Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Janice Marie (Pate) Haney
Apr 17, 2016
Janice Marie Haney, 53, of Harrisburg, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016, 6:35 p.m. at the Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. She was born on April 23, 1962 in Oak Park, Ill., the daughter of the late Frank and Stella (Gibbs) Pate. She was a member of the Herod Springs Baptist Church. Janice is survived by daughter, Crystal...
Jerry D. Vinyard
Apr 16, 2016
Jerry D. Vinyard, 87, of Wickenburg, AZ, formerly of Equality passed away on April 16, 2016 in Surprise, AZ. Jerry was born in Equality, Illinois, on April 4, 1929, to Loren and Opal Vinyard. He grew up in Colorado Springs, CO, but graduated from high school in Equality in 1948. He then attended Adams State College in Alamosa, CO,...
Charles Fredrick Brockett
Apr 16, 2016
Charles Frederick Brockett, 91, of Omaha, Ill., passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. Charles was born near Omaha on July 28, 1924 to the late George and Elva (Wilson) Brockett. He graduated from Norris City High School in 1942. He farmed the family farm and worked at Scot Lad in...
Perry Edward Kingston
Apr 4, 2016
Perry Edward Kingston, 77, of Steger, Ill., formerly of Equality, passed away at the home of his daughter in Orland Park on Monday, April 4, 2016, 8:07 a.m. He was born on April 14, 1938 in Equality, the son of Frank and Isabel (Certain) Kingston. Perry was married to Lona Marie Gatlin who passed on April 20, 2010. He...
Lydia B. (Smith) Oxford
Apr 4, 2016
Lydia B. Oxford, 94, of Shawneetown, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016, 4:43 p.m. at the Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. She was born in Inman, Ill. on October 10, 1921, the daughter of Otis and Emily (Moye) Smith. Lydia married Lowell Oxford on October 10, 1935 and he preceded her in death on September 28, 1988. She...
Thomas E Taylor
Mar 25, 2016
TThomas E. Taylor Jr., 74, of Junction, passed away at his home on Friday, March 25, 2016, 9:15 p.m. He was born on December 13, 1941 in Glasgow, Ky., the son of Thomas Edward Sr. and Gertrude (Smith) Taylor. Junior married Lois June Van on December 23, 1984 and she preceded him in death on November 18, 2009. He...
Robert Brazier
Mar 25, 2016
Robert “Bob” Brazier, 76, of Shawneetown, passed away at his home on Friday, March 25, 2016, 11:30 a.m. Born on May 10, 1939 in Shawneetown, the son of Gus an Mary Cozean (Fields) Brazier. Bob married Jeanette L. “Jan” Hill on August 22, 1988. He worked at Old Ben Coal Mine as a coal miner for many years. He...
Freda (Barnett) Wathen
Mar 15, 2016
Lillie Freda Wathen, 91, formerly of Marion and Equality, died peacefully at her daughter’s home on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in Chesterfield, Mo. She was born in Equality on October 25, 1924, she was the daughter of William Andrew and Lillie Ann (Compton) Barnett. Freda married Robert “Bob” Wathen on June 12, 1944 and he preceded her in death...
Diana Marie (Bates) Colboth
Mar 13, 2016
Diana Marie Colboth, 44, of Harrisburg, Ill., went to be with her Lord after a long struggle with her illness, surrounded by her family on March 13, 2016 at 5:15 p.m. at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Our lives will never be the same, she was our light. She was born on August 20, 1971 in...
Donna Rebecca (Willis) Hirsch
Mar 10, 2016
Donna Rebecca Willis Hirsch, 86, of Elizabethtown, has went to be with the Lord, on Thursday, March 10, 2016, 2:08 p.m. at the Reflections Care Center in Carterville. She was the wife of the late Leonard C. Hirsch. Donna was born on March 16, 1929, the daughter of Charles W. Willis and Lily Mae Eddings of Gallatin Co. Ill. ...
