Obituaries
Patricia Smith
November 1, 2017
Patricia (Chris) Christina Smith, age 67, of Louisville, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 4:47 pm in Nashville, IL. Chris was born March 28, 1950 in Olney, IL the daughter of Paul and May J. (Bell) Gibson. She was self employed as an artist and was an art teacher for Frontier Community College. In addition, she also worked for...
Earl Hamilton
October 30, 2017
Early "Hambone" Eldon Hamilton, age 88, of Louisville, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017 at 2:42 am, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Hambone was born on October 5, 1929, in Clay County, IL, the son of the late Earl Theodore Hamilton and the late Juanita Cornelia (Lynn) Hamilton. He was self employed as an oil driller, carpenter and...
Gary Connerly
October 28, 2017
Gary Lee Connerly, age 76 of Louisville, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at his home in Louisville. Gary was born Thursday, June 12, 1941 in Hord, the son of the late Richard Lealan and the late Lieuzetta P. (Sehie) Connerly. He was united in marriage to Judy Ellen Jones on June 10, 1961 at the Louisville United Methodist...
David Harrington
October 9, 2017
David "Tom" Thomas Harrington, age 74 of Louisville, passed away at 5:00 pm, Monday, October 9, 2017, at his home in Louisville. Tom was born Friday, March 19, 1943 in Oskaloosa Township, the son of the late Floyd Raymond and Lora Alice (Mefford) Harrington. On June 06, 1976 he married Constance J. Montgomery at Wabash Baptist Church. He was a...
Roy Wren
October 6, 2017
Roy Edward Wren, age 61 of Kinmundy, passed away at 12:40 am on Friday, October 6, 2017, at Centralia Manor in Centralia.. Roy was born Tuesday, May 15, 1956 in Saint Louis, MO, the son of the late Harold Wren and the late Ruth (Moore) Wren. On April 29, 1982 he was united in marriage to Carolyn Wilson in Saint...
Laurel Carter
October 6, 2017
Laurel Marie Carter, 88 of Louisville, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at Clay County Hospital. She was born in Bible Grove, IL, the daughter of William Noah and Lillian (Harmon) Lewis on April 21, 1929. She married Glen Carter of Bible Grove on August 24, 1946 in Effingham, IL. He preceded her in death. Laurel was a member of...
John Mcknelly
October 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
September 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
August 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
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