Obituaries
Mary Ruth Smart
May 17, 2008
Mary “Ruth” Smart Mary “Ruth” Smart, age 84, of Marion, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 2:10 a.m. at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Bob Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Marion. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Patrick Curl
May 15, 2008
Herrin- Patrick Curl, 49, of Carbondale, passed away at 9:23 AM, Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Pat was born on March 17, 1959 in Chicago to Henry & Margaret (Huth) Curl. He worked as a press operator for twenty years at Maytag in Herrin. He was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel...
Charles M. Eldridge
May 14, 2008
Charles M. Eldridge, 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 5:40 P.M. at Fountains Nursing Care Center. Charles was born December 29, 1920 the son of Charles R. & Cora (Stearns) Eldridge in Herrin. He married Violet Hellberg on May 4, 1943 in Vermont, Illinois and they have been blessed with 65 years of marriage. Charles retired from...
Blanche Leona Roberts
May 13, 2008
Blanche Leona Roberts MARION-Blanche Roberts, 83, of Marion passed away at 2:14 PM, Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at Herrin Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 16, 2008 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Greg Gibbs officiating. Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will be...
E. Tim Roland
May 12, 2008
E. Tim Roland JOHNSTON CITY- E. Tim Roland, 59, of Johnston City passed away at 8:26 AM, Monday, May 12, 2008 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Ezra Church of God in West Frankfort with Brother Tommy Dryden officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until...
Jessica JoAnn Dunaway
May 12, 2008
Carterville- JESSICA JoANN DUNAWAY, age 30, of Carterville, passed away at 8:00am on Monday, May 12, 2008 at her home in Carterville. A memorial service will be held at noon on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at the Ramsey Christian Church in Ramsey, Illinois. A time of gathering will be held one hour before services at the church on Thursday. Johnson-Hughes...
Gus Laverne Johnson
May 12, 2008
Gus Laverne Johnson MARION-Gus Laverne Johnson, 72, of Marion passed away at 8:30 AM, Monday 12, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, May 15, 2008 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Brother Tommy Monroe officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the funeral...
Ted W. Harris
May 12, 2008
Herrin- Theodore W. Ted Harris, 44, of Herrin, passed away at 7:39 AM, Saturday, May 10, 2008 at his home. Theodore was born on April 22, 1964 in Cleveland, OH to Theodore William & Loudean (Taylor) Harris. He formerly worked as a cook at Cardinal Health Care in Energy & Thorntons Market in Herrin. He was of protestant faith. Ted...
Mary M. Vansaghi
May 12, 2008
Herrin- Mary M. Vansaghi, 92, of Herrin, passed away at 5:15 AM, Monday, May 12, 2008 at her home in Herrin. Mary was born on December 9, 1915 in Herrin (at the same house she passed away in) to Caesar & Gina (Zoyia) Vansaghi. When she was younger she translated books for the blind and cleaned houses. During WWII she...
Connie Diane Boaz
May 11, 2008
Connie Diane Boaz MARION - Connie Diane Boaz, 56, of Marion passed away at 3:50 PM, Sunday, May 11, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital in Highland, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend John Burnett officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, May...
Carolyn Sue Webb
May 10, 2008
Carolyn Sue Webb JOHNSTON CITY-Carolyn Sue Webb, 60, of Johnston City passed away at 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 10, 2008 in South Fulton, Tennessee. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, May 18, 2008 at County Line Cemetery in Creal Springs with Robert Dale Webb officiating. There will be no visitation. Family and friends are asked to meet...
George A. Stearns
May 10, 2008
Herrin- GEORGE A. STEARNS, age 65, of Herrin, passed away at 3:15am on Sunday, May 10, 2008 at Franklin Hospital in Benton. George was born in Granite City on June 12, 1942, the son of Kenneth Adam and Suzie (Pelvan) Stearns. He made Malone's Taffy and sold at various carnivals. George was also a Salvation Army bell ringer. He was...
Ralph Bell
May 8, 2008
Marion- Ralph Bell, 86, of Marion, passed away at 8:20 AM, Thursday, May 8, 2008 at his home in Marion. Ralph was born on December 8, 1921 in Thompsonville to Charles & Maggie (Beers) Bell. He married Genevieve Newton on August 30, 1924 in Cape Girardeau, MO. She preceded him in death on April 26, 1986. Mr. Bell proudly served...
Norma Mae Watts
May 7, 2008
Marion Norma Mae Watts, 84, passed away on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 3:18 A.M. at her home. Norma was born Jan 22, 1924 the daughter of Carney Ray & Nellie Houston (Bridwell) Owens in Springfield. She married Dean Watts on July 2, 1956 in Uika, Mississippi and together they have shared over 51 years of marriage. Norma worked with...
Elzia Fallin
May 4, 2008
Elzia “Ed“ Fallin MARION - 8220;Elzia “Ed” Fallin, 72, of Marion passed away at 6:50 AM, Sunday, May 4, 2008 at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Duck River Baptist Church in Holly Pond, Alabama. Visitation will be from 6:00PM to 9:00PM at the Hanceville Funeral Home in Hanceville, Alabama. Local visitation will...
Larry Burns
May 3, 2008
Larry Burns MARION-Larry Burns, 44, of Marion passed away at 8:18 AM, Saturday, May 3, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Monday, May 5, 2008 at the funeral home. Burial will be at Odd Fellows...
Bill L. Durham
May 3, 2008
Bill L. Durham GOREVILLE-Bill L. Durham, 81, of Goreville passed away at 3:26 PM, Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at the Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Reverend R. G. Null and Brother Dale Billingsley officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to...
Lois E. Ansinelli
May 2, 2008
Herrin- LOIS ENID ANSINELLI, age 87, of Herrin, passed away at 12:50am on Friday, May 2, 2008 at Herrin Hospital. Lois was born in Herrin on January 25, 1921, the daughter of Will and Hespi (Wingett) Hopper. She married Joe Ansinelli in Herrin on June 4, 1941. They shared thirty-four years of marriage until his death on December 3, 1975....
Mary Giles
May 2, 2008
Mary Katherine Giles, 84, of Marion, passed away at 9:35 P.M. on Thursday May 1, 2008 at Herrin Hospital. Mary Katherine was born July 30, 1923 the daughter of Robert E. & Dora (Beers) Knight. She married Robert A. Giles on December 27, 1941 at the First Baptist Church in Marion. Together, they were blessed with sixty-six years of marriage...
Rose M. Green
May 2, 2008
Rose M. Green HERRIN- 8220;Rose M. Green, 90, of Herrin passed away at 2:25 AM, Friday, May 2, 2008 at Parkway Manor Nursing Home in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, May 5, 2008, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Herrin with Monsignor Ken Schaefer officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until...
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