Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Margaret (Head) Bickett
Feb 27, 2021
Lula Margaret, “Mom”, “Granny”, “Lutzie”, Bickett, 87 of Ridgway, Illinois was born on February 16, 1934 in Stanley, Kentucky and died on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at her home. This was the anniversary date of her mother’s passing in 1984. Margaret is the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Roxie (Hardy) Head of Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. She...
Leona Pearl (Hill) Holeman
Feb 16, 2021
Leona Pearl Holeman, 82, of Sturgis, Kentucky formerly of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away at the Eldorado Rehab and Healthcare in Eldorado. She was born in New Haven, the daughter of the late William Jennings and Edith Marie (Merritt) Hill. Leona married Thomas Edward Holeman in Gatlinburg, Tennessee on the first day of November in 1997. She is survived by...
Anna Barbara (Wooge) Funk
Feb 14, 2021
Anna Barbara Funk, 54, of Equality, Illinois passed away at her home after a valiant fight against cancer on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Anna was a good and thoughtful person who used her talent cooking and fixing meals for our local senior citizens at the Golden Circle at Ridgway. She was born on July 29, 1966 in Lincoln, Nebraska,...
Alma Jean (Gordon) Hunt
Feb 11, 2021
Alma Jean Hunt, 88, of Ridgway, passed away at the Ridgway Manor on Thursday, February 11, 2021. She was born on January 25, 1933 in Smithland, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Charles Abraham and Myrtle (Carson) Gordon. Alma was married to Eugene Oldham who passed on May 15, 1997. After Eugene’s death she married Charles Hunt who also...
Maryfrances (Wood) Skaggs
Feb 10, 2021
Mary Frances (Wood) Skaggs, 80, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, after battling cancer and other health problems. She was born in Junction on March 18, 1940, to the late Kelley and Melba (Graham) Wood. She retired from the Gallatin County Highway Department after forty-three years of service. Mary Frances was Shawneetown city clerk for...
Loree (Pitts) Rollman
Feb 7, 2021
Vena Loree Rollman, 90, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on June 5, 1930 the daughter of the late Myrtle Pitts. Loree married Leonard Dale Rollman on December 27, 1947. Dale preceded her in death April 10, 1997. Loree was a longtime member of the...
Beulah F. (Maynard) Jones
Feb 1, 2021
Beulah F. Jones, 93, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the Gallatin Manor in Ridgway. Beulah was born on April 15th of 1927 in the community of Saline Mines, Illinois. She was one of ten children born to the late William A. and Laura Elizabeth (Woods) Maynard. Beulah married Winfred “Bim”Jones on November 25th,...
Jessie Marie (Walker) Brockett
Jan 30, 2021
Jessie Marie Brockett, 81, of Norris City, Illinois, passed at her home on Saturday, January 30. 2021. She was born on February 27, 1939 in Pond Creek, Illinois, the daughter of the late Alva and Dorothy Fern (Smith) Walker. Marie married Hobart Reece Brockett on December 31, 1960 and he preceded her in death on November 7, 1996. She worked...
Katherine (Lindsey) Winters
Jan 29, 2021
Katherine “Kathy” Winters, 82, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana on Friday, January 29, 2021. She was born in Evansville, Indiana on February 19, 1938, the daughter of the late Delmar and Nellie (Frederick) Lindsey. She married Thomas Herschel Winters on December 22, 1962. Herschel preceded Kathy in death on...
Louis Edward Rexing
Jan 25, 2021
Louis Edward, 90, of Herod, Illinois, passed away at his home on Monday, January 25, 2021. He was born in Equality on November 2, 1930, the son of the late Henry George and Florence Madeline (Wargel) Rexing. Louis was a farmer and union laborer. Also he was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elizabethtown. Louis is...
Earl Casey
Jan 24, 2021
Earl Casey, 88, of Madisonville, Kentucky formerly of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away at his home in Madisonville. He was born on December 14, 1932 in Equality, Illinois, the son of the late James William and Emma Mae (Goodson) Casey. Earl married Barbara Jean Whitler on August 31, 1957. Barbara preceded Earl in death on November 23rd of 2018. He...
Eva Mae (Payne) Armstrong
Jan 22, 2021
Eva Mae Armstrong, 98, of Eldorado, Illinois formerly of Ridgway, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Eldorado Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Eldorado. She was born on May 22, 1922 in the Cottage Grove Township, the daughter of the late George and Eva (Pittman) Payne. Eva Mae married M.K. “Kendall” Armstrong on March 4, 1941. M.K....
Dorothy J. (Mohon) Winters
Jan 22, 2021
Dorothy J. “Dot” Winters, 85, of Shawneetown, passed this life on Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born on February 18, 1935 in Golden Pond, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Troy Edward and Mae Marie (Dunn) Mohon. Dot married Ivy E. “Bud” Winters on May 13, 1952. Sadly, Bud passed away...
Thomas N. Sisk
Jan 21, 2021
Thomas N. Sisk passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at a care facility in Tucson Arizona. He was 98 years old. He was the last surviving member of a large family from Gallatin County. Samuel and Elizabeth Sisk had sixteen children, twelve of whom lived to adulthood. One daughter died at the age of fourteen and three triplet...
Prudence Ann (Wood) Wilson
Jan 21, 2021
Prudence Ann Wilson, 71, of Rineyville, KY, died Thursday, January 21, 2021 at her home. She was a member of the Women’s Army Corp and discharged after faithful service as a staff sergeant and was a member of the D.A.V. Prudence was an assistant coach with Special Olympics and a Kentucky Colonel. She was preceded in death by her...
Brian Douglas Yeager
Jan 16, 2021
Brian Douglas Yeager, 33, of Harrisburg, Illinois, passed away at his home on Saturday, January 16, 2021. He was born in Breese, Illinois on December 15, 1987 , the son of the Lynn Marie (Yeager) Pierson of Harrisburg, who survives. Brian is also survived by his daughter, Piper Marie Yeager; his grandmother, Dorothy McAnally of Eldorado; two brothers, Ryan...
Samuel Joseph Wallace
Jan 3, 2021
Samuel Joseph Wallace, 88, of Carrier Mills, Illinois formerly of Omaha, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at the Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. Born on October 29, 1932 in Omaha, he was the son of Albert H. and Veva (Blackard) Wallace. Sam was a proud Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Also, he was member of the...
Sherman Edgar Rider
Jan 3, 2021
Sherman Edgar “Ed” Rider, 85, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado on Sunday, January 3rd, 2021. He was born on September 23, 1935 in Shawneetown, the son of the late Sherman and Blanche (Dillard) Rider. He married the former Flora Hall on June 18, 1954 who survives. Ed was a farmer by trade and a...
Catherine Lucille (Lynch) Rigsby
Dec 29, 2020
Catherine Lucille Rigsby, 79, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born on August 19, 1941 in Eldorado, the daughter of the late Ernest Taylor and Margaret (Doerr) Lynch. Catherine married James Rigsby Sr. on January 4th , 1961, who survives. She was a member of the First Baptist...
Bertis "Claude" Claude Miner
Dec 29, 2020
Bertis “Claude” Miner, 86, of Carmi, Illinois, passed away at his home at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 with his wife, Marthan, by his side. Claude was born on April 5, 1934 to the late Margaret (Crayne) and Harry Miner in Omaha. Claude was a 1952 graduate of Norris City-Omaha High School. Claude’s entire life was devoted...
