Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
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...
Chester A. Darnell
Dec 10, 2015
Chester A. “Checker” Darnell, 81, of Equality, passed away at the Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado on Thursday, December 10, 2015, 11:02 a.m. He was born on January 12, 1934 in Uniontown, Ky., the son of Phillip and Catherine L. (Alvey) Darnell. Checker married Velma “Sis” Victoria Boulds on April 14, 1952. Sis preceded him in death on March 16,...
Lahoma (Fuhr) Perry
Dec 4, 2015
Lahoma Fuhr Perry, 94, of Harrisburg, Ill., passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 in Eldorado, Ill. She was born on September 8, 1921 in Leamington, Ill., daughter of Edward and Augusta (Thacker) Fuhr. Lahoma married Glenn Mathis in November 1939. She married E.R. Perry in November 1981. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg,...
Robert Dale Johnson
Dec 3, 2015
Robert Dale “Bob” Johnson, 62, of Equality, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015, 9:23 p.m. at the Carbondale Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born on February 24, 1953 in Corona, Cal., the son of Richard Dale Johnson and Barbara Ann (Reid) Craig. Bob married Joan Rexing on December 23, 1978. He retired from Shawnee Telephone Company after...
Leora Deane (Peas) Sisk
Nov 23, 2015
Deane Sisk, 74, of Equality, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015, 10:05 a.m. at the Ferrell Hosptial in Eldorado. She was born in Ridgway on August 9, 1941, the daughter of Junior and Elizabeth (Schnider) Peas. Deane married Ronnie M. “Bud” Sisk on November 26, 1960. Survived by her husband Bud Sisk and son, Ronnie “Buddy” Sisk, both...
Jack Bruce Trowbridge
Nov 15, 2015
Jack Bruce Trowbridge, 96, of Harrisburg, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015, 4:55 p.m. at the Shawnee Rose Care Center in Harrisburg. Jack was born in Chicago on May 20, 1919, the son of Chester W. and Amanda (Young) Trowbridge. He was a retired dentist and a Navy veteran of World War Two. He is survived four children,...
Mary Ellen (Abell) Neumann
Oct 29, 2015
Mary Ellen Neumann, 73, of Ridgway, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 29, 2015. She was born on December 15, 1941 in Ridgway, the daughter of James J. and Leona F. (Naas) Abell. Mary Ellen married the late Richard Matthias Neumann on June 30, 1960. Richard preceded Mary Ellen in death on August 3, 2009. She was...
Guy Estel Hay
Oct 15, 2015
Guy Estel Hay, 91, of Harrisburg, passed away at his home on Thursday, October 15, 2015, 2:15 p.m. He was born on July 14, 1924 in Ledford, the son of William V. and Susan Katherine (Gidcumb) Hay. Guy married his loving wife of forty-two years, Alma Jean Wetherington on December 15, 1973. He served is country in the army...
