Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Clara Mae Morris
Jul 22, 2011
Clara Mae Morris, 75, of Carrier Mills, Ill. formerly of Shawneetown, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2011, 6:53 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was born on March 18, 1936 in Shawneetown, the daughter of Bishop and Edith Hildred (Cox) Fisher. Clara married Charles Edward Morris on October 31, 1970. She was a member of the...
Janet Oxford
Jun 23, 2011
Janet Oxford, 71, of Equality, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2011, 9:35 p.m., at Saline Care Center in Harrisburg. She was born on April 4, 1940 in St. Louis, Mo. to Arthur and Margaret "Pat" (Henshaw) Engles. Janet married Otis Oxford on July 2, 1960 and he preceded her in death on June 23, 2009. She was a...
Mary L. Combs
Jun 21, 2011
Mary L. ( Jones) Combs, 66, of Equality, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 11:11 a.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born on June 30, 1944 in Rosiclare, Ill. She is the daughter of Geraldine (Hicks) and Ira Curtis. She was united in marriage to Richard C. Combs on August 12, 1989, he preceded her...
Lucille C. Hish
Jun 19, 2011
Lucille C. Hish, 91, of Ridgway, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011, 3:40 a.m., at the Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. She was born on October 21, 1919 in Eldorado, the daughter of Gilbert and Alice Clark. Lucille married John Edward Hish on February 3, 1940 in St. Louis, Mo. and he preceded her in death on...
Eugene S. Naas
Jun 15, 2011
Eugene S. Naas, 85, of rural Equality, passed away on Wednesday, June15, 2011, 12:25 a.m. at the Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. He was born on July 12, 1925 in Equality to Emil Fred and Annie M. (Muenstermann) Naas. Gene married Marjorie L. Baker on March 31, 1948. He retired from the Continental Grain Co. in Ridgway. He...
Don E. Rister
May 20, 2011
Don E. Rister, 89, of Norris City, passed away at his home on Friday, May 20, 2011, 11:18 p.m. He was born on March 1, 1922 in Omaha, Ill. to Alvy and Laura (Sanders) Rister. Don married Beth Newkirk on October 14, 2005. He served our country in the Army during World War Two. Mr. Rister was a member...
Jerry Lee Byington Randall
May 6, 2011
Rev. Jerry Lee Byington Randall, 62, of Ridgway, Ill., passed away on Friday, May 6, 2011, 5:45 p.m. at the Heartland Hospital in Marion, Ill. He was born September 26, 1948 in Ridgway to James "Boy" and Mary Bell (Terrell) Randall. Jerry married Patricia E. Yanda on June 6, 1977. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Randall of...
Richard Kyle Crayne
Apr 30, 2011
Richard Kyle Crayne, 22, of Equality passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2011, 3:14 p.m., at his residence. He was born on February 27, 1989 in Marion, Ill. to Richard C. and Sheila M. (Harrelson) Crayne. Kyle was a coal miner at the Willow Creek Mine. He married Whitney Mayberry on October 2, 2008. Kyle is survived by his...
Phyllis J. Joiner
Apr 22, 2011
Phyllis J. Joiner, 62, of Shawneetown passed away on Friday, April 22, 2011, 2:35 p.m., at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. Visitation for Phyllis will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2011 from 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Vickery Funeral Chapel in Shawneetown. There will be a graveside service at Westwood Cemetery at 1 p.m. with Rev. Randy...
Mary Lue Langendorfer
Mar 30, 2011
Mary Lue Kieffer Langendorfer, 94, of rural route Junction, Ill. passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 10:30 a.m. at the Ridgway Manor Nursing Home in Ridgway. Mary was born near Shawneetown to John F. and Della Mae (Lackey) Kieffer on April 9, 1916. She attended both Shawneetown elementary and high school, graduating from SCHS in 1935. Mary enrolled at...
