Betty I. Davis
Mar 7, 2014
CUTLER - Betty I. Davis, 85, of Cutler, passed away at 9:25 am, Friday, March 7, 2014, at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Betty was born in Cutler, Illinois on March 25, 1928, to her mother, Marie Stevenson Rednour and her step father, Shelby Rednour. She married William "Tom" Davis on December 20, 1947 in Cutler. He preceded her in...
Leamber Rae Eaton
Mar 6, 2014
GORHAM - Leamber Rae Eaton, 47, of Gorham, Illinois, passed away at 2:25 pm, Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Leamber was born in Wayne, Michigan on August 8, 1966, the daughter of James Gary and Joyce H. Leslie Eaton. She was of the Protestant Faith and was employed by H & R Block....
Leroy Light
Mar 4, 2014
VERGENNES - Leroy Light, 63, of Vergennes, passed away at 5:50 am, Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Leroy was born in Salem, Missouri on October 1, 1950, the son of Arthur and Legola Weber Light. Leroy married Mary Ann Crawford on October 9, 1971 at the Assembly of God Church in Ava, Illinois....
June Goetting
Feb 23, 2014
PERCY - June Goetting, 81, of Percy, passed away at 4:16 am, Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. June was born in Steeleville, Illinois on June 1, 1932, the daughter of Irvin R. and Edith L. Jacoby Fuhrhop. She married Gene Goetting on February 2, 1958 in Steeleville. He preceded her in death on November 13,...
Esther F. Knop
Feb 21, 2014
SPARTA - Esther F. Knop, 99, of Sparta, formerly of Chester, IL, passed away at 7:50 am, Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. Esther was born in Red Bud, Illinois on January 1, 1915, the daughter of William and Helen Wetzel Fehr. She married Arthur F. Knop on June 9, 1934 at Red Bud,...
Jerry Lee Minton
Feb 15, 2014
STEELEVILLE - Jerry Lee Minton, 76, of Steeleville, died Feb. 15, 2014, at his home under the care of Hospice of Southern Illinois. He was born March 3, 1937 in West Frankfort, Ill. the son of Carrey W. and Madge (Mundinger) Minton. He married Glenda Anderson on Oct. 17, 1959 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. He was a...
Charles R. Heller
Feb 14, 2014
STEELEVILLE, Charles R. "Preach" Heller, 87, of Carbondale, formerly of Steeleville, IL, passed away at 8:36 AM Friday, February 14, 2014, at Rehab and Care Center in Murphysboro, Illinois. He was born February 4, 1927 in Hardin, Illinois the son of John W. and Rose (Bork) Heller. Charles married Wilma Chadderton on October 1, 1948 in Steeleville, IL. Wilma passed...
Vernon Lee Kessel, Jr.
Feb 10, 2014
Vernon Lee Kessel Jr., 68, of Sparta, Illinois, passed away surrounded by several of his family members on February 10, 2014 at St. John's Hospital Hospice in Springfield, Illinois. He was born August 30, 1945 in Sparta, Illinois to Vernon and Jackie (Glasscock) Kessel. He was a member of the B.B.K. American Legion Post #480, Steeleville, Sparta VFW #2698, and...
Mary Barbara Mcwherter
Feb 9, 2014
AVA - Mary Barbara McWherter, 72, of Ava, passed away at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri on Sunday, February 9, 2014. Mary Barbara was born in Union City, Tennessee on February 2, 1942, the daughter of Henry Porter and Hautie Barbara Adair Johnson. She married Rev. Wilson Evon McWherter on February 3, 1957 in Corinth, Mississippi. She was a...
Charles R. Norton
Feb 9, 2014
Obituary Notice SHILOH - Charles R. Norton, 78, of Shiloh, passed away at 11:01 am, Sunday, February 9, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Charles was born in Cutler, Illinois on April 17, 1935, the son of Harlen and Helen Riley Norton . He married Shirley Bayer on June 19, 1953 at Percy, Illinois. She preceded him in death...
