Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
William Paul Grace
Apr 6, 2010
William Paul "Bill" Grace, 69, of Shawneetown, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 5:30 a.m. at the Ridgway Manor Nursing Home in Ridgway. He was born on April 1, 1941 in Shawneetown to Clyde Alvin and Ruby Mae (Awalt) Grace. Bill was a cab driver in Carbondale for twenty-seven years. He is survived by two sisters; Amy and...
John Michael Mcnear
Apr 3, 2010
John Michael "Mike" McNear, 59, of 590 5th St. in Omaha; passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2010, 1:50 a.m. at the Mount Vernon Nursing Center in Mt. Vernon, Ind. He was born in Eldorado, Ill. on May 18, 1950 to Vernon and Augusta Maine (Newby) McNear. Mike was employed at the Omaha Furniture Store in Omaha. He proudly...
William S. Rister
Apr 1, 2010
William S. Rister, 86, of Shawneetown, left this life to be with our Lord on Thursday, April 1, 2010, 4:03 p.m. , following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 12, 1923 in Omaha, Ill. to the late Alvin and Mary (Mathis) Rister. He graduated from Shawneetown High School where he and his brother, Bob, excelled...
Robert "Bob" Walters
Mar 31, 2010
Robert "Bob" Walters, 84, of rural Omaha, Ill. died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital, Newburgh, Ind. Bob was born in Norris City, Ill. on September 7, 1925 to R.M. and Lora Walters. He was a retired farmer and lifetime resident of southern Illinois. Bob was a devoted member of New Hope General Baptist Church and served...
Max Hastings Wilson
Mar 29, 2010
Max Hastings Wilson, going on 97, of 715 East Main Street Ridgway, Ill., passed away on Monday, March 29, 2010, 11:55 p.m. at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. He was born January 12, 1914 in Gallatin County near New Haven, Ill., to David Luther and Anabell (Beasley) Wilson . Max married Florence Foster on December 24, 1934. He was...
Carolyn W. Bradley
Mar 29, 2010
Carolyn W. Bradley, 90, of 10226 Sawmill Road Junction, Ill., went to be with the Lord, Monday, March 29, 2010, 8:25 a.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, Ill. She was born on February 8, 1920 in Junction, Ill. to Leonard Valentine and Georgia (Floyd) Winterberger. Carolyn married Edward A. "Shorty" Bradley Sr. on June 22, 1937. He preceded her...
Donna Kay Snyder
Mar 26, 2010
Donna Kay Snyder, 67, of 109 N. Baltimore St. Ridgway, Ill., passed away on Friday, March 26, 2010, 10:10 a.m. at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was born on October 2, 1942 in Elkhart, Ind. to Clyde Robert and Virginia Nadine (Mann) Hankins. Donna married Benjamin David Snyder Sr. on February 10, 1968. He preceded her in...
Russell Lee Price
Mar 17, 2010
Russell Lee Price, 53, of 3600 Leamington Road Junction Ill.,Road, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 6:00 p.m. Russell was born in Lincoln, Ill. on May 14, 1956 to James Fredrick and Helen (Stacey) Price Fuchs. He married Sandra Doerr on January 14, 1978. Russell was employed at Precision Mine Repair in Ridgway. He was also employed at...
Melva Awalt
Mar 12, 2010
Melva Awalt, 92, of Kennesaw, Ga. formerly of Ridgway, Ill., passed away in Kennesaw on Friday, March 12, 2010, 10:00 a.m. She was born on April 21, 1917 in Clay, Ill. to Ernest Everett and Lydia (Oxnam) Dean. Melva married Dale Awalt on November 8, 1946 in Morganfield, Ky. Dale preceded her in death November 24, 1992. She attended...
Catherine Crunk
Mar 10, 2010
Catherine Crunk, 81, 273 W. McClernand Ave. Shawneetown, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 4:40 p.m. at Ridgway Manor Nursing Home in Ridgway. She was born in Shawneetown on April 25, 1928 to Herman Richard and Sarah Agnes (Rider) Gentry. Catherine married William Daniel Crunk on November 25, 1950 and he preceded her in death on August...
Harold Finis West
Feb 27, 2010
Harold Finis West, 92, of 8000 Purdom Lane of Omaha, Ill. passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2010, 9:10 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was a lifelong resident and farmer of Gallatin County and also a teacher for twenty-one years, beginning his career teaching in one room school houses. Harold was born on November 10, 1917...
Alene Dillard
Feb 23, 2010
Alene Dillard, 91, of Ridgway, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 9:20 am, at the Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. Alene was born in Golconda on June 22, 1918, to the late John O. and Mary Addie (Brown) Lamb. She had moved to Ridgway as a Red Cross worker during the flood of 1937. Alene will be...
Betty Borum
Feb 16, 2010
Betty Borum, 75, of 288 E. Jackson St., Equality, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 7:40 a.m., at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville, Ind. She was born on February 23, 1934 in Shawneetown to Charles Wesley and Margaret Irene (Gobel) Mann. Betty married Charles Mclain Borum on June 7, 1955 and he preceded her in death...
Donald N. Thompson
Feb 10, 2010
Donald N. Thompson, 68, of 16391 Old Creal Springs Road, Marion, Ill., formerly of Equality, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 12:10 a.m. in Marion. He was born on February 11, 1941 in Equality, the son of Lyle Edward and Mattie Sue (Dailey) Thompson Sr. Don married Judith A. Carnahan on August 14,...
Rodney G. Heath
Jan 27, 2010
Rodney G. Heath, 64, 511 West Sycamore St., Ridgway, Illinois, was surrounded by family as he went to a more restful home after fighting a hard battle of pneumonia. He went to sleep peacefully, Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 5:30 a.m., at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Rodney was born August 25, 1945 in Eldorado. He married Sharon Jones...
Lillian T. Suttner
Jan 19, 2010
Lillian T. Suttner, 92, of 17101 Hwy 1, Ridgway, Ill.; passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 8:45 p.m. She was born on July 22, 1917 in Ridgway, to Henry and Rachel (Siebman) Luckett. Lillian married Phillip Suttner on November 26, 1940 in St. Louis, Mo. Phillip preceded her in death on May 20, 2002. She...
Ruth J. Black
Jan 17, 2010
Ruth J. Black, 74, of Cedar Run, N.J.; passed away suddenly on Monday, January 18, 2010, 3:44 a.m., at the Southern Ocean County Hospital in Stafford Twp., N.J. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on June 7, 1935 to James and Anna Badman. Ruth married John Robert "Bob" Black on January 26, 1957, who preceded in her in death...
Myrna Joyce Lindsay
Jan 11, 2010
Myrna Joyce Grace Lindsay, 66, of 119B West Wilson Ave., Shawneetown, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2010, 11:30 a.m., at the Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville, Ind., She was born on October 3, 1943 in Shawneetown, Ill., to Clyde Alvin and Ruby M. (Awalt) Grace. Myrna was married to Trendell Lindsay on August 5, 1961. She was...
Joseph Harvey Stubbs
Jan 4, 2010
Joseph Harvey Stubbs, 65, of 212 Kenedy Dr., West Frankfort, Ill., formerly of Shawneetown, Ill., passed away on Monday, January 4, 2010; 9:25 p.m., at the V.A. Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born April 9, 1944 in Shawneetown, Ill., to Joe Gilbert and Martha Myrtle (Rider) Stubbs. Joe married Cheri Link on December 28, 1980. He was...
