Obituaries
Anthony B. "Tony" Hill
Feb 16, 2013
Marion – Anthony B. “Tony” Hill, 49, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 3:27 P.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Tony was born February 28, 1962 in Eldorado the son of Gary B. Hill and Susi Salinas. He was married to Tammy Belcher. He worked for UPS as a driver for 25 years. Tony was a member of...
Louis Angelo Absher
Feb 12, 2013
Herrin- Louis Angelo Absher, 93, of Herrin, passed away at 11:30 AM, Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at his home. Louis was born on August 7, 1919 in Herrin to Louis and Anna (Buchman) Absher. He married Margaret June Harris on December 7, 1941 in Marion. They were married for more than 70 years before she preceded him in death on...
Florence Marie Mapps
Feb 11, 2013
Marion—Florence Marie Mapps, age 76, of Marion, passed away at 11:20am on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Herrin Hospital. Florence was born in Franklin County on January 20, 1937, the daughter of Cloris and Florence Evelyn (Sullivan) Stewart. She married Eddie Mapps on May 24, 1956 in Franklin Park, Illinois. Together, they shared fifty-six years of marriage. He survives in...
James Eugene McKinney
Feb 10, 2013
Marion – James Eugene McKinney, 73, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 10:44 A.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. James was born February 14, 1939 in Marion the only child of Frank and Doris (Midgett) McKinney. He married Evelyn Frey and she preceded him in death. James was a member of the Marion 1st Freewill Baptist Church. He...
Betty June Barnett
Feb 8, 2013
Marion- Betty June Barnett, age 90, of Marion, passed away at 11:05pm on Friday, February 8, 2013 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Betty was born in Marion on November 1, 1922, the daughter of Hosea and Bessie (Holder) Robinson. She married Verbal Barnett in Marion on June 23, 1944. He preceded her in death on May 7, 2007....
Ronald Walter England, Sr.
Feb 8, 2013
Marion – Ronald Walter England, Sr., 80, of Marion passed away on Friday, February 8, 2013 at 1:30 A.M. at the VA Medical Center. Ronald was born November 2, 1932 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri the son of Walter and Francis (Hathaway) England. Ronald’s working career was as an Insurance Agent and Manager of Singer Sewing Machines. He proudly answered the...
Alfred Louis "Al" Ditto
Feb 5, 2013
Herrin- Alfred Louis Al Ditto, 77, of Herrin, passed away at 12:10 PM, Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Al was born on April 2, 1935 in Herrin to Louis Francis and Marjorie Lorine (Lee) Ditto. He married Phyllis Marlow on November 17, 1954 in Herrin. She survives of Herrin. Al served his country...
Virgie M. Smith
Feb 3, 2013
Herrin- Virgie M. Smith, 86, of Herrin, passed away at 9:20 AM, Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her home. Virgie was born on October 31, 1926 in Bumpus Mills, TN to John and Sarah (Wallace) Cheatham. She married Harold I. Smith on September 11, 1946 in Herrin. He preceded her in death on November 16, 1990. She was a homemaker...
Nita Joyner
Jan 31, 2013
Marion- Nita W. Joyner, age 84, of Marion, passed away at 9:05am on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Nita was born in Marion on November 27, 1928, the daughter of Joe and Gathel (Grear) Webb. She married Paul Joyner. He preceded her in death. Private memorial services will be held at a later date....
Betty L. Baker
Jan 27, 2013
Marion- Betty L. Baker, age 75, of Marion, passed away at 12:45pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Marion Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Marion. Betty was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on May 17, 1937, the daughter of Paul and Daisy (Hawkins) Browning. She was united in marriage to Calvin L. Baker on August 30, 1955. To this union two...
Edward L. Yearack
Jan 26, 2013
Marion- Edward L. Yearack, age 77, of Marion, passed away at 9:35am on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Edward was born on February 14, 1935, the son of Steve and Kate (Fries) Yearack. He married Mary Campbell in Panorama City, California on March 21, 1959. She survives in Marion. Mr. Yearack was a member...
Bobby Dean Black
Jan 24, 2013
Bobby Dean Black, 78, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 12:03 A.M. at Herrin Hospital. Bobby was born June 1, 1934 in Johnson County the son of Samuel and Lula (Davis) Black. He married Elsie Hanks on January 14, 1956 in Marion and they have just celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary. His working career was in road construction...
Mary Dungey
Jan 24, 2013
Mary Dungey, 92, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 1:10 P.M. at her home. Mary was the last surviving of the thirteen children of Elijah Powell and Ida Belle (Deaton) Ivy. She was born January 26, 1920 in New Burnside. She married J.D. Dick Dungey on June 13, 1936 in New Burnside and together they have been blessed...
Louis R. Powenski
Jan 21, 2013
Herrin- Louis R. Powenski, 83, of Herrin, passed away at 4:30 PM, Friday, January 18, 2013 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Louis was born on March 7, 1929 in Benton to Mike and Helen Sofa Ann (Shibovitch) Powenski. He served his country while enlisted in the United States Army. Once honorably discharged, he began a career as an...
Joyce A. Todd
Jan 20, 2013
Marion- Joyce A. Todd, 78, of Marion, passed away at 7:22 PM, Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Marion. Joyce was born on February 2, 1934 in Marion County Illinois to Ellis and Jewell (Green) Donoho. She married William F. Bill Todd, Jr. on October 16, 1955 in Centralia. Together they shared 57 years of marriage. He survives of Marion. Joyce...
Benny L. Devore
Jan 20, 2013
Marion- BENNY L. DEVORE, age 65, of Marion, passed away at 1:50pm on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Herrin Hospital. Benny was born in Taylorville on May 23, 1947, the son of Delmar E. and Rosemary (Jones) Devore. He married Virginia J. Jolene McKinney in rural Mount Vernon on August 31, 1996. She survives in Marion. Mr. Devore was a...
Frances Celeste Wade
Jan 19, 2013
Carterville- Celeste Wade, 70, of Carterville, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 9:22 AM, Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Herrin Hospital. Celeste was born on October 6, 1942 in Chicago to Francis and Gladys Beatrice (Hinckle) Studer. She married Bill Wade on July 11, 1961 at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Johnston City. He survives of Carterville. Celeste was a...
Charles S. Johns
Jan 19, 2013
Charles S. Sid Johns, 87, of Hoopeston, IL, passed away at 8:39 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. He was born on July 11, 1925 in Marion, IL. He was the son of Charlie and Birdie (Hudgens) Johns. Charles married Barbara Eastman on August 7, 1943. She passed away on December 18, 1997. Charles...
Kenneth E. Frassato
Jan 18, 2013
Marion- Kenneth E. Frassato, 81, of Marion, formerly of Swanwick, passed away at 6:30 PM, Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Herrin Hospital. Kenneth was born on September 25, 1931 in Pinckneyville to Felix and Ethel (Campbell) Frassato. He served his country while enlisted in the United States Navy. Once honorably discharged, he began a career as switchman and yardmaster for...
Thomas Evansco
Jan 14, 2013
Marion- THOMAS EVANSCO, age 65, of Marion, formerly of Belleville, passed away at 1:17am on Monday, January 14, 2013 at Herrin Hospital. Thomas was born in East Saint Louis, Illinois on April 8, 1947, the son of Mike and Mary (Konopka) Evansco. He married Emily Spurlock at the Methodist Church in Jonesboro on September 14, 1973. She survives in Marion....
