Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Joan L. (Drake) Oldham
Feb 1, 2020
Joan Laverne “Joanie” Drake Oldham, 87, of Shawneetown, Illinois passed away peacefully at her home on February 1, 2020. She was born on April 22, 1932 in East St. Louis the youngest of nine children born to the late Roy and Pansie Agnes (Moore) Drake. Joan married Clarence I. Oldham on November 9, 1949 and he preceded her in...
Daniel J. Howard
Jan 31, 2020
Daniel J. Howard, 76, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away after an extended illness on Friday, January 31, 2020, 12:35 a.m. at the Wabash Christian Center Village at Carmi. Danny was first of his siblings to born at the hospital in Shawneetown on February 3, 1943. He was the son of the late Herman Sr. and Josephine (Kinder) Howard. Danny was...
Eddie Neil Speer
Jan 19, 2020
Eddie Neil Speer, 81, of Junction, Illinois, passed away at the Marion VA Medical Center on Sunday, January 19, 2020. Eddie was born in Dearborn, Michigan on December 11, 1938. His parents were the late Velmer and Verna Ann (Nelson) Speer. Eddie was a retired farmer and an Army veteran of the Vietnam Era. He leaves behind his loving...
Stacie Michelle (Pennington) Gordon
Jan 18, 2020
Stacie Michelle Gordon, 49, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away after a courageous fight against cancer on Saturday, January 18, 2020. She has received her wings in Heaven. Stacie was born on September 2, 1970 in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of Frank and Cynthia Marcella (Bowles) Pennington. On July 1, 2005 she married Charlie Gordon, who survives. Stacie worked for...
Taundra Lynn (Brinkley) Chappell
Jan 14, 2020
Taundra Lynn Chappell, 38, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away surrounded by her loved ones, on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 9:45 p.m. at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Taundra was born on February 22, 1981 in Murphysboro, the daughter of William Robert and Nancy Ann (Hardy) Brinkley. She married Michael Adam Chappell on August 23, 2014. Taundra was a...
Gary South
Jan 4, 2020
Gary South, age 62 of Pensacola, Florida died January 4, 2020. Visitation will be from 10-11AM Friday, January 10, 2020 at Pensacola Memorial Gardens Funeral Home followed by a service starting at 11AM. Gary was born in Fairbanks, Alaska on February 28, 1957. He enjoyed serving alongside his MFV brothers and sisters at the homeless feed, watching the Gators...
Mary (Hall) Mccollum
Dec 29, 2019
Mary McCollum , 94, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at midnight at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born on August 18, 1925 in Shawneetown, the daughter of Ezra and Mary Jane (Cozart) Hall. Mary married the love of her life, Frank McCollum on January 29, 1942. Sadly Frank passed...
Joseph C. Miller
Dec 26, 2019
Joseph C. “J.C.” Miller, 93, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi on Thursday, December 26, 2019. J.C. was born in West Frankfort on February 6, 1926, one of five sons of the late John B. and Hallie (Ewing) Miller. He married the former Theda Janice Lovellette on June 6, 1952. Theda preceded J.C. in...
Harold Ray "Smitty" Smith
Dec 23, 2019
Harold Ray “Smitty” Smith, 74, of Old Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away at his home on Monday, December 23, 2019, 3:30 a.m. He was born in Shawneetown, the son of the late Walter Bryan and Veronica Amelia (Deitz) Smith. Harold retired from Bunge Grain Elevator in Old Shawneetown and Ridgway. He was also a member of the St. Kateri Catholic...
Donna Sue (Abell) Koester
Dec 17, 2019
Donna S. Koester, 82, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away after an extended illness on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 11:05 a.m. at the Villas of Holly Brook in Harrisburg. Donna was born in Ridgway on July 7, 1937 to the late James J. And Leona F. (Naas) Abell. She married the love of her life, Ralph Anthony Koester on August...
