Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.

May 18, 2023

Donnie Lane, 85, of Karbers Ridge, Illinois passed away after an extended illness on Thursday evening on May 18th, 2023.  Donnie Ray Lane was born February 17th, 1940, the fifth child of Lawrence and Edith (Burklow) Lane. Don lived his entire life in Hardin County. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service, Hardin County Highway Department, Bonds Lumber Company,...

May 8, 2023

Mary Diane Schiff, 59, of Lillian, Alabama went home to Jesus on May 8, 2023. After a long, valiant battle with chronic illness she passed away peacefully in Colombia, Missouri while visiting her daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter. Mary Diane was born to John and Jean (Brinkley) Schiff on August 25, 1963 in Evansville, IN. She was raised mostly in...

Apr 26, 2023

Calvin Eugene Hancock, 75, of Equality, Illinois passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.  He was born on July 15, 1946 in Independence, Illinois, the son of Verdon Hancock and Ivas Lorene (Rogers) Oliver.  Calvin retired as a  LP truck driver for Oldham Brothers in Shawneetown.  He served his country in the United States Navy during...

Apr 21, 2023

Betty Jo Head, 89, of rural Shawneetown, Illinois, went to the arms of her sweet Savior on Friday, April 21st, 2023 at the Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado.  She was born on November 23, 1933 in Shawneetown, the daughter of the late Robert G. Caldwell and Dorothy Marie (Fuller) Frields.  Betty Jo married her beloved James Albert “Jim” Head on...

Mar 31, 2023

Emma Kathleen Rash, 58, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023 at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana.  Daughter to the late George G. and Elizabeth D. (Driskill) Belt, she was born on June 29, 1964 in Sturgis, Kentucky.  Emma was married on June 26th of 2009 to David E. Rash who survives.  She was...

Mar 25, 2023

Dennis Dickey, 93, the oldest resident of Ridgway, Illinois, passed away at his home in the late evening of Saturday, March 25th , 2023.  He was born in Mill Shoals on October 25th of 1929, the son of the late Clarence and Velma (Clark) Dickey.  Dennis married Mary Marie Riden on April 2nd, 1949.    Mary preceded Dennis in death...

Mar 9, 2023

J.C. Lane, 85, of Karbers Ridge, Illinois departed this world on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at his home.  J.C. was born on January 1, 1938 at Yellow Springs, the fourth child of eleven children born to Lawrence and Edith Irene (Burklow) Lane.  From a young man he worked the farm with his dad and brothers.  J.C. went to work...

Mar 1, 2023

Troy L. Mann, 56, resident of St. Louis Missouri passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at his home in St. Louis Missouri. Troy was born June 30, 1966, in Eldorado to the late Bernard and Myrtle (Wilhelm) Mann. Troy is survived by a husband Rodney Jones of St. Louis, a sister: Connie (Bill) Fals of Ridgway, nieces: Robin (Bill)...

Mar 1, 2023

Brenda Rister, 78, of rural Omaha, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Gallatin Manor in Ridgway. She was born on October 1, 1944 in Eldorado to the late Charles and Jewel (Overton) Jones. In 1977 Brenda married Doyle Rister. She was a beloved Kindergarten teacher at Ridgway Elementary and later at Gallatin County Schools. Along...

Feb 26, 2023

Rosealee Yowell, 80, of Florissant, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at the Christian Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.  She was born on May 3, 1942 in Normandy, Missouri, the daughter of the late Sam Legamaro and Luvena M. Forester Caspari.  Rosealee retired as a steel worker at the Continental Can Company.  She is survived by her...

Feb 18, 2023

Virgil L. Frost, 79, of Omaha, Illinois passed away at his home on Saturday, February 18, 2023.  Virgil was born in New Haven on March 8, 1943, the son of the late Louis Maxwell and Fern (Hill) Frost.  He married the former Janet Ruth Clark on August 25, 1962.  Janet preceded Virgil in death on July 16, 2021.  Virgil...

Feb 15, 2023

Nathan Kyle Dobbs, born August 3, 1977, left this earthly body on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, to be united in Heaven with those who went before him: Thomas Deon Dobbs, his father; Keely Dobbs Wright, his sister; Michael Joseph Rutherford, his close friend and cousin; Laverne and Amy Rutherford, Jesse Thomas and Velna (Dee) Dobbs, his grandparents; Letitia Smith,...

Feb 14, 2023

Michael “Mike” Moore, 76, of Newburgh, IN, passed away suddenly in their Arizona home on February 14, 2023.  He was born in Equality, IL, to Doris and Russel Moore on September 9, 1946. He spent the first three years of his high school career at St. Henry’s Seminary in Bellville, IL and graduated from Equality High School. He received...

Feb 14, 2023

Robert F. Bertrand Jr., 68, of Eldorado, Illinois, passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.  He was born in Kankakee on March 3, 1954, the son of the late Robert and Alice (Scaro) Bertrand.  Robert was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eldorado.  Before retirement he worked as a home care worker in...

Jan 23, 2023

Ada L. Hollobaugh, 88, of Harrisburg, Illinois formerly of Shawneetown, passed away in the late evening on Monday, January 23, 2023.  She was born in Junction on September 20, 1934, the daughter of the late Allen and Virgie (Thorne) Leonberger.  She married Delmar Leroy Hollobaugh on September 3, 1953.  Delmar preceded Ada in death on January 30, 1976.  Ada...

Dec 26, 2022

Helen Joyce McCuan, 79 of Equality, passed away at 6:40 PM, Monday, December 26, 2022 at Harrisburg Medical Center.

Helen was born on May 2, 1943 in Equality to the late Charles Truman and Bertha Marie (Koker) Adams. Helen married Elmer McCuan on March 24, 1965 and he survives. She was a homemaker and enjoyed...

Dec 23, 2022

Janice Ann Wriston, 81, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away at her home on Friday, December 23, 2022.  She was born on June 25, 1941 in Nicholas County, West Virginia, the daughter of Elmer and Rura (Truman) Underwood.  Janice married Franklin D. Wriston on June 26, 1958.  Frank preceded Janice in death on July 26, 1996.  She was a member...

Dec 1, 2022

Annis Louise Crane, 97, of Shawneetown, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado.  Louise was born on July 21, 1925 in Tula, Kentucky of the late Roy and Ora (Minner) Barley.  She married Kenneth Dale Crane on November 22, 1943.  Kenneth preceded Louise in death on October 6, 2002.  Louise was a hard...

Nov 23, 2022

Jerry B. Williams, 81, of Equality, Illinois, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana.  One of three sons born to the late T.Y. and Louise (Barnett) Williams, he was born on February 3, 1941 in Eldorado.  Jerry married the love of his life, the former Jean Milligan...

Nov 18, 2022

Linda Kay Allen Milligan Baker, 79, of Van Horn, Texas, formerly of Equality, Illinois,  peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, November 18, 2022 in El Paso, Texas.  Linda was born in Harrisburg, Illinois on July 9, 1943 to Fred Henry Allen and Alice Laverne (Edwards) Allen.  She married Donald Edgar Baker on...