Obituaries
Virginia Louise Grounds
Mar 17, 2015
Ferges-Virginia Louise Grounds, age 90, of Ferges, passed away at 2:05am on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Westside Rehabilitation and Care Center in West Frankfort. Virginia Louise was born in West Frankfort on August 28, 1924, the daughter of Herman and Kittie Etta (Day) Scoby. She married the love of her life, Abraham W. "A.W." Grounds in Ferges on...
Joann Mary Cecil
Mar 16, 2015
Joann Mary Cecil, 83, of Marion passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 6 pm at her home. Joann was born October 2, 1931 in Chicago the daughter of Hugo Charles and Mary (Bowers) Kerwath. She was a 1950 graduate of Carbondale Community High School, married Jim Cecil in 1951 and made Carbondale her home until she moved to...
Geraldine Waller
Mar 14, 2015
Geraldine Waller, 89, of Marion passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 2:27 pm at Marion Rehab. Geraldine was born May 8, 1925 in Franklin County the daughter of Lowell and Dorothy (Sniderwin) Bennett. She married Charles Waller and he preceded her in death on December 15, 1995. She was a homemaker, a loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include...
Devedia Terry
Mar 13, 2015
Herrin- Devedia B. Terry, 75, of Campbell, MO, formerly of southern Illinois, passed away at 11:37, PM, Friday, March 13, 2015 at her home. Devedia was born on October 18, 1939 in Vincennes, IN to Samuel Lester Paul and Mabel Fern (Malone) Cornwell. She married James Alvin Terry in June 21 of 1956 of Vincennes, Indiana. He survives of Campbell,...
Evelyn Johnson
Mar 13, 2015
Herrin- Evelyn Johnson, age 87, of Herrin, passed away at 6:03pm on Friday, March 13, 2015 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Evelyn was born in Weaver, IL on May 18, 1927, the daughter of Elijah and Gypsy (Copus) Green. She married Howard Eugene Johnson in West Frankfort on March 1, 1945. He preceded her in death on September...
John Hundley, Jr.
Mar 12, 2015
John Hundley, Jr. 87, of Paducah, Kentucky formerly of Marion, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 5:15 pm at Metropolis Nursing Home. John was born December 9, 1927 in Energy the son of John and Eva (Snyder) Hundley, Sr. He married Wanda Downs on September 3, 1949 in Herrin and together they have shared over 65 years of...
Beulah Rose Conrath
Mar 8, 2015
Herrin- Beulah Rose Conrath, 79, of Herrin, passed away at 7:13 PM, Sunday, March 8, 2015 at her home. Beulah was born on April 23, 1935 in Clifford, IL to Robert and Dorothy (Emery) Brandon. She married Richard Conrath on June 13, 1958 in Herrin. He survives of Herrin. She was a kind and caring woman, who was a Christian...
Lillian "Lil" Louise Baker
Mar 6, 2015
Herrin- Lillian Louise Baker, age 92, of Herrin, passed away at 4:25am on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. Lillian was born in Herrin on January 20, 1923, the daughter of Otto W. and Ruth Mary (Bost) Oliver. She married Thomas L. Baker in Herrin on December 14, 1945. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Baker will be cremated....
Bessie Walker
Mar 4, 2015
Herrin- Bessie Walker, age 95, of Herrin, passed away at 8:02pm on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. Bessie was born in Kentucky on January 6, 1920, the daughter of Louis and Omie (Vincent) Owens. She married Orval Lee Walker in Carbondale on February 21, 1936. He preceded her in death in August of 1966. Mrs. Walker was a...
Carolyn C. Dippie
Mar 4, 2015
Carolyn C. Dippie, 77 of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 7 pm at Hillview Healthcare Center in Vienna. Carolyn was born June 1, 1937 in Jonesboro the daughter of David and Lexie (Stearns) Bernhard. She was a member of the Marion Third Baptist Church and volunteered with the Hospital Auxiliary. Carolyn retired from GTE and following...
