Obituaries
Jessie Kay Hartman
Jan 23, 2015
Hurst- JESSIE KAY HARTMAN, age 39, of Hurst, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at her home in Hurst. Jessie Kay was born in Orangeburg, SC on August 25, 1975, the daughter of Jesse Price and Beverly (Warren) Spond. As per her wishes, she will be cremated. Graveside memorial services will be held at 1:00pm on Thursday, January 29,...
Margaret Lee Killman
Jan 17, 2015
Marion- Margaret Lee Killman, age 79, of Marion, passed away at 11:30am on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Helia Healthcare of Energy. Margaret was born in Eldorado on February 27, 1935, the daughter of Floyd and Velma (Braddock) Greer. She married Charles Kinsall in Piggott, Arkansas in 1954. He preceded her in death in 1990. She later married Edward Killman...
Dennis Dean Gooch
Jan 16, 2015
Marion- Dennis Dean Gooch, age 80, of Marion, passed away at 10:45pm on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Dennis was born in Marion on November 3, 1934, the son of Lyle V. and Lillian L. (Stroud) Gooch. He married Virginia Odom in Spillertown on February 4, 1961. She survives in Marion. Mr. Gooch was a member...
Shirley Alfreda Spiller
Jan 16, 2015
Herrin- Shirley Alfreda Spiller, 73, of Herrin, passed away at 9:25 AM, Friday, January 16, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. Shirley was born on September 28, 1941in Herrin to George Washington and Eva Mae (Walker) Atterberry. She married Leland Ray Spiller on April 26, 1961 in Herrin. He preceded her in death on November 28, 2013. Mrs....
Russell Gale Darby
Jan 14, 2015
Russell Gale Darby, 51, of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 12:05 pm at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Russell was born December 2, 1963 in Marion the son of Richard and Nancy (Mabry) Darby. He was a member of 1st United Methodist Church of Marion. Russell graduated from Marion High School and SIU with a degree in...
Vicki Lynn Ayers
Jan 12, 2015
Herrin- Vicki Lynn (Browning) Ayers, age 61, of Herrin, passed away at 7:54pm on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. Vicki was born in Christopher on June 7, 1953, the daughter of Robert Martin Browning and Nora (Farmer) Harris. She married Raymond Frederick Ayers in Mayfield, KY on September 7, 2007. He survives in Herrin. Mrs. Ayers was a...
William "Bill" F. Berry
Jan 7, 2015
William “Bill” F. Berry, 89, passed away peacefully at 8:35 pm on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Heartland Regional Medical Center with his wife Carole beside him. He was born in Decatur, Illinois on March 27, 1925 to Lyle and Ruth Berry. Bill enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 26, 1943 and became the youngest to graduate in...
Gary Ray McMaster
Jan 6, 2015
Johnston City- Gary Ray McMaster, age 60, of Johnston City, passed away at 9:30pm on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Gary was born on December 16, 1954 in Concord, California, the son of Alvin Ray and Genevieve Zylpha (Walker). He had worked as a sound engineer for TCT Ministries in Marion. Survivors include his sister- Judy...
Peter Raymond Ponton
Jan 5, 2015
Peter Raymond Ponton, 91, of Chicago, Illinois (and former resident of Marion for 42 years) passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015. Ray was born on January 25, 1923 in Danville, Virginia. He was the son of Peter Raymond Ponton, Sr. and Hazel Marie (nee Williams) Ponton. He married the love of his life, Melva Florence (nee Baughman) on August...
Emalie Josephine Bathon
Jan 4, 2015
Emalie Josephine Bathon, 87, of Marion passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 3 PM at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton, Indiana. Emalie was born April 28, 1927 in Perry County, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Josephine (Poiter) Dudek. She married Albert David Bathon in October, 1948 in Pinckneyville, and together they shared almost 38 years of...
