Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Guy Hiram Walters
Feb 26, 2024
Guy Hiram Walters, 73, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024 at the Gallatin Manor in Ridgway. Guy was born on October 29, 1950 in Shawneetown the son of the late Hiram and Anna Francis (Moore) Walters. He began his career at AJAX Manufacturing in Shawneetown, later working at and retiring from B & W at...
Joyce A. (Wilson) Drone
Feb 23, 2024
Joyce A. Drone, 81, of Ridgway, Illinois passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024 at the West River Health Campus in Evansville, Indiana. Joyce was born into a large family on March 8, 1942 in Eldorado, the daughter of the late Elmer and Lillian (Choisser) Wilson. On September 1, 1959 she married Martin “Motor” Drone and remained by each...
Deborah Elizabeth (Fals) Brown
Feb 22, 2024
Deborah Elizabeth Brown, 69, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away with her children, Shelly, Liz, and John, by her side on Thursday, February 22, 2024 under the wonderful care of Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville, Indiana. Debbie was born in Eldorado on October 22, 1954 the daughter of the late Cedric Raphael and Nancy Pearlene (Cullum) Fals. She married...
Mary Jane (Coons) Fuhr
Feb 10, 2024
Mary Jane Fuhr, 97, of Harrisburg, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2023 at her home at the Brookstone Estates in Harrisburg. She was born on January 11, 1927 in Kentucky. Mary Jane married Bernard Rube “Bernie” Fuhr on September 13, 1950. Bernie preceded Mary Jane in death on April 27, 2009. Mary Jane worked at the Cap...
Neva Jean (Padgett) Rushing
Jan 27, 2024
Neva Jean Rushing, 79, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away with her family by her side on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the Eldorado Rehab and Healthcare in Eldorado. She was born in Eldorado on August 28, 1944, the only child of the late Virgil and Viola (Deal) Padgett. Neva married the love of her life, Roy Wayne Rushing on...
Jerry Edward Stacey
Jan 24, 2024
Jerry Edward Stacey, 60, of Elizabethtown, Illinois passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, doing what he loved to do - running his dog, Jammer, chasing coons. Jerry was born on March 16, 1963, to Jerry Joe and Judy (Dempsey) Stacey. He married the love his life, the former Patricia “Pat” Mathews on January 18, 2002. Jerry was...
Kenneth W. Hise
Jan 21, 2024
Kenneth "Kenny" W. Hise, 85, of Washington, Illinois, formerly of Ridgway passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at Accolade Healthcare of East Peoria. He was born March 3, 1938 near Junction, the son of Glen and Aundean (Paris) Hise, and he was raised on a farm near Ridgway. He married Shirley Dowden-DeMolli in 1991 in Potomac. He graduated...
Bill H. Winters
Jan 21, 2024
Bill H. Winters, 69, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away suddenly on Sunday the 21st of January, 2024 at his home in Shawneetown. Bill was one of two sons born to Ivy E. “Bud” and Dorothy J. “Dot” (Mohon) Winters. He was born on April 28, 1954 at Shawneetown. He married the former Patty Wiles on June 29, 1974. Bill...
Zella D. (Desper) Medlin
Jan 18, 2024
Zella D. Medlin, 90, of New Haven, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at the Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born in Carmi on February 23, 1933, the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruby (Russell) Desper. Zella married Billy L. “Bill” Medlin on November 15, 1952. Sadly Bill preceded Zella in death on...
Timothy Arnold Allen
Jan 4, 2024
Timothy Arnold “T.A.” Allen, 51, of Shawneetown, Illinois passed away at his home on Thursday, January 4, 2024. He was born in Eldorado on July 9, 1972, the son of Roland and Deborah (Bradley) Allen. Tim was a warehouse manager at the Warehouse Service, Inc. in Mt. Vernon, Indiana and had worked there for twenty-eight years. He was an...
Guenda Greer
Dec 31, 2023
Guenda Greer, 75, of Murphysboro, Illinois, passed away in her home, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, December 31, 2023. Guenda was born in Shawneetown on June 12, 1948 to Roland and Virgie Barnett. She was a faithful member of Pate Chapel Church for over forty years, where she taught generations of children in Sunday school. She loved spending...
Mason William Koester
Dec 30, 2023
Mason William Koester, 27, of Harrisburg, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 30, 2023, in a motor vehicle accident. Mason was born on May 4, 1996, in Evansville, Indiana. Mason was a very patient, resilient, forgiving young man. To know him was to love him. In June of 2018, Mason married the love of his life Ashley Binkley...
Paul David Wood Sr.
Dec 21, 2023
Paul David Wood Sr., 92, of Shawneetown, Illinois passed away in Winter Haven, Florida on Thursday, December 21st , 2023. The son of the late Thomas Edison “Buck” and Madge (Prather) Wood, he was born in Equality on October 19th , 1931. Paul David was a proud Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and was lifetime member of the...
Hillard William "Mike" Micas Jr.
Dec 18, 2023
Hillard W. “Mike” Micas Jr., 73, of Anna, Illinois formerly of Junction, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023 at the Spanish Oaks Center in Anna. Mike was born on December 21, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of the late Hillard W. Sr. and Ruby (Stacy) Micas. He served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam...
Karen Sue (Karber) Purvis
Dec 6, 2023
Karen Sue Purvis, age 86, passed away in her sleep from congestive heart failure on the morning of December 6th, 2023 at The Ocotillo House care home in Tucson, AZ. She was born October 8th, 1937 to the late James Winfield Karber and Irma Iola Karber of Ridgway, IL. Surviving are her son and daughter; Gordon (& Denise) Purvis...
Kimberly Kay (Sturgill) Benedict
Nov 29, 2023
Kimberly Kay “Kim” Sturgill Benedict, 57, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Kim was the loving daughter of the late Clarence L. and Neva Joyce (Stubbs) Sturgill. She was born at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado on May 1, 1966. Kim married her beloved husband, Thomas Owen “Tom” Benedict on December 6, 2003. ...
Oretha E. (Marcum) Oldham
Nov 22, 2023
Oretha E. Oldham, 79. Of Equality, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at the Eldorado Rehab and Healthcare in Eldorado. Oretha was born on August 30, 1944 in Logan, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Flem and Dixie (Hoskin) Marcum. She was the widow of Charles Garcie Oldham who passed away on March 26, 2019. Oretha...
Margaret Ellen (Rider) Rash
Nov 18, 2023
Margaret Ellen Rash, 78, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Saturday morning at her home on November 18, 2023. She was born on September 17, 1945 in Eldorado, the daughter of John Benedict and Catherine Bernice (Murphy) Rider. Margaret married Benny G. Rash on June 14, 1974. She was a member of the Calvary Promise Church. Margaret is survived...
Dennis Kurt Struck
Nov 15, 2023
Dennis Kurt Struck, age 86 of Equality, IL passed away on November 15, 2023 peacefully at his home with family by his side. He was born in Minot, ND on March 23, 1937 to the late Kurt and Delta (Wilson) Struck and grew up in Garrison, ND. He is also preceded in death by his only sibling, Meredith. Immediately...
Frank A. Wills
Nov 9, 2023
Frank Anton Wills, 79, of rural Junction, Illinois, died peacefully at home on, Thursday, November 9, 2023. He is survived by his beloved wife of over forty years, Jean Bright Wills, with whom he enjoyed a life filled with love. Born in Butte, Montana on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1944, to the late Frank and Elizabeth (Wirtz) Wills, he...
