Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Lindell Tarrant
Apr 13, 2015
Lindell Tarrant, 69, of Eldorado, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015, 2:17 p.m., at the Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. He was born on January 26, 1946 in Eldorado, the son of Paul Edward and Margaret (Bruce) Tarrant. Lindell married Jane E. Grimes on July 19, 1994. He is survived by his wife Jane Tarrant of Eldorado; three sons,...
Jason Dwayne Lane
Mar 30, 2015
Jason Dwayne Lane, 37, of Perryville, Mo., formerly of Junction, Ill., passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015, 4:32 p.m. at the Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Mo. He was born on July 12, 1977 in Eldorado, the son of Gary Dwayne and Sherri Lynn (Moye) Lane. He married Melinda P. Potter on November 1, 1997. Jason worked...
Norma (Smith) Noel
Mar 27, 2015
Norma Noel, age 90, of Omaha, Ill., died peacefully at her home with her family at her side on Friday, March 27, 2015. Norma was born on November 14, 1924 in Eldorado, Ill., to the late Benjamin Walter and Ida Jane (Cantrell) Smith. She graduated from Eldorado High School. On July 25, 1943, she married Leon Noel and they...
Pauline (Dietz) Tompkins
Mar 22, 2015
Pauline “Polly” Dietz Tompkins, 82, of Equality, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015, 10:15 p.m. at the Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. She was born on September 3, 1932 in Equality, the daughter of Fredrick Leo and Ruth Olive (Pritchett) Dietz. On November 22, 1957 she married Robert H. “Tom” Tompkins and had over fifty-seven great years together...
Dolly B. (Senger) Lytle
Mar 19, 2015
Dolly B. Lytle, 92, Omaha, passed away at home on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 6 a.m. She was born on December 28, 1922 near Lawrenceville, the daughter of Harry and Mary (James) Senger. On September 24, 1940, she married Donald E. Lytle who passed away on April 24, 1997. Dolly was a member of the Omaha General Baptist...
Margaret Mary (Liker) Reynolds
Mar 11, 2015
Margaret Mary Reynolds, 66, of Equality, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 11, 2015, 3:44 a.m., at the Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born in Joliet, Ill. on April 16, 1948, the daughter of John Liker and Mary (Herman) Clark. She was the wife of Steven L. Reynolds of Equality. Along with her husband Marge is survived by...
Mary Jane (Wilbur) Young
Mar 8, 2015
Mary Jane Young, 93, of Shawneetown, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015, 6:35 p.m., at the Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. She was born on February 23, 1922 in Evansville, Ind., the daughter of William Walter and Dolly Myrtle (Tubbs) Wilbur. Mary Jane married Byers Oxford Young on June 29, 1940. Byers passed away on October 22,...
Douglas Earl Boggs
Mar 6, 2015
Douglas Earl Boggs, 59, of Equality, passed away at his home on Friday, March 6, 2015. He was born on June 25, 1955 in Lynch, Ky, the son of Elmer and Eva (Osborn) Boggs. Doug married the former Glenda F. Willingham on April 13, 1973. After serving twenty-two years he retired as an Army Master Sergeant and was a...
John Haney
Feb 21, 2015
John Haney, 88, of rural Harrisburg, passed away at 11:50 p.m., Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. He was born on February 4, 1927 in the Somerset Community of Saline County, Ill., one of ten children of Thomas and Lillie May (Stone) Haney. On July 12, 1948 he married Oneda Flowers, and they shared sixty-six...
Mary Ethel (Sales) Mulvey
Feb 19, 2015
Mary Ethel Mulvey, 86, of Shawneetown, passed away on February 19, 2015, 3:41 p.m., at the Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. She was born on December 10, 1928 in Shawneetown, the daughter of Notley Morgan and Clara Olive (Burkes) Sales. Mary was a member of the Shawneetown Church of God. She is survived by her daughter, Linda K....