Randy D. Wahlman
Feb 1, 2014
CHESTER, Randy D. Wahlman, 57, of Chester, passed away at 5:43 PM Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. Randy was born August 17, 1956 in Sparta, Illinois the son of Ray M. and Evangeline (Rieckenberg) Wahlman. He married Grace DeLuca on August 13, 1984 in Paducah, Kentucky. Randy was a retired Millwright. He was of...
Helen Catherine Mifflin
Jan 29, 2014
JACOB - Helen Mifflin, 95, of Jacob, passed away at 8:45 am, Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at the Cobden Rehab and Care Center in Cobden, Illinois. Helen was born in Jackson County, Illinois on September 15, 1918, the daughter of Francis and Lucy Octiven Davis Gale. She married Charles Mifflin in 1936 in Raddle, Illinois. He preceded her in death...
Audrey Z. Mcintyre
Jan 22, 2014
STEELEVILLE - Audrey Z. McIntyre, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 10:02 pm, Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Audrey was born in Steeleville, Illinois on July 11, 1925, the daughter of Richard and Meta Beisner Zimmer. She was a retired factory worker, having worked at Evansville Shoe Factory and World Color Press in Sparta. Audrey...
Shirley Ann Morrow
Jan 20, 2014
SPARTA - Shirley Ann Morrow, 81, of Sparta, passed away at 2:18 am, Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Randolph County Care in Sparta, Illinois. Shirley was born in Beaver Falls, PA, on February 6, 1932, the daughter of Joseph A. and Iona Risinger Smith. She married Rev. Robert W. "Bob" Morrow on July 19, 1955 in Beaver Falls, PA....
Ruth M. Barber
Jan 19, 2014
VERGENNES - Ruth M. Barber, 87, of St. Peters, Missouri, passed away at 2:50 am, Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the St. Peters Manor, St. Peters, Missouri. Ruth was born in Vergennes, Illinois on August 29, 1926, the daughter of Ernest P. and Edna C. Higgerson Weil. She married James N. Barber on June 30, 1946 in St. Louis, MO....
John H. Mulholland
Jan 13, 2014
SPARTA - John H. Mulholland, 83, of Sparta, passed away at 7:20 am, Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, Illinois. John was born on October 14, 1930 in Chester, Illinois, the son of John and Ruby Hilton Mulholland. He married Thelma Boyster in 1950 in Evansville, Illinois. She preceded him in death. He...
Billie Ruth Holliday
Jan 13, 2014
AVA - Billie Ruth Holliday, 87, of Belleville, formerly of Ava, passed away at 10:20 am, Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Billie Ruth was born in Ava, IL on August 9, 1926, the daughter of Edward Isaac and Cassie Arminda Bagley Holliday. She retired after 22 years as a housekeeper at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in...
Helen Gendron
Jan 6, 2014
WILLISVILLE - Helen Gendron, 83, of Willisville, IL, passed away at 7:05 pm, Monday, January 6, 2014 at the Franklin Hospital in Benton, IL. Helen was born in Cutler, Illinois, on April 5, 1930, the daughter of Frances W. and Katherine Griffiths Hardy. She married Albert "Bill" Gendron in January of 1948 in Arkansas. He passed away December 7, 2004....
Patricia A. May
Jan 4, 2014
STEELEVILLE, Patricia A. May, 76, of Steeleville, passed away at 10:05 AM Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. She was born August 25, 1937 in New Castle, Pennsylvania the daughter of John and May (Joseph) James. Patricia married George May and he preceded her in death in 1989. Patricia was a retired Registered Nurse and...
Barbara A. Wilson
Jan 1, 2014
PERCY, Barbara A. Wilson, 69, of Percy, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at her daughter's home in Hazelwood, Missouri. Barbara was born September 28, 1944 in Steeleville, Illinois the daughter of Thornton and Bessie (Patterson) Brawley. Barbara married Darryl Wilson on June 22, 1963 in Chester, IL . She was a retired from WalMart where she worked as...
