Obituaries
John Mcknelly
Oct 3, 2017
John William McKnelly, age 91 of Louisville, passed away, Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Evergreen Nursing and ReHab in Effingham. John was born Friday, November 27, 1925 in Bible Grove, Illinois the son of the late Grover McKnelly and the late Verdie (Webster) McKnelly. He was united in marriage on July 31, 1944 in Kentucky to Linda McKinney. She preceded...
Sue Kemmerer
Sep 9, 2017
Sue Glenora Kemmerer, of FLora, IL, departed this life on Saturday, September 9, 2017. She was born November 27, 1921 in Bigheart, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bud G. Barnes and Clara M. Barnes, formerly of Clay City. She was united in marriage with Roland Ross Kemmerer of Louisville, IL on December 24, 1941 in St. Charles, MO. She was preceded...
Lorraine Stortzum
Aug 1, 2017
Lorraine Margaret Stortzum, age 95 of Louisville, passed away at 8:05 am, Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, IL. Lorraine was born February 25, 1922, the daughter of the late Fred and Carrie (Joergens) Brink. She was united in marriage to Otto John William Stortzum on July 19, 1941 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. He preceded...
Mildred Heiden
Jul 14, 2017
Mildred Marjorie Heiden, age 93 of Louisville, passed away at 5:40 am, Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Burge House in Flora. Mildred was born Saturday, October 6, 1923 in Louisville, the daughter of the late Everett Kincaid and the late Margartet (Denton) Kincaid. On April 28, 1945, she was united in marriage to Howard John Heiden in Elizabethtown, KY....
Jack Daugherty
Jul 13, 2017
Jack Glen Daugherty, age 84 of Louisville, IL, passed away, at 1:05 pm, Thursday, July 13, 2017, at his home in Louisville. Jack was born Thursday, April 6, 1933 in Louisville, the son of the late Guy Daugherty and the late Vida (Wolf) Daughtery. On August 22, 1950 he was united in marriage in Noble, IL, to Dorothy Barnfield who...
William Bartels
Jul 3, 2017
William Howard Bartels, age 88, of Louisville, passed away at 9:00 am, Monday, July 3, 2017, at Carlyle Healthcare Center in Carlyle, IL. William was born Tuesday, December 18, 1928 in Iola, the son of the late Theodore Bartels and the late Dorothy (Mascger) Bartels. He was employed by the US government as a systems analyst army finance and served...
Gwendolyn Reid
Jul 2, 2017
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Sue Reid, age 66 of Farina, passed away at 10:29 pm, on Sunday, July 2, 2017, at her home in Farina. Gwen was born Thursday, October 26, 1950 in Salem, the daughter of the late Lawrence "Jerry" McCarty and the late Dorothy Mulvaney McCarty. She was united in marriage on October 2, 1970 in Centralia, IL to Robert...
Gerald Noll
Jun 28, 2017
Gerald Lee Noll, age 75 of Clay City, IL, passed away at 5:45 pm, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. He was born Wednesday, March 25, 1942 in Sailor Springs, the son of the late Harold Noll and the late Lou (O'Dell) Noll. Gerald was self employed as a farmer and was a member of the...
Richard Zink
Jun 24, 2017
Richard Allen Zink, age 75, of Urbana, IL, the son of the late John Calvin Zink and the late Rochelle Colclasure (Hackett) Zink passed away peacefully of congestive heart failure, surrounded by family at 2:00 am, Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Upon his passing, he was escorted to his hometown of Louisville, IL by Neal...
Jerry Staggs
Jun 9, 2017
Jerry Lee Staggs, age 75, of Hord, IL, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at home. He was the son of Georgie and Helen (Peterson) Staggs. Jerry was a 1959 graduate of North Clay High School in Louisville, IL. He married Ann (Busch-Cooley) September 1970 in Decatur, IL. Jerry attended Hord Congregational Christian Church. He had businesses in Decatur, Mt....
