Obituaries

Larry Bartels

Larry Bartels

February 3, 2017

Larry Dale Bartels, age 75 of Flora, IL, passed away, Friday, February 3, 2017, at 3:51 am, at Flora Rehab & Healthcare Center in Flora. Larry was born Monday, July 21, 1941 in Clay County, the son of the late Art Bartels and the late Kathleen Bartels. On December 24, 2011, he was united in marriage to Marianne Moffett in...

Judy Colclasure

Judy Colclasure

January 28, 2017

Judy Kay Britton Colclasure, age 65, of Ingraham, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at 4:22 pm, at her home in Ingraham, IL. Judy was born Monday, August 27, 1951 in Jasper County, IL, the daughter of the late Beryl Lee Britton and the late Rosella (Gosnell) Britton. She was united in marriage to Lyle "Keith" Colclasure on...

Mabel Harmon

Mabel Harmon

January 17, 2017

Mabel May Harmon, age 98 of Sailor Springs, passed away at 5:40 am, on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Burgin Manor in Olney. Mabel, known as Aunt Tiny by family, was born Monday, May 27, 1918 in Pixley Township, Clay County, IL, the daughter of the late Albert Anderson and the late Ethel (Hicks) Anderson. On April 3, 1942 she...

Betty Cochran

Betty Cochran

January 16, 2017

Betty May Cochran, age 91 of Louisville, passed away at 9:30 am, Monday, January 16, 2017, at Flora Rehab & Healthcare Center in Flora. Betty was born Wednesday, June 17, 1925 in Flora, the daughter of the late Raymond and the late Leona (Kraft) Lambert. She was the wife of the late James Cochran and to this union one son...

Patsy Hord

Patsy Hord

January 10, 2017

Patsy Ann Hord, age 84, of Louisville, passed away at 11:47 pm, Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon. Patsy was born, June 7, 1932, the daughter of the late Richard Cooper and the late Ola (Gray) Cooper. On December 22, 1951, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Wayne Hord, in Hord, IL....

Twila Devore

Twila Devore

January 10, 2017

Twila J DeVore, age 71, of Olney, IL, formerly of Ingraham, passed away at 9:00 pm, Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, IN. Twila was born October 20, 1945, the daughter of the late Raymond E. DeVore and the late Mary Josephine (Fulk) DeVore. She enjoyed attending the Olney Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evenings and attending...

Margie Fleming

Margie Fleming

January 7, 2017

Margie Mae Fleming, age 85 of Kinmundy, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at her home in Kinmundy. Margie was born Sunday, August 30, 1931 in Pike County, KY where coal is the main industry and where the Hatfield's and McCoy's fueded in the Hills. She was the daughter of Creed Tackett and Virgie Tackett. She married Clarence...

Lola Doolen

Lola Doolen

January 5, 2017

Lola "Pola" Juanita Doolen, age 93, of Kinmundy, passed away at 12:20 am, Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Doctor's Nursing and Rehabilitation in Salem, IL. Lola was born November 16, 1923 in Yale, Oklanhoma, the daughter of the late Cecil E. and the late Irene (Alberson) Bailey. Lola was a secretary for Bud Robnett and a member of the Kinmundy...

Sammie Byers

Sammie Byers

January 4, 2017

Sammie Doyle Byers, age 69, of Louisville, passed away peacefully at his home in Louisville, at 3:03 am, Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Sammie was born January 10, 1947, the son of the late Howard Byers and Wilma Darlene (Horner) Byers. On February 19, 1966, he married Nancy Ann Lewis and to this union one son and two daughters were born....

Glen Lewis

Glen Lewis

December 29, 2016

Glen Edward Lewis, age 86, of Louisville, IL, peacefully entered Heaven on Thursday at 4:05 am at Clay County Hospital in Flora, surrounded by his family. Glen was born on September 18, 1930, in rural Bible Grove to William Noah Lewis and Lillian Annice (Harmon) Lewis. On January 6, 1953, Glen married Lois Irene Bailey of Louisville. One week after...

