Obituaries

Lindell G. Osman

Lindell G. Osman

Dec 27, 2012

Lindell G. Osman, 74, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 12:29 P.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Lindell was born June 2, 1938 in Hardin County the son of Loren and Verbal (Brown) Osman. He married Margaret Ellen Smothers on December 26, 1957 in Rudement, Illinois and they have been blessed with 55 years of marriage. He was...

Vernon Ray Barks, Sr.

Vernon Ray Barks, Sr.

Dec 25, 2012

Vernon Ray Barks, Sr. Goreville—Vernon Ray Barks, Sr., 63 of Goreville passed away at 10:05 AM, Christmas morning, Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at his home with family by his side. Funeral services for Mr. Barks will be on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Dr. Ron Ferguson officiating. Interment will follow in...

Delores Y. Casey

Delores Y. Casey

Dec 22, 2012

HERRIN - Delores Yvonne Casey (Aunt Doe), 91, of Herrin, passed away Saturday Dec. 22, 2012 at 6:48 AM in the Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. She was born in Bush the ninth of eleven children to Aarron and Emma (Brewster) Fulgham on October 10, 1921. She married Andrew Jackson Casey in Greenville, SC on June 18, 1947. He...

Shellie Hodson

Shellie Hodson

Dec 19, 2012

Herrin- SHELLIE HODSON, age 41, of Herrin, passed away at 4:30am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Herrin Hospital. Shellie was born in Saint Charles, Illinois on June 6, 1971. She married Howie Hodson in Herrin on December 22, 1990. Together, they shared twenty-one years of marriage. He survives in Herrin. Mrs. Hodson was a member of the Second Baptist...

David McCourt

David McCourt

Dec 18, 2012

Goreville David C. McCourt, 73 of Goreville, passed away at 3:18 AM on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Funeral services will be on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Rev. RG Null officiating. Interment will follow at Cana Cemetery in Goreville. A time of gathering for family and...

Ruby L. Chapman

Ruby L. Chapman

Dec 18, 2012

Ruby L. Chapman Marion—Ruby Lois Chapman, 82 of Marion passed away at 7:00 AM on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Funeral services for Mrs. Chapman will be on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 11:00 Am at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Rev. Scott Kallem officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion. Visitation...

Susan Ross-Gallier

Susan Ross-Gallier

Dec 17, 2012

Carbondale Susan Gallier, 79 of rural Carbondale, passed away at 1:15 PM on Monday, December17, 2012 at her home with family by her side. According to her wishes Susan's body will be cremated and private services will be held. The family requests that those wishing to make memorial donations do so to the Carbondale Women's Shelter. They may be sent...

Frieda Mae White

Frieda Mae White

Dec 17, 2012

Frieda Mae (Ridlen) White Frieda Mae (Ridlen) White, 99, of Marion, passed away at 12:55 PM on Monday, December 17, 2012 at Carbondale Rehab and Nursing Center in Carbondale. A celebration of Frieda’s life will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 21, 2012 at Second Baptist Church in Marion (308 South Russell Street) with Dr. Judith Ridlen and Rev....

Mardell M Scheibler

Mardell M Scheibler

Dec 16, 2012

Marion- MARDELL M. SCHEIBLER, age 90, of Marion, formerly of Chicago, passed away at 8:50pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Parkway Manor Nursing Home in Marion. Mardell was born in Chicago on November 4, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Mary Mae (Adas) Emerson. She married Herbert Scheibler, who preceded her in death in 1995. Mrs. Scheibler spent her...

James Doron

James Doron

Dec 13, 2012

Creal Springs James L. Doron, 82 of Creal Springs, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 9:26 PM at Heartland Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. Funeral services for Mr. Doron will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 17, 2012 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Rev. John...

James C. Lingle

James C. Lingle

Dec 13, 2012

James Lingle, 85, of Marion passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 10:23 A.M. at Parkway Manor. James was born May 6, 1927 in Marion the son of Orea and Alice (Brush) Lingle. He married JoAnn Ellen Christy on March 10, 1951 in Piggott, Arkansas and together they have shared over 61 years of marriage. He was an Army...

Carol Romans

Carol Romans

Dec 10, 2012

Carol A. Romans, 65, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 3:18 P.M. at St. Louis University Hospital. Carol was born February 12, 1947 in Herrin the daughter of William E. and Paralee E. (Whitecotton) Deaton. She married Steve L. Romans on March 18, 1983 in Marion and together they have shared over 29 years of marriage. She was...

Bobbie Jean Miner

Bobbie Jean Miner

Dec 10, 2012

Bobbie Jean Miner, 85, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 5:23 P.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Bobbie was born December 7, 1927 in Williamson County, the daughter of Oscar & Nancy (Taylor) Strunk, Sr. She married Paul Miner on September 26, 1943 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and together they shared over 41 years of marriage. He preceded...

Roger Ferguson

Roger Ferguson

Dec 8, 2012

Marion- Roger Ferguson, 70, of Spillertown, passed away at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Roger was born on November 20, 1942 in Spillertown to Jewell M. and Mabel (Klope) Ferguson. He served his country honorably while enlisted in the United States Army. Once honorably discharged, he worked for many years as the...

Linda Byrn

Linda Byrn

Dec 7, 2012

Marion—Linda L. Byrn, 63, of Marion passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 7:10 PM. According to Linda’s wishes her body will be cremated. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting her family with her final wishes. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, December 11, 2012...

David Lowery

David Lowery

Dec 7, 2012

Creal Springs David Ray Lowery, 73 of Creal Springs, passed away at 8:50 AM on Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center with family by his side. According to his wishes, Mr. Lowery will be cremated and his ashes shall be interred at the Creal Springs City Cemetery on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 10:00 AM...

Larry Hastings

Larry Hastings

Dec 7, 2012

MarionLarry W. Hastings, age 61, of Marion, passed away on Thursday, December 06, 2012 at 7:30 P.M. at his home. Larry was born in Steator, Illinois to Wayne & Eleanor (Schroyer) Hastings. He married Lois Perry. She preceded him in death. Larry joined the Navy right out of high school as a yeoman. He later worked for Williamson County Special...

Judith Rodgers

Judith Rodgers

Dec 3, 2012

Judy Rodgers Judith Ann (Naeve) Rodgers, 74, of Goreville, IL went to be with her Lord and Savior at 6:00 a.m., Monday, December 3, 2012 in the Hillview Healthcare Center, Vienna. Judy is the daughter of G. Theodore and Hulda M. (Genz) Naeve. She was born July 28, 1938 in Chicago and was raised in Kankakee, IL with a large...

Ramona Amunrud

Ramona Amunrud

Dec 3, 2012

Marion Ramona S. Amunrud, 83 of Marion, passed away at 3:35 PM on Monday, December 3, 2012 at Parkway Manor in Marion. According to Ramona’s wishes her body will be cremated and no services will be held. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting her family with her final wishes. Ramona was born in Anna to Guy & Muriel Harris...

Nancy Sue Smith

Nancy Sue Smith

Dec 2, 2012

Marion- NANCY SUE (DWYER) SMITH, age 74, of Marion, formerly of Tolono, joyfully joined her husband, Ralph Smith, in Heaven at 9:35am on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Nancy was born in Marion on October 14, 1938, the daughter of Arthur and Sybil (Nicholson) Dwyer. She married Ralph E. Smith in Marion on October...

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