Local Obituaries for Families in Shawneetown, Equality, and Ridgway IL.
Thomas E. Pinkston
Dec 9, 2007
Thomas E. Pinkston, 76, a lifelong resident of Shawneetown passed away, Sunday, December 9, 2007, at 4:45 p.m. at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg, surrounded by his family. He was born in Shawneetown on January 26, 1931 to Oscar and Flora (Morehead) Pinkston. Tom married Josephine Smith on March 21, 1960. Tom is survived by his wife of forty-seven...
Ruby Scherrer
Dec 4, 2007
Ruby Scherrer, 91, of W. Logan Ave., Shawneetown; passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 11:27 p.m. at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg. Ruby was born September 17, 1916 in Altamont, Ill., to Roy and Grace (Canull) Nance. She married George M. Scherrer on November 25, 1937 and he preceded her in death on July 13, 2004. Mrs. Scherrer...
Ivan James Hall
Dec 1, 2007
Ivan James Hall, 66, 251 E. Logan Ave., Shawneetown; passed away Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 8:35 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. He was born on November 23, 1941 in Shawneetown, to Ezra and Mary Jane (Cozart) Hall. Ivan married Kathryn Lucille McCollum on September 14, 1963. He was a farm service worker. Ivan is survived by...
Mary Jane Hedger
Oct 2, 2007
Mary Jane Hedger, 84, of Omaha, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Galatia. She was born on November 10, 1922 in Karbers Ridge to James Henry and Augusta (Tanner) Hammond. Mary married James M. Hedger on May 11. 1938 and he preceded her in death on December 3, 1982. Mary...
Pearl Irene Sisk
Sep 21, 2007
Pearl Irene Sisk, 86, of Junction, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 21, 2007 at 6:14 p.m. at her residence. Pearl was born in Harrisburg on July 11, 1921 to Grover and Nellie Abney. She married Ted Sisk on January 19, 1946 and he preceded her in death on February 22, 1990. Pearl was a member of the First...
Zelda Marie Hobgood
Sep 17, 2007
Zelda Marie Hobgood, 85, of Equality, passed away, Monday, September 17, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. She was born in Equality on May 13, 1922. Zelda was married to Marvin Hobgood who preceded her in death on December 19, 1980. She operated the Zelda's Flower Shop in Equality for twenty-five years. Zelda is survived by...
Billy Burt Sauls
Sep 16, 2007
Rev. Billy Burt Sauls, 73, of Ridgway, IL; passed away Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 1:23 p.m. at Carrier Mills Nursing Home in Carrier Mills, IL. He was born on September 3, 1934 in Ridgway to Claude and Vina (Feazel) Sauls. Billy Burt married Susan Eileen Mizorek on March 26, 1976. Mr. Sauls was a retired guard at the...
Ruby Faye "Toots" Allen
Sep 12, 2007
Ruby Faye "Toots" Allen, 81, of 338 Edwards St., Omaha, IL; passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at 6:32 a.m. at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. Ruby was born on August 23, 1926 to Freeman David and Gladys Matilda (Akers) Allen in Omaha. Ms. Allen worked for thirty-seven years at the National City Bank of Evansville and retired...
Tracie Annette Stanelle
Sep 11, 2007
Tracie Annette Stanelle, 38, of 149 W. Posey Ave. , Shawneetown, Ill., passed away peacefully at her home after an extended illness on September 11, 2007 at 6:08 a.m. She was surrounded by family and close friends. Tracie was born on September 30, 1968 in San Antonio, Tex. Tracie was a registered nurse and worked at several hospitals around...
Gregory Allen Howard
Sep 9, 2007
Gregory Allen Howard, 52, of 324 W. Meadowbrook Dr., Shawneetown, IL passed away, Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 12:26 p.m. at his residence. He was born February 17, 1955 in Eldorado, IL. Greg had worked at Howard Farm Service and then at Howard Machine Shop with his father. Greg is survived by mother, Loretta Hodack Howard of Shawneetown ;...
Michael E. Bayer
Sep 1, 2007
Michael E. Bayer, 63, of 2450 T Lake Road, Equality, IL; passed away, Saturday, September 1, 2007, 8:35 p.m. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi, IL. He was born February 10, 1944 in Eldorado, IL to Frank Leo and Martha Manetta (Muenstermann) Bayer, both have preceded him in death. Mike was a U.S. Army and was a member...
Lena Morris
Jul 23, 2007
Lena Morris, 99, of Shawneetown, passed away Monday, July 23, 2007 at 3:20 p.m. at Ridgway Manor Nursing Home in Ridgway, IL. She was born in Union County, Kentucky on September 8, 1907 to George Edward and Katie Ethel (Goforth) Yackle. Lena married Owen Morris on February 17, 1943 and he preceded her in death in 1973. She worked...
Mitchell Kanady
Jul 21, 2007
Mitchell Kanady, 93, of Shawneetown, passed away at 1:32 a.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg, IL. Mitchell was born on Aug 19th, 1913, to Moses and Jennie (Mitchell) Kanady. He married Thelma Louise Miner on April 23rd 1940. Thelma preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death was a sister, Vivian Spence...
Irene Winters
Jul 18, 2007
Irene Winters, 86, of 4995 Hwy 1, Junction, IL; passed away at Rosiclare Health Care Center in Rosiclare, IL on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at 2:28 p.m. She was born October 3, 1920 in Saline Mines, IL to Edward and Viola (Hughes) Potts. Irene was married to F. George Winters on December 23, 1939 and he preceded her in...
Marilyn Kay Lein
Jul 9, 2007
Marilyn Kay Lein, 63, of 119A W. Wilson, Shawneetown, IL; passed away Monday, July 9. 2007, at 7:13 p.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL. She was born to Charles and Ora (Minner) Ditterline on August 1, 1943 in Shawneetown. Kay was married to Lyle Lein who preceded her in death on September 20, 2000. She was a homemaker....
Elizabeth Gabriella "Betty" Calvert
May 4, 2007
Elizabeth Gabriella "Betty" Calvert, 87, of Hubbard, OH formerly of Shawneetown, IL died at her home at 9:45 p.m. on Friday, May 4, 2007 with friends and relatives around her. She was born October 30, 1919 in Hubbard, a daughter of Nicholas and Cherubina Patrick Venditti and lived in Shawneetown for many years before returning to Hubbard in 2002....
Charlotte Oldham Randolph
May 3, 2007
Charlotte Oldham Randolph, 88, of 302 S. 2nd St., Marion, IL; passed away, Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 1:00 a.m. at Fountains Nursing Home Care Facility in Marion, IL. She was born in Cave-in-Rock, IL on April 4, 1919 to Walter Roy and Ethel Martha (Black) Oldham. Charlotte was married to Joe Randolph who preceded her in death. She...
Mary Imogene Edwards
Apr 29, 2007
Mary Imogene Edwards, 93, of Kankakee, Il formerly of Shawneetown, IL , passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Riverside Hospital in Kankakee, IL. She was born April 12, 1914 in Shawneetown to the late Charles Edmond and Ida Mae (Moore) Sheets. She was owner and operator of Imogenes Beauty Nook in Shawneetown for thirty years before moving...
Kenneth R. Holland
Apr 22, 2007
Kenneth R. Holland, 79, of Ridgway, IL, died Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 4:36 p.m. at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL. He was the son of the late Cletus and Cora (Burnett) Holland and was born in Cottonwood, IL on March 12, 1928. Before retirement in 1990 he worked for Wabash Valley Service Co. and after retirement he operated...
Mary M. Bard
Apr 12, 2007
Shawneetown - Mary M. Bard died April 12, 2007 at Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado, IL. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shawneetown and was a member of the Daughters of Isabella. Mary Melba Bard (McCristal) was born in Sydney, Australia on November 18, 1923 to John Patrick McCristal and Emily Muriel Kelly. During...
