Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Jenny (Drone) Fromm
Sep 4, 2024
Virginia Ann “Jenny” Fromm, 78, of Omaha, Ill., passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 4th , 2024. She was born in Shawneetown on July 28th, 1946, the daughter of the late Leo Edward and Mary Jane (Walters) Drone Sr. On February 6th, 1965 she married James William Fromm at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shawneetown. Jenny...
Roger Dale Darnell
Sep 1, 2024
Roger Dale Darnell Sr., age 71, peacefully passed away in Portage, Indiana on Sunday, September 1st, 2024. He was born on February 14th, 1953 in Gary, Indiana to Chester (Checker) & Velma (Sis) Darnell. He is survived by his wife Sandra K Darnell and son Roger D Darnell Jr. of Portage Indiana. His loving daughter Rhonda K. Mason and...
Susie Mae (Mccollum) Ozee
Aug 13, 2024
Susie Mae Ozee, 88, of Henderson, Kentucky formerly of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, August 13th , 2024 at the Lucy Smith King Care Center in Henderson. She was born in Arkansas on August 10th, 1936, the daughter of the late Thomas Francis and Evelyn (Booth) McCollum. Susie married on December 24th, 1953 to Robert Amos Ozee who...
Lyndal Ray Sork
Aug 10, 2024
Lyndal Ray Sork, 80, of Ridgway, Illinois passed away Saturday, August 10th, 2024 at the VA Community Living Center in Marion. Lyndal was born in Ridgway on August 28th, 1943, to the late Roy Francis Sork and Bernice (Buchanan) Kimbro. He was an outstanding father, brother, and son. On December 11, 1967, he would marry the love of his...
Etta Jane (Ripperden) Brazier
Jul 24, 2024
Etta Jane Brazier, 92, of Kuttawa, Kentucky formerly of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away at the Kuttawa Landmark Nursing home on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. She was born in Omaha on December 2, 1931, the daughter of the late Ervin Harold and Iva Lodene Reba (Eskew) Ripperden. Jane owned and operated Janes Restaurant and Beauty Shop in Ridgway. She was...
Sharon Sue (Rexing) Bonneville
Jul 23, 2024
Sharon Sue Bonneville, 69, of Equality, Illinois, passed away after an extended illness on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at the SIH Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Born on December 2, 1954 in Eldorado, she was one of seven children born to Robert “Bob” and Joann (Dietz) Rexing. Sharon worked several years in dietary at Harrisburg Medical Center and housekeeping at...
Christie Lou (Bartley) Willoughby
Jul 7, 2024
Christie Lou Willoughby, 57, of Shawneetown, Illinois, peacefully passed into the arms of the Lord at her home surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Christie fought cancer for a little over two years and she put up one heck of a fight. She was born in Eldorado at Pearce Hospital on January 27, 1967, the...
Margaret Susan "Sue" (Scates) Kimbro
Jun 8, 2024
Margaret Susan “Sue” Kimbro, 77, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away at her home early Saturday morning of June 8, 2024. She was born in Shawneetown, one of ten children born to the late William Louis and Juanita Marie (Holt) Scates. Sue was preceded in death by her Husband Arnel Ray “Bud” Kimbro on May 14, 2024. Sue and Bud...
Margie (Browning) Lewis
May 21, 2024
Margie Lewis, 76, a long time resident of Equality, Illinois, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday afternoon of May 21, 2024 at her residence. She was born in Delphia, Kentucky on January 20, 1948, the daughter of the late Odis and Gracie (Williams) Browning. Margie married her beloved husband, Thomas “Tom” Lewis on December 1, 1966. Sadly, Tom...
Violet Sue (Ozee) Nunley
May 17, 2024
Violet Sue Nunley, 70, of Henderson, Kentucky formerly of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024 at the Deaconess Henderson Hospital. She was born in Shawneetown on February 9, 1954, the daughter of Robert Amos and Susie Mae (McCollum) Ozee. Sue married Herbert Lee Nunley Jr. on June 19, 1974. Herb preceded her in death on May...
Bud Kimbro
May 14, 2024
Arnel Ray “Bud” Kimbro, 80, of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away after an extended illness on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at the Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Bud was born in Ridgway on June 13, 1943, born to the late William Elmer and Charlotte Elizabeth (Perry) Kimbro. He married the former Margaret Susan Scates on December 5, 1964. Bud...
Rick Walker
May 11, 2024
Ricky Dale “Rick” Walker, 73, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away suddenly at the Hardin County Hospital in Rosiclare on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Rick was born in Shawneetown on April 19, 1951, the son of the late Lee Roy and Jewell (Vinyard) Walker. He was a retired coal miner. Rick married his beloved Wilma F. Cook on July 9,...
Robert Dale Mcclusky
Apr 29, 2024
Robert Dale “Bob” McClusky, 87, of Omaha, Illinois, passed away at his home on Monday, April 29, 2024. Bob was born in Harrisburg on August 25, 1936, one of eight children born to the late Roy and Gladys (Slayton) McClusky. On June 23, 1959 he married the former Patricia Winters. Bob was a U.S. Army veteran. Through his working...
Charles Eugene Cox
Apr 26, 2024
Charles Eugene “Gene” Cox, 85, of Ridgway, Illinois passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on July 2, 1938 in Shawneetown, the one of five children born to the late John Bernard and Rose Lee (Case) Cox. On December 10, 1962 he married the former Martha Rose “Marty” Schiff. Gene is survived by...
William Daniel "Bill" Greer
Apr 13, 2024
William Daniel “Bill” Greer, 89, of Harrisburg, Illinois, passed away at the SIH Memorial Hospital in Carbondale on Saturday April 13, 2024. Bill was born near Junction, the son of Alton Andrew and Orpha J. (Lynch) Greer. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He spent his working years as a farmer and as...
James Robert Rister
Apr 13, 2024
James Robert Rister, 90, of Omaha, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Eldorado Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born on December 31, 1933, one of three children born to the late Alfred and Flora (Eubanks) Rister . James married Fern Marie McEwen on the 24th of July of 1954. Sadly, Fern preceded James in...
Harve Edward Fuhr
Apr 8, 2024
Harve Edward Fuhr, 94, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Shawneetown, died on Monday, April 8, 2024 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. Harve was born on September 15, 1929, in Eagle Creek Township, Gallatin County, to Anthony E. and Laura Fuhr, née Black. Harve served in the U.S. Army as a radar technician during the Korean...
Clarke Delbert Bond
Apr 8, 2024
Clarke Delbert Bond, 79, of Ridgway, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. Clarke began his journey into life on October 28, 1944 in Ridgway, one of seven children born to the late O.F. and Lorene (Clark) Bond. He worked at many tasks for...

Margaret Elizabeth (Richeson) Hobbs
Apr 7, 2024
Margaret Elizabeth Hobbs, 99, of Troy, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at the Highland Health Care in Highland. Margaret lived most of her life in Dixon and then returned to Shawneetown to help her mother before moving to Troy. She was born at Saline Mines, Illinois on November 3, 1924, the daughter of Albert David and...
Roger Wayne Troutt
Apr 4, 2024
Roger Wayne Troutt, 59, of rural Junction, Illinois, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 4, 2024. He was born on November 5, 1964 in Whitesburg, Kentucky the son of Clifton and Eloise (Boggs) Troutt. He worked as a diesel mechanic at the Southern Truss Company in Harrisburg. On November 7, 1983 he married the love of his...