Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Marjorie G. (Smithpott) Whipple
Dec 3, 2012
Marjorie G. Whipple, 90, of Gillespie, Ill. formerly of Omaha, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012, 1 p.m. at the Heritage Health of Gillespie in Gillespie, Ill. She was born on July 3, 1922 in Otterville, Ill., the daughter of Henry F. and Theo P. (Gardner) Smithpott. Marjorie married Gerald Wesley Whipple on March 9, 1946 in Omaha,...
James L. Spahr
Nov 21, 2012
James L. "Jim" Spahr, 81, of Equality, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 10 p.m. at his home. He was born on October 25, 1931 in Equality, the son of Louis and Catherine (Schmitt) Spahr. Jim married Dorothy Drone on January 30, 1957. He was a long time farmer and a Navy veteran. Also Jim was a faithful...
Danny Lee Roberts
Nov 7, 2012
Danny Lee Roberts, 72, of Eldorado, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 11:03 p.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. He was born on September 11, 1940 in Shawneetown, the son of Louis Roberts and Melvina (Back) Roberts Bunch. Danny married Wanda Lee Cox on September19, 1964. He was a retired coal miner. Danny is survived by his wife,...
Roy M. Jester
Nov 1, 2012
Roy M. Jester, 86, of Shawneetown, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012, 3:45 p.m., at the Wabash Christian Retirement Home in Carmi, Ill. Roy was born on July 1, 1926 in Gila, Ill., the son of Ernest Raymond and Lela (Cox) Jester. He married Marjorie Louise McGee on July 14, 1948 and she preceded him in death on...
Clarence L. Sturgill
Oct 20, 2012
Clarence L. Sturgill, 76, of Shawneetown, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. He was born on September 9, 1936 in Cave-In-Rock, the son of Carl and Beulah (Oxford) Sturgill. Sturgill married Neva Joyce Stubbs on July 6, 1963 and she preceded him in death on March 10, 2009. He was a retired truck driver and...
Dorothy Agnes (Hendricks) Duncan
Oct 17, 2012
Dorothy A. Duncan, 86, of Shawneetown, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 2:50 p.m. She was born on September 11, 1926 in Smith Mills, Ky., the daughter of Johnnie and Carrie (Byrd) Hendricks. She meet her husband, Thomas Lee Duncan in Evansville, Ind. during World War II, he was a shipyard worker and she...
Bonita Jewel (Collier) Belford
Sep 25, 2012
Bonita Jewel "Judy" Belford, 72, of Ridgway, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 4:20 p.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born on July 6, 1940 in Eichorn, a small community in Hardin County, Ill. The daughter of Howard A. and Mildred Catherine (Shelby) Collier, she married Charles D. Belford on July 2, 1956 in Corinth, Miss....
Betty M. (Thompson) Wright
Sep 22, 2012
Betty M. Wright, 63, of New Harmony, Ind., formerly of Omaha, Ill., passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012, 4:20 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was born on May 23, 1949 in Eldorado, Ill., the daughter of Raymond R. and Adeline (Duckworth)Thompson. She was a graduate of Ridgway High School the class of 1966. Betty married...
Edith Sanks
Sep 12, 2012
Edith Sanks, 95, of Equality, IL, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, 11:50 a.m. at the Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. She was born at the Sanks family farm near Equality on August 8, 1917 the daughter of David Rees and Mattie E. (Jones) Sanks I. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Shawneetown...
Gracie Mae (Morten) Ellis
Sep 12, 2012
Gracie Mae Ellis, 83, of Shawneetown, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. She was born in Gallatin County on August 26, 1929 to Frank and Alice (Hise) Morten. She was a member of Equality Christian Center. Gracie did several jobs over the years. She was a substitute rural letter carrier for the Shawneetown Post Office,...
