneyville, Illinois. He was born May 3, 1957 in Sparta, Illinois the son of Floyd E. and Lila (Fisk) Ashby. Jerry was a retired Construction Driver. He is survived by his: mother, Lila Ashby, Percy, IL; 2 Daughters; 1...
Wilburn R. "Wib" Ebers
Jun 27, 2014
CHESTER - Wilburn R. "Wib" Ebers, 88, of Chester, passed away at 8:42 pm, Friday, June 27, 2014 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Wilburn was born in Wine Hill, Illinois on August 19, 1925, the son of Edmund and Lena Diercks Ebers. He was united in marriage to the love of his life, Elsa D. Westerman on June...
Billy G. Mikel
Jun 25, 2014
CUTLER, Billy G. Mikel, 88, of Cutler, passed away at 10:05 AM Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at home in Cutler, Illinois. He was born May 27, 1926 in Campbell, Missouri the son of J. B. and Bertha (Perkins) Mikel. Billy married Zola Jordan in May of 1948 in Kennett, Missouri. Billy was a Retired Teamster. He was a Sargent in...
