Obituaries
Jimmie "Deon" Brayfield
Jan 3, 2011
Carbondale- Jimmie Deon Brayfield, 72, of Carbondale, passed away at 8:00 PM, Friday, December 31, 2010 at Helia Health Care of Carbondale. He was born on July 18, 1938 in Cambria to Wayne & Lucille (Noble) Brayfield. He formerly worked as a clerk at Macks Big Store and owned and operated Brayfield Janitorial. He was a member of the retail...
Lola May Fowler
Jan 2, 2011
Marion- Lola May (Adkisson) Fowler, 98, of Marion, passed away at 9:00 AM, Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Angel Acres in Marion, where she lived since 2006. Lola was born on May 3, 1912 in Hamilton County to John & Alma (Davis) Adkisson. She was a member of Liberty Church of Christ at twelve years old. She married Clay Everett...
Velma Smith
Dec 31, 2010
Herrin- VELMA M. SMITH, age 93, of Herrin, passed away at 6:50am on Friday, December 31, 2010 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Velma was born in Makanda on January 23, 1917, the daughter of Frank and Susan Mae (Poff) Ogden. She married Rex H. Smith in Marion in February of 1944. He preceded her in death on January...
Ronald (Chet) Calhoun
Dec 30, 2010
Lake of Egypt- RONALD (CHET) CALHOUN, age 73, of Lake of Egypt, died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at his home with family and friends present. Chet was born in Bismarck, IL on September 2, 1937, to Lowell and Ethel (Howery) Calhoun. He married RoseMarie C. Davidson on December 19, 1980 in Susanville, California. She survives at Lake of Egypt. Other...
Joyce Ann Nemeth
Dec 27, 2010
Marion- Joyce Ann Nemeth, 76, of Marion, passed away at 5:40 PM, Friday, December 24, 2010 at Herrin Hospital. Joyce was born on October 26, 1934 in Herrin to Joe and Katie (Calcaterra) Chiodini. She married Joseph Nemeth on Valentines Day 1972 in Herrin. He survives in Marion. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Mt....
Ted Bollmann
Dec 21, 2010
Herrin- THEODORE H. TED BOLLMANN, age 85, of Herrin, passed away at 12:35am on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Jackson Care Rehab Center in Murphysboro. Theodore was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 15, 1925, the son of Theodore and Marie (Wottle) Bollman. He married Virginia Kulp in Danbury, CT on November 27, 1955. Together, they have shared fifty-five years...
William A. Horn
Dec 21, 2010
William A. Horn, 78, of Roanoke, Virginia formerly of Creal Springs, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2010 at 9:00 A.M. at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. William was born June 28, 1932 in Creal Springs the son of Louis D. & Ethel (Tanner) Horn. He married Norma Hastings on August 30, 1955 in Murphysboro and together they have shared over...
Violet McKinney
Dec 21, 2010
Marion Violet McKinney, 95, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 5:00 A.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Violet was born October 3, 1915 in Johnson County the daughter of William Julius and Lille Jane (Faulkner) Sharp. She married Harvey McKinney on April 6, 1956 in Marion and he preceded her in death on April 27, 1980. She was...
Kenneth "Toupe" Eckols
Dec 20, 2010
Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home Full Obit with photo Herrin- KENNETH TOUPE ECKOLS, age 62, of Herrin, passed away at 1:50am on Monday, December 20, 2010 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. Kenneth was born in Herrin on March 29, 1948, the son of Ralph Kenneth and Blanche Mary (Brown) Eckols. Mr. Eckols was a member of the Full Gospel...
Verna Angell-Grider
Dec 18, 2010
VERNA HOWTON ANGELL GRIDER, age 81, formerly of Marion, passed away on December 18, 2010 at Meridian Village in Glen Carbon, IL. Verna Howton Angell Grider was born to James Moses and Lillian Lambert Howton in Dorrisville, Saline County, Illinois on April 8, 1929. She was the third child and second daughter in a family of twelve children. Two siblings,...
