Obituaries
L.V. Steckenrider
Dec 13, 2004
Herrin- Louis L.V. Steckenrider, 89, of Herrin, passed away at 7:30 AM, Monday, December 13, 2004 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion. LV was born on August 12, 1915 in Herrin to Lewis & Marie Lela (Felts) Steckenrider. He married Jewell M. Medlin by proxy on June 22, 1945 while stationed in the Philippines during WWII. He served in...
Loretta Sue Payne
Dec 13, 2004
Herrin- Loretta Sue Payne, 54, of Herrin, passed away Monday December 13, 2004 at 9:00 pm at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Loretta was born July 31, 1950 in Herrin, IL to John and Leva Pauline (Belt) Payne. She was a member of the West Monroe Apostolic Church in Herrin. Survivors include- Companion and Friend- Joseph Novak- Herrin, IL Son-...
William L Masters
Dec 12, 2004
Herrin-William L. Masters, 68, of Herrin passed away at 10:51 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004 in the Herrin Hospital William was born Aug. 18, 1936, in Bush to Vernon and Georgia (Yates) Masters. He married Mary Ann Miles on Nov. 7, 1956 in Misawaka, IN. William was a retired Coal Miner from Freeman #6.He was a member of the Herrin...
Billy N. Anderson
Dec 12, 2004
Marion Billy Norris (Scotty) Anderson, of Sun City Center, Florida, formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, December 08, 2004 at 3:12 P.M. at his residence. Billy was born March 01, 1923 to Jake & Dolly (Norris) Anderson in Marion. He married Jane Chamness in West Frankfort and she survives in Sun City Center, Florida. Billy was a retired Plant Manager. He...
Cheryl L. LaBelle
Dec 10, 2004
Energy- Cheryl Lynn LaBelle, 54, of Herrin, passed away at her home in Energy at 4:20 AM, Thursday, December 9, 2004. Cheryl was born on June 30, 1950 in Herrin to K. Elwood & June (Burgess) Hunter. She married Norman LaBelle at Hurricane Memorial Baptist Church in Herrin on April 12, 1975. Cheryl attended Second Baptist Church in Herrin and...
Ida Caroline Dettmer
Dec 10, 2004
Marion Ida Caroline Dettmer, 93, passed away at 3:35 P.M. Wednesday, December 08, 2004 at Parkway Manor Nursing Home. Ida was born December 20, 1910 to Henry and Louise (Wickert) Dettmer in Marion. Ida was employed as a secretary for Alcoa, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois. After her retirement from Alcoa in 1973, she returned to Marion to reside with her...
Howard Sampson
Dec 9, 2004
Herrin- Howard Sampson, 55, of Murfreesboro, TN (formerly of Herrin) passed away at his residence on Thursday December 9, 2004 at 11:00am. Mr Sampson was born in Herrin on April 30, 1949 to Donald and Evelyn (Sullivan) Sampson. Evelyn survives in Herrin. Survivers include: Mother- Evelyn (Sullivan) Sampson- Herrin 5 sons- Jerry Sampson-Texas Mark Sampson-Texas Samuel Sampson-Texas Tony Sampson-Texas Jonathon...
Virginia M. Simmons
Dec 8, 2004
Creal Springs Virginia M. Simmons, 70, died Tuesday, December 07, 2004 at 4:05 A.M. at her home, following a brief, but courageous battle with cancer. Virginia was born August 13, 1934 in Pittsburg, the daughter of Delos and Velva (Pulley) Ray. She was united in marriage to Bobby R. Simmons on December 19, 1953 in Marion. Together they shared 51...
Melba G Crawshaw
Dec 7, 2004
Herrin- Melba G. Crawshaw, 93, of Herrin, died at 3:25pm Tuesday December 7, 2004 at Cardinal Healthcare in Energy, IL. Melba was born October 18, 1911 in Alto Pass, IL to Charles Yank and Cora (Allen) Jennings. She was a retired Seamstress for Smoller Brothers and prior to that, she worked at the pants factory in Carbondale. She was of...
Dante B. Caliper
Dec 7, 2004
HERRIN-Dante B. Caliper, 88, of Herrin, died at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, December 7, 2004 in Grange Nursing Home in Mascoutah, IL. Mr. Caliper was born February 16, 1916 in Herrin, IL to Frank and Catherine (Sheehan) Caliper. He married Rena K. (Berrolatti) on January 1, 1941 in Ina, IL. She preceded him in death on December 30, 2003. Dante was...