Claude E. "Gene" Wiggs
Mar 3, 2015
Herrin- Claude E. “Gene” Wiggs, 76, of Herrin, passed away at 6:46 PM, Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. Gene was born on October 25, 1938 in Anna to Claude R. and Roberta (Cerney) Wiggs. He began working many years ago at Skelly’s Truck Stop in Marion and several years in mobile home repair. He ended his career working...
William L. Yost, Jr.
Feb 24, 2015
William L. Yost, Jr., 79, of Marion, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 3:25 pm at home. William was born October 27, 1935 in Marion the son of William (Lloyd) Yost and Ella (Kindell) Yost Walden. He married Betty L. Kelton in 1957 and she preceded him in death on July 1, 1997. He was a Navy veteran,...
Linda Lou McGuire
Feb 22, 2015
Herrin- Linda Lou McGuire, 61, of Herrin, passed away at 8:50 AM, Sunday, February 22, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. Linda was born on June 9, 1953 in Herrin to Ralph Kenneth and Blanche “Brownie” (Brown) Eckols. She was protestant faith. She received a degree in respiratory therapy and worked at Marion Memorial Hospital and...
Billy Ray Weeks
Feb 18, 2015
Billy Ray Weeks, 78, of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 2:40 am at Herrin Hospital. Bill was born December 12, 1936 in Goreville the son of Oather and Helen (Denison) Weeks. He married Alice Ann Yewell on August 3, 1957 in Marion and together they have shared over 57 years of marriage. He was an Army...
Henry L. "Hank" Mallow, Jr.
Feb 17, 2015
Herrin- Henry Lee “Hank” Mallow, Jr., 81, of Herrin, passed away at 12:36 AM, Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at West Side Care Center in West Frankfort. Hank was born on June 10, 1933 in Palmer, Missouri to Henry Lee and Nellie (Scott) Mallow, Sr. He grew up on a cattle farm on the beautiful Missouri countryside and from there he...
Brian "Cody" Bloodworth
Feb 15, 2015
Brian “Cody” Bloodworth, 25, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 10:18 pm at home. Cody was born June 14, 1989 in Marion the son of Ernest Dale and Donna (Farner) Bloodworth. Cody was an all around cowboy, if he wasn’t riding bulls, catching cows, riding or training horses he was training our hearts to love him. He is...
Heather (Boots) Whitecotton
Feb 12, 2015
Herrin- Heather (Boots) Whitecotton, age 42, of Herrin, passed away suddenly on Friday morning, February 12, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. Heather was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the daughter of Phillip and Sandra Kay (Payne) Boots. She married Ronald Whitecotton, Jr. at the Hurst City Park on August 24, 2013. He survives in Herrin. Heather had worked as a CNA...
Rose Julia Turner
Feb 4, 2015
Herrin- Rose Julia Turner, age 93, of Herrin, passed away at 1:40pm on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Rose was born in Muddy, Illinois on December 9, 1921, the daughter of John and Margaret (Veigh) Andras. She married Howard S. Turner in Benton on November 28, 1946. He preceded her in death on June...
Lyle D. Draper
Feb 1, 2015
Lyle D. Draper, 79, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 3:22 pm at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Lyle was born July 17, 1935 in Creal Springs the son of Benjamin Franklin and Mable (Rushing) Draper. He married his high school sweetheart, Frances Meadows in Kennett, Missouri on March 16, 1953 and together they have shared almost...
Mrs. Peggy June Mattingly
Jan 30, 2015
Energy- Peggy June Mattingly, 86, of Energy, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 4:20 AM, Friday, January 30, 2015 at Helia Health Care Center in Energy. Peggy was born on April 4, 1928 in Illiopolis, IL to George Thomas and Rachel (Plumlee) Branum. She married James Mode Mattingly on February 5, 1950 in Tamaroa. He preceded her in death on...
