Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Carmen L. Reynolds
Nov 5, 2006
Carmen L. Reynolds, 71, of 1775 Saltwell Road, Equality. IL, passed away at her residence on Sunday, November 5, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. She was born to Marshall and Rachel (Sisk) Chapman on March 29, 1935 in Equality, IL. Carmen married Robert Franklin Reynolds on June 2, 1953 and he preceded her in death on March 25, 2003. She...
Sue A. Sanders
Oct 30, 2006
Sue A. Sanders, 57, of Rt. 1 Box 49 Elizabethtown, IL of the Karbers Ridge community, formerly of Pecatonica and Chana, Illinois, passed away at her residence, Monday, October 30, 2006 at 8:15 a.m. She was born to Truman and Doris (Canode) Carter in Rockford, IL on October 30, 1949. Sue married David K. Sanders on June 14, 1969....
Marguarett A. Maloney
Oct 27, 2006
Marguarett A. Maloney, 67, 1000 Murray St., Eldorado, Illinois, passed away surrounded by her loving family at home on Friday, October 27, 2006 at 9:25 a.m. She was born Marguarett Alice Nave on May 23, 1939 in Eldorado, Illinois to Barnel and Evelyn (Griffin) Nave. Marguarett was married on May 14, 1960 to Kenneth R. Maloney. She was a...
Elsie R. Wood
Oct 21, 2006
Elsie R. Wood, 99, of Enfield, IL formerly of Shawneetown, IL, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2006 , 9:20 P.M. at Enfield Health Care Center in Enfield, IL. She was born to Elbridge and Della (Sturm) Joseph in New Haven, IL on March 30, 1907. She married William B. Trousdale and he preceded her in death in 1974. She...
James "Jim" W. Schmitt
Oct 13, 2006
James W. "Jim" Schmitt, 71, 219 S. Drone Drive, Ridgway, Illinois passed away at his residence on Friday, October 13, 2006 at 10: 18 p.m. He was born to Leonard and Elizabeth(Spahr) Schmitt in Woodriver, Illinois on February 18, 1935. Jim married Dolores Drone on September 29, 1959. He was a retired coal miner at Saraha Coal Company. He...
Blain Wiles
Sep 17, 2006
Blain Wiles, 82, of 7999 Ringgold Road, Shawneetown, IL, passed away at Fountainview Nursing home in Eldorado, IL at 3:40 p.m. on Sunday, September 17, 2006. Blain was born in Hanson, Kentucky on February 9, 1924 to Lafayatte and Anna (Willis) Wiles. He married Margie Dame on March 18, 1944. Blain was a coal miner and a member of...
Evelyn Roe
Sep 10, 2006
Evelyn Roe, 93, of Rosiclare, Illinois formerly of Junction, Illinois, passed away, Sunday, September 10, 2006, 9:07 a.m., at Hardin County General Hospital, Rosiclare, Illinois. She was born to Herman and Bessie Henson in Paris, Illinois on April 7, 1913. Evelyn married Michael M. Roe on June 22, 1933 and he preceded her death on March 12, 1995. Evelyn...
John Lawrence Naas
Sep 8, 2006
John Lawrence Naas, 91, of 201 S. Herrmann Drive, Ridgway, Illinois, passed away at 11:05 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Equality, Illinois on July 10, 1915 to John G. and Anna T. (DeVous) Naas. Lawrence married Agnes Mary Wargel on September 4, 1940 in Eldorado, Illinois. She preceded him in death...
Luvena M. Caspari
Aug 31, 2006
Luvena M. Caspari, 82, of Ft. Myers, Florida, formerly fo Omaha, Illinois, passed away at the Shady-Rest Care Pavilion, Ft. Myers, Florida, on Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. Luvena was born January 31, 1924 in Eldorado, Illinois to William and Lela (Burdick) Forrester. Luvena worked for Carter Carburetor for 31 years in St. Louis, Missouri. She was...
