Obituaries
Sue Labotte
Jun 20, 2012
SUE LABOTTE, age 71, of Marion, passed away at 4:30pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at St Joes Health Center in St. Charles, MO. Sue was born in Harrisburg on March 7, 1941, the daughter of Eurie and Zena (Buckner) Bryan. She married Don Labotte in Marion on March 23, 1963. He survives in Marion. Mrs. Labotte was a member...
Julia Allene Vehon
Jun 19, 2012
Julia Allene Vehon, 99, of Rolling Meadows, Illinois formerly of Marion passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at her home. Julia was born June 23, 1912 in Marion the daughter of Allen and Julia (Chamness) Surratt. She married Ben Vehon and he precedes her in death. Julia was a seamstress. She is survived by her Granddaughter Deanna Brightwell (Bill)...
Reathel Nicholson
Jun 19, 2012
Reathel Nicholson, 92, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 10 P.M. at her home in Marion. Reathel was born September 29, 1919 in Williamson County the daughter of Troy and Rozetta (Smith) Williams. She married Joe Henry Nicholson in Jackson, Missouri on December 6, 1938 and together they shared over 53 years of marriage until his death on...
Jack Martin Yarbrough
Jun 18, 2012
Marion Jack Martin Yarbrough, 84, of Flossmoor, Illinois passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 4:40 A.M. at his home. Jack was born March 1, 1928 in White County, Illinois. He was the son of Dorsey Fiels. His mother was Verse (Martin) Yarbrough, Robert Yarbrough was the father who raised him. He married Delores McKinnies on November 13, 1961...
Myra Lynn Finney
Jun 14, 2012
Centralia- MYRA LYNN FINNEY, age 56, of Centralia, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 2:07pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Bryan Manor in Centralia. Myra was born in Herrin on January 2, 1956, the daughter of Donald Lee and Frances Joan (Saylor) Finney. She was of Lutheran Faith. Myra enjoyed watching television, petting animals, and blowing kisses to attractive...
Stephen R. Mitchell
Jun 14, 2012
Stephen R. Mitchell, 55, of Marion passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 6:53 P.M. at Shawnee Christian Nursing Home. Stephen was born July 10, 1956 in Marion the son of Richard and Margaret (Plauskey) Mitchell. He has worked as a coal miner and at Dillards in Receiving. He is survived by his; Three sisters; Debbie McKnight and husband...
Juanita Albright
Jun 5, 2012
Herrin- Juanita Albright, 83, of Herrin, formerly of Energy, passed away at 1:35 PM, Monday, June 4, 2012 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Juanita was born on June 19, 1928 in Chicago Heights, IL to Wilbur and Hattie F. (Watson) Vance. She married Earl Albright, Sr. in the late 1960s in Herrin and he preceded her in death...
Bobby Dean "Bob" Minter
Jun 2, 2012
Herrin- Bobby Dean (Bob) Minter passed away at 1:15 am, Saturday June 2, 2012 at Herrin Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born January 29, 1927 in Marion, Il , to Raymond and Pearl Minter. He married Hilda Reiger on July 19, 1946, in Louisville, Kentucky. She survives in Herrin. Bob proudly served his country during WWII in...
Bobbie M. Green
Jun 2, 2012
Marion- BOBBIE M. GREEN, age 82, of West Frankfort, passed away at 4:30am on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at West Side Care Center in West Frankfort. Bobbie was born in Marion on June 14, 1929, the daughter of Robert H. and Ethel M. (Travelstead) Lowe. She married Harry M. Thompson in Marion on July 14, 1951. He preceded her in...
Beverly Lynn Galloway
May 31, 2012
Beverly Galloway, 73, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 12:56 P.M. at Herrin Hospital. Beverly was born August 20, 1938 in Williamson County the daughter of Ward L. and Alice (Whary) Finney. She married Robert Lee Galloway on June 3, 1958 in Corinth, Mississippi and they would have celebrated 54 years of marriage in just a few short...
