Obituaries

Louisa B. Houghton

Louisa B. Houghton

Sep 25, 2002

Marion Louisa B. Houghton, 93, passed away at Parkway Manor Nursing Facility at 3:55 A.M. on Wednesday, September 25, 2002. Funeral services will be held at Mitchell-Hughes funeral home on Friday September 27, 2002 at 10:00 A.M. Rev. Victor Long will officiate. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5:00 until 8:00...

Roy A. Macke

Roy A. Macke

Sep 25, 2002

Creal Springs-Run with FLAG Basic Obit Roy A. Macke, 82, of Creal Springs passed away at 11:35 P.M. on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at Marion Memorial Hospital. Roy was born on August 11, 1920 to Jacob and Susan (Walsh) Macke in Swanwick, Illinois He married Mary Shelton on May 20, 1950 at DuQuoin, IL, she survives. Roy was a retired...

Erskine L. Rich

Erskine L. Rich

Sep 24, 2002

Marion Erskine L. Rich, 73, of Marion passed away on September 23, 2002 at 1:10 P.M. at Marion Memorial Hospital. Erskine was born on February 9, 1929 in Creal Springs to Everett & Opal (Ralls) Rich; they both preceded him in death. He married Loudene White, the mother of four of his children. He later married Paula Jo (Reed) Rich,...

Clyde D. Edwards

Clyde D. Edwards

Sep 22, 2002

Mulkeytown- Clyde D. Edwards, 61, of Mulkeytown, died at 5:00 PM, Saturday, November 21, 2002 at St. Louis University Hospital. Clyde was born on July 16, 1941 in Palzo, IL to Cecil Clyde & Mary Katheryn (Davis) Edwards. He married Jessie I. Cook on September 1, 1990 in Zeigler. She preceded him in death on September 4. Mr. Edwards was...

Larry Elmer Felts

Larry Elmer Felts

Sep 22, 2002

Johnston City- (Larry) Elmer Lawrence Felts, 73, passed away at Memorial Hospital at Carbondale at 9:44 P.M, Saturday, September 21, 2002. Larry was born on June 2, 1929 in Johnston City to Herman & Eva (Wilds) Felts. He married Donna S. Morgan on June 6, 1990 in Johnston City. Mr. Felts was a US Army Veteran. He retired from the...

Charles A. Turner

Charles A. Turner

Sep 21, 2002

Marion- Charles A. Turner, 73, of Marion, died at 1:40 PM, Friday, September 20, 2002 at his home in Marion. Charles was born on September 14, 1929 in Marion to Freeman C. & Oral Mildred (Gray) Turner. He married Janerva (Jan) Kelley on July 17, 1967 in Shawneetown. She survives of Marion. Charles was of Baptist faith. He served his...

Judith A. Feezor

Judith A. Feezor

Sep 19, 2002

Herrin - Judith Ann Feezor, 56, died at 2:18 a. m. on Thursday, September 19, 2002 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Mrs. Feezor was born July 30, 1946 in St. Louis, MO to A. J. and Betty (Wells) Burgess. Her mother survives. She was a hairdresser and also worked at Penn Aluminum International, Inc. She was a graduate...

Kimberly Sue Foster

Kimberly Sue Foster

Sep 19, 2002

Marion- Kimberly Sue Foster, 38, of Panama City, FL, formerly of Marion, died Monday, September 16, 2002 in Panama City. Kimberly was born on January 13, 1964 in Marion to Robert E. & Brenda Kay (Sanson) Ferguson. She married Charles L. Foster, III on February 13, 2000 in Marion. Mrs. Foster worked as a waitress in Panama City. She was...

Peggy G Crain

Peggy G Crain

Sep 17, 2002

PEGGY GENE CRAIN ENERGY-Peggy Gene Crain, 72, died 2:10 P.M. on Monday, September 16, 2002 at her daughter's residence in Energy. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Thursday, September 19, 2002 at the Harvest Time Worship Center in Herrin with Rev. Todd Hawk officiating. Burial will follow at East Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6:00 to...

Betty Thompson

Betty Thompson

Sep 14, 2002

BETTY THOMPSON HERRIN-Betty Thompson, 75, died 2:20 A.M., Friday, September 13, 2002 at Herrin Hospital. Betty was born November 30, 1926 in Herrin to Harry & Jennie (Hewlett) Robinson. She married Harry Thompson on November 29, 1947 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Harry preceded her in death on June 23, 1995. Betty was retired, having worked at the Illinois E.P.A. office...