Bonnie Rose (Chamberlain) Jones
Mar 5, 2016
Bonnie Rose Jones, 75, of Harrisburg, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016, 11:15 a.m., at the Carrier Mills Nursing Home and Rehab in Carrier Mills. She was born on February 15, 1941 in Stoddard County, Missouri, the daughter of George Owen and Mary (Nelson) Chamberlain. Bonnie married Bill Jones on August 16, 1999 and preceded her in death...
Alfred A. Fuchs
Feb 25, 2016
Alfred A. Fuchs, 93, of Harrisburg, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016, 3:10 p.m., at the Village at Morrison Cove in Martinsburg, Penn. He was born on January 6, 1923 in Altoona, Penn., the son of Edward and Maria (Maier) Fuchs. Alfred married Helen Stacey on May 12, 1970. He was a retired electrician and a World War...
Edward Streamas Jr.
Feb 24, 2016
Edward Streamas Jr., 82, of Shawneetown , passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 5:25 a.m., at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Ind. He was born on November 1, 1933 in Hamilton, Ohio. Ed is survived by his wife, Glenna Rose (Lamb) Middleton Streamas. He was a Marine Veteran and a retired Electrolux Salesman. Private burial at Westwood...
May Imogene (Morse) Wilson
Feb 24, 2016
May Imogene “Jean” Wilson, 92, of Eldorado, Ill., formerly of Shawneetown, went home to be with the Lord on February 24, 2016, at 6:55 a.m. in Eldorado. She was born in Carrier Mills to Huey and Sylvia Morse on January 1, 1924. She married John (Bunk) Wilson on April 2, 1946, and lived in Shawneetown. In 2005, she moved...
Ruby (Riden) Lane
Feb 17, 2016
Ruby Lane, 85, of Junction, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 5:24 a.m. at the Carbondale Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born on July 8, 1930 in Dyer Hill, Kentucky, the daughter of John and Pearl (Dickerson) Riden. Ruby married William Luther Lane on December 1, 1945 and he preceded her in death on February 6, 2001. ...
Roger Clark Dziepak
Feb 14, 2016
Roger Clark Dziepak, 68, of Equality, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016, 12:25 a.m., at the Eldorado Rehab and Healthcare in Eldorado. He was born on October 20, 1947 in Hammond, Ind., the son of the late Alex J. and Freddia Mae (Clark) Dziepak. Roger is survived by his son, Roger Clark Dziepak II of Fernandina Beach, Fla.;...
Gladys Dean (Endicott) Osborne
Jan 30, 2016
Gladys Dean Osborne, 66, of Centralia, Ill., passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2016, 11:26 p.m., at the St. Mary’s Centralia Hospital. She was born in Eldorado on March 2, 1949, the daughter of William R. Endicott Jr. and Mary Agnes (Flahardy) Mayhue. Gladys married James Arlin Osborne on July 12, 1968 and he preceded her in death on...
Dale E. Colbert
Jan 26, 2016
Dale E. Colbert, 69, of Shawneetown, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 6:15 a.m. at the Cypress Grove Rehab Center of Newburgh, Ind. He was born in Eldorado on November 26, 1946, the son of the late Hershel and Dorothy Lucille (Sutton) Colbert. Dale married Elsa Mae Rice on October 18, 1969 who passed on October 4,...
Jim Taylor
Dec 18, 2015
Jim Taylor, 78, of Equality, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015, 4:15 a.m. at the Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. He was born on February 19, 1937 in Hiram, Ky., the son of Ike Taylor and Addie Dixon. He was raised by Hiram Dixon. Jim was a retired coal miner form Peabody Eagle 2 Mine. He proudly served his...
Terry Ray Crowe
Dec 10, 2015
Terry Ray Crowe, 64, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015, 5:59 p.m., at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louise, Mo. He was born on August 2, 1951 in Eldorado, the son of the late L.C. and Thelma (Campbell) Crowe. Terry married Joyce Cornett on February 27, 1970. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Crowe of...