Echo (Angel) McNail Springs
Dec 6, 2004
Echo June (Angel) McNail Springs, 91, of Marion died at 8:13 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004 at the home of her daughter Betty Musgrave where she had resided for the past three years. Mrs. Springs was born June 1, 1913 in Williamson County to Claude and Abbie (Harris) Angel. She married Estess McNail in 1929 and he preceded her in...
Hazel B Ballestro
Dec 6, 2004
Cobden Hazel Bell Ballestro, 94, died Monday, December 06, 2004 at 12:20 A.M. at Parkway Manor in Marion. Hazel was born November 16, 1910 to John T. & Mabel F. (Hull) Jewel in Chicago, Illinois. She married Maurice H. Ballestro in 1933 in Chicago, Illinois and he preceded her in death on October 29, 1989. Hazel was a homemaker. Survivors...
Mary T. Pisoni
Dec 6, 2004
Herrin- Mary T. Pisoni, 97, of Herrin died at 4:20 PM, Sunday, December 5, 2004 at her home with her family at her side. Mary was born on September 22, 1967 in Herrin to Emil & Caroline (Carneghi) Pessina. She married Tony C. Pisoni on April 18, 1927 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Herrin. He preceded her in...
Cora M. Miner
Dec 5, 2004
Marion-Cora M. Miner, 81, died 5:56 A.M., Sunday, December 05, 2004 at Fountains Nursing Care Facility in Marion. She was born April 13, 1922 in Marion to Johns S. & Mary Katherine (Kennedy) Price. She married William Byron Miner. He preceded her in death in 1976. She was a member of Trinity Pentecostal Church in Marion. She was a homemaker....
Roberta Denham
Dec 4, 2004
Jacksonville- Roberta Denham, 86, of Jacksonville, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 8:10 PM, Friday, December 3, 2004 at Prairie Village Health Care Center in Jacksonville. Roberta was born on January 6, 1918 in Herrin to Elmer & Nellie (Cudney) Craig. She worked in the machine shop at Norge Co. in Herrin for twenty-one years before retiring from the dietary...
Edith Humphrey
Dec 3, 2004
Marion Edith Humphrey, 85 died Friday, December 03, 2004 at 8:25 A.M. at Parkway Manor in Marion. Edith was born June 02, 1919 to Henry and Kathryn Bickhaus in Quincy, Illinois. She married Edward Owen Humphrey on August 25, 1940 in St. Patrick, Missouri and he survives in Marion. Edith was a homemaker. She worked as a medical secretary/bookkeeper in...
Imogene Hudgens
Nov 26, 2004
Marion- Imogene Melton Hudgens, 89, of St Charles, MO, formerly of Marion, IL, died Friday November 26, 2004 at 7:45 pm at National Health Center in St Charles, MO. She was born June 15, 1915, one of the six children of Charles and Ora (Owens) Jent of Marion, IL. She married her high school sweetheart, Edward J. Melton in Ann...
Burnette Campbell
Nov 24, 2004
Burnette Campbell, 91, of Marion, passed away at 3:55am on Wednesday November 24, 2004 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Burnette was born September 23, 1913 in Marion, IL to Pearl and Sarah Logan Henderson Deaton. She married Roy Campbell on June 12, 1938 in Paducah, KY. He preceded her in death on December 1, 1983. Mrs. Campbell was the retired...
Verna Patton
Nov 22, 2004
Herrin- Verna Patton, 82, of Herrin, formerly of Peoria, passed away at 12:50 P.M., Friday, November 19, 2004 at Mt. Vernon Care Center. Mrs. Patton was born on July 23, 1922 in Williamson County, Illinois to Frank & Sallie (Robinson) Huggins. She married Clifford E. Patton on May 16, 1942 in St. Charles, MO. He preceded her in death on...
William Winchester
Nov 22, 2004
Marion William H. Winchester, 44 died Sunday, November 21, 1960 at 1:44 P.M. at his residence. William was born June 09, 1960 to Gilbert & Betty (Smith) Winchester in Marion. He married Mary Stricklin in Marion on September 05, 2000, and she survives in Marion. William was a carpenter. He was stationed at Ft. Sill Oklahoma while serving in the...
