Obituaries
Robert Almaroad
Jul 16, 2011
Robert Almaroad Marion- Robert Almaroad, 94, passed away at 1:00am on Saturday July 16th 2011 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center. Funeral Services for Mr. Almaroad will be held at Blue Funeral Home on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 11am. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am to the service hour at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to...
Betty June Newbold
Jul 15, 2011
Creal Springs—Betty June Newbold, 80, of Creal Springs, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 8:40 AM at Angel Acres in Marion. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, July 18, 2011 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Rev.Eddie Donelson will officiate. Burial will follow at Simmons Cemetery in Creal Springs. Visitation will be from 5-8:00...
William E. Craig
Jul 15, 2011
Marion- WILLIAM E. CRAIG, age 70, of Marion, passed away at 3:45pm on Friday, July 15, 2011 at his home in Marion. William was born in Goreville on August 15, 1940, the son of Dowell and Gertrude (Lamphere) Craig. He married Mary Snider at Pulleys Mill on July 31, 1959. Together, they have shared fifty-one years of marriage. Mary survives...
Richard Lee Emery
Jul 14, 2011
Marion- RICHARD LEE ZIP EMERY, age 61, of Marion, passed away at 6:56pm on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at his home in Marion. Richard was born in Herrin on December 17, 1949, the son of Ralph and Betty Emery. He married Ruth Watkins in Marion on April 2, 1994. She survives in Marion. Mr. Emery retired from the City of...
Marvin Henke
Jul 13, 2011
Marvin Clifton Henke Marvin Clifton Henke, age 73, of Wickliffe,KY, died at 11:55a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Marion Veteran’s Hospital in Marion, Illinois. According to his wishes Mr. Henke will be cremated. A memorial service will be held at Blue Funeral Home at 11 am on Wednesday July 20th, 2011. There will be a time of visitation from...
Marjorie Kesler
Jul 13, 2011
Marjorie R. Kesler Marion-Marjorie R. Kesler, 89, of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 12:40 AM in Heartland Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held for Marjorie on Friday, July 15, 2011 starting at 10:00 AM in Maplewood Cemetery in Marion. Family and friends are requested to gather at the cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice...
Terry Lear Godbey, Sr.
Jul 12, 2011
Terry Lear Godbey, Sr. Goreville-Terry Lear Godbey, Sr., 68, of Goreville passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at his home. Services for Terry will be held on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Dr. Ron Ferguson, Reverend Brad Roberts and Reverend Topper Council officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July...
Mary Alice Bauer
Jul 11, 2011
Mary Alice Bauer, 82, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 9:27 A.M. at her home. Mary was born July 29, 1928 in Marion, the daughter of Claude and Amelia (Schneider) Johnston. She married Dare Bauer on October 8, 1950 in Marion and together they have shared over 60 years of marriage. She was a homemaker and a member...
Richard Bagdonas
Jul 10, 2011
Richard D. Bagdonas Marion- Richard D. Bagdonas, 90, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 12:15 AM at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. According to Richard’s wishes, his body will be cremated and no services will be held. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family with arrangements. Richard was born on March 31,...
Dalton Dossie Lotus Gourley
Jul 9, 2011
Dalton Dossie Lotus Gourley Thompsonville: Dalton Dossie Lotus Gourley, 13, of Thompsonville, passed away July 9, 2011 at 3:06pm Heartland Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, July 12th, at 8pm at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion. There will be a visitation from 5-8pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Marion Youth Football...
Paula Chamberlain
Jul 8, 2011
Paula Ann Gower-Chamberlain Marion— Paula Ann Gower- Chamberlain, age 62, of Marion Il, passed away July 8th, 2011 at Herrin Hospital. Paula was born Aug 24, 1948 at the Gower Farm House in Marion Il, to Paul and Shirley (Faulkner) Gower. She was a dedicated daughter, sister, niece, cousin, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and friend. Family always came first to...
Dennis Stephen Capps
Jul 6, 2011
Herrin- Dennis S. Capps, 41, of Herrin, passed away at 1:15 PM, Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at his home in Herrin. Dennis was born on September 25, 1969 in Carbondale to Dennis W. & Jessie (Brandon) Capps. He was a graduate of Herrin High school and worked in various positions and jobs throughout his life including delivering pizza for Paglias...
Betty Louise Anderson
Jul 6, 2011
MARION – Betty Louise Anderson, 85, passed away peacefully at 2:00 PM, on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Heartland Regional Medical Center, with her family comforting her after complications from a stroke and loss of her husband in May, 2011. Visitation will be Saturday, July 9, 2011 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. The...
Ruby Reese
Jul 6, 2011
Ruby (Troxel) Reese, 85, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 3:07 P.M. at her daughters home in Marion. Ruby was born in Commerce, Missouri the daughter of Tom & Mattie Shipman on January 30, 1926. She married Paul Junior Reese on June 21, 1941 in Charleston, Missouri and together they shared over 67 years of marriage, until his...
Tommy Racine
Jul 6, 2011
Tommy Pasquale Racine passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by close family and friends, at 4:55 p.m. Monday, July 4, 2011. He was 92 years old. Tommy was born Dec. 14, 1918, in Marion, Ill., the son of Giuseppe Joe Racine and Carmela Libutti Racine. He married Mary Virginia Jackson of Marion on Aug. 1, 1942. She survives. Tommy owned...
Mary L. McGowan
Jul 6, 2011
Herrin- MARY L. McGOWAN, age 74, of Herrin, passed away at 9:57pm on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Mary was born in Williamson County on October 28, 1936, the daughter of Americo and Dorothy (Hicks) Vagino. She married Kenneth McGowan in Chicago on September 5, 1959. He preceded her in death. Mrs. McGowan was a...
John Loyd Logsdon
Jul 1, 2011
Marion John Loyd Logsdon, 81, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011 at 6 A.M. at his home in Marion. John was born February 14, 1930 in Kentucky the son of William and Estelle Logsdon. He was a Navy veteran, proudly serving in the Korean Conflict. John retired from the Arizona School District. He enjoyed anything in the outdoors, spending...
John Balster
Jun 30, 2011
MARION- John H. Balster, 64, passed away at 3:26 PM on June 30th, 2011 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. John was born on November 22, 1946 in Beardstown, IL to Henry E. and Alberta (Jurgens) Balster. He married Jolene McKeighen and together they have shared forty two wonderful years. He was a Vietnam era Air Force Veteran who...
Elsie Manlove
Jun 28, 2011
Herrin- Elsie Manlove, 97, of Herrin, passed away at 7:00 AM, Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Elsie was born on Halloween 1931 in Fairfield, IL to Edward and Eliza Manlove. She was a hardworking and dedicated woman who enjoyed spending time with the people she loved. Elsie was a lifelong member of the United...
Pinkney Thomas
Jun 26, 2011
Pinkney C. Thomas Harrisburg-Pinkney C. Thomas, 71, of Harrisburg, passed away at 3:34 PM on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Harrisburg Medical Center. According to Pinkney’s wishes, she will be cremated and no services will be held. Pinkney was born on June 4, 1940 in Stuhgart, Ark to Charlie & Chlela (Broughton) Blue. She is survived by her sons, Chris...
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