Obituaries

Mary Britton

Mary Britton

August 15, 2016

Mary Jane Britton, age 70, of Clay City, passed away at 10:00 pm, Monday, August 15, 2016 at Good Samartian Hospital, Mt. Vernon, IL. Mary was born October 28, 1945 in Bible Grove, Clay County, IL, the daughter of the late Noble E. and the late Flossie Jane (Pierce) Walker. She married Homer Larry Britton on January 12, 1963 at...

Larry Freeman

Larry Freeman

August 12, 2016

Larry Neil Freeman, 74, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016, at his home in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He was formerly of Jay, Oklahoma, and Kankakee and Farina, Illinois. Larry was born in Flora, Illinois, on November 11, 1941, to William Anderson Freeman and Virginia Rose (McPeak) Freeman. Larry was united in marriage to Marilyn Kaye Jamison in Salem, Illinois in...

Priscilla O'Sullivan

Priscilla O'Sullivan

July 29, 2016

Priscilla Yvonne Coble O'Sullivan died on July 29, 2016 in Mt. Vernon, IL. Per her request, she was buried within 48 hours of her death. She did not want a traditional funeral. She wanted to be buried with the urn carrying our dad's ashes and with her children at the graveside. We said a few words at the burial, Annie...

Lois Thilker

Lois Thilker

July 28, 2016

Lois Evelyn Thilker, age 83, of Effingham, formerly of Mason, passed away at 3:44 am, Thursday, July 28, 2016, at Lavender Ridge Memory Care in Effingham, IL. Lois was born September 14, 1932 in Bedford, IN, the daughter of the late Fred H. and the late Jenelle Cox. She married Cecil J. Thilker on December 16, 1950 at the First...

Ralph Daugherty

Ralph Daugherty

July 28, 2016

Ralph Edward Daugherty, age 80, of Xenia, passed away at 6:42 pm, Thursday, July 28, 2016 at his home in Xenia. Ralph was born on April 28, 1936 in Louisville, IL, the son of the late Henry Clinton Daugherty and the late Beulah (Fugate) Daugherty. On June 9, 1967 he was united in marriage to Diana Kempiak in Geneva, IL,...

Jack Hale

Jack Hale

July 19, 2016

Jack Hale, age 88, of Louisville, passed away at 7:15 am, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at the Burge House in Flora, IL. Jack was born March 25, 1928 in Harter Township, Clay County, IL, the son of the late Mallory and the late Grace (Sewell) Hale. He married Ruth Erwin and she preceded him death. He later was united in...

Bruce Garrison

Bruce Garrison

July 13, 2016

Bruce Garrison, age 87, of Louisville, IL, passed away at 6:40 pm, Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Flora Rebilitation and Health Care Center in Flora. Bruce was born November 25, 1928, in Flora, IL, the son of the late Sherman B. and the late Stella M. (Clark) Garrison. He married Mildred Anderson on April 10, 1955 at St. Paul's Church...

Wanda Stipp

Wanda Stipp

July 5, 2016

Wanda Bernetta Stipp, age 85, of Kankakee, IL, formerly of Clay County, passed away at 2:55 pm on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at her home in Kankakee. She was born January 8, 1931, the daughter of the late Melvin Arthur Bailey and the late Jessie Mae (White) Bailey. On March 12, 1950 she was united in marriage to William D....

Mary Pitney

Mary Pitney

July 1, 2016

Mary Ellen Pitney, age 94, passed away on Friday July 1, 2016 at her home in Kinmundy, IL. Mary Ellen was born in Carbondale Illinois on September 23, 1921, to William Matthew Williams and Martha Eva (Butler) Williams. Mary Ellen graduated from SIU's school of education with a minor in journalism in 1941. During WWII, Mary Ellen worked for the...

Mary Krutsinger

Mary Krutsinger

June 24, 2016

Mary "Ethel" Krutsinger, age 94, of Kinmundy, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 at 5:23pm at Doctor's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salem, IL. Ethel was born on April 8, 1922, the daughter of the late Emery and the late Arrilla (Synder) Simmons. On August 25, 1940, she married Hershel Eugene Krutsinger in Salem, IL. He preceded her in...