Mary Lou (Neumann) Doyle
Sep 2, 2012
Mary Lou Doyle, 68, of Ridgway, passed away at her home on Sunday, September 2, 2012. She was born in Ridgway on April 27, 1944 to Mathias J. "Matt" and Eleanora (Koester) Neumann and was raised in the home of Edwin J. and Madeline C. (Roe) Koester. Mary Lou married Jim Doyle on May 30, 1967. She was legal...
Sharon Earlene (Lampert) Kingston
Aug 10, 2012
Sharon Earlene Kingston, 67, of Harrisburg, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2012, 12:10 p.m. at the V.A. Medical Center in Marion. She was born on February 1, 1945 in Shawneetown, the daughter of Floyd and Hazel Louise (Awalt) Lampert. Sharon served our country in the Army during Vietnam and Desert Storm and retired from the Army. She was...
Helen Dorthetta (Moore) Brinkley
Jul 18, 2012
Helen Brinkley, 93, of Junction, Ill. , passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 4:40 p.m. at the Ridgway Manor Nursing Home in Ridgway, Ill. She was born April 10, 1919 in Bowlesville, Ill., the daughter of Guy and Madeline (Ellis) Moore. Helen married Woodrow Brinkley on November 14, 1937 and he preceded her in death on August 24,...
Patricia Elaine Byington (Tanda) Randall
Jul 16, 2012
Patricia Elaine Byington Randall, 60, of Ridgway, passed away at her home on Monday, July 16, 2012, 12:15 p.m. She was born on September 25, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wis., the daughter of Robert G. and Geraldine E. (Gillessen) Yanda. She was the widow of Rev. Jerry Lee Byington Randall. They entered into matrimony on June 6, 1977 and he...
Juell Clay Mulvey
Jun 14, 2012
Juell Clay Mulvey, 80, of Ridgway, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2012, 7:25 a.m. at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. He was born in Equality on September 8, 1931, the son of Phillip and Mary Ann (Bond) Mulvey. Juell was a retired Boiler Maker and an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Juell was a member of...
Vickie Ann (Lewey) Bergman
Apr 29, 2012
Vickie Ann Bergman, 43, of Herod, Ill., passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1:45 p.m., at the St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, Ind. She was born on September 1, 1968 in Harrisburg, the daughter of Paul and Joyce Ann (Palmer) Lewey Jr. Vickie is survived by her father, Paul and Patricia Lewey, Jr of Santa Teresa, N.M.;...
Richard Keith Certain
Apr 26, 2012
Richard Keith "Dickie" Certain, 64, of Equality passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2012, 3:45 p.m. at the Marion V.A. Hospice in Marion, Ill. He was born August 19, 1947 in Equality, the son of Richard Edmon and Helen Juanita (Parker) Certain Sr. He was a member of the Shawneetown Church of God and an Army veteran of the...
Sherry Sue Patton
Apr 22, 2012
Sherry Sue Patton, 62, of Durham, N.C., formerly of Cave-in-Rock passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 in Durham. She was born February 24, 1950 in Eldorado, the daughter of Gilbert and Norma (McDowell) Patton. Sherry was a Real Estate Broker and Bridal Consultant and also a member of the Resurrection United Methodist Church. Sherry is survived by two...
William "Bill" Scherrer
Apr 21, 2012
William "Bill" Scherrer, 92, lifelong resident of Shawneetown, died Saturday April 21, 2012 at Fountainview Nursing Home in Eldorado. Bill was born September 12, 1919 in Shawneetown a son of George Bernard and Susan Maria (Leavell) Scherrer. On October 12, 1940 he married the former Louise Dietz who survives. Bill served in the US Army during WWII. He owned...
Helen (Goodman) Porter
Apr 16, 2012
Helen M. Porter, 98, of The Villages, Fla., passed away on Monday, April 16, 2012, at the Tuscany House in Summerfield, Fla. She was born July 25, 1913 in Paducah, Ky. to Lemuel and Nora (Williams) Goodman. Helen was the widow of John Calvin Porter who preceded her in death on April 28, 1987. She is survived by her...
