Obituaries
Pamela Jean Arms
Mar 26, 2021
Marion- Pamela Jean Arms, age 75, of Marion, passed away at 4:50pm on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Herrin Hospital.
Pamela was born in West Frankfort on April 5, 1945, the daughter of William Howard and Geraldine (Hartley) Rogers. She married Wendel Arms in West Frankfort on June 25, 1966. Together, they have shared fifty-four years of marriage. He survives...
Thomas Keith Wright
Mar 25, 2021
Thomas Keith Wright, 63, died Thursday, March 25, 2021 at his home in Cambria, Illinois, surrounded by family. Tom was born on May 12, 1957, and grew up in Marion.
Tom thrived on hard work. He began working as a young boy, mowing lawns and doing odd jobs at Bainbridge Jewelers on the square in Marion. At 15, Tom moved...
John L. Jackson
Mar 24, 2021
John Jackson, 83, died Wednesday evening March 24, 2021 at his home with his family by his bedside.
He leaves his wife of 50 years, Shelba (Evrard) Jackson. His sons Mark Dismang, Donnie (Sandy) Dismang, Ronnie (Angie) Dismang and a daughter Christina Brookshire Albright.
John was the proud grandparent of his three grandchildren, Travis Beck, Zachery Brookshire and Jennifer Pratt. ...
York James Crawford
Mar 24, 2021
Johnston City-York James “Jim” Crawford, 65, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at his home surrounded by his wife, family and friends.
York was born on August 29, 1955 in Waukegan, IL to York Edward and Phyllis (Senne) Crawford.
After high school, York worked for the street department of Lake Forest, Cotter Paint Company in Crystal Lake and then...
Betty L. Tyler
Mar 22, 2021
Betty L. Tyler, 90, of Pittsburg, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 at 7:48 am at Parkway Manor.
Betty was born June 1, 1930 in Williamson County the daughter of Orval and Marie (Browning) Fowler. She married John Robert Tyler on February 9, 1950 in Benton and together they shared 60 years of marriage until his death on February...
Stanley Crites
Mar 21, 2021
Stanley Crites, 84, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis
Stanley was born on September 4, 1936 in Johnson County to Clarence and Nellie (McCormick) Crites. He married Holly Johnson on August 31, 1958. They were married for 62 years and she preceded him in death on June 28, 2020.
Stanley was a...
Lois Orendoff
Mar 21, 2021
Lois Orendoff, 89, of Marion, passed away on March 21, 2021 at 10:27am at Helia Healthcare of Energy.
Lois was born on October 11, 1932 in Marion Illinois. She is the daughter of Cecil Charles Sullins and Ethel Mae (Gunter). She married Allie Orendoff in 1957, they spent 24 happy years together, until Allie passed away in 1981.
Survivors include...
Dennis Ray "Binky" Crites II
Mar 19, 2021
Marion- Dennis Ray “Binky” Crites II, age 51, of Marion, passed away at 9:27pm on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Benton Rehabilitation.
Dennis was born in St. Charles, Illinois on September 14, 1969, the son of Dennis Ray and Johnny (Jacobs) Crites. He married Jinny Deaton in Marion on December 2, 1994. She survives in Marion.
Binky had worked as...
Edgar Eugene "Gene" Atwood
Mar 18, 2021
Creal Springs- Edgar Eugene “Gene” Atwood, age 81, of Creal Springs, passed away at 11:22pm on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.
Edgar Eugene was born in Creal Springs on April 26, 1939, the son of Dennis Eugene and Aline Ora (Boyd) Atwood. He married Ethel Brenda Baxter in Creal Springs on October 14, 1979. She...
Doris Lee Martin
Mar 18, 2021
Marion-Doris Lee Martin, age 81, of Marion, passed away at 10:30pm on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at her home in Marion.
Doris was born in Marion on February 28, 1940, the daughter of Harold Hobe and Elberta Lenora (Whitehead) Tanner. She married Edward Martin, Sr. in Johnston City on May 29, 1956. He preceded her in death on October 18,...
