Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
John Hubert Drone
Oct 10, 2008
John Hubert "Herb" Drone, 66, of 146 S. Van Buren St., Equality, passed away at his residence on Friday morning, October 10, 2008 at 6:08 a.m. Herb was named after his dad, John and his uncle, Hubert Muenstermann who was killed in WWII. He was born in Equality to John and Lucy (Muenstermann) Drone on March 25, 1942. Herb...
James Willard Reiner
Sep 27, 2008
James Willard "Bunk" Reiner, 73, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2008, 3:55 p.m., at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born on February 5, 1935 in Rosiclare to Bluford and Eva Jewell (Watters) Reiner. Bunk married Virgie Marie Baldwin on April 15, 1974, who survives. He was a farmer and attended Keeling Hill General Baptist Church....
Lucille Vickery Proctor
Sep 19, 2008
Lucille Vickery Proctor, 92, of Equality, passed away, Friday, September 19, 2008 at 7:35 p.m. at Ketcham Memorial Nursing Home in Odon, Ind. She was born in Equality to John and Augusta (Williams) Vickery on May 10, 1916. Lucille married Charles Proctor in August 1959 and he preceded her in death on February 22, 2002. She is survived by...
Laverne Alicz
Sep 12, 2008
LaVerne Alicz, 88, of Ridgway, passed away at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 6:50 p.m. She was born in Chicago on October 13, 1919 to George and Laura Alicz. LaVerne was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ridgway. She is survived by her friends and staff of Ridgway Manor Nursing Home. Visitation...
Suellen Brugger
Aug 24, 2008
Suellen Brugger, 55, of Junction, passed away at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 7:32 a.m. She was a LPN at Ridgway Manor Nursing Home in Ridgway. Suellen was born on January 8, 1953 in Harrisburg to John L. and Ruby (Oxford) Williams. She is survived by her daughter, Tracey Gosnell and Ernie Johnson of...
Martha Ann Healy
Aug 23, 2008
Martha Ann Healy, 87, of rural Omaha, died Saturday evening, August 23, 2008 at her home while watering her flowers. She was born September 16, 1920 in Gossett, Illinois, the daughter of Logan and Minnie (Graves) Lewis. She married on February 11, 1942 to James Herbert Healy and he preceded her in death on December 28, 1984. Martha was...
Mandy Ruth Kingston
Aug 8, 2008
Mandy Ruth Kingston, 84, of Shawneetown, passed away, Friday, August 8, 2008, at 1:17 a.m., at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. She was born in Shawneetown on February 26, 1924 to John E. and Hattie May (Smith) Padgett. Ruth is survived by her sister, Ethel Gibbons of Harrisburg; niece, Neva and Wayne Rushing of Shawneetown; daughter, Grace McGuire; a...
Gerald Dwain " Jerry" Hall
Aug 4, 2008
Gerald Dwain "Jerry" Hall, 64, of Fairfield Glade, Tenn. Formerly of Junction, Ill., passed away on Monday, August 4, 2008 at 1:03 a.m. at Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tenn. He was born October 30, 1943 in Harrisburg to William Edward and Wilma Ruth (Logan) Hall. Jerry married Mary Louise Scherrer who survives. He worked as a Civil Engineer...
Wendell R. "Tinker" Bruce
Jul 20, 2008
Wendell R. "Tinker" Bruce, 73, of Eldorado, formerly of Ridgway , passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 20, 2008; surrounded by his family and friends after a sudden short-term illness. He was born on June 26, 1935, in Ridgway to the late Marshall "Tinker" and Maude (Akes) Bruce . On February 6, 1959 he married Shirley Thurman of Norris...
Ella Angelee Endicott
Jul 1, 2008
Ella Angelee Stovall Endicott, 84, passed away, Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at Ridgway Manor Nursing Home at 9:50 a.m. Angelee was born July 10, 1923 in Omaha, Ill. to the late Gus and Percis (Bruce) Stovall. She was married to William Endicott on December 23, 1939 in Morganfield, Ky. and he preceded her in death on March 21, 1995....
