Obituaries
Mr. Steven McNeill
May 1, 2015
Marion- Steven McNeill, 54, of Marion, formerly of Herrin, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015 while travelling in Mexico. Steven was born on December 30, 1960 in Herrin to Donald Henderson and Elizabeth Lorraine (Witzel) McNeill. He married Teresa Ensinger on June 30, 2012 in Mexico. She survives of Marion. Steven was a longtime area jeweler who has owned...
Lewis Milo Turner
Apr 30, 2015
Marion- Lewis M. Turner, age 75, of Double Oak, Texas, formerly of Marion, passed away at 3:13pm on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the Presbyterian Medical Center in Denton, Texas. Lewis was born in Melrose Park, Illinois, the son of William Carl and Grace E. (Munn) Turner. Mr. Turner had attended the First Baptist Church. He was previously employed at...
Opal R. Stephenson
Apr 28, 2015
Opal R. Stephenson, 90, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 4:05 am at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Opal was born April 13, 1925 in Williamson County the daughter of Segal and Ava (Beers) Lollar. She married Charles M. Stephenson on August 19, 1944 in Marion and together they shared over 64 years of marriage until his death on...
Velma Lois Diamond-Lyell
Apr 24, 2015
Marion- Velma Lois Diamond-Lyell, age 88, of Marion, passed away at 3:55pm on Friday, April 24, 2015 at her home in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion with Rev. Don Colson officiating. Burial will follow at Union Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until 2:00pm...
Robert W. Mocaby
Apr 21, 2015
Robert W. Mocaby, 79, of Pittsburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Robert was born June 26, 1935 in Franklin County the son of Terelius and Allie (Rice) Mocaby. He married Edna Hoppers and together they have shared over 43 years of marriage. He was a retired coal miner. Robert was a member...
Grace Oliver
Apr 21, 2015
Grace Oliver, 91 took the first flight of her lifetime, she went home to be with Jesus on April 21, 2015 at 1:15 AM. Grace was born March 4, 1924 to George and Amy (Hall) Bradley in Corinth Township. She married William “ Shorty “ Oliver on Sept. 27, 1942 in St. Charles, MO. Together they enjoyed 66 wonderful years...
Jack Simmons
Apr 20, 2015
Jack Simmons passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015 at his home in Carbondale. Arrangements are incomplete at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home.
Jack E. Simmons
Apr 20, 2015
Carbondale- Jack E. Simmons, age 91, of Carbondale, passed away at 11:15am on Monday, April 20, 2015, at his home in Carbondale. Jack was born in Marion on October 8, 1923, the son of Chester A. and Zella (Norman) Simmons. He married Margaret F. Fietsam in Marion on October 25, 1942. She preceded him in death on April 1, 2006....
Michael Aaron Reed
Apr 20, 2015
Marion- Michael Aaron Reed, age 30, of Marion, passed away on Monday evening, April 20, 2015. Michael was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 19, 1984. He married Jacqueline Hyatt in Robinson, IL on February 25, 2013. At the time of his passing, Michael was engaged to Jacqueline Kahmke. Survivors include his mother- Nina (Reed) Moore of Marion Step-father- Patrick...
David M. Rady
Apr 19, 2015
David M. Rady, 83, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 2:33 pm at Heartland Regional Medical Center. David was born August 30, 1931 in Marion the son of Clarence and Grace (Zachery) Rady. He married Emma Lou Shadowens on December 24, 1952 in Scottsboro and together they shared over 49 years of marriage until her death...
Mary Kay Gibson
Apr 18, 2015
Mary Katherine J. Gibson known to her friends as Mary Kay of Goreville formerly of Collinsville, passed away at 1:45 am on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Heartland Regional Medical Center, Marion, with her husband by her side. She was born April 12, 1938, in Collinsville to Albert (Bud) and Ethyl (Riley) Seiner. She married Gerald (Jerry) W. Gibson on...
Helen Lynn Hays
Apr 16, 2015
Herrin- Helen Lynn Hays, age 63, of Herrin, passed away at 3:00am on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Herrin Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Helen was born in Herrin on February 7, 1951, the daughter of Bill J. and Geraldine (Berry) Hays. After graduating from Herrin High School in 1969, she studied journalism at Columbia University, where she served as editor of the...
John T. "J.T." Worthen
Apr 10, 2015
Carterville- John T. "J.T." Worthen, of Carterville, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 8:42am on Friday, April 10, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. John was born in Murphysboro on September 20, 1972, the son of John Thomas and Lana (Baker) Worthen. He was a retired truck driver. Survivors include his son- Dylan Worthen of Herrin Son- Zach Worthen of Herrin Son-...
Katheryn Knight Hargan
Apr 9, 2015
Katheryn Louise Knight Hargan, 94, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her sons, Mark Curtis Hargan and Keith Knight Hargan, in Marion, Illinois, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. Katheryn was born in Rosiclare, IL November 10, 1920 the tenth of eleven children of E.A. Knight and Jennie Wood Knight. Education was extremely important to her, leaving for school at an early...
Violet Collins
Mar 29, 2015
Violet Almedia Rebecca Collins, 96, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 2:53 pm at Marion Rehab. Almedia, as most of her acquaintances knew her, was born December 14, 1918 in Sandoval, Illinois the daughter of Dan and Mary (Greenlee) Mayberry. She was adopted and raised by her Uncle and Aunt Edward F. and Sarah Rebecca (Atchison) Mayberry....
Mrs. Denise M. White
Mar 29, 2015
Herrin- Denise Marie White, 62, of Herrin, formerly of Chicago, passed away at 7:13 AM, Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. Denise was born on August 16, 1952 in Chicago to Thomas Michael and Loretta Marie (Schorn) Speilman. She married Billy White on April 1, 2011 in Marion. He survives of Herrin. Denise was a homemaker and cared for...
Doris Lee (Payne) Hill
Mar 27, 2015
Herrin- Doris Lee (Payne) Hill, age 79, of Herrin, passed away at 12:12am on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. Doris was born in Williamson County on December 5, 1935, the daughter of Dan and Daisy (Tripplet) Payne. Before her retirement, she had worked at Norge on the washer line and as a nurse’s aide at Herrin Hospital. ...
Ralph R. Rose
Mar 26, 2015
Herrin- Ralph R. Rose, age 62, of Herrin, passed away at 7:43pm on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. Ralph was born in Spokane, Washington on November 11, 1952, the son of Henry “Hank” and Joyce (Hoose) Rose. He married Anna Patterson in Spokane, Washington on November 16, 1974. She survives in Christopher. Ralph was a retired self-employed mechanic....
Juanita Mae (Ozment) Smith
Mar 25, 2015
Juanita Mae Smith, 89, passed away at 6:18 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in Plymouth, MI with family by her side. Juanita was born in Williamson County to Rue and Lillian (Handkins) Ozment on March 18, 1926. On February 1, 1946 she married Loy Ray Smith at Crab Orchard Methodist Church. They were married for 67 years before Loy...
Robert L. "Bob" Dawson
Mar 22, 2015
Benton- Robert L. “Bob” Dawson, 68, of Benton, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 6:07 PM, Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Marion VA Medical Center. Bob was born on September 29, 1946 in West Frankfort, IL to Ezra and Connie (Chmielewski) Dawson. He married Vicki Treece on August 21, 1971 in Herrin. She survives in Benton. Bob was a...
