Obituaries
Shelby Carver
Nov 15, 2012
Energy Shelby J. Carver, 75 of Energy, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 6:49 AM at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Carver will be held Monday, November 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Rev. Leroy Waggoner officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held on the same...
Jeremy Elvis Hartman Jr.
Nov 15, 2012
Marion—Jeremy Elvis Hartman Jr., infant son of Felisha Bishop and Jeremy E. Hartman Sr. of Marion, passed away at 12:28 A.M. , Thursday, November 15 , 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Jeremy was born on November 14, 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Jeremy is survived by; Mommy and Daddy—Felisha Bishop and Jeremy E. Hartman Sr. of...
L. Dow Odum
Nov 14, 2012
LORENZO DOW ODUM, age 89, of Marion, passed away at 11:01pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Herrin Rehab and Nursing Center. Lorenzo was born in Pittsburg on September 12, 1923, the son of Stella (Scott) and Lorenzo Dow Odum, Sr. He married Hazel Lea Davis on November 10, 1943 in Henderson, Kentucky. Together, they have shared sixty-nine years of...
Howard and Luella Jones
Nov 12, 2012
Marion-HOWARD FRANK JONES, age 85, of Marion, passed away at 10:32pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Carrier Mills Nursing Home. Howard was born in Benton on February 14, 1927, the son of Harvey and Paula (Ligon) Jones. He married Luella Gates. Luella passed away less than three hours after Howard. Mr. Jones was a retired coal miner at Freeman...
Anderson Belt
Nov 10, 2012
Goreville- Anderson Huston Belt, 80, of Goreville passed away peacefully at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 7:45 AM. Funeral services for Mr. Belt will be at 11:00 AM, Friday, November 16, 2012 at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Pastor R.G. Null officiating. Interment will follow in Busby Cemetery in Goreville. Visitation...
Josephine "Jo" Berra
Nov 9, 2012
Herrin- Josephine Jo Berra, 96, of Herrin, passed away at 6:23 pm, Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Herrin Rehab and Care Center. Jo was born in Herrin on May 21, 1916 to Alex and Tressie (Comi) Berra. After graduating from Herrin High School, she worked first at the WPA Finance Dept. and the Illinois Ordinance Plant accounting department, before retiring...
Audrey Greiner
Nov 8, 2012
Audrey B. Greiner Troy, IL—Audrey B. Greiner, 86 of Troy, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 6:00 PM. Funeral services for Mrs. Greiner will be at Noon, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Christ United Methodist Church (339 Frank Scott Parkway, Fairview Heights) with Todd Greiner officiating. Interment will follow in O’Fallon Cemetery. Visitation will...
Bobby Dean Groves
Nov 6, 2012
Bobby D. Groves, 80, of Marion passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at his home with family by his side. He was born on August 10, 1932, the son of Claude and Sylvia Groves of Marion. Bob was a high school mathematics teacher for the Marion Unit 2 School District, and for most of his career...
Jane Chartier
Nov 6, 2012
Jane B. Chartier Goreville—Jane B. Chartier, 82 of Goreville passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 2:56 PM. Graveside services will be held at Cana Cemetery in Goreville on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM with Dr. Ron Ferguson officiating. A time of gathering for family and friends is...
Guy Leon Kelley
Nov 4, 2012
Marion- GUY LEON KELLEY, age 62, of Marion, passed away at 2:10pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Westside Care Center in West Frankfort. Guy was born in Marion on October 21, 1950, the son of Harold Alexander and Etta (McMillian) Kelley. Survivors include his daughter- Angela and Bryan Perdue of Olney Four Grandchildren-Savannah, Braden, Morgan, and Dylan Perdue of...
Lela M. King
Nov 3, 2012
MarionLela M. King, 91, passed away on Saturday, November 03, 2012 at 4:30 A.M. at Parkway Manor Nursing Home. Lela was born June 13, 1921 in Marion to William A. Fries and Louise Sander. Lela married Lester L. King on March 30, 1946 in Marion. He preceded her in death on July 27, 1980. Lela was a member of the...
Baby Lanie Jo Simmons
Nov 3, 2012
Zeigler- Lanie Jo Simmons, 2 weeks 6 days, infant daughter of Darla Ann Rogers and Josh Simmons of Zeigler, passed away at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at St. Louis Childrens Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Lanie Jo was born on October 10, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis and was baptized shortly thereafter. Lanie Jo is...
Carl Neafus
Nov 2, 2012
Carl B. Neafus, 63, passed away on Friday, November 02, 2012 at 10:26 A.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Carl was born June 12, 1949 in Herrin the son of Leslie and Edith (Powell) Neafus. Carl had been ill for many years of his life but still found the time for frequent visits to McDonalds to visit and...
Bobbie Bernice West
Nov 1, 2012
Marion Bobbie Bernice West, 93, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at 6:24 A.M on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. She was born December 20, 1918 in Black Oak, Arkansas the daughter of George and Clarissa Overman. She married John Sherman West. Bobbie grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She married, had two children and lived with her family for...
Ned Albert Ginder
Nov 1, 2012
Ned Albert Ginder Lake of Egypt—Ned Albert Ginder, 88 of Lake of Egypt, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 1, 2012 with his wife by his side. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Lake of Egypt Christian Church with Pastor Leroy Waggoner officiating. Graveside services will be held the...
Minnie Fern Stritzel
Oct 31, 2012
Minnie Fern Stritzel Prosperity—Minnie Fern (Grant) Stritzel, 90 of Prosperity, went to be with her Lord, on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 8:15 AM at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale after a sudden heart attack. Funeral services for Minnie are scheduled for Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Pastor Dan Smith officiating. Interment...
Brad W. Lee
Oct 29, 2012
Marion- Bradford Wallace Lee, age 57, of Marion, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Brad was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on June 4, 1955, the son of Wendall and Alma Jane (Wallace) Lee. He married Ouyang L. Lihuan of China on January 23, 2010 in Marion. She survives. Brad was a...
Judi M. Laughlin
Oct 28, 2012
Herrin Judi M. Laughlin, 63, of Herrin, passed away at 9:25 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2012 at her home in Herrin surrounded by her loving family and friends after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Judi was born November 17, 1948 in Massillon, Ohio to Ralph Dale and Helen Marie (Spangler) Laughlin. She was a 1966 graduate of Herrin High...
Betty Cross
Oct 27, 2012
Betty L. Cross Betty Cross, 83, of Marion passed away at 12:24 PM on Saturday, Ocrtober 27, 2012 at her home with family by her side. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM in Robinson Cemetery in New Burnside with Darrell Ford officiating. Family and friends are requested to meet at the cemetery. Blue Funeral...
John B. Simmons
Oct 26, 2012
Marion John B. Simmons, 80, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2012 at 12:05 P.M. at Parkway Manor in Marion. John was born January 17, 1932 in Cobden the son of Abe and Genevieve (Miner) Simmons. He married Marie DeFrank on January 31, 1953 in Marion and together they have shared over 59 years of marriage. She survives in Marion....
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