Mary Langendorfer
Mar 30, 2011
Mary Lue Kieffer Langendorfer, 94, of rural route Junction, Ill., passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 10:30 a.m. at the Ridgway Manor Nursing Home in Ridgway. Mary was born near Shawneetown to John F. and Della Mae (Lackey) Kieffer on April 9, 1916. She attended both Shawneetown elementary and high school, graduating from SCHS in 1935. Mary enrolled at...
Anna Frances Drone
Mar 26, 2011
Anna Frances "B" Drone, 90, of Carbondale formerly of Shawneetown, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011, 10:30 p.m., at the Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County in Murphysboro, Ill. She was born on June 9, 1920 in Junction, Ill., the daughter of John O. and Zitta Barbara (Zirkelbach) Bastnagel. Anna Frances married William Drone on September 13,...
Myrtle Ethel Rodgers
Mar 9, 2011
Myrtle Ethel Rodgers, 95, of Ridgway, passed away on Wednesday. March 9, 2011, 2:00 p.m., at the Ridgway Manor Nursing Home. She was born February 22, 1916 to William and Lorinda (Trail) Burdick of Omaha, Ill. Ethel married Burnette Rodgers on September 28, 1932 and he preceded her in death on February 27, 1981. She was a seventy-eight year...
Betty Oxford
Mar 5, 2011
Betty Harrelson Oxford, 77, of Rosiclare formerly of Equality, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2011, 2:20 p.m. at Rosiclare Healthcare Center. She was born on September 18, 1933 in Equality to Thurman and Lydia (Uselton) Harrelson. Betty is survived by husband, Morgan Oxford of Rosiclare; two sons, Marshall Davis of Rosiclare and James Davis of Gilbertsville, Ky.; four...
Lafern Edwards
Feb 27, 2011
Lafern Edwards, 97, of Carterville formerly of Ridgway; passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011, 7 a.m. at her daughters home in Carterville. She was born on July 18, 1913 in Union Ridge, Ill., the daughter of Lowell John and Mary (Grant) Dagley. Lafern married George M. Edwards on December 23, 1933 at Concord, Ill. George preceded her in...
Catherine Peeples Atwood
Feb 7, 2011
Catherine Peeples "Kay" Atwood, 67, of Shawneetown, passed away Monday, February 7, 2011, 6:55 a.m., at the Finnie Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Galatia. Kay was born March 25, 1943 in Shawneetown, the daughter of the late Frederick Lawrence Logsdon and Catherine Rhoades (Peeples) Logsdon who survives. She was a graduate of the Shawneetown High School, the class of...
Benjamin J. Schiff
Jan 30, 2011
Benjamin J. Schiff, 78, of Eldorado, Ill. passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 6:05 p.m. at the Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Ky. He was a retired mechanic at Freeman United Coal Company in DuQuoin. Ben was born on October 3, 1932 in Ridgway to Ben and Isabella (Bartley) Schiff. He married Bettie June Chapman on June 8, 1954...
Sammie Lou Green
Jan 19, 2011
ROCKFORD - Bobbie Wyche, 78, formerly of Chicago, IL, journeyed home, on December 5, 2012, after battling cancer. He was born Feb. 6, 1934, in New Orleans, LA, to Cecil Wyche and Inez Cobett-Cunningham. After graduating college, Bobbie joined the United States Air Force and served in the the Korean War. He later attended the National Labor College (George...
Mildred A. Barnett
Jan 19, 2011
James G. Wisocki, 74, of Rockford passed away May 3, 2008 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born September 25, 1933 in Rockford, son of George and Gunhild (Johnson) Wisocki. Jim was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Worked for McClure Engineering. Jim held the swimming record at East high School. Survivors include sons, Jeff (Annii) of TX, Jay of Rockford,...
Jess Ann Logsdon
Jan 16, 2011
Jess Ann Logsdon, 84, of Shawneetown, Ill. passed away on Sunday, 16th of January 2011 in Morganfield, Ky. She was born on 15th of January 1927 in Evansville, Ind. to the late Henry Gilbert and Jess Ethyl (Milnor) Karges. She was married to Joseph E. Logsdon III on 15th August 1946 who preceded her in death in 1995. She...
