Obituaries
Robert I. Miller
Aug 18, 2011
Marion Robert I. Miller, 75, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 11:15 P.M. at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Robert was born December 2, 1935 in Marion the son Robert L. & Melva Miller. He was retired from McDonald Douglas in the Technical Divison and he served in the Air National Guard in Missouri. Survivors include; Fiance-...
Edith Loyd
Aug 18, 2011
Herrin- EDITH (EDWARDS) LOYD, age 88, of Herrin, passed away at 10:30pm on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at her home in Herrin. Edith was born in Windsor, Illinois on March 28, 1923, the daughter of William Dudley and Martha (Davis) Edwards. She married Virgil Hubert Loyd in Marion on November 21, 1941. He preceded her in death on May 30,...
Frank Eugene Fisher
Aug 17, 2011
Marion Frank Eugene Fisher, 79, of Marion passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 7:05 A.M. at his home. Frank was born September 6, 1931 in Marion the son of John and Mary (Zoeller) Fisher. He married Shirley Colp on July 4, 1953 at Spillertown Baptist Church and together they have been blessed with over 58 years of marriage....
Stephen T. Fike
Aug 16, 2011
Herrin- Stephen T. Fike, 62, of Herrin, passed away at 5:25 PM, Monday, August 15, 2011 at his home. He was a maintenance operator with the US Fish and Wildlife Service at the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge. Stephen was born on November 26, 1948 in Murphysboro to Thomas and Zenobia (Davis) Fike. He married Cathy Stampini on June 20, 1970...
Connie A. Maxey
Aug 12, 2011
Herrin- Connie A. Maxey, 47, of Herrin, passed away at 10:40 AM, Thursday, August 11, 2011 at St. Louis University Hospital. Connie was born on December 1, 1963 in Herrin to Don and Barbara (Murray) Nickens. She married John Maxey on September 24, 1983 at Hurricane Memorial Baptist Church in Herrin. He survives of Herrin. Connie was a homemaker and...
Jo Ann Young
Aug 12, 2011
Carterville- JO ANN (CLENDENIN) YOUNG, age 63, of Carterville, passed away at 9:52pm on Friday, August 12, 2011 at her home in Carterville. Jo Ann was born on February 22, 1948, the daughter of William D. and Helen (Quartermous) Clendenin. She was homemaker. Survivors include her son- Emmett and Jerrie Shepard of Sturgis, KY Son- Jerry Shepard of St. Cloud,...
Georgette Louise Verley
Aug 8, 2011
Marion Georgette Louise Verley, 87, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 2:14 P.M. at her home in Marion. Georgette was born February 10, 1924 in Linton, Indiana the daughter of Arthur and Amelia (Fougnies) Mercier. She married George F. Verley on June 22, 1946 in Princeton, Indiana and together they shared over 42 years of marriage until his...
Reatha Maxine Steinmetz
Aug 7, 2011
Herrin- REATHA MAXINE STEINMETZ, age 90, of Herrin, passed away at 1:05am on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Herrin Hospital. Reatha was born in Ferges on September 12, 1920, the daughter of Cairl Jake and Edna (McPheron) Smith. She married John L. Steinmetz in Herrin. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Steinmetz was a practical nurse at Herrin Hospital. Survivors...
Edith May Colp
Aug 5, 2011
Herrin- EDITH MAY COLP, age 97, of Herrin, passed away at 6:35pm on Friday, August 5, 2011 at Herrin Hospital. Edith was born in Dekoven, Kentucky, the daughter of Robert Marian and Betty (Jacobs) Chandler. She married John Henry Colp in Carbondale on April 2, 1931. He preceded her in death on April 17, 1995. They shared sixty-four years of...
Margaret I. Mitchell
Aug 2, 2011
Marion- MARGARET ISABELLE MITCHELL, age 73, of Marion, passed away at 5:30am on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the home of her caregiver, Lana Emery. Margaret was born in Marion on September 5, 1937, the daughter of Vincent and Isabelle (Sands) Plauskey. She married Richard Mitchell in Harrisburg on February 1, 1954. He preceded her in death on February 6,...