Thomas C. "Tom" Morris
Dec 16, 2010
Herrin- Thomas C. Tom Morris, 81, of Sevierville, TN, formerly of Herrin, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 11:00 AM EST at his home in Sevierville, TN. Tom was born on September 12, 1929 in Dundee, IL to Charlie & Bessie (Moore) Morris. He married T. Louise Sweeney on September 12, 1958 in Marion. She preceded him in...
Frank White
Dec 16, 2010
Frank L. White, 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 3:17 P.M. at the Marion Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Frank was born July 11, 1922 in Williamson County the son of Robert F. & Myrl C. (Carter) White. He married Mary Jane Odum on April 13, 1942 in Creal Springs and she preceded him in death on November...
Doris Evelyn Moffett
Dec 14, 2010
Doris Evelyn Shelton Moffett was born October 18, 1929 to Ed and Mae (Easley) Shelton. She passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the age of 81 at the Herrin Hospital. She attended and graduated from Excelsior Grade School in 1942. This was a one room school, and she completed grades 3rd and 4th in the same year. She...
Billy Joe "B.J." King
Dec 13, 2010
Herrin- Billy Joe B.J. King, 79, of Herrin, passed away at 1:50 AM, Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Billy Joe was born on May 19, 1931 in Herrin to Millage and Thelma Pearl (Smith) King. He married Glenda Rae Jones on September 8, 1961 at the Herrin First United Methodist Church. She survives in Herrin. He...
Renee Blackford
Dec 13, 2010
Marion- RENEE BLACKFORD, age 46, of Marion, passed away at 11:30pm on Monday, December 13, 2010 at her home. Renee was born in Marion on November 1, 1964, the daughter of Reed and Barbara L. (Deaton) Gower. She attended the Orient Church of Christ. Survivors include her daughter- Christina Blackford and Randy Zachary of Marion, IL Daughter- Sarah Barnard and...
Rev. Paul Van Eckhout
Dec 12, 2010
Herrin- Rev. Paul Van Eckhout, 91, of Herrin, formerly of Johnston City, passed away at 11:30 PM, Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Paul was born on July 25, 1919 in Lochgelly, WV to Theoville and Marie (Bostal) Van Eckhout. He was a member of the greatest generation and a WWII Army veteran who fought...
Dorothy L. Bertels
Dec 10, 2010
Herrin- DOROTHY L. BERTELS, age 81, of Herrin, passed away at 7:40am on Friday, December 10, 2010 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Dorothy was born in East Saint Louis on July 2, 1929, the daughter of Fred M. and Hazel I. (DeVore) Slack. She married Clark L. Field in East St Louis on September 19, 1946. He preceded...
Donald E. Zins
Dec 9, 2010
Marion- DONALD ZINS, age 66, of Marion, passed away at 9:45am on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at his home in Marion. Donald was born in St Paul, MN on October 18, 1944, the son of William Joseph and Evelyn (Blaske) Zins. He married Martha Dora Lasso at their home on May 24, 1995. She survives in Marion. Mr. Zins was...
Anna Lee Robinson
Dec 3, 2010
Herrin- ANNA LEE ROBINSON, age 86, of Herrin, passed away at 6:15pm on Friday, December 3, 2010 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Anna was born in Clifford, Illinois on January 3, 1924, the daughter of Perry and Effie (Wilson) Vick. She married William Robinson in Herrin on June 14, 1947. He preceded her in death on January 10,...
Violet Throgmorton
Dec 3, 2010
Marion- VIOLET B. (WILL) THROGMORTON, age 90, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 3, 2010 at Angel Acres in Marion, where she has resided for the past year. Violet was born July 14, 1920 in Marion, the daughter of Earl and Sadie (Deaton) Buckner. On December 24, 1936, she married John C. Will in Anna-Jonesboro. To this...
