Obituaries

Juanita Addison

Juanita Addison

Jun 22, 2006

Juanita Addison MARION-Juanita Addison, 83, of Marion passed away at 6:35 PM, Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Heartland Regional Medical Center, Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the Blue Funeral home in Marion with Reverend Rick Dawson officiating and Reverend Donald Bethel with the eulogy. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00...

Ella Mildred Milligan

Ella Mildred Milligan

Jun 22, 2006

Marion Ella Mildred Milligan, 89, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at 11:17 A.M. at Parkway Manor. Mildred was born May 20, 1917 to George Washington and Ada Pearl (Clutts) Cox. She married Paul Forbes on December 10, 1938. She later married Emery O. Milligan on June 15, 1957 and they were married until his death in 1996. Mildred...

Margaret Jaacks

Margaret Jaacks

Jun 21, 2006

Margaret Jaacks MARION-Margaret Jaacks, 84, of Marion formerly of Vernon Hills passed away at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. With respect to Margaret’s personal wishes her body was cremated. Private family services will be held at a later date. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Jaacks...

Helen Fuller

Helen Fuller

Jun 20, 2006

Marion Helen LuEllen Fuller, 81, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2006 at 6:06 P.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Helen was born July 24, 1924 to William Louis and Flora May (Drury) LaBotte in Marion. She married James Louis Fuller on March 12, 1942 in Charleston, Missouri and together they have shared over 64 years of marriage....

L.B. Hunter

L.B. Hunter

Jun 19, 2006

Marion Lack Bradley L.B. Hunter, 76, passed away on Sunday June 18, 2006 after enjoying a Fathers Day dinner with his beautiful wife Marie and his lovely daughter Vickie and his three lovely granddaughters Hillary, Holly and Heather. L.B. quietly and gently went to meet his Savior at 5:10 P.M. L.B. was born June 21, 1929 in Marion, Illinois to...

Kristi Ann Macri

Kristi Ann Macri

Jun 19, 2006

Herrin- Kristi Ann Macri, 35, of Hazelwood, passed away at 6:25 AM, Thursday, June 15, 2006 at her home. Kristi was born on June 19, 1971 in Herrin to Joe & Shirley (Merritt) Macri, Jr. She worked as a sales clerk for Dirt Cheep Liquor and attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Herrin. SURVIVORS: Mother- Shirley Macri-...

Ethel Rosalee Calcaterra

Ethel Rosalee Calcaterra

Jun 19, 2006

Herrin Ethel Rosalee Calcaterra, 79, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 7:20 P.M. at her home in Herrin surrounded by her family. Ethel was born March 2, 1927 in Royalton to Rolla and Pearl (Greathouse) Masters. She married Frank P. Calcaterra on May 20, 1950 in Carbondale and they have shared over 56 years of marriage. Ethel was...

Ira Smith, Jr.

Ira Smith, Jr.

Jun 18, 2006

Ira Smith, Jr. GOREVILLE-Ira Smith, Jr., 84, of Goreville passed away at 7:30 AM, Sunday, June 18, 2006 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at the Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Pastor Eddie Pullen officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, June...

Willie Jeffrey, Jr.

Willie Jeffrey, Jr.

Jun 17, 2006

Royalton- Willie Jeffrey, Jr., 46, of Royalton, formerly of Sunnyside, passed away at 8:32 PM, Friday, June 16, 2006 at franklin Hospital in Benton. Willie was born on September 15, 1959 in Herrin to Willie & Bonnie (Baker) Jeffrey, Sr. He married Cindi Fozzard on March 22, 2004 in Marion. She survives of Royalton. Mr. Jeffrey was retired as a...

Casey Saffelder

Casey Saffelder

Jun 17, 2006

Casey Saffelder MARION-Casey Saffelder, 18, of Marion passed away at 6:31 PM, Saturday, June 17, 2006 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 22, 2006 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion with Reverend Richard G. Mohr officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, June 21,...

Edith Hay

Edith Hay

Jun 15, 2006

Edith W. Hay MARION-Edith w. Hay, 94, of Marion passed away at 4:30 PM, June 15, 2006 at Parkway Manor Nursing Home in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 22, 2006 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Bill Rucker officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 22, 2006...

Lena Frye-Slater

Lena Frye-Slater

Jun 14, 2006

Pittsburg Lena Frye-Slater, 88, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 8:00 A.M. at her daughters home in Port Orange, Florida surrounded by her family. Lena was born August 3, 1917 in Marion, Illinois to Kenneth Dare and Julia (Crenshaw) Alexander. She married R.L. Frye on December 31, 1934 in Eldorado, Illinois and together they shared over 36 years...

Troy Lane, Jr

Troy Lane, Jr

Jun 13, 2006

Troy Lane, Jr. GOREVILLE-Troy Lane, Jr., 75, of Goreville passed away at 11:30 AM, Tuesday, June 13, 2006, at Herrin Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, June 16, 2006 at Glendale Cemetery with Reverend Harold Canup Jr. officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, June 15, 2006 at the Blue Funeral Home in...

Irma G. Hastings

Irma G. Hastings

Jun 12, 2006

Marion Irma G. Hastings, 88, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2006 at National Health Care in Irma was born July 17, 1917 to Chester Arthur and Zella Mae Simmons in Marion. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Hastings; loving mother of Patricia Moody (Russell); dear sister of Jack and Robert Simmons (Gloria); dear sister-in-law of Elza...

Ida Mae Reams

Ida Mae Reams

Jun 10, 2006

Herrin- Ida Mae Reams, 81, of Herrin, passed away peacefully at 2:53 AM, Saturday, June 10, 2006 at home with her family. Ida was born on April 21, 1925 in Jackson County to William & Mana Wallace. She married Leon Reams on July 27, 1942 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He survives of Herrin. Mrs. Reams was a homemaker and an...

Bobby Payne

Bobby Payne

Jun 10, 2006

Bobby Payne MARION-Bobby Payne, 61, of Marion passed away at 5:25 PM, Saturday, June 10, 2006 at Fountain Nursing Home in Marion. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Richland Cemetery in rural Calhoun, Illinois. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Huntington’s disease; envelopes...

Millie May

Millie May

Jun 10, 2006

HERRIN- Mildred Millie May, age 81, of St Louis, MO, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 5:30am on Friday, June 9, 2006 at Rosewood Care Center in St Louis, MO. Millie was born in Herrin on November 20, 1916 to Albert and Nellie (Denison) McNeely. She married Earl May in Herrin on December 31, 1937. He survives in St. Louis....

Madge Rasmussen

Madge Rasmussen

Jun 9, 2006

Madge Rasmussen passed away at the Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. Madge was born February 3, 1927 in Piqua, Ohio the daughter of William and Gladys (Adams) Young. Madge married Nels Rasmussen in Dayton, Ohio and together they shared over 50 years of marriage. Madge is survived by her husband Nels Rasmussen, of...

Thomas G. Motsinger

Thomas G. Motsinger

Jun 9, 2006

Thomas G. “Tom” Motsinger MARION-Thomas G. “Tom” Motsinger, 67, of Marion passed away at 7:25 AM, June 9, 2006 at the V.A. Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, June 12, 2006 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Randy Allison officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Sunday, June...

Robert E. Peterson

Robert E. Peterson

Jun 8, 2006

Robert E. Peterson GOREVILLE-Robert E. Peterson, 81, of Goreville passed away at 5:30 AM, Thursday, June 8, 2006 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, June 12, 2006 at the First Baptist Church in Goreville with Dr. Ron Ferguson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Sunday, June...

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