Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Hazel Marie (Welker) Hazel
May 7, 2013
Hazel Marie Hazel, 90, of Owensboro, Ky formerly of Omaha, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 6:40 p.m. at the Kindred Riverside Nursing Home in Calhoun, Ky. She was born on December 27, 1922 in Lawrence County, Ill., the daughter of Murvel Milton and Josie Ann (Colbert) Welker. Hazel married Leo Arthur Hazel on June 12, 1949 in...
Vernon Gale Melton
May 5, 2013
Vernon Gale Melton, 74, of New Haven, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013, 12:20 a.m. at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. He was born on February 15, 1939 in rural Reynolds County in Missouri, the son of Howard and Ada Jean (Harmon) Melton. Vernon worked at the Continental Grain at Mt. Vernon, Ind. He married Brenda...
Carl F. Hannah
Apr 23, 2013
Omaha – Carl F. Hannah, 76 of Virden, IL passed away at 12:04 p.m. Tuesday April 23, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. Carl was born April 16, 1937 in Eldorado, IL a son of Kenneth H. and Irene (Johnson) Hannah. Carl married Sue Graves and on Sept. 7, 2013 they would have celebrated 50 years of marriage....
Donald Ray Rider
Apr 22, 2013
Donald Ray Rider, 76, of Evansville, Ill. formerly of New Haven, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2013, 8:25 a.m., at his home. Donald was born on November 15, 1936 in New Haven, the son of Fred and Edith (Bosaw) Rider. He married Paulette Rolley on August 29, 1964 in New Haven. Donald was a electrician for Peabody Coal...
Donna Louise (Dempsey) Williams
Apr 22, 2013
Donna L. Williams, 77, of Shawneetown, passed away at her home on Monday, April 22, 2013, 7:50 p.m. She was born on April 26, 1935 in Bowlesville, the daughter of Roy and Pearl (Hughes) Dempsey. Donna married Carroll Wayne Williams on July 3, 1951. Carroll Wayne preceded her in death on April 24, 2005. She is survived by one...
Mildred Lee (Porter) Black
Apr 22, 2013
Mildred Lee Black, 78, of Shawneetown, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2013, 2:00 p.m. at the Carbondale Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 7, 1935 in Equality, the daughter of Charles Allen and Mary C. (Haney) Porter. She was married to Edgar Lee Black and he preceded her in death on May 14, 1972. Mildred retired as...
James Howard Hayes
Apr 17, 2013
James Howard Hayes, 82, of Rockford, formerly of Shawneetown, passed away on April 17, 2013, 10:36 a.m. at the Provena Cor Mariae Center in Rockford. He was born on November 28, 1930 in Shawneetown, the son of Howard Curtis and Hazel (Logsdon) Hayes. James married Oneida Mae Griffin on August 26, 1950. He was a retired drafting machine designer...
Mary Kathleen (Ledbetter) Winters
Apr 17, 2013
Mary Kathleen Winters, 89, of Junction, Ill., passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 4:50 a.m. She was born on March 16, 1924 in Cave-in-Rock, the daughter of Selby and Bertha (Lamb) Ledbetter. Kathleen married Leonard Esdon Winters on October 19, 1941. Leonard preceded her in death on March 25, 2006. She worked at several places,...
Edith L. "De De" (Kanady) Rigsby
Apr 12, 2013
Edith L. "De De" Rigsby, 92, of Shawneetown, passed away at her home on Friday, April 12, 2013, 2:50 p.m. She was born on April 2, 1921 in Saline Mines, Ill., the daughter of George A. and Mabel (Kinder) Kanady. De De married Marshall Ray Rigsby on March 17, 1951 in Eldorado. Marshall preceded her in death on April...
William M. Talbott
Apr 9, 2013
William M. (Bill) Talbott,88, Longtime resident of Phoenix, Az., formerly of Gallatin County passed away on April 9, 2013. Bill was preceded in death by his wife Mary (Jo) Talbott in Oct 2003. He is survived by two children Jackie Talbott and B. J. Talbott; two grandsons, Preston S. Talbott and W. Matthew Talbott; one sister, Joyce and J.W....
