Obituaries
Phyllis Chamness
Jul 17, 2018
Phyllis Chamness, 91, of Marion was reunited with her husband Clydell in heaven on July 17, 2018 at 6:15 am. Phyllis was born on December 13, 1926 in Marion. She was the daughter of Paul and Hazel (Brigham) Marks. She married the love of her life, Clydell Chamness, on November 25, 1945. Together they shared 67 years of marriage until...
Michael James Jones
Jul 15, 2018
Marion- Michael James Jones, age 71, of Marion, passed away at 3:56pm on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Michael was born in King City, California on November 7, 1946, the son of James David and Mabel Margaret (Robinson) Jones. Michael married the love of his life, Sandra K. Drake, on September 7, 1973 in DeSoto. Together...
June Kirk
Jul 8, 2018
Dorothy June Kirk, 89, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 1:50 am. June was born July 26, 1928 in Herrin the daughter of Willard and Rhoda (Haynes) Stone. She married William Edward Kirk on July 17, 1952 in Clay County, Arkansas and together they shared over 34 years of marriage. She was a former business owner...
Michael Edward Shadowens
Jul 8, 2018
Michael Edward Shadowens, 49, of Energy, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 9:53 am at his home. Michael was born October 15, 1968 in Marion the son of Walter Eugene and Wilma (Jackson) Shadowens. He married Cheryl Chamness on August 29, 2003 in Marion. He was a truck driver. Survivors include his; Wife – Cheryl Shadowens of Energy...
Colleen Mausey
Jul 7, 2018
MARION -- Phyllis Colleen Mausey, age 78, of Creal Springs, passed away peacefully at 8:34 a.m. Saturday, July 7, 2018, surrounded by family at her home. She was born Wednesday, July 28, 1939 in Marion, the oldest daughter of William Everett (Bud) Wharry and Mildred Bernice Wharry. Colleen was a 1956 graduate of Crab Orchard High School and continued her...
Donald W. Messamore
Jun 30, 2018
Bush- Donald W. Messamore, age 52, of Bush, passed away at 11:55pm on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at his home, with his family by his side. Donald was born in McHenry, Illinois on June 5, 1966, the son of Judy Kay (Taylor) Holderfield and the late Curtis Dale Messamore. Survivors include his mother- Judy Holderfield of Bush Daughter- Ashley Dawn...
Billy Marion Carrel
Jun 28, 2018
Marion- Billy Marion Carrel, age 76, of Marion, passed away at 5:20am on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at his home in Marion. Billy was born on August 14, 1941 in Boone County, Missouri, the son of Marion Jackson and Norma Leona (McCoin) Carrel. He married Betty Sue Riggs in Malden, Missouri on June 9, 1961. Together, they have shared fifty-seven...
Debbie Kiesling
Jun 25, 2018
Herrin- Deborah Colleen “Debbie” Kiesling, 61, of Herrin, passed away at 4:00 PM, Monday, June 25, 2018 at Doctor’s Nursing and Rehab Center in Salem, Illinois. Debbie was born on July 12, 1956 in Herrin to James L. and E. Susan (Sweeney) Bayles. She married Mark E. Kiesling on May 15, 1982 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church...
Dean Newell
Jun 23, 2018
Lyle Dean Newell, 66, of the Lake of Egypt, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 7:05 pm at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Dean was born October 6, 1951 in Carbondale. He was the son of Robert Earl and Bonnie (Tanner) Johns. His father Paul Newell was killed in a farming accident when Dean was two. He married...
Jerry Ferguson
Jun 23, 2018
Marion- Clarence William “Jerry” Ferguson, 75, of Marion, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Saturday, June 23, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born February 1, 1943 in Spillertown to Joe Douglas and Barbara Lillie (Dippey) Ferguson. He married Sally Ann McGill on June 16, 1962 in Herrin. She survives of Marion. Jerry retired in 2007....
Harold Eugene "Gene" Davis
Jun 22, 2018
Herrin- Harold Eugene “Gene” Davis, age 73, of Sunnyside in Herrin, passed away at 5:27pm on Friday, June 22, 2018 at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Marion, surrounded by his sister, Sharon Hardin; cousin, Diane Jeralds Wade; special friends: Rev. Ralph Brandon, Terry Godbey, Allan Hardin, Richard Lentz and the caring staff of the hospital. Eugene was born November...
John Randall Johnson
Jun 15, 2018
Marion- John Randall Johnson (88) of Marion was born February 20, 1930 & entered Heaven on June 15, 2018. He loved his God, his wife, his family and his friends; he will be missed by all who knew him. John was born and raised in Norris City, IL on February 20, 1930, the son of Randall and Jewell (DeWeese) Johnson. ...
Janet Faye Ansinelli
Jun 9, 2018
Janet Faye Ansinelli, age 75, of Herrin, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Janet was born in Herrin on May 26, 1943, to Roy and Thelma (O’Brien) Lavender. She went on to marry John Ansinelli on June 15, 1960 and together they have shared 58 wonderful years of marriage. Janet and her husband...
Rose Mary Waldron
Jun 9, 2018
Herrin- Rose Mary Waldron, age 77, of Herrin, passed away at 10:20pm on June 9, 2018 at her home in Herrin. Rose was born in Herrin on June 23, 1940, the daughter of John C. and Ima Pauline (Ideus) Ladd. She married Richard N. Waldron in Herrin on June 29, 1963. He preceded her in death on June 27, 1998....
Terry Len Harmon
Jun 6, 2018
Pittsburg- Terry Len Harmon, age 72, of Pittsburg, passed away at 7:04am on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at his home in Pittsburg. Terry was born in Marion on August 27, 1945, the son of William Frederick “Bud” and Mayetta (Shadowens) Harmon. He married Helen L. Rorer in Herrin on August 1, 1981. She survives in Pittsburg. Survivors include his wife-...
Phyllis Liska
Jun 4, 2018
Phyllis Liska, 78, of Herrin passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 11:34 pm at Herrin Hospital. She was born August 2, 1939 in Herrin the daughter of Leonard Rubben and Ruth Mary (Graham) Gregge. She married Jerry L. Liska on June 12, 1969 in DuQuoin and this month they have shared 49 years of marriage. She was a...
Emmett Eugene Absher
Jun 2, 2018
Herrin- Emmett Eugene Absher, age 77, of Herrin, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Continue Care of Paducah, Kentucky. Emmett was born in Herrin on May 7, 1941, the son of Angelo Lewis and Virginia (Lyell) Absher. He was a proud United States Army Veteran. Emmett served as a military policeman in the 64th MP Company and was...
Diana Jean Teeter
Jun 2, 2018
Diana Jean Teeter, 72 of Marion, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 5:50 pm at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Diana was born May 23, 1946 in Syracuse, New York the daughter of Frank and Doris (Freedom) Russell. She enjoyed making crafts, watching home improvement shows, and playing rummy. Tulips are her favorite flowers and she loved being a...
Terry G. Hill
May 30, 2018
Terry G. Hill, age 59, of Marion, passed away at 5:23am on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. On Memorial Day, he Bar-B-Que’d for his family, worked in the yard, and enjoyed the company of his family. The next morning, he had a sudden and unexpected stroke. Terry was born in Marion on November 3, 1958, the...
Thelma L. McElroy
May 28, 2018
Herrin- Thelma Louise McElroy, 94, of Herrin, passed away at 10:25 AM, Monday, May 28, 2018 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Thelma was born on September 5, 1923 in Herrin to Alwishes and Lillie Pearl (Burns) Prewitt. She married George McElroy, Jr. at a candlelight service on May 19, 1941 at the Herrin First Christian Church. He preceded...
