Obituaries

Mary Ella (Stout) Owen
May 16, 2001
Mary Ella (Stout) Owen, age 65, died Sunday, April 1st at 11:30 P.M. at her home. Funeral services were at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 4th at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home with Dr. Jerry Ford & Rev. Jerry Schell officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Pleasant (Poordo) Cemetery. Visitation was from 5-9 P.M. Tuesday, April 3rd at the funeral home. Mrs. Owen...

Katherine L Jones
May 16, 2001
Katherine L. Jones, age 69, of Crown Point, Indiana (formerly of Harvey, IL) died Thursday, March 22nd at 8:15 P.M. at St. James Hospice House in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Funeral services were at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 27th at Mt. Pleasant Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. David Turner officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Pleasant (Poordo) Cemetery. Visitation was from...

Floyd J Holderfield
May 16, 2001
Floyd J. Holderfield, age 90, died at 4:30 A.M. Sunday, March 18, 2001, at his residence in Marion. Services were at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home with Rev. Don Colson officiating. Burial followed in Marion Odd Fellows Cemetery, Marion. Visitation was from noon until 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of...

Pearl Hendrick
May 16, 2001
Pearl Hendrick, age 84, died Monday, April 30th at 2:10 P.M. at her residence in Marion. Visitation for Mrs. Hendrick was from 5:00-9:00 on Wednesday, May 2nd at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion. The funeral service was at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Gary Wheaton officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion. Memorials may be given to...

Rev. W.W. Childers
May 16, 2001
Rev. W. W. Childers, age 86, died Sunday, April 8th at 8:45 P.M. at Marion Memorial Hospital. Visitation began at 5 P.M. Tuesday, April 10th at the funeral home. The casket was moved to the Second Baptist Church in Marion at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11th for funeral services beginning at 1:00 p.m. with Dr. Bob Wagner officiating. Burial...

Eva M Wilds
May 16, 2001
Eva May Wilds, age 89, died Sunday, May 6th at 6:55 P.M. at Marion Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wilds was a resident at the Fountains Nursing Home Care Facility in Marion. Visitation was from 5:00-9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7th at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion. The funeral service was at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Dr. Jerry...

Timothy M. Barnfield
May 16, 2001
Timothy Michael Barnfield, age 35, died at home in St. Charles, Illinois on Saturday, May 5, 2001. Visitation was on Thursday, May 10th from 5-9 P.M. and services were at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 11th at Mitchell-Hughes funeral home in Marion, with Rev. Jim Slone officiating. Interment followed in Benton Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the...

Harold G. Harms
May 16, 2001
Harold Gene Harms, age 78, died Monday, April 30th at 6:32 A.M. at Marion Memorial Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Harms was from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 3rd at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion. The funeral service was at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 4th with Rev. Howard McDannel officiating. Burial with military rites followed in East Lawn Memorial Gardens...

Walter H Boester
May 16, 2001
Walter Boester, age 84, died Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 9:55 A.M. at his home. Funeral services were at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 26th at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home with Rev. David Willard officiating. Burial followed in East Lawn Memorial Gardens in Energy. Visitation was from 5-9 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hearts Helping...

Alice L. Edwards
May 16, 2001
Alice L. (Newton) Edwards, age 87, died Wednesday, March 14th at 12:52 A.M. at the Friendship Care Center in Marion. Funeral services were at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 16th at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home with Dr. Bob Wagner officiating. Burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery, Marion. Visitation was from 5-9 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Edwards was born February...

Merle K. Kessel
May 16, 2001
Merle Kent Kessel, age 77, died Monday, April 30th at 11:20 A.M. at his residence. Visitation for Mr. Kessel was from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2nd at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion, and from 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at Wilson Funeral Home in Ava until the time of the funeral there at 1:00 p.m. Father Mark Reyling officiated. Burial...

Orval Barnes
May 15, 2001
Herrin - Orval "Cotton" Barnes, 84, died at 7:25 a. m. on Sunday, May l3, 2001 at the Marion VA Medical Center in Marion, IL. Mr. Barnes was born March l6, l9l7 in Princeton, KY to Frank William and Zona (Hopper) Barnes. He married Rosalie Marie Pedigo on June 20, l936 in Herrin. She survivies. He was in the Sales...

Steve G. Wiggs
May 10, 2001
Herrin - Steve Wiggs, 32, died at 8:05 a. m. on Thursday, May 10, 2001 at his home. Mr. Wiggs was born October 13, 1968 in Marion, IL to Claude "Gene" & Pauletta (McGee) Wiggs. He was a 1986 Herrin High School Graduate. After high school Stephen obtained his mechanics training from Nashville Auto/Diesel College. Steve worked as a Diesel...

Michael Mrla
May 8, 2001
Herrin - Michael Mrla, 85, died at 10:02 a. m. on Monday, May 07, 2001 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Michael was born on August 20, 1915 in Flat River, MO to George & Katherine (Stomper) Mrla. He married Martha Raczyinski on New Years Eve, 1939 in St. Louis, MO. She survives of Herrin. Mr. Mrla was a...

Evelyn Holland
May 2, 2001
Zeigler - Evelyn Jane Holland, 70, died at 5:46 a. m. on Sunday, April 29, 2001 at Herrin Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a. m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2001 at Johnson Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Herrin...

David J. Triplett
Apr 28, 2001
Herrin- David Joe Triplett, 53, of Herrin died at 2:05 A.M., Friday, April 27, 2001 at Union County Hospital in Anna, IL. David was born on July 28, 1947 in Herrin to the late Clifton "Jock" & Minnie (Ansinelli) Triplett. Mr. Triplett served his country in the US Navy from December 9, 1966 to January 18, 1968. While in the...

Elizabeth Ludwig
Apr 28, 2001
Herrin- Elizabeth Ludwig, 85, of Herrin died at 12:45 PM, Friday, April 27, 2001 at her home. She was born on July 13, 1915 in Herrin, IL to the late Frank & M. (Hunter). She married Raymond Ludwig on October 19, 1934 in Dubuque, IA. Mrs. Ludwig worked at Allen Industries until her retirement. She was a member of Hurricane...

Della R. Venegoni
Apr 28, 2001
Herrin- Della R. Venegoni, 87, of Herrin died at 12:40 A.M., Saturday, April 28, 2001 at Herrin Hospital. Della was born on May 10, 1913 in Herrin to the late Giovanni & Carolina (Berra) Garavaglia. She married Clyde M. Venegoni on May 11, 1937 in Herrin. He preceded her in death on December 3, 1976. Mrs. Venegoni was a homemaker...

Rev. J.D. McCarty
Apr 25, 2001
REV. J.D. MCCARTY Energy- Rev. J.D. McCarty, 82, of Energy passed away at 9:25 P.M., Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at his home. He was born to Joe & Betty (Armstrong) McCarty on April 14, 1919 in Williamson County, IL. Mr. McCarty joined the Navy during WWII and spent four years serving his country. He was part of the invasion of...

Herman C. Berra
Apr 24, 2001
Herman Charles Berra Herrin - Herman Charles Berra, 82, died at 10:l5 a. m. on Saturday, April 21, 2001 at the Marion VA Nursing Center in Marion, IL. Mr. Berra was born March 28, 1919 in Clifford, Illinois to Mike and Lena (Branca) Berra. During WW II he was a Sergeant in the Tank Division. He served in North Africa,...
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