Obituaries
Lester E. Morgan
Oct 9, 2011
Marion- Lester Eugene Morgan, 69, of Marion passed away October 9th, 2011 at the Marion VA Medical Center. He was born on June 15th, 1942 in Marion Illinois to Virgil Lester and Roberta (Lewis) Morgan, who precede him in death. He married Carol Emory on February 14, 1993 in Marion, where she resides. Mr. Morgan worked as a laborer for...
David R Stephens
Oct 8, 2011
Johnston City- DAVID R. STEPHENS, age 49, of Johnston City, formerly of Oneida, Tennessee, passed away at 12:20pm on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at his home in Johnston City. David was born in Oneida, TN on September 30, 1962, the son of Charles Don and Sadie Madeline (Clark) Stephens. Being the hard worker he was, he was always working on...
William Tate
Oct 8, 2011
Herrin- William V. Tate, 89, of Herrin, formerly of Momence Illinois, passed away at 11:30AM on October 7th 2011 at his home. William was born on June 9th 1922 in Ridgeway Tennessee the son of W.A. and Novela (nee Pearson) Tate. He married Sarah Frances Weathers on October 23rd, 1945 in Alcorn CO, Mississippi. She preceded him in death on...
Judith Stephenson
Oct 6, 2011
Judith A. Stephenson, 71, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 6:10 P.M. at her home surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born July 7, 1940 in Williamson County the daughter of Frank and Pearl (Tanner) Hendrick. She married Charles Stephenson on June 27, 1970 and together they have shared over 41 years of marriage. She was a...
Ruth Pike
Oct 5, 2011
Marion Ruth Pike, 99, of Flagstaff, Arizona formerly of Marion, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 6:37 P.M. at North Land Hospice House in Flagstaff, Arizona. Ruth was born May 10, 1912 in Stoddard County, Missouri the daughter of Clyde and Stella (Brown) Skaggs. She married Leo OBrien in 1930 in Benton and he preceded her in death....
Drucilla Mae Helms
Oct 4, 2011
Freeman Spur- Drucilla Mae Helms, age 87, of Freeman Spur, passed away at 7:30pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Friendship Care Center in Herrin. Drucilla was born in Herrin on April 1, 1924, the daughter of Edward Clyde and Mable Mae (Rodgers) Russell. She married Harley Auston Helms in Pickett, Arkansas on July 17, 1946. Together, they have shared...
Maria L. Fisher
Oct 4, 2011
Herrin- MARIA L. FISHER, age 59, of Herrin, passed away at 10:38pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at her home. Maria was born in Herrin on May 18, 1952, the daughter of George H. and Louise (Debarnardi) Fisher. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Herrin. Maria proudly attended and worked at Our Directions...
Nellie Pearl Jones
Oct 3, 2011
Marion- NELLIE PEARL JONES, age 95, of Marion, passed away at 6:05am on Monday, October 3, 2011 at Herrin Hospital. Nellie was born on a hill in Makanda on August 16, 1916, the daughter of Sam and Rosa (Marshall) Beshears. She married James Foster who preceded her in death. From their union came two children- James Foster-Popejoy of Michigan and...
Rosemary Harris
Oct 3, 2011
Rosemary Harris, 78, of Marion passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 9:10 P.M. at her home. Rosemary was born July 28, 1933 in Marion the daughter of Walter and Cora (Clarida) Felts. She was a member of the Lighthouse Church in Pittsburg and the Eastern Star. Rosemary had worked as a domestic housekeeper and at the VA Medical...
Joyce David "Squeak" Bailie
Oct 3, 2011
Herrin- Joyce David Squeak Bailie, 87, of Herrin, passed away at 10:00 PM, Thursday, September 29, 2011, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Squeak was born on July 13, 1924 in Herrin to James M. Pop & Nona Sugar (Stroud) Bailie. He married Jean Green on October 27, 1950 at the Herrin First Presbyterian Church. Squeak graduated from Herrin...