Ruby Katherine (Ballantini) Fixsal
Feb 15, 2015
Ruby Katherine Fixsal, 67, of Shawneetown, passed away at her home on Sunday, February 15, 2015, 11:19 a.m. She was born on February 8, 1948 in Centralia, the daughter of Angelo and Eileen Rosemary (Greenlee) Ballantini. Ruby married the late Robert Anthony Fixsal on July 18, 1964, and he preceded her in death on March 21, 2013. She is...
Betty Irene (Phillips) Head
Feb 9, 2015
Betty Irene Head, 79, of Shawneetown, passed away with her family at her side on Monday, February 9, 2015, 11:25 p.m., at the Ridgway Manor Nursing Home in Ridgway. She was born on November 14, 1935 in Johnston City, the daughter of Charles Raleigh and Eunice Flo (Stephens) Phillips. Betty Irene married Bill Head on November 25, 1954. A...
David Lee Dees
Feb 8, 2015
David Lee Dees, 85, of Harrisburg formerly of Equality, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015, son of the late Ivan and Irene (Bell) Dees, joined his wife Joann (Alvey) in the arms of God. A long-time resident of Equality, at the end of his life he found friends and a second home at Brookstone Estates in Harrisburg. His...
Melba (Eleam) Beasley
Feb 7, 2015
Melba L. Beasley, 95, of Junction, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015, 11:30 a.m. at the Saline Care Center in Harrisburg. She was born in Brownsville on May 21, 1919, the daughter of James and Ora (Farmer) Eleam. Melba married James E. Beasley on September 8, 1975 and he preceded her in death on November 26, 1998. She...
James Wayman Gibbs
Feb 6, 2015
James Wayman Gibbs, 72, of Evansville, Ind. formerly of Shawneetown, passed away at his home on Friday, February 6, 2015, 8:00 p.m. He was born on November 17, 1942 in Shawneetown, the son of Wallace Wayman and Maggie Lou (Murphy) Gibbs. Jim was married to Jenny Gordon on February 14, 1998. He worked a number of years for the...
Hope (Lambert) Kaegi
Feb 5, 2015
Hope Lambert Kaegi, 93, of Morganfield, Ky. formerly of Golconda, Ill., passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015, 10:40 a.m. at the Morganfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Morganfield, Ky. Hope was born on February 1, 1922 in Cave-In-Rock, Ill., the daughter of Ray and Edna (Devers) Lambert. She married William H. Kaegi on March 7, 1946 and he...
Edna Hope (Lambert) Kaegi
Feb 5, 2015
Hope Lambert Kaegi, 93, of Morganfield, Ky. formerly of Golconda, Ill., passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015, 10:40 a.m. at the Morganfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Morganfield, Ky. Hope was born on February 1, 1922 in Cave-In-Rock, Ill., the daughter of Ray and Edna (Devers) Lambert. She married William H. Kaegi on March 7, 1946 and he...
Jesse Lee Calvert
Feb 5, 2015
Jesse Lee Calvert, 73, of Shawneetown, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 5, 2015, 9:33 a.m. He was born in Shawneetown on July 27, 1941, the son of John and Lorene (Hughes) Calvert. Jesse was a retired coal miner and a Vietnam War Army Veteran. He was a member of the Junction First Baptist Church and also...
Katherine Ruth (Rogers) Milligan
Jan 28, 2015
Katherine Ruth Milligan, 62, of Equality, passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 7:02 p.m. She was born on June 17, 1952, the daughter of Sam Tandy Rogers and Freida Betty (Sullivan) Reed. Katherine married her husband, Thomas R. Milligan on November 7, 2012. She was a tax accountant and owned and operated the Personal Touch...
Edward Carl Sieverding
Jan 26, 2015
Edward Carl Sieverding, 92, of Sturgis, Ky., formerly of Equality, Ill., passed away at his home on Monday, January 26, 2015, 1:10 p.m. He was born on November 27, 1922 in Rosewell, S.D., one of thirteen children born to Ben J. and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Sieverding. A Navy Veteran of World War Two he was also a member of the...