Earl Ajax "Jack" Fillingim
Dec 10, 2019
Earl Ajax “Jack” Fillingim, 93, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away at the SIH Memorial Hospital in Carbondale on Tuesday, December 10, 2019at 2:31 a.m. He was born on June 14, 1926 in Ridgway, the son of the late Harlis and Ella (King) Fillingim. Jack married the former Nilah Kathleen Cook on December 21, 1968. Nilah preceded him in death...
Sharon Diane (Jones) Heath
Nov 30, 2019
Sharon Diane Heath, 73, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019, at the St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on July 29, 1946 in Eldorado, the daughter of the late Earl Ivan and Nevella Jane (Boster) Jones. Sharon married the love of her life, Rodney Grant Heath on October 3, 1964. Sadly, Rodney...
Ailene "Pete" (Seely) Brooks
Nov 27, 2019
Ailene “Pete” Brooks, 83, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Eldorado Rehab and Nursing Center in Eldorado. She was born on December 13, 1935 in New Haven, the daughter of George and Lily (Thomas) Seely. Pete married George Thomas Brooks on September 14, 1953 and he preceded her in death on March 8,...
Sheila Faye (Thomas) Pittman
Nov 27, 2019
Sheila Faye Pittman, 72, of Ridgway, passed away suddenly at her home on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. She was born in Shawneetown on August 23, 1947, the daughter of the late Cecil Ernest and Ida Estelle (Ellis) Thomas. Sheila married the love of her life, Darrell Duane “Butch” Pittman on October 22, 1966. Butch preceded her death on December...
Minnie Sue (Moore) Thompson
Nov 22, 2019
Minnie Sue Thompson, 78, of Princeton, Kentucky formerly of Equality, Illinois, passed away after an extended illness on Friday, November 22, 2019, 10:40 p.m. at the Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah. She was born on December 10, 1940 in Rocky Branch, the daughter of the late Silas B. and Merle (Bennett) Moore. On the 11th of February, 1961...
Larry Eugene Price
Nov 20, 2019
Larry Eugene Price, 67, of Equality, Illinois, passed away with his loving family by his bedside, on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 11:34 p.m. at the St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Larry was born on May 31, 1952 in Cave In Rock, the son of the late Eugene and Velna Ruth (Derringer) Price. He married the former Deborah...
Daniel Harvey "Boomer" Minnick
Nov 14, 2019
Daniel Harvey “Boomer” Minnick, 68, of Elizabethtown, Ill., passed away at his home on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 2:42 a.m. He was born on July 31, 1951 in Rockford, the son of the late Daniel and Katherine (Earlywine) Minnick. Daniel is survived by his companion, Sue Mossman; one daughter, Brandie Lynn Evans; one son, Daniel Jason and Jennifer...
Joe Patton
Nov 13, 2019
Reverend Joe Patton, 90, of West Frankfort, Illinois, formerly of Omaha, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Parkway Manor in Marion. He was born and raised on the family farm near Omaha on February 20, 1929, the son of the late Charles Wesley and Wilma (Keasler) Patton. Joe married the former Wilma...
Carolyn L. (Price) O'Dell
Nov 9, 2019
Carolyn L. O’Dell, 70, of Shawneetown, Ill., passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Ind. She was born on December 12, 1948 in Shawneetown, the daughter of the late Ernest Wayne and Vera Imogene (Holloway) Price. Carolyn married Lonnie Francis O’Dell in May of 1967. She worked as a social service worker...
Charles William "Bob" Wenzel
Oct 28, 2019
Charles William “Bob” Wenzel, 76, of Equality, Ill., passed away after an extended illness at his home on Monday, October 28, 2019 at 11:10 p.m. He was born on January 7, 1943 in Harrisburg, the son of the late Charles Anthony “Todd” and Ethel Pauline (Parker) Wenzel. Bob was a teacher at Shawneetown from 1966 to 1991 and then...