Beverly Spitler

Beverly Spitler

June 21, 2016

Beverly Louise Spitler, age 82, of Champaign, IL, passed away at 5:55 pm, Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Presence Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, IL. Beverly was born July 27, 1933 in Louisville, the daughter of the late Marvin Johnson and the late Mary (Tolliver) Johnson Zanders. She was employed as an accounting clerk at the University of Illinois. Beverly...

Larry Mccarty

Larry Mccarty

June 14, 2016

Larry Gene McCarty, age 76 of Kinmundy, IL, passed away at his home at 4:10 pm on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Larry was born at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, IL, the son of the late Kenneth Eugene and the late Ida Katherine (Onyon) McCarty. He was united in marriage on February 3, 1962 at the Wilton Center Federated Church...

Robert Ingram

Robert Ingram

June 11, 2016

Robert "Bob" Franklin Ingram, age 70, of Kinmundy, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at his home in Kinmundy. Bob was born March 25, 1946 in Marion County, IL, the son of the late Elwin and the late Erma (Quick) Ingram. He married Carolyn Mae Wilkins Wuehler on January 23, 1990 at the Marion County Courthouse in Salem, IL....

Harold Robinson

Harold Robinson

June 9, 2016

Harold Wade Robinson, age 86, of Louisville, passed away at 9:38 am on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL. Harold was born November 5, 1929 in Louisville, IL, the son of the late Loren D. and the late Inez (Bryan) Robinson. He married Doris Mae Robinson on May 12, 1961 at Red Brush Christian...

Daniel Mills

Daniel Mills

June 7, 2016

Daniel Gene Mills, age 57, of Louisville, passed away at 4:55 pm, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Danny was born January 10, 1959 in Effingham, IL, the son of Bobbie and Lillian (Bible) Mills. he was united in marriage with Rhonda Buhrmann on April 17, 2004. He was employed by Direct Lines Trucking Company...

Juanita Schoonover

Juanita Schoonover

June 2, 2016

Juanita Lorena Schoonover, age 93, of Louisville, IL, passed away at 8:08 pm, Thursday, June 2, 2016, at her home in Louisville, IL. Juanita was born November 27, 1922 in Oskaloosa Township, Illinois, the daughter of the late Norris E. Pickel and the late Opal Marie (Montgomery) Pickel. She married Stanford P. Schoonover on August 31, 1940 in Henderson, Kentucky....

Gary Gregor

Gary Gregor

June 1, 2016

Gary Lynn Gregor, age 59, of Louisville, IL, passed away at 7:21 am, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Clay County Hospital in Flora, IL. Gary was born March 31, 1957 in Effingham, IL, the son of the late Harry and the late Bernadine (Bricker) Gregory. He is survived by two sisters, Brenda McWhorter of Dieterich and Shirley Foryes of Mattoon;...

Mary Harvey

Mary Harvey

May 31, 2016

Mary "Peggy" Pauline Harvey, age 103, of Kinmundy, IL, passed away at 6:34 am, Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at her home in Kinmundy. Peggy was born June 1, 1912 in Chariton, IA, the daughter of the late Edward and the late Ella (Cox) Rice. She married William "Cecil" Harvey in Danville, IL and he preceded her in death on October...

Pauline Stonum

Pauline Stonum

April 27, 2016

Pauline Mae Stonum, age 69 of Shawneetown, IL, passed away at 4:41 pm, on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. Pauline was born Thursday, February 27, 1947 in Jonesboro, IL, the daughter of the late Freeman Whelchel and the late Lucille Batson Whelchel. Her companion Danny Ray Spurlin survives in Shawneetown. She was a homemaker...

Patricia Somerville

Patricia Somerville

April 27, 2016

Patricia Ann Somerville, age 45 of Alma, IL, passed away at 1:15 pm, on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL . She was born Tuesday, April 6, 1971 in Prince George County, Maryland, the daughter of John Mattingly of Maryland, and the late Alice Dodson. She resided in Alma with her significant other, Anthony...