Joyce David Bailie
Sep 30, 2011
Herrin- Joyce David Squeak Bailie, 87, of Herrin, passed away at 10:00 PM, Thursday, September 29, 2011, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Mr. Bailie was born on July 13, 1924 in (Herrin) to James M. Pop & Nona Sugar (Stroud) Bailie. HE married Jean Green on October of () at the Herrin First Presbyterian Church. He enlisted in...
Georgia Forby
Sep 30, 2011
Georgia Forby, 88, of Pittsburg passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 10:05 P.M. at Jonesboro Rehab. Georgia was born January 24, 1923 in Reeseville, Illinois the daughter of William and Alice (Piney) Fowler. She married Loraine Forby in April, 1961 in Tennessee and he preceded her in death in June, 1980. She was a homemaker and a member...
Peggy J. Lindsay
Sep 30, 2011
HERRIN - Peggy Jeanne (Bailie) Lindsay, 91, of Herrin, peacefully went to be with her Lord at 11:21 PM, Friday, September 23, 2011 at Herrin Hospital with family at her side. Peggy was born on November 21, 1919 in Herrin to James M. Pop and Nona Sugar (Stroud) Bailie. She married Samuel Leroy Lindsay on September 7, 1941 at the...
Troy E. Finney
Sep 25, 2011
Herrin- TROY E FINNEY, age 98, of Herrin, passed away at 12:48pm on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Troy was born in Herrin on September 21, 1913, the son of Will and Stella Ann (Ward) Finney. Troy attended Herrin City Schools from 1919 thru 1928. In 1929, he started working at the Old Squirrel Mine until...
Yanna K. Crites
Sep 24, 2011
Yanna K. Carman, Sudsberry, Hilligoss, Crites, born 12/04/1915 in Miami OK and 1/16 Quapaw Indian and named after an Indian Princess, died 09/22/2011at 9:05 pm at Parkway Manor Nursing Home where she lived since June of 2010. Formally Yanna lived in Carterville IL with her loving daughter, Linda and son-in-law Pat Benton for 13 years. Before that time she lived...
Maxine M. Stewart
Sep 24, 2011
Herrin- MAXINE M. STEWART, age 95, of Herrin, passed away at 7:50pm on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Maxine was born in Des Moines, Iowa on February 8, 1916, the daughter of Warren and Carrie (King) Judd. She married Corbett Stewart in Seattle, Washington in July of 1946. Together they shared fifty-two years of...
Alma Lavon Neber
Sep 23, 2011
ALMA LAVON NEBER, age 72, of Marion, passed away at 1:07pm on Friday, September 23, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Alma was born in Marion on May 30, 1939, the daughter of Charles and Lillian (Foster) Boyer. She married Jimmy Neber in Marion on September 7, 1962. Together, they have shared forty-nine years of marriage. He survives in Marion....
Dr. Thavornwan Nid Sawetawan
Sep 21, 2011
Herrin- Dr. Thavornwan Nid Sawetawan, 76, of Herrin, passed away at 10:25 PM, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Herrin Hospital. She was born on August 28, 1935 in Bangkok, Thailand to Thomya Palayanon & ML Wanwimon Saneewong Na Ayutthaya. In 1959 she married Vinai Sawetawan in Bangkok, Thailand. He is a retired physician who worked as an OB/Gyn in Herrin...
Betty June Meadows
Sep 21, 2011
Herrin- Betty June Meadows, 87, of Herrin, passed away at 9:30 PM, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Parkway Manor in Marion. Betty was born on September 10, 1924 in Plumfield, IL to Hiram & Clara (Rich) Sanders. She married Homer Meadows on May 13, 1942 and he preceded her in death on January 10, 1992. Betty was a hardworking and...
Pearl King
Sep 21, 2011
Herrin- Pearl King, 93, of Herrin, formerly of Zeigler, passed away at 9:15 AM, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Herrin Hospital. Pearl was born on September 1, 1918 in Stearns, KY to Nimrod R. and Janie (Benson) Ross. She married Walter King on August 21, 1937. They shared seventy one years together before he preceded her in death on April...
