Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
George William Adams
Sep 20, 2014
George William “Bill” Adams, 88, of Shawneetown, passed away at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 11:24 p.m. He was born to Raymond and Mae (Mayfield) Adams on May 18, 1926 in Ridgway. Bill married Evelyn Elaine Thompson on June 3, 1950 and she preceded him in death on September 1, 2009. ...
Loretta Helen (Hodack) Howard
Sep 18, 2014
Loretta Helen Howard, 84, of Shawneetown, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014, 7:34 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville, Ind. Loretta was born March 3, 1930 in Springfield, Ill., the daughter of John and Helen (Graeff) Hodack. She and Con Howard owned and operated Howard’s Farm Service. Loretta also wrote the “Aunt Retta” newspaper column for many...
Kathleen (Goforth) Shoultz
Sep 14, 2014
Kathleen Shoultz, 81, of Sheridan, Wyo., formerly of Omaha, Ill. died Sunday, September 14, 2014, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County, Wyo. Kathleen was born January 31, 1933, in Shawneetown to Howard and Ruth (Trusty) Goforth. She grew up and attended schools in Omaha. Kathleen married John Shoultz on August 13, 1949 in Kentucky. They lived in several places...
Patricia Diann Hays
Sep 12, 2014
Patricia Diann Hays, 64, of Omaha, passed at her home on Friday, September 12, 2014, 8:05 p.m. She was born on the second day of December in 1949 in Blytheville, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Emma Johnney (Pate) Hays. Pat is survived by companion of twenty-three years, George Combs; two daughters, Kathleen Dawn Burress and...
Shirley A. (Parker) Woods
Sep 12, 2014
Shirley A. Woods, 77, of Equality, passed away at her home on Friday, September 12, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. The daughter of James and Mary (McDaniel) Parker, she was born in Equality on December 11, 1936. She was married to J.C. Woods on May 4, 1957 who preceded her in death on December 21, 2003. Shirley worked for twenty-two...
James Robert Atkinson
Aug 30, 2014
James Robert Atkinson, 92, of Clarksville, Tenn. formerly of Equality, Ill., passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014, 7:20 a.m. at the Clarksville Nursing and Rehab in Clarksville, Tenn. He was born on February 24, 1922 in Equality, the son of George and Essie (Adams) Atkinson. James Robert married Nellie Koker on September 8, 1945 and he retired as...
Glenda Sue Crider
Aug 13, 2014
Glenda Sue Crider, 72, of Ridgway Ill., formerly of Shawneetown, passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 10:14 a.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. Born in Cave-In-Rock on May 31, 1942 to the parents of Claude E. and Mildred (Fisher) Crider. She retired from McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, Mo. Glenda is survived by son, Roger and Pam Wilkerson...
Gleness Faye (Williams) Jester
Aug 12, 2014
Gleness F. Jester, 63, of Junction, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 2:27 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was born in Rosiclare on September 9, 1950, the daughter of Jewell J. and Dora E. (Myrick) Williams. Gleness married Kenton Jester in Rosiclare on June 14, 1970. She was member of Rosiclare High School class...
Theresa Louise (Deitz) Scherrer
Aug 12, 2014
Theresa Louise Scherrer, 93, of Shawneetown, passed away on Tuesday, August12, 2014, 1:15 a.m. at Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. She was born on March 5, 1921 in Shawneetown, the daughter of Bill and Laura (Williams) Deitz. She married William F. “Bill” Scherrer on October 12, 1940, who preceded her in death on April 21, 2012. Louise was...
Verta Marie (Aud) Witherell
Aug 11, 2014
Verta Marie Aud Witherell, 92, of Marion, formerly of Equality passed away at 9 a.m. on August 11, 2014 at the Marion Rehab and Nursing Center in Marion. According to her wishes, Verta will be cremated, with her aches scattered over the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. She was born in Omaha, Ill. on December 2, 1921, the daughter of...
Roy Franklin Goolsby
Jul 30, 2014
Roy Franklin Goolsby, 75, of Harrisburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 4:48 a.m. at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. He was born in Raleigh on February 23, 1939, the son of Joseph and Nettie (Goulsby) Goolsby. Roy was an U.S. Army veteran and a mechanic by trade. He is survived by two sons, Gary and Angela Turcott...
Nora Lee (Williams) Guertin
Jul 12, 2014
Nora Lee Guertin, 89, of Harrisburg, passed away on July 12, 2014, 3:15 p.m., at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born on June 26, 1925 in Shawneetown, the daughter of James A. and Sarah M. (Bowman) Williams. Nora married Fred Charles Guertin on October 26, 1971. Fred preceded her in death on November 10, 2005. She is survived...
Mary Catherine Brown
Jun 20, 2014
Mary Catherine Brown, 86, of Shawneetown, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014; 10:42 a.m., at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born on April 8, 1928 in Shawneetown, the youngest of two daughters of William and Catherine (Deitz) Brown. Mary Catherine worked as a secretary for the Railroad Company. She was the member of the...
Danny Elder
Jun 18, 2014
Danny Elder, 63, of Omaha, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 2:50 a.m., at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. He was born on August 11, 1950 in Carrier Mills, the son of Hobert Elder and Jewell L. (Riggs) Hurst. Danny is survived by wife, Gerri (Turner) Elder of Omaha; two daughters, April and Chris Taylor of Henderson, Ky.,...
Jesse Leonard Keller Jr.
Jun 14, 2014
Jesse L. Keller Jr., 84, of Ridgway, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 14, 2014, 7:55 a.m. He was born October 27, 1929 at Seymour, Ill., to the late Jesse Leonard and Viola (Foster) Keller of Champaign, Ill. He married the former Joann Moser of Rankin, January 19, 1957, who passed away on January 5, 2005. He...
Donald R. Dearmon
Jun 7, 2014
Donald R. DeArmon, 81, of Paducah, Ky., passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014, 3:41 a.m., at the Southgate Nursing and Rehab Center in Metropolis, Ill. He was born on April 19, 1933 in Corning, Ark., the son of Vern and Deane DeArmon. Don was the owner of Donco Construction in Eldorado, Ill. He is survived by his wife,...
Ralph Cecil Porter
May 30, 2014
Ralph Cecil Porter, 93, of Shawneetown, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014, 3:05 a.m. at the Carrier Mills Nursing Home in Carrier Mills. He was born on March 15, 1921 in Junction, the son of George Washington and Ella (Burroughs) Porter. He married Carrie Mabel Kingston on October 13, 1938. She preceded him in death on January 1, 2011. ...
Larry Thomas Haney
May 29, 2014
Larry Thomas Haney, 62, of Elizabethtown, passed away at his home on Thursday, May 29, 2014, 4:28 a.m. He was born on September 25, 1951 in Grayville, the son of Thomas Elmer and Lucille Laura (Lewis) Haney. Larry was a retired deep tunnel construction worker in Chicago and Milwaukee. He also worked in the Fluorspar mines in Hardin County. ...
Freeman Andrew Barnett
May 27, 2014
Freeman Andrew Barnett, 91, of Equality, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 12:30 p.m. He was born on November 10, 1922 in Equality, the son of William Andrew and Lillie Ann (Compton) Barnett. He married Mildred A. Day on February 8, 1941. She preceded him in death on January 19, 2011. Freeman was a World...
Larry Franklin Kingston
May 27, 2014
Larry F. Kingston, 66, of Equality, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 2:15 a.m., at the Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. He was born on September 27, 1947 in Equality, the son of Frank and Isabel (Certain) Kingston. For over forty years Larry was the owner and operator of Larry’s Beauty Shop in Equality. He is survived...
