Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Rodney Wenzel
Apr 11, 2025
Rodney Wayne Wenzel, 75, of Equality, Illinois passed at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, April 11th, 2025. He was born on March 27th, 1950 in Harrisburg, the son of the late Charles Anthony "Todd" and Ethel Pauline (Parker) Wenzel. Rodney was a retired coal miner and a member of the Straightgate Church in Eldorado. He was also...
Jeffrey Mahan
Apr 5, 2025
Jeffrey Lynn Mahan, 65, of Harrisburg, Illinois formerly of Equality passed away at his home on Saturday, April 5th, 2025. Jeff was born on January 17th of 1960 in Eldorado, one of six children born to the late George "Roby" and Hazel (Davenport) Mahan. He graduated from Equality High School in 1978 and went on to became a mechanic. He...
James Oxford
Mar 22, 2025
James D. "Don" Oxford, 86, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 at the Saline Care Nursing and Rehab in Harrisburg. He was born on July 7th, 1938 in Omaha to the late James Edmond "Ted" and Vernice (Wease) Oxford. He was married for over sixty-four years to the former Sarah Allen. They entered Holy Matrimony on...
Tammara Mulvey
Mar 6, 2025
Tammara Lea "Tammy" Mulvey, 57 passed away unexpectedly on March 6th, 2025 at her residence in Shawneetown, Illinois. Tammy was born at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado on February 2nd, 1968 the daughter to the late Mary Constance "Connie" (Porter) & Robert "Bob" Brazier. Tammy graduated from Shawneetown High School in 1986, and proceeded to attend Webster Business College to major...
Patty Diemer
Mar 3, 2025
Patty L. Lambert Diemer, 75, of Shawneetown, Illinois passed away on Monday, March 3rd, 2025 at the Eldorado Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldorado. She was born in Shawneetown on October 27, 1949, the daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Helen Kathryn (Oldham) Lambert. Patty had worked as office manager at Tela Leasing at Ridgway and later at Harrisburg....
Robert Hall
Mar 3, 2025
Robert Lee Hall, 72, of Equality, Illinois passed away at the Deaconess Illinois Medical Center in Marion on Monday, March 3rd, 2025. Bob was born on December 20th, 1952 in Letcher County, Kentucky, one of six children born to the late William and Maggie (Simpkins) Hall. He married the former Gail Annette Robinson at the Honeycomb Church of God on...
Patty L (Lambert) Diemer
Mar 3, 2025
Patty L. Lambert Diemer, 75, of Shawneetown, Illinois passed away on Monday, March 3rd, 2025 at the Eldorado Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldorado. She was born in Shawneetown on October 27, 1949, the daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Helen Kathryn (Oldham) Lambert. Patty had worked as office manager at Tela Leasing at Ridgway and later at...
Violet Beaver
Feb 21, 2025
Violet Lavern Beaver, 91, longtime resident of Equality, Illinois, was received into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 21st, 2025 at the Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. Violet was born in Equality on February 12th of 1934 in the midst of the Great Depression. She was the daughter of the late James and Anita (Millspaugh) Sisk....
Violet Lavern (Sisk) Beaver
Feb 21, 2025
Violet Lavern Beaver, 91, longtime resident of Equality, Illinois, was received into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 21st, 2025 at the Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. Violet was born in Equality on February 12th of 1934 in the midst of the Great Depression. She was the daughter of the late James and Anita (Millspaugh)...
Eugene Wayne Hardin
Feb 16, 2025
Eugene Wayne Hardin, 82, of Junction, Illinois passed away after an extended illness on Sunday, February 16th, 2025 at the Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, Kentucky. He was born in Shawneetown on June 21st, 1942 to the late Gene and Anna Mae (Hayes) Hardin. Wayne was raised by his paternal grandparents, George and Ethyl May (Brooks) Hardin Sr. He...
Debra Dee (Woods) Davis
Feb 7, 2025
Debra Dee Davis, 45, of Omaha, Illinois, passed away at her home on Friday, February 7th, 2025. She was born in Eldorado at Ferrell Hospital on September 4th, 1979, the daughter of Francis Deon and Janet (Loderback) Woods. Debra married her beloved husband, Jason Davis on the 1st of July in the year 2000. Christian by faith Debra was...
Ruby Lee (Rushing) Tucker
Feb 5, 2025
Ruby Lee Tucker, 93, of Junction, Illinois passed away after an extended illness on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 at the Eldorado Nursing and Rehab Healthcare in Eldorado. She was born in Marion, Kentucky on March 25th, 1931 the daughter of the late Henry Guy Rushing and Lola May Rushing Bush. Ruby married Charles J. “Red” Tucker on August...
Billy Rash
Jan 21, 2025
Billy Rash, 71, of Ridgway, Illinois passed away suddenly at his home on the morning of Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. Born to the late Hazel and Arzona (Winters) Rash in Eldorado on May 2nd of 1953. Billy married the former Kim Ordiway on December 9th of 2000. He retired as a industrial paint inspector and later became the owner...
Agnes Mae (Lichtenberger) Edwards
Jan 17, 2025
Agnes Mae Edwards, 94, of Eldorado, Illinois formerly of rural Omaha, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 17, 2025 at the V.A. Hospital in Marion. She was born in Enfield on October 8, 1930, the daughter of the late Otto and Ruth (Boyd) Lichtenberger. Agnes went into the field of nursing and was a...
Jeanette (Reynolds) Brown
Jan 13, 2025
Wilma Jeanette Brown, 82, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away after an extended illness on Monday, January 13th, 2025 at the Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. Jeanette was born on July 27th of 1942 in Eldorado, the daughter of the late William Fred and Wilma (Dixon) Reynolds. She married Arthur Edgar Brown on September 20th in the year of 1963. ...
Juanita Jean (Colbert) Fuhr
Jan 9, 2025
Juanita Jean Fuhr, 93, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Shawneetown, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Juanita was born February 9, 1931, in Mountain Twp., Saline County Illinois, the daughter of Lucian and Myra (Ewell) Colbert. She married Harve Fuhr on October 11, 1953, and he preceded her in death...
Michael Shaun Abell
Jan 9, 2025
Michael Shaun Abell, 33, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away after a gallant fight with cancer, on Thursday, January 9th, 2025 at Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born in Evansville, Indiana on August 14th of 1991. He was a loving son to his parents, Johnny Abell and Kristi (Moye) Abell. Michael graduated from Southern Illinois University with a...
James F. Greer
Jan 6, 2025
James F. Greer, 77, of Murphysboro, Illinois, went into the arms of the Lord and his beloved wife, Guenda on Monday, January 6th, 2025 at SIH Memory Hospital of Carbondale. Born on August 16th of 1947 in Eldorado, he was the son of the late Alton Andrew and Orpha J. (Lynch) Greer. Jim married the love of his life,...
Jason "Razor" Montgomery Hines
Jan 1, 2025
Jason Montgomery “Razor” Hines, 49, of Marion, Illinois formerly of Equality passed away on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025 from his injuries from a fire at his home, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on April 6th of 1975 in Fairfield, the son of Kenneth Ray “Sunny” Hines and Cherie Ann (Jones). Jason married the former...