Clarence Dexter "Woody" Woodring
May 31, 2012
Herrin- Clarence Dexter Woody Woodring, 72, of Herrin, passed away at 10:15 AM, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at his home. Woody was born on April 27, 1940 in Rosiclare to Jerold and Audrey (Radcliffe) Woodring. He married Joanne E. Shelford on March 21, 1964 in Hurst. She survives of Herrin. Woody proudly served his country while enlisted in the US...
Margaret J. Absher
May 28, 2012
Herrin- Margaret June Absher, 87, of Herrin, passed away at 12:45 AM, Monday, May 28, 2012 in Herrin. Margaret was born on June 20, 1924 in Carterville to Victor and Nellie Hale (Harris) Ward. She married Louis Angelo Absher, the love of her life, in Marion on December 7, 1941. Together they shared 71 years of life in a loving...
Wilma Deaton
May 24, 2012
Wilma Mae (Turnage) Deaton, age 85 passed away peacefully on May 23rd in Tallahassee, Fl. She was born and raised in Creal Springs, IL, but has since lived in Indiana, Texas, and the past 26 years in Tallahassee, Florida. She was married to Vernell Deaton for 43 years. She was a busy homemaker most of the time, but still found...
Ann Sullivan
May 21, 2012
Herrin- Ann Annadel Sullivan, 91, of Herrin, went to be with the Lord at 9:15 PM, Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Herrin Hospital. She was born September 29, 1920 in St. Louis, MO to Fredrick and Della (Fleer) Schroeder. She married Rollie Earl Sullivan on February 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO. He preceded her in death on June 27,...
Christine Mutchek
May 16, 2012
Freeman Spur- CHRISTINE MUTCHEK, age 87, of Freeman Spur, passed away at 11:25am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Helia Healthcare in Energy. Christine was born in Herrin on July 9, 1924, the daughter of Nick and Grace (Alexander) Null. She married Jack Mutchek in Mount Vernon on July 11, 1963. Together, they shared forty-eight years of marriage. Jack survives...
Dr. Donald L. Smothers
May 15, 2012
Donald L. Smothers, DDS, 81, of Marion passed away at 8:53 Am on Monday, May 14, 2012 in Heartland Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Dr. Smothers will be held at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 with Reverend Tim Ozment officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion. A time...
John J. Kosco, Sr.
May 14, 2012
Herrin- John J. Kosco, Sr., 87, of Herrin, passed away at 1:29 PM, Saturday, May 12, 2012 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. John was born on October 1, 1924 to Alexander and Mary Kosco in Terra Haute, IN. He married Zelia P. Zee Lenne on September 7, 1947 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Terre...
Kenton Lee Neal
May 11, 2012
Marion- KENTON LEE NEAL, age 49, passed away at 6:20pm on Friday, May 11, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital in Centralia. Kenton was born in Carbondale on June 14, 1962, the son of Fred and Sondra (Weismann) Neal. He was a proud graduate of Anna-Jonesboro High School. Kenton was a resident of the Warren G. Murray Developmental Center in Centralia,...
Oscar "Bud" Snider
May 8, 2012
Oscar Bud Snider, 70, passed away on Monday May 7, 2012 at 2:54 P.M. at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield. Bud was born December 6, 1941 in Williamson County the son of Herman and Allene (Blumenstock) Snider. He married Carolyn Sue Grimes on June 4, 1960 in Marion and together they have been blessed with over 51 years of marriage....
Geraldine C. Porter
Apr 26, 2012
Herrin- GERALDINE CAROL PORTER, age 70, of Herrin, passed away at 4:50am on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Barnes-Jewish Extended Care Facility in Clayton, Missouri. Geraldine was born on July 18, 1941in Harvard, Illinois, the daughter of Gordon and Alice (Wegner) Meseck. She attended a one-room school house through sixth grade and graduated from Harvard High School in 1959. She...