Robert A. Kerley
Aug 2, 2011
Marion- ROBERT ALAN KERLEY, age 47, of Terre Haute, IN, formerly of Marion, passed away at 10:00pm on Tuesday August 2, 2011 at the Veteran's Hospital in Danville. Robert was born in Marion on September 10, 1963, the son of Marion J. and Wanda (Sims) Kerley. At the age of fourteen, he moved to Steamboat Springs, CO where he spent...
Anna Louise Long
Jul 30, 2011
Herrin- Anna Louise Long, 60, of Herrin, passed away at 7:00 AM, Saturday, July 30, 2011 at her home in Herrin. Anna was born on December 26, 1950 in Sandwich, IL to Jim Long & Virginia Pinkham. She worked as a mapping coordinator for Williamson County for several years. She was a member of Life Church in Marion. In her...
Charles "Tom" Bird
Jul 23, 2011
Herrin- CHARLES T. TOM BIRD, age 70, of Herrin, passed away at 9:40pm on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at his home in Herrin. Charles was born in West Frankfort on August 29, 1940, the son of Wylie and Jean (Robinson) Bird. He married Ernestine McNeal on August 20, 1959 at the First Baptist Church in Marion. She survives in Herrin....
Carmen Dohanich
Jul 21, 2011
Carrier Mills- Carmen Dohanich, 95, of Carrier Mills, died at 12:30 AM, Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Carrier Mills Nursing and Rehab in Carrier Mills, Illinois. She was born March 2, 1916 in Herrin to William G. and Sarah (Sanders) Davis. She married George Dohanich October 4, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He died September 18, 1992. Mrs. Dohanich was...
Earl Boyd Watkins
Jul 18, 2011
"A father loves with his heart, Provides with his hands, and leaves A legacy with His Life" Holley Gerth On Friday, July 15, 2011 our father Earl Boyd Watkins went home to be with the Lord and the love of his life, his wife Tempa. He was born May 9, 1927, the son of Aurthur and Flossie (Sanders) Watkins. He...
Pauline Stone
Jul 16, 2011
Herrin- PAULINE BERNICE STONE, age 96, of Herrin, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center in Paducah. Pauline was born in Herrin on November 17, 1914, the daughter of Charles and Antoinette (Gualdoni) Calcaterra. She married Orval Stone in Herrin on June 9, 1937. They shared thirty-four years of marriage. He preceded her in...
Elizabeth A. Poole-Maynard
Jul 16, 2011
Marion- Elizabeth A. Poole-Maynard, age 49, of Marion, passed away at her home in Marion at 5:50pm on Friday, July 15, 2011. Elizabeth was born on July 13, 1962 in Marion to Robert Dean & Nancy (Wyatt) Poole. She married Doug Maynard on July 27, 2009 in Marion. He survives of Marion. Her background in nursing at an early age...
William E. Craig
Jul 15, 2011
Marion- WILLIAM E. CRAIG, age 70, of Marion, passed away at 3:45pm on Friday, July 15, 2011 at his home in Marion. William was born in Goreville on August 15, 1940, the son of Dowell and Gertrude (Lamphere) Craig. He married Mary Snider at Pulleys Mill on July 31, 1959. Together, they have shared fifty-one years of marriage. Mary survives...
Richard Lee Emery
Jul 14, 2011
Marion- RICHARD LEE ZIP EMERY, age 61, of Marion, passed away at 6:56pm on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at his home in Marion. Richard was born in Herrin on December 17, 1949, the son of Ralph and Betty Emery. He married Ruth Watkins in Marion on April 2, 1994. She survives in Marion. Mr. Emery retired from the City of...
Mary Alice Bauer
Jul 11, 2011
Mary Alice Bauer, 82, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 9:27 A.M. at her home. Mary was born July 29, 1928 in Marion, the daughter of Claude and Amelia (Schneider) Johnston. She married Dare Bauer on October 8, 1950 in Marion and together they have shared over 60 years of marriage. She was a homemaker and a member...