Gusta Irene Barnett
Aug 25, 2006
Gusta Irene Barnett, 87, of 291 W. Clinton St. Equality, IL. Passed away on Friday, Ausust 25, 2006, 2:15 a.m. at Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado, IL. Gusta was born on July 28, 1919, in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois to William and Sarah(Porter) Leonberger. She was a homemaker. She is survived by son, Harlin David and Jean Barnett of Murphysboro,...
Betts Lester
Aug 25, 2006
Lester Betts, 77, of Old Shawneetown, died at his residence Friday, August 25, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Born December 1, 1928 to General Lee Betts and Bessie "Elizabeth" Rhyme. Lester had been a resident of Old Shawneetown since 1959. Lester and his wife, Winnie and family moved to Shawneetown with the Dick Holman Company. Lester pumped sand all along...
Charles G. Wargel
Jul 31, 2006
Charles G. Wargel, 99, of 11440 John McGuire Road, Junction, Il, passed away at his residence on Monday, July 31, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Charles was born in Equality, IL to Simon and Frances (Meunsterman) Wargel. He married Marie McGuire on April 23, 1935 and preceded him in death on February 16, 2004. Charles was a lifetime farmer and...
Rev. Mickey Deal
Jul 19, 2006
Rev. Mickey Deal, 69, of Omaha, Illinois, passed away, Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 7:14 a.m. at his residence. Mickey was born on March 25, 1937 in Shawneetown, Illinois, to Burnis Edward Deal and Mae Ellis Deal Mosley. He married Wanda Bruce on September 14, 1956. Rev. Deal was ordained September 1974 into the general baptist denomination and worked...
Bill Williams
Jul 10, 2006
81, 456 Division St. Equality, Died at his residence, July 10, 2006 at 10:50 a.m. He was born on Dec. 23, 1924 in Hiram, Kentucky to Hiram Dixon and Addie Williams Dixon. He retired coal miner of 45 years from Peobody Coal Company. He is survived by brother, Jim and Helen Taylor of Equality, Four sisters, Madge and Claude...
John H. Oldham
Jul 4, 2006
John H. Oldham, 49, of 2990 Rt 142 S. Eldorado, IL, died Tuesday, July 4, 2006, 7:20 p.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL. He was born to Eugene Oldham and Alma Gordon Hunt on January 18, 1957 in Shawneetown, IL. John was a farm hand and maintenance worker at Old Shawneetown Street Department. He married April Cook on...
Eula Uselton
Jul 4, 2006
Eula Uselton, 92, of Shawneetown, IL was born on August 28, 1913 to John A. and Leatha (Potter) Brinkley in Bowlesville, IL. She died, Tuesday, July 4, 2006, 3:12 a.m., at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg, IL. Eula married Vince George Uselton who preceded her in death on October 5, 1980. She was a homemaker and a member of...
William John Heath
Feb 22, 2006
William John Heath, 50, of Ridgway, Ill., passed away at his residence on Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 7:10 p.m. He was born on November 13, 1955 in Eldorado, the son of the late William Earl Heath and Eulen Rash, who survives. John worked as a logger for the Bond Lumber Co. and a cable installer for Channel Comm. and...
Bob Cremeens
Apr 1, 1954
Robert Earl “Bob” Cremeens, 66, of Equality, Illinois, passed away at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado on Sunday, March 28, 2021. He was born in Eldorado on April 1, 1954 to Allen Monroe and Mildred (Stacey) Cremeens. Bob married the former Lea Ann Holland on April 16th of 1976. He retired after forty-seven years as a mechanic at the M&S...
Robert Michael Blackard
Jan 2, 1947
Robert Michael Blackard, 62, of San Luis Obispo, Cal., formerly of Omaha, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2010, 3:58 a.m. at his residence. He was born on June 30, 1947 in Omaha to Robert Mackland and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Blackard, who have preceded him in death. A memorial graveside service was held Monday, July 5, 2010 at 10...
Thomas Logsdon Miller
Aug 26, 1921
Dr. Tom Miller died Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at Washington Regional Hospital. Born Thomas Logsdon Miller on October 4, 1921 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Tom spent until age six in Miami, Florida. It was while here that his first fascination with nature was born. He became passionate about seeds and collected them carefully, labeling them accurately with both their lay...