Jack Guthrie

Jack Guthrie

December 25, 2016

Jack Thomas Guthrie, age 53 of Louisville, IL, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at 9:26 am at his home in Louisville. He was born Friday, December 28, 1962 in Springfield, IL, the son of the late John Guthrie and the late Frances Guthrie. On July 5, 1986 he married Ramona Pope at the Louisville Christian Church. Jack was...

William Noll

William Noll

December 21, 2016

William "Tom" Thomas Noll, age 58, of Flora, IL, passed away at 4:35 am, December 21, 2016 at Clay County Hospital in Flora, IL. Tom was born on November 5, 1958 in Flora, IL the son of Ernest Eugene and Beaulah M. (McBride) Noll. He was united in marriage to Yong Chi on April 8, 1982 in Seoul, Korea. He...

Mary Garry

Mary Garry

December 19, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Garry, age 86 of Odin, IL, passed away at 8:45 pm, Monday, December 19, 2016, at Odin HealthCare Center in Odin, IL. Mary was born Thursday, December 18, 1930 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Charles Garry and the late Louise (BurkHart) Garry. She leaves to mourn her passing, nieces Barbara Richards of North Potomac, MD,...

Henry Rockwood

Henry Rockwood

December 17, 2016

Henry David Rockwood, Jr., age 30, of Louisville, IL, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016. Henry was born Friday, April 4, 1986 in Flora, IL, the son of the late Henry Rockwood and Connie Taylor Rockwood of Windsor, IL. On August 21, 2005 he married Lawanna Haile at the Clay County Courthouse. He was employed by Burger King as...

Lillie Mangner

Lillie Mangner

December 7, 2016

Lillie Mae Mangner, age 89 of Vandalia, IL, passed away at 7:26 pm, on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia, IL. Lillie was born Monday, March 14, 1927 in Iuka, IL, the daughter of the late Rosco Olden and the late Mae (Fear) Olden. She married Robert Linder and later divorced and remarried Daniel Mangner on...

Luella Morris

Luella Morris

November 26, 2016

Luella "Dorothea" Morris, age 93, of Louisville, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Clay County Hospital, in Flora, IL. Dorothea was born September 10, 1923, at Idaho Grove, Iowa to Ross and Minnie (Davis) Enyart. She was a high school graduate of North Clay. She was also a beautician, and a member of Golden Trinity United Methodist Church....

Devin Mills

Devin Mills

November 20, 2016

Devin M. Mills, age 31 of Louisville, IL, passed away at 8:28 am on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at his home in Louisville. He was born Saturday, May 4, 1985 in Effingham, IL, the son of the late Daniel Mills and Debi (Russ) Blackwell Young. He was self employed as a contractor and loved his children, music, baseball and softball....

Grace Mullins

Grace Mullins

November 18, 2016

Grace A Mullins, age 95 of Ingraham, IL passed away at 9:50 am, on Friday, November 18, 2016, at her home in Ingraham. She was employed by the Bible Grove Grade School as a cook and also worked in healthcare. She was a member of Ingraham Christian Church. Grace is survived by sons, Glenn (Nancy) Mullins of Taylorville, IL, Dale...

William Harvey

William Harvey

November 17, 2016

William Cecil Harvey "Jr.", age 81, of Kinmundy, IL, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016, at Doctors Health And Rehab Center in Salem, IL. Jr. was born June 5, 1935 in Danville, the son of Cecil and Peggy (Rice) Harvey. He was a member of Wesley Methodist Church. He is survived by his sister, Louise (Jim) Deweese of Philo,...

Mark Fortman

Mark Fortman

November 15, 2016

Mark Allen Fortman, age 54, of Kinmundy, IL, passed away at 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at his home. Mark was born October 4, 1962, in Centreville, IL, the son of the late Gerald Thomas Fortman Sr. and Ruth Ann (Bullard) Hickman who survives in Salem. On August 25, 2014 in Salem, IL, he married Marlin Huddleston who...