Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
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...
William Francis Graves
May 17, 2014
William Francis “Bill” Graves, 85, Omaha, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014, 7:52 p.m. at the Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born on May 6, 1929 in Omaha, the son of Roy Roscoe and Ruth Elizabeth (Kuder) Graves. Bill married Sandra Helms on November 22, 1968. He was a teamster truck driver for thirty-eight years at...
Norma Rosilee (Mead) Neumann
May 15, 2014
Norma Rosilee Neumann, 95, of Ridgway, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014, 5:45 p.m., at the Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was born on April 8, 1919 in McLeansboro, the daughter of Harry U. and Verna S. Mead. Norma married William Grover Cook on November 11, 1939, and he preceded her in death on October 5,...
Jerry Lynn Crane
May 5, 2014
Jerry Lynn Crane, 69, of Shawneetown, passed away at his home on Monday, May 5, 2014, 11:13 p.m., after an extended illness. Jerry was born May 10, 1944 in Shawneetown, the son of Eugene and Maggie (Dillard) Crane. He married Sue Winters on August 17, 1963. Jerry was a retired coal miner from the Peabody Coal Company. Survived by...
Angus Keith Phillips
May 4, 2014
Angus Keith Phillips, 96, of Shawneetown, Ill., passed away quietly Sunday, May 4, 2014 in Carmi, after an extended illness. Keith, as he was known, was born in Moccasin, Ill. to Rev. Angus Brady and Sena Alma (Null) Phillips on May 15, 1917, the fourth of seven children. He was a wonderful story teller and enjoyed recounting how he...
Charles L. "Fuzz" Patton
May 2, 2014
Charles Lloyd “Fuzz” Patton, 76, of Junction, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014, 10:15 a.m., at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. Fuzz was born on January 28, 1938 in rural Junction, the eldest of four children of Andrew Watson and Margaret Elsie (Easton) Patton. He owned and operated Patton’s Truck Stop and Café since 1976 and the business...
Elsie C. (Smith) Brooks
Apr 28, 2014
Elsie C. Brooks, age 96 of Eldorado, formally of Shawneetown, passed away at 10:15 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2014 at McLeansboro Rehab. She was born in Eldorado December 24, 1917 to the late Virgil and Mary (Wells) Smith. Elsie married Floyd Brooks on April 17, 1960 and he preceded her in death on March 25, 1995. Elsie worked as...
Max Apple
Apr 22, 2014
Max Apple, 89, of Harrisburg, Illinois (formerly of Enfield & Equality, Illinois) passed away April 22, 2014 at Carrier Mills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Max was born in Enfield, Illinois to Leonard and Flora (Espy) Apple on May 13, 1924. He married the love of his life, Wanda Ruth Biggerstaff in Enfield on October 7, 1944. Max loved and...
