Obituaries
Marilyn Hicks
Oct 30, 2014
Marilyn Hicks, 86, of Marion passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 8:50 am at Marion Rehab. Marilyn was born March 1, 1926 in Marion the daughter of F.C. and Oral (Gray) Turner. She married Pete Hicks and he preceded her in death. She was a longtime employee at Montgomery Ward and following that she worked at the Marion...
Lela "Deanene" Chitwood
Oct 19, 2014
Lela “Deanene” Chitwood, 56, of Percy formerly of Marion, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 7:46 am at Sparta Community Hospital. Deanene was born July 9, 1958 in Marion the daughter of Harold Dean and Lela Mae (Sullins) McKinney. She married Bobby Chitwood on December 23, 1984 in Marion and together they have shared over 29 years of...
Clover E. Pinkerton
Oct 15, 2014
Clover E.. Pinkerton, 97, of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 1:30 pm at Herrin Hospital. Clover was born May 14, 1917 in Decatur the loved and cherished only child of P.L. and Emma Catherine (Higdon) Lee. She married Foster S. Brown, Sr on September 5, 1934 in Plymouth, Michigan and he preceded her in death on...
Larry A. Weaver
Oct 14, 2014
Larry A. Weaver, 69, of Marion, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 6:44 am at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Larry was born July 24, 1945 in Canton, Illinois the son of Floyd R. and JoEllen (Pyle) Weaver. He proudly answered the call to serve his country in the US Navy. Larry was a retired coal miner and was...
Beulah Rose Peacock
Oct 14, 2014
Beulah R. Peacock, 85, of Marion, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 5:50 pm at Parkway Manor. Beulah was born November 24, 1928 in Virden, Illinois the daughter of Charles and Emma (Blair) Westfall. She married James Peacock on February 10, 1952 in Virden, Illinois and together they have shared over 62 years of marriage. She was a...
Theodore S. McNeill
Oct 13, 2014
Herrin- Theodore S. McNeill, age 92, of Herrin, passed away at 11:00am on Monday, October 13, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Theodore was born in Herrin on February 17, 1922, the son of John B. and Mollie (Stern) McNeill. He was a proud United States Navy Veteran having served in World War II. Mr. McNeill was a member of...
Calvin Glenn, Jr.
Oct 11, 2014
Calvin Walter Glenn, Jr., 74, of Marion, passed away at 6:00 AM, Saturday, October 11, 2014 at his home. Calvin was born on July 24, 1940 in Creal Springs to Calvin Glenn Sr. and Daisy McGuire. He married June Meyers- Simmons on June 27, 1988 in Wingo, KY. She survives of Marion. Calvin proudly served his country as a member...
Eileen Wiggins
Oct 9, 2014
Colp- Eileen Wiggins, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, 83, of Colp, formerly of Houston, TX, passed away at 11:32 AM, Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Eileen was born on July 29, 1931 in Hobart, IN to Merle and Goldie (Martin) Bellinger. She married Paul Wiggins on May 1, 1971 in Glen Park, IN. ...
Faye Marie Farner
Oct 8, 2014
Faye Marie Farner, age 77, of Marion, passed away at 7:58am on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Herrin Hospital. Faye was born in Marion on September 17, 1937, the daughter of Lindsey of Mary (Burnett) Morris. She married Larry Farner in Marion on April 2, 1952. He preceded her in death on November 30, 2008. Mrs. Farner was a homemaker. ...
Tom Horn
Oct 6, 2014
Herrin- Thomas D. Horn, age 72, of Goreville, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 3:02pm on Monday, October 6, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Thomas was born in Carterville on December 20, 1941, the son of Lewis and Leta (Threlkeld) Horn. Tom had served for many years as the Chief of Police in Herrin. Survivors include...