Richard Gordon Lambert
Mar 18, 2021
Richard Gordon Lambert, 86, of Marion passed away at 5:50 a.m., Thursday, on March 18, 2021, at his home surrounded by family.
Gordon was born in Marion on March 9, 1935, to Richard and Elsie (Stratman) Lambert. He married Jo Ellen Ray of Goreville on November 9, 1963, and together they shared more than 57 wonderful years of marriage. She...
Dr. Bob L. Wagner
Mar 17, 2021
Bob L. Wagner, aged 76, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2021, surrounded by his family. Bob was born on August 30, 1944, in Duncan, OK, and raised in Abilene, TX. He studied and played football at Baylor University, where he met his future wife, Sandra Collier. As an undergrad, Bob studied pre-med for 3 years. After being called...
Alice Marie Thompson
Mar 17, 2021
Marion-Alice Marie Thompson, 62, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Alice was born on May 11, 1958 in Marion to George and Mary Ruth (Tompkins) Smart. She married Bobby Thompson on May 15, 1976. He preceded her in death on August 16, 2012.
Alice was a homemaker and attended Word of Life Church...
William "Bill" Landis
Mar 17, 2021
Goreville-William “Bill” Landis, 74, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his home.
Bill was born on September 19, 1946 in Anna to Carl Morton and Mary Lucille (Davis) Landis. He married Cheryl Eilts in Kankakee on December 3, 1994. She survives of Goreville.
Bill loved his family and friends and the Chicago Cubs. He loved to talk and...
Kristina Sieveking
Mar 17, 2021
Thompsonville-Kristina Marie Sieveking, 36, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at her home.
Kristina was born on July 19, 1984 in Harrisburg. She married Ryan Sieveking in Benton on July 16, 2015 and he survives.
Kristina was a bartender at the Elks Club in Marion.
Survivors include:
Husband-Ryan Sieveking of Thompsonville
Mother-Kathleen Hilliard-Gunn of Marion
Step Father-Jason Alexander of...
Peggy Jo Dotson
Mar 15, 2021
Peggy Jo Dotson, 90, went to be with her Savior on Monday, March 15, 2021 at 10:55 pm at Helia Healthcare of Energy, Illinois.
Peggy Jo was born June 20, 1930 in Dayton, Tennessee the daughter of Wilse Archibald and Gladys Leona (Bridges) Austin. On August 9, 1947 in Hopewill, Virginia she married Thomas Edward McClenny who preceded her in...
Carol Ann Parton
Mar 11, 2021
Carol Ann Parton, age 81, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at her home in Marion, Illinois. She was born to Walter and Geneva (Fries) Stahlhut on March 10, 1940 in Marion. She graduated 8th grade from Davis Prairie school and completed her public education at Crab Orchard High School in 1958. In the same year, Carol Ann married...
Dorothy Evelyn Otterson
Mar 10, 2021
Dorothy Evelyn Otterson, 92, of Herrin, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 5:03 pm at Heritage Woods of Benton.
Dorothy was born April 27, 1928 in Johnston City the daughter of Anton and Melvina (Richard) Eberhart. She married George Edward Moore and together they had four children. On September 10, 1994 she married the love of her life,...
Sue Rees
Mar 7, 2021
Sue Rees, 81, of Goreville and Deltona, Florida, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 4:04 am at Halifax Health in Deltona, Florida.
Sue was born July 22, 1939 in Goreville the daughter of Lowell and Delores (Hudgens) Henderson. She married William Rees on March 9, 1978 in Hamilton, Ohio and together they have shared 43 years of marriage....
Linda Sue Farrell
Mar 6, 2021
Linda Sue Farrell, age 72, of Herrin, passed away at 12:35pm on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at the Veteran’s Affairs Community Living Center in Marion.
Linda was born in Paris, Illinois on March 21, 1948, the daughter of Le Roy and Doris (Adams) Hood. She married John James Farrell in St. James, Missouri on January 12, 1973. He survives.
Linda...
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