Helen Roland

Helen Roland

Sep 12, 2002

HELEN ROLAND HERRIN- Helen Roland, 89, died at 10:35 a. m. Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She had lived in Waldorf, Maryland for the past seven months. She was born August 17, 1913 in Stonefort, IL to Thomas and Neva (Armstrong) Evetts. She married Dellmas Roland Janury 30, 1934 in Murphysboro, IL. Her...

Eunice M. Salzman

Eunice M. Salzman

Sep 10, 2002

Marion Eunice M. Salzman, 76, of Marion passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 1:30 A.M. at Marion Memorial Hospital. Eunice was born on December 18, 1925 in Williamson County to Elmer and Elma (Hanselman) Klope; they both preceded her in death. She married Howard Salzman on September 20, 1947 in Marion; he passed away on February 13, 1997....

Georgia E. Hastings

Georgia E. Hastings

Sep 10, 2002

Marion Georgia E. Hastings, 87, of Marion passed away at 1:35 A.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at the Marion Memorial Hospital. Georgia was born on May 29, 1915 in Franklin County to John and Anna (Webb) Boswell; they preceded her in death. She married James ?Bill? Hastings on September 14, 1934 in Marion. He preceded her in death on...

Eva Evelyn Sinks

Eva Evelyn Sinks

Sep 9, 2002

Eva Sinks, in her 88th year, passed away at 2:20 P.M. on September 8, 2002 at Parkway Manor in Marion. Eva was a Baptist, and in her earlier years she attended Lake Creek Church, in Pittsburg and First Baptist Church in Marion. Since moving to Marion 5 years ago, she attended services at Parkway Estates. Eva was the third daughter...

Wyatt Norton

Wyatt Norton

Sep 9, 2002

Herrin- James Wyatt Norton, 94, of Herrin, died at 7:20 AM, Sunday, September 8, 2002 at the Veterans Administration Nursing Center in Marion. Wyatt was born on October 10, 1907 in Carterville to Lee Roy & Elizabeth (Penland) Norton. He married Wilma Crain on Valentine's Day 1943 in Galveston, TX. She preceded him in death on May 3, 2000. Mr....

John J. Lukesh

John J. Lukesh

Sep 8, 2002

Marion John J. Lukesh, 86, formerly of Chicago and Tamarac, FL. passed away at the Marion VA Medical Center Friday, September 6, 2002 at 11:35 P.M. Visitation will be at Mitchell-Hughes funeral home in Marion Monday from 9:00 A.M. till 9:45 A.M. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Father Richard Mohr...

Lester Brooks Atwood

Lester Brooks Atwood

Sep 6, 2002

Atwood Obit*****With Flag****** Marion: Lester ?Brooks? Atwood, 82, of Marion passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2002 at 8:55 P.M. at the Marion Memorial Hospital. Brooks was born October 9, 1919 In Whiteash, Illinois to Roy and Emmer (Beck) Atwood; they both preceded him in death. He married Helen Mae Tanner on April 6, 1943 in Charleston, MO, she survives....

Ada Wilson

Ada Wilson

Sep 6, 2002

Herrin- Ada Rachel Wilson, 91, of Herrin, died at 12:56 AM, Friday, September 06, 2002 at Friendship Care Center in Herrin. Ada was born on August 24, 1911 in Alabama to Armit R. & Mary Jones. She married Victor Wilson in 1933 in Herrin. He preceded her in death on May 31, 1977. Mrs. Wilson was retired as a laundry...

Joe Marlow

Joe Marlow

Sep 5, 2002

Herrin - Joe Marlow, 77, died at 4:29 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 at the Marion VA Medical Center. Mr. Marlow was born January 18, 1925 in Herrin, IL to Joe and Erminia Cislaghi Marlow. He married Dorothy Louise Howard October 21, 1946 in Herrin, IL. She survives. He was the owner of Joe's Market for over 40 years...

Lynn Chloe

Lynn Chloe

Sep 4, 2002

Marion Chloe Lynn, Formerly of Marion, passed away on September 2, 2002 at Porter County Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso, IN. She had resided in Indiana for the past 24 years. She had just celebrated her 99th birthday on Saturday, August 31, 2002. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 6, 2002 at the Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion...