Obituaries
Marilyn Freeman
June 11, 2021
LAWRENCEBURG, TN - Marilyn Kaye Freeman, age 74, of Lawrenceburg, TN, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Southern Tennessee Regional Medical Center. She was of the Baptist Faith. She was originally from Kankakee, Illinois and Jay, Oklahoma before moving to Tennessee with her daughter Sheri's family in 2013 where she lived out the remainder of her days....
James Harrell
June 6, 2021
FLORA - James Edward Harrell, 88, of Flora passed away at 1:00 AM, Sunday, June 6, 2021, at the Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora. James was born on April 15, 1933, in Xenia, the son of James Pearl and Esther (Block) Harrell. James served his country proudly in the U.S. Army during the Korea era. He married Catherine Gibbs...
John Gould
June 4, 2021
LOUISVILLE - John Neil Gould, 85, of Louisville passed away at 1:45 AM, Friday, June 4, 2021, at the Flora Rehab and Healthcare Center in Flora. John was born on September 16, 1935, in Bible Grove, the son of the late Harmon Ezra and Mary Elsie (Lewis) Gould. John married Laura Beth Chandler on October 16, 1956, at the Beulah...
Angela Easley
May 27, 2021
KINMUNDY - Angela Leigh Easley, 55, of Kinmundy passed away at 5:54 PM, Thursday, May 27, 2021 at her home. She was born on October 24, 1965, in Atlanta, Georgia to the late George Grant and Jacqueline Dale (Harris) Card, III. Angela married Terry Easley, on November 28, 1984, in Salem. She was a loving mother, wife, and friend....
Donald Powell
May 13, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Donald Wayne Powell, Jr., 59, of Louisville passed away at 1:26 PM, Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Donald was born on May 12, 1962, in Danville, Illinois, the son of the late Donald W. Powell, Sr., and Evea Louise (Lewis) Powell. Donald worked in Effingham for the Blue Beacon Truck Wash...
David Modlin
May 13, 2021
LOUISVILLE - David Paul Modlin, 62, of Louisville went peacefully to be with the Lord at 10:35 PM, Thursday, May 13, 2021 surrounded by his loving family at home. David was born on August 14, 1958 in Litchfield, Illinois to John and Wilma (Crouch) Modlin. He was united in marriage to Debra Eckel on December 8, 1990, in Flora, and...
Michael Traub
April 30, 2021
MASON - Michael Everett Traub, 74, of Mason, passed away 9:03 PM, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Michael was born on September 22, 1946, in Effingham, the son of Victor and Mabel (Heiden) Traub. He married Theresa Ballard on May 31, 1969 in Louisville and they shared 51 years of marriage. Michael was...
Lillian Mills
April 17, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Lillian Verdene Mills, 86, of Louisville passed away at 8:20 AM, Saturday, April 17, 2021 at her home in rural Louisville. Lillian was born on August 6, 1934, the daughter of the late Drue and Dorothy (Goodman) Bible. Lillian graduated from the North Clay High School, in Louisville the Class of 1950. She married Bobbie Mills on August...
Lou Cruse
April 15, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Lou Ann Cruse, 60, of Louisville passed away at 12:34 AM, Thursday, April 15, 2021 at her home. Lou Ann was born on June 1, 1960, in Danville, Illinois the daughter of the late Donald Powell, Sr., and Evea Louise Lewis. She married Billy Cruse on June 11, 1988, in Louisville and they shared 27 years of marriage...
Rodney Vandyke
April 8, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Rodney Wayne Van Dyke, 69, of Louisville passed away at 9:00 AM, Thursday, April 8, 2021 at his home. Rodney was born on January 1, 1952, in Flora, the son of the late William Wayne and Glenola Elizabeth (Lewis) Van Dyke. He married Peggy Jean Wallace on June 25, 1977, in Windsor Christian Church in Windsor, Illinois...
Rodney Dyke
April 8, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Rodney Wayne Van Dyke, 69, of Louisville passed away at 9:00 AM, Thursday, April 8, 2021 at his home. Rodney was born on January 1, 1952, in Flora, the son of the late William Wayne and Glenola Elizabeth (Lewis) Van Dyke. He married Peggy Jean Wallace on June 25, 1977, in Windsor Christian Church in Windsor, Illinois and...
John O'Dell
March 31, 2021
LOUISVILLE - John Valentine O'Dell, 89, of Louisville passed away at 9:15 PM, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at his home. John was born on October 19, 1931, in Louisville the son of the late Caleb E. and Cora (Kenley) O'Dell. John served proudly in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Mabel A. "JoAnn" Goodman on September 21,...
Thomas Gura
March 27, 2021
KINMUNDY - Thomas Joseph Gura, 65, of Kinmundy, passed away at 4:47 PM, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Thomas was born on December 1, 1955, in Joliet, Illinois the son of the late John C. and Agnes (Burian) Gura. Upon graduation, he joined the United States Army and had two...
Marie Sparling
March 21, 2021
INGRAHAM - Marie Louise Sparling, 81, of Ingraham, passed away at 5:22 pm March 21, 2021 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, in Effingham. Marie was born March 7, 1940 in Greenfield, IN to Mary Virginia Oakley and James Stanley. She married Cecil Milton Sparling June 12, 1956. She spent her life caring for family and enjoyed antiquing, crocheting, feeding her...
Darrell Pierson
March 18, 2021
FARINA - Darrell Wayne Pierson, 82, of Farina passed away at 6:25 AM, Thursday, March 18, 2021 at his home. Darrell was born on November 26, 1938, in Effingham, the son of the late Raymond Elbert and Ruby (Stanfield) Pierson. He married Janet Marie Blair on August 30, 1958, in Louisville and they shared 60 years of marriage before she...
Margaret Grove
March 11, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Margaret "Addie" Grove, 94, of Louisville passed away at 1:10 PM, Thursday, March 11, 2021 at her home in rural Louisville. Margaret was born on August 8, 1926, in Clay County the daughter of the late Stephen Lionel, Sr., and Blanche (Hastings) Grove. Addie in her younger years was a schoolteacher in the old one room schoolhouse during...
Benjamin Siegler
March 6, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Benjamin Mark Siegler, 66, of Louisville passed away at 9:31 PM, Saturday, March 6, 2021 at his home. Benjamin was born on March 23, 1954, in Boone, Iowa, the son of the late Daniel and Jeanne (Beghtol) Siegler. Mr. Siegler had worked as a janitor for the Flora Gardens Health Care Center in Flora for many years, and...
John Kelm
March 5, 2021
LOUISVILLE - John Marion "Pete" Kelm, 87, of Louisville passed away at 4:11 PM, Friday, March 5, 2021 at his home in rural Louisville. John was born on September 26, 1933, in Clay County, the son of the late Ople and Ethel (Stanley) Kelm. John married Aliene Klanke, on June 9, 1956 and she preceded him in death on June...
William Harbold
February 27, 2021
FARINA - William Stanley Harbold, 78, of Farina passed away at 9:00 PM, Saturday, February 27, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. William was born on August 16, 1942, in Los Angeles County, California, the son of the late Wilbur C. and Mildred E. (Widrig) Harbold. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Air Force from 1960...
Betty Willis
February 25, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Betty Alma Willis, 87, of Louisville passed away peacefully at 8:08 AM, Thursday, February 25, 2021 at her home. Betty was born on May 26, 1933, in Louisville the daughter of the late Leland Valentine and Bessie Lucille (Abel) O'Dell. She married Robert Willis on October 18, 1952, in Xenia and they shared 57 years of marriage before...
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