Obituaries
Nancy Ann Eigenmann
Jun 24, 2022
Nancy Ann Eigenmann, age 75, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at her home in Marion, Illinois.Nancy was born May 25, 1947 in Watseka, Illinois, a daughter of Gaylord and Margaret (Wright) Hessing. Prior to her retirement, Nancy served as a teacher for the hearing impaired. She is survived by two sons, Doug (Laurel) Harris and Jerry...
Laverne Arthur Profitt
Jun 24, 2022
Laverne Arthur Profitt, age 94, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at Reflections Memory Care in Carterville, Illinois.Laverne was born September 19, 1927 in Clifford, Illinois, a son of John and Sara (Eagle) Profitt. He married the love of his life, Marian Francis on November 24, 1948 in Herrin, IL. Prior to his retirement, Laverne had worked...
Sharon K. Orman
Jun 22, 2022
Sharon K. Orman, age 73, of Carterville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at her residence.
Sharon was born January 01, 1949 in Brazil, Indiana, a daughter of Bobby and Betty Jean (Robbins) Wallace. She married Robert E Orman on January 14, 1967 in Harmony, IN. Sharon grew up in Knightsville, IN and was a 1966 graduate of...
Paul Walter Bean
Jun 14, 2022
Paul W. Bean, age 71, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Illinois.
Paul was born January 27, 1951 in Herrin, Illinois, a son of William A. and Margaret P. (Cheatham) Bean. Paul grew up in Herrin and graduated Herrin High School. He worked for the City of Energy and was an Energy...
Alma Jean Deskines
Jun 4, 2022
Alma Jean Deskines, age 94, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Helia Healthcare of Energy. Alma was born April 17, 1928 in Herrin, Illinois, a daughter of Jesse and Marie (Hogue) Chandler. She married Ryland T. Lowery in 1961. He preceded her in death in 1989. She later married Joseph Deskines. He survives in Herrin.Prior to...
Eilene Smiley
Jun 1, 2022
Eilene Smiley, age 84, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Herrin Hospital.
Eilene was born July 06, 1937 in Equality, Illinois, a daughter of James and Georgia (Kitchen) O'Neal. She grew up in Equality, Illinois and had worked at Mattingly Nursing Home in Herrin from 1976 until her retirement. Eilene married Dale Smiley in Harrisburg, IL...
Anthony Wayne "Tony" Beck
May 31, 2022
Anthony Wayne “Tony” Beck, age 43, of Freeman Spur, Illinois, went to heaven Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at his home.
Tony was born February 17, 1979 in Aurora, Illinois to Ronald W. and Sherie L. (Edson) Beck. He grew up in Hurst, Illinois and graduated from Herrin High School in 1997. He was on the wrestling team while in...
Richard A Cain Sr.
May 31, 2022
Richard A. Cain Sr., age 73, of Pittsburg, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at the V.A. Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.
Richard was born September 25, 1948 in Carbondale, Illinois, a son of Harold and Zella (Borum) Cain. Richard grew up in Crab Orchard and graduated Crab Orchard High School. He joined the US Air Force then re-enlisted...
Ruby Marie Nichols
May 29, 2022
Ruby Marie Nichols, age 88, of Thompsonville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at her beloved Red House, with her family by her side.
Ruby was born January 16, 1934 in Perryville, Missouri, a daughter of James F. and Ella C. (Tucker) Taylor.
Ruby worked well into her seventies as a Licensed Practical Nurse at nursing homes in...
Deloris Sue Clendenin
May 27, 2022
Deloris Sue Clendenin, 82, went to be with the Lord at 12:15am on Friday, May 27, 2022 at her home in Herrin. Sue was born on September 29, 1939 in West Frankfort to Charles and Vivian (Jordan) Rumsey.She married Roy Kenneth Clendenin on September 1, 1967. Together they shared nearly forty-six years of marriage and five children. Sue attended the...
Marsha Lee Krivanko
May 27, 2022
Marsha Lee Krivanko, age 67, of Marion, Illinois, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 27, 2022 at her home in Marion, Illinois.
Marsha was born October 17, 1957 in Marion, Illinois, a daughter of James and Jessie (Travelstead) Key. Marsha grew up in Marion and was a 1972 graduate of Marion High School. After her marriage to Dennis Krivanko, she...
Dale Morris
May 27, 2022
Dale Morris, age 89, of Herrin, Illinois, away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Reflections Memory Care in Herrin, Illinois.
Dale was born October 31, 1932 in West Frankfort, Illinois a son of Elijah and Flossie (Crain) Morris. Dale grew up in Freeman Spur and graduated Herrin High School. He served in the US Army during the Korean War with the...
Belinda Emery
May 22, 2022
Belinda Kay Emery, age 76, of Marion, passed away at 4:54pm on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois.Belinda was born January 05, 1946 in Hartford, Arkansas, a daughter of William and Ruth (Goff) Bullington. Cremation rites will be accorded. No services will be held at this time. Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family...
Cathy Rollo Earnhart
May 22, 2022
Cathy Rollo Earnhart, age 74, of Murphysboro, Illinois, passed away early Sunday morning, May 22, 2022 at her home in Murphysboro, Illinois.Cathy was born November 28, 1947 in Carbondale, Illinois, a daughter of James and Mildred (Hampton) Rollo. She is survived by her son, Nathan Earnhart and wife April of Benton; grandson Jackson Earnhart of Benton; daughter-in-law Nikki Earnhart of...
John Kenneth "Ken" Taylor
May 21, 2022
John Kenneth. "Ken" Taylor, age 78, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Parkway Manor in Marion, Illinois.
Ken was born July 08, 1943 in West Frankfort, Illinois, the son of John T. and Geraldine "Geri" (Connell) Taylor. Ken grew up in the Chicago area. He attended college in Chicago and went on to become a...
Sharon Kay Keebler
May 20, 2022
Sharon Kay Keebler, age 61, of Bush, Illinois, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois.Sharon was born April 13, 1961 in Kentucky, a daughter of William and Carolyn O'Brien and Ted and Shirley (Rhodes) Dunnavant. She married the love of her life, Rick Keebler, Jr., in 1993 in Bush. Together, they shared more than thirty...
Rosemarie Logsdon
May 20, 2022
Rosemarie Logsdon, age 79, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.Rosemarie was born November 16, 1942 in Red Bud, Illinois, a daughter of Paul H. and Esther M. (Wilkening) Voss. She married Robert E. "Curly" Logsdon on November 08, 1963 in West Frankfort, IL. Rose grew up in Red Bud,...
Rosalie Will
May 18, 2022
Rosalie Will, age 77, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.Rosalie was born December 13, 1944 in Carterville, Illinois, a daughter of Raymond and Mary (Doty) Waldron. Rosalie grew up in Carterville and was a 1962 graduate of Carterville High School. She worked as personal secretary to Harry Crisp at...
Dr. Vinai Sawetawan
May 17, 2022
Herrin- Dr. Vinai Sawetawan, 89, of Herrin, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at his home in Herrin.
He was born on October 4, 1932 in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1959, he married Dr. Thavornwan Nid Sawetawan in Bangkok, Thailand. She preceded him in death on September 20, 2011.
He immigrated to the United States in 1973, beginning his medical...
Norman Earl Benton
May 4, 2022
Norman E. Benton, age 98, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at his home in Marion.Norman was born May 01, 1924 in Steelville, Missouri, a son of Joseph S. and Hanna L. (Fischer) Benton Sr. Norman grew up in Steelville Missouri and joined the US Navy during WWII from 1942-1946. He served on the Command Destroyer in...