Fred William Stotlar
Oct 4, 2014
Fred William Stotlar passed away at 3:00 pm Saturday, October 4, 2014 in Evanston, Illinois, where he was attending a Northwestern football game. Fred was born in New London, Connecticut, on July 16, 1943, the son of Warder and Helen B. Stotlar. Fred was a lifelong resident of Marion, Illinois and attended Marion Schools. Upon graduating from Marion High School...
Evelyne E. Baker
Oct 3, 2014
Evelyne E. Baker, 91, of Marion passed away on Friday, October 03, 2014 at 5:40 am at the Saline Care Center in Harrisburg. Evelyne was born October 19, 1922 in Scottsboro the daughter of Benton R. and Ila P. (Groves) Davis. She was first united in marriage to Robert James Eairheart and he preceded her in death, she then married...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Taylor
Oct 1, 2014
Jacqueline “Jackie” Taylor, 62, passed away on Wednesday, October 01, 2014 at 10:00 am at Kindred Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Jackie was born December 11, 1951 in Marion the daughter of William “Doodle” and Alma Jean (Shadowens) Nicholson. She married William Taylor on March 23, 1970 and together they have shared over 44 years of marriage. She attended New...
Harold Russell Crain
Sep 29, 2014
Energy- Harold R. Crain, 86, of Energy, passed away on Monday, September 29, 1014 at his son’s home in Smyrna, TN. Harold was born on May 28, 1928 in Energy to William E. and Nannie (Evans) Crain. He married Peggy Gene Emery on July 24, 1948 in Arkansas. She preceded him in death on September 16, 2002. Mr. Crain was...
L. Marie Hunter
Sep 26, 2014
Marion- Lena Marie Hunter, age 89, of Marion, passed away at 6:04pm on Friday, September 26, 2014 at Parkway Manor in Marion after a long fight with Alzheimers. Lena Marie, known as Marie to family and friends, was born in Golconda on December 13, 1924, the daughter of James Arlie and Lela Cloe (Robinson) Stephens. She married Lack “L.B.” Hunter...
Fern Long
Sep 20, 2014
Fern Long, 76, of Marion, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 1:30 pm at Herrin Hospital. Fern was born November 20, 1937 in Paulton the daughter of Raymond Henry and Maude Mae (Walker) Dawson. She married Edward L. Long in Pittsburg and he preceded her in death in 1991. She was a homemaker and attended Walnut Hill Baptist...
Mr. David Michael Church
Sep 11, 2014
DeSoto- David Michael Church, 67, of DeSoto, formerly of New Jersey, passed away at 9:15 PM, on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. David was born on December 26, 1946 in Decatur, IL to Glenn and Jean Eileen (Drake) Church. He married Judith Ann Alparone on August 7, 1978 in Denver, CO. She survives of DeSoto. He...
Pauline Saliba
Sep 11, 2014
Herrin– PAULINE SALIBA, age 86, of Mitchell, Indiana, formerly of Herrin, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014, at Stonebridge Health Campus in Bedford, Indiana. Born June 24, 1928, in Marion, Illinois, she was the daughter of Webb and Emma (Sims) Burleson. She married Tammer Saliba June 15, 1948, and he preceded her in death, September 9, 2007. Pauline was a homemaker,...
Charles R. Shostrom
Sep 8, 2014
Charles R. Shostrom, 89, of Indiantown, Florida, formally of Marion, passed away at 10:10 a.m. Monday, September 8, 2014 in Stewart, FL. Charles was born in Mt. Vernon, IL on May 24, 1925 to Raymond and Florence (Jones) Shostrom. He married Karlee Collins Delia in 1971 and enjoyed 43 of years of marriage. She survives. Charles was a graduate of...
Mario "Mike" Mira
Sep 6, 2014
Herrin- After 99 years, 8 months and 18 days, Mario "Mike" Mira, passed away peacefully at his home in Herrin on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 4:00 PM. Mario was born in Herrin on December 19, 1914, the son of Louis and Giovannia (Gualdoni) Mira. He served in the US Army from September 5, 1942 until November 2, 1945. During...