Delbert Henry York
Apr 5, 2013
Delbert Henry York, 83, of Shawneetown, Illinois, died peacefully on Friday, April 5, 2013, at his home with his wife and family by his side. He was born on June 19, 1929 in Enfield, Illinois, the son of Earl and Bertha (Nelson) York. He graduated as valedictorian from Enfield High School in 1947. Following graduation, he served as a...
George Earl Flahardy
Apr 3, 2013
George E. Flahardy, 86, of Shawneetown, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013; 11:30 p.m., at the Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. He was born on December 15, 1926 in Ridgway, Ill., the son of Robert and Orey (Cobbles) Flahardy. George Earl married Mary Ellen Seely on March 5, 1949 and she preceded him in death on March...
Tressie Eleen (Crider) Pindell
Mar 27, 2013
Tressie Eleen Crider Pindell, 77, of Junction, passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 1:35 p.m. She was born in Shawneetown on October 8, 1935, the daughter of Claude and Mildred (Fisher) Crider. Tressie married Sidney Maurice "Curly" Pindell on December 14, 1954, he preceded her in death on March 15, 2007. She worked over twenty...
Robert Anthony Fixsal
Mar 21, 2013
Robert A. Fixsal , 68, of Shawneetown, passed away at his home on Thursday, March 21, 2013, 5:51 a.m. He was born on April 3, 1944 in Taylorville, Ill., the son of Carl Harry and Beatrice Marcella (Graham) Fixsal. Robert married Ruby Katherine Ballantini on July 18, 1964. He was a retired coal miner and member of the UMWA....
Wayne Adams
Mar 11, 2013
Wayne Adams, 71, of Equality, Ill., passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013, 5:36 p.m., at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, Ind. A longtime resident of Equality he recycled metal for many years and served as a volunteer on the Equality Fire Department for over twenty years. Albert Dewayne Adams was born in Eldorado on December 8, 1941,...
Imogene (Hibbard) West
Mar 2, 2013
Imogene Wallace West, 90, of Omaha, Ill., passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013, 3:12 a.m., at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was born on October 9, 1922 in London Mills, Ill., the daughter of Charles and Josie (Eggers) Hibbard. Imogene married John Richard Wallace on March 8, 1941, who passed away on December 14, 1980. On...
Charles Robert Tucker
Feb 28, 2013
Charles Robert Tucker, 82, of Harrisburg, formerly of Shawneetown, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 28, 2013, 9:30 p.m. He was born on April 8, 1930 in Shawneetown, the son of Elzie and Opal Brison (Maynard) Tucker. Charles married Mary Jane Price on December 26, 1950. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Marie Stubbs
Feb 26, 2013
Marie Stubbs, 89, of Shawneetown, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 7:33 p.m. at Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. She was born on November 20, 1923 in Shawneetown, the daughter of Harvey and Susan (Seaton) Stubbs. Marie was a retired postal clerk and a member of the First Baptist Church of Shawneetown. She was also a past...
Donna Kay (Price) Barnes
Feb 18, 2013
Donna Kay Barnes, 67, of Carrier Mills, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013, 12:55 a.m. at the Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Ill. She was born on December 4, 1945 in Eldorado, the daughter of Robert Arthur and Chloetine Elizabeth (Fisher) Price. Donna married Harold Barnes on July 3, 1964 and preceded her in death on April 7,...
Helen K. (Walker) Pearce
Feb 5, 2013
Helen K. Walker Pearce, 75, of Norris City, passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 7:30 a.m. She was born on August 11, 1937 in Union County, Ill., the daughter of Loren and Iva (Allen) Walker. Helen married Albert A. Pearce on September 7, 1957. She was a retired second grade teacher at Hillcrest School in...