Emma Marguerite Rodney
Jan 2, 2015
Herrin- Emma Marguerite Rodney, 100, of Herrin, passed away at 6:40 PM, Friday, January 2, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. She was born on May 3, 1914 in Herrin to Alvin and Rosa (Parsons) Reed. She married James Rodney on Christmas Eve 1935 in Herrin. He preceded her in death on February 6, 2002. She was a retired teacher having taught...
Frances (Tauro) Emery
Dec 30, 2014
Herrin- Frances (Tauro) Emery, age 89, of Herrin, passed away at 3:23pm on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at her home in Herrin. Frances was born in the Philippine Islands on June 4, 1925, the daughter of Felix and Florentina (Adriatico) Tauro. She married Harold Dean Emery on May 17, 1947. They were married in the Philippine Islands, at Manila, where...
William Jacob Diefenbach
Dec 30, 2014
William Jacob Diefenbach, 77, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 12:45 pm at the VA Medical Center. William was born June 4, 1937 in Marion the son of Roy Frederick and Jewel Pearl (Odum) Diefenbach. He married Caroline Purcell on June 18, 1965 in Wheaton, Illinois and together they shared over 45 years of marriage until her death...
Becky Sue Bozarth
Dec 25, 2014
Marion- Becky Sue Bozarth, age 57, of Marion, passed away on December 25, 2014 at her home in Marion. Becky was born in Junction City, Kansas on November 12, 1957, the daughter of Jerry and Shirley (Smith) Davie. She married William Wayne Bozarth in Marion on November 12, 2009. He survives in Marion. Becky was a graduate of Marion High...
Eugene J. "Gene" Bender
Dec 25, 2014
Eugene J. Bender, of Florrisant, Missouri, formerly of Herrin, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014. Gene was the beloved husband of Jacquelyn R. (White) Bender and dear father of Janet (Matthew) Brooks & the late Joseph Eugene Bender, grandfather of Megan Trower, Nathan Brooks & Zack Teel, great grandfather of Jenna, Mackenzie Trower & Tala Teel. In lieu of...
Sherman McPheron
Dec 23, 2014
Marion- Sherman McPheron, age 87, of Marion, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Sherman was born in Johnston City on October 26, 1927, the son of Sherman Fred and Elsie (Bell) McPheron. He married Ruth Jean Willard in Marion on November 13, 1949. She preceded him in death on October 26, 2000. Mr....
David Franklin Clark, Sr.
Dec 23, 2014
Herrin- David Franklin Clark, Sr., age 68, of Herrin, passed away at 3:36am on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Helia Healthcare of Energy. David was born in Herrin on May 14, 1946, the son of Frank B. and Leva Geraldine “Julie” (Griffin) Clark. He married the love of his life, LaDonna Robinson, on June 1, 1968 in Herrin. She preceded...
Gene Vaughn
Dec 22, 2014
Marion – F. Eugene “Gene” Vaughn, 91, of Marion passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 1:20 pm at Rosewood Care Center. Mr. Vaughn was born June 8, 1923 in Marion the son of Lloyd Franklin and Ethel Elvira (Smoot) Vaughn. He married Ruby Maxine Guymon on May 27, 1950 in Salem and together they shared over 54 years...
Sylvia K. Francis
Dec 18, 2014
Sylvia K. (Hightower) Francis, 85, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 11:27 pm at her son’s home in Marion. Sylvia was born August 21, 1929 in Elkton, Kentucky the daughter of Creed Washington and Carrie Lee (Brewer) Hightower. She married Douglas Blake on October 23, 1946 in Kentucky and he preceded her in death. Funeral services will be...
Gertrude L. Ernst
Dec 15, 2014
Energy- Gertrude L. Ernst, age 96, of Energy, passed away at 4:10pm on Monday, December 15, 2014 at Helia Healthcare of Energy. Gertrude was born in Leipzig, Germany on January 29, 1918, the daughter of Paul Rudolph and Emma Pauline (Henning) Hansel. She married Bernard Joseph Ernst. He preceded her in death. As per her wishes, her body will be...