Anna Marie Wargel
Jun 29, 2008
Anna Marie Wargel, 86, of Karber St., Ridgway, passed away at her home, Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 11:15 a.m. She was born October 5, 1921 in Ridgway to Andrew F. and Elizabeth (Stallman) Hish. Anna Marie married Alfred S. Wargel on April 8, 1947 and he preceded her in death on August 15, 2002. She was a member...
Zelma Vivian Riley
Jun 19, 2008
Zelma Vivian Riley, 86, of West Posey Ave., Shawneetown, passed away on June 19, 2008 at 1:45 a.m. at her home surrounded by her husband and children. She was born in Kedron, Illinois on June 3, 1922 to James Wallace and Lucy (Dorsey) McIntire. Vivian married Chester Riley on August 24, 1950. She was a member of Equality United...
Wilma Irene Dunn
Jun 3, 2008
Wilma Irene Dunn, 83, of Mill Shoals formerly of Ridgway, passed away on June 3, 2008 at 9:24 a.m. at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Albion. She was born in Bowlesville on March 11, 1925 to Franklin and Effie Elizabeth (Endicott) Randall. She married George Adkins in 1945 and George preceded her in death in 1989. On May 8,...
Elsie Rhea Tarrant
Jun 2, 2008
Elsie Rhea Tarrant, 98, of Omaha, Ill.; passed away on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 5:20 p.m. at Charlier Hospice in Evansville, Ind. She was born on May 27, 1910 in New Haven to Henry Albert and Jessie (Cathey) Greer. Elsie married Ralph O. Tarrant on December 25, 1935. She is survived by her husband, Ralph of Omaha; her...
Richard F. Brazier
May 2, 2008
Richard F. "Rick" Brazier, 50, of Sturgis, Ky., passed away at his residence on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 3:00 a.m. He was born on July 25, 1957 in Eldorado to Nathaniel Adam and Wilma (Eubanks) Brazier who have both preceded him in death. Rick married Debra Gilreath on February 2, 1980. He was a member of Leamington Community...
Mary Josephine Darnell
May 1, 2008
Mary Josephine Darnell, 86, of Shawneetown, passed away at her residence, Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. She was born in Shawneetown on June 3, 1921 to William Henry and Ida Mae (Wrinkles) Awalt. Josephine was married to Walter Darnell on November 8, 1947 and he preceded her in death on August 2, 1979. She is survived by...
Lawrence E. Hammond
Apr 30, 2008
Lawrence Hammond, 86, of Eldorado, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at Harrisburg Medical Center. He was born on August 29, 1921 to Charles and Katie Hammond in Equality. Lawrence was a loving father and grandfather and will be missed by his family. He worked as a welder at Caterpillar in Aurora. In his younger years Lawrence enjoyed fishing...
James E. "Shorty" Martin
Apr 29, 2008
James E. "Shorty" Martin, 57, of Junction, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was a rural mail carrier for ten years in the Shawneetown area. He was born on August 7, 1950 near Nebo, Ky. to the late James Monroe Martin and Ruby (Putty) Martin Pritchard. He married Janet Baldwin...
Pansy Ruth Brazier
Apr 26, 2008
Pansy Ruth (Kimes) Brazier, 55, of Elizabethtown, passed away, Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 1:43 p.m. at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Ind. Her precious daughter, Christy Vickery; her brother, Mike Kimes and special friend, Kelly Oxford were at her side. Pansy was born June 16, 1952 in Jackson, Miss., the daughter of Lois (Thompson) Kimes Gobin and Dewey...
Susan Eileen Sauls
Apr 16, 2008
Susan Eileen Sauls, 62, of Ridgway, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 4:15 p.m. at Saline Care Center in Harrisburg. She was born October 6, 1945 in Chicago to Walter and Mildred L. (Debolt) Mizorek. Susan married Rev. Billy Burt Sauls in March 26, 1976 and he preceded her in death on September 16, 2007. She was a member...
