Obituaries

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...

Timmy Miller

Timmy Miller

April 25, 2016

Timmy "Turtle" Miller, age 67, of Fairfield, IL, formerly of Hord, passed away at 12:20 pm, Monday, April 25, 2016, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon, IL. Timmy was born Thursday, December 16, 1948 in Effingham, IL, the son of the late Reynold W. Miller and the late Vivian M. (Stacey) Miller. He is survived by brother, Douglas...

Archie Cruse

Archie Cruse

April 23, 2016

Archie Ray Cruse, Sr., age 86 of Flora, IL passed away at 1:55 pm on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Flora Rehab & Healthcare Center in Flora, IL. Archie was born Tuesday, December 10, 1929 in Clay County, IL, the son of the late Ozro Cruse and the late Faye (Coatney) Cruse. He married Doris Irene Harrington on December 23,...

Georgie Nolan

Georgie Nolan

March 27, 2016

Georgie Ann Nolan, age 70, of Kinmundy, IL passed away at 7:00 pm on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at her home in Kinmundy, IL Georgie was born Saturday, June 23, 1945 in Whitwell, TN, the daughter of the late George Stephenson Nolan and the late Josie Irene (Van Hoosier) Nolan. She was married to Donald Ray Hickam but was later...

Mary West

Mary West

March 19, 2016

Mary Jane (Fopay) West, age 91, of rural Louisville, IL, passed away at 12:15 am on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at her home in Bible Grove. Mary Jane was born November 25, 1924 to Ed and Lula (Lyons) Fopay in Oskaloosa Township. She married Melvin O. West in Bible Grove, IL on April 15, 1949. During their 54 years of...

Eula Lewis

Eula Lewis

March 17, 2016

Eula Marie Lewis, age 88 of Louisville, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 12:50 a.m. at the Flora Garden Health Center in Flora. Eula was born on March 28, 1927 in Blair Township, Clay County, the daughter of the late Gustav Edward Henry Grahn and the late Minnie Belle (Peter) Grahn. On March 18, 1944 in Bible Grove...

Dorothy Hayes

Dorothy Hayes

March 12, 2016

Dorothy "Jean" (Walker) Hayes, age 79 of Louisville, passed away at 2:31 AM, Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Jean was born on September 25, 1936 in Andersonville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Charlie J. Walker and the late Syble (Dyer) Walker Brooks. On October 28, 1967 she married Robert Lee Hayes. He preceded...

Martha Boose

Martha Boose

February 24, 2016

On February 24, 2016, Martha Allene Cambron Boose departed this world for her heavenly home. Martha Cambron was born on Tuesday, November 6, 1923 to Erma (Morris) Cambron and Park C. Cambron. She married Edward D. Boose on October 20, 1945. Four children were born to them; Eddie, B'Ann, Randy and Rhonda. Sadly, none of the children lived to adulthood....

Carl Litaker

Carl Litaker

February 20, 2016

Carl Litaker Sr., age 72, of Lousiville, passed away at 11:24 am, Saturday, Febuary 20, 2016 at his home in Louisville. Carl was born on March 15, 1943 in Sugtown, Arkansas, the son of the late Raymond and the late Mildred (Smith) Litaker. On May 28, 1965 he was united in marriage with Margie Evans in Hartford, Michigan. He was...