Helen Owens
May 12, 2017
Helen Joyce Owens, of Newton, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:30 am at her home. Helen was born December 18, 1936, in Edgewood, IL, the daughter of the late Albert Hockman and the late Tressa (Cohea) Hockman. In June of 1994, she married Richard Owens in Bogota, IL. She was employed by GE and ADM factories in...
Wilma Byers
May 8, 2017
Wilma D Byers, age 94 of Louisville, passed away at 5:00 pm, Monday, May 8, 2017, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. Wilma was born Monday, May 22, 1922 in Effingham County, the daughter of the late John Horner and the late Alma (Poynter) Horner. She married Howard Byers in Benton, MO in the year 1970. She was employed as...
William Demain
May 3, 2017
William Nelson DeMain, age 64 of Cairo, IL, formerly of Kinmundy, passed away at 1:44 pm, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Daystar Nursing and Rehabilitation in Cairo. He was born Tuesday, September 23, 1952 in Flint, Michigan, the son of the late Roland DeMain and the late Mary (Campbell) DeMain. William was employed by Burks in Mt. Vernon as a...
Lucille Mefford
May 1, 2017
Lucille Glene Mefford, age 85, of Louisville, passed away at 12:52 am, Monday, May 1, 2017 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Effingham, IL. Lucille was born February 22, 1932 in Louisville, the daughter of Willard and Nina (Smith) Dawkins. She was united in marriage to Gerald Eugene Mefford on February 27, 1950 in Flora, IL, and to this union three...
Floyd Mcelyea
Apr 23, 2017
Floyd Everett McElyea, Jr., age 85 of Iola, passed away at 9:30 am, Sunday, April 23, 2017, at Lakeland Rehabiliation & Health Care Center in Effingham, IL. Floyd was born Sunday, March 20, 1932 in Oskaloosa Township, the son of the late Floyd McElyea and the late Nellie (Pickel) McElyea. He was united in marriage to Edith McElyea and she...
Ronald Cruse
Apr 21, 2017
Ronald Douglas Cruse, 67 of Olney, IL, passed away, at 11:09 am, Friday, April 21, 2017, at Helia Healthcare in Olney, IL. Ronald was born Sunday, September 4, 1949 in Dallas, Texas,the son of the late B.F. Cruse and the late Murryne (Young) Cruse. Surviving are sister, Elizabeth Gail Morton and husband Michael of Boyd, TX. Arrangements are entrusted to...
Joseph Cooper
Apr 18, 2017
Joseph "Harold" Cooper, age 83, of Flora, passed away at his home at 7:30 am, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Harold was born January 7, 1934 in Louisville, the son of the late Joe Sire and the late Bertha Ida Cooper. On April 14, 1953, he was united in marriage to Phyllis Lee Cooper in Louisville, IL. She preceded him in...
Mary O'Dell
Apr 11, 2017
Mary Helen O'Dell, age 79 of Louisville, passed away at 10:23 am, on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Flora Rehab & Healthcare Center in Flora. Mary was born Thursday, February 17, 1938 in Clay County the daughter of the late Carlton Lewis and the late Maxine (Fitzgerald) Lewis. She was united in marriage to Donald Wayne O'Dell on August 4,...
Linda Mccarty
Apr 7, 2017
Linda Christine McCarty, age 67, of Kinmundy, passed away at her home at 10:05 am, Friday, April 7, 2017. Linda was born July 22, 1949 in Odin, IL, the daughter of the late John and the late Evelyn (Thompson) Burning. She was united in marriage to Darrell Leon McCarty on February 23, 1968, at Kinmundy Methodist Church in Kinmundy, IL....
June Arnold
Apr 6, 2017
June Alvina Arnold, age 91, of Centralia, died at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia at 5:00 am, on April 6, 2017. Mrs. Arnold was born February 28, 1926 in Chicago, IL, a daughter of Marquerite Spletzer and foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick. She married Paul Dean Arnold in 1946 in Chicago, who preceded her in death along with...
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