Obituaries

Jan 8, 2020

Jan 8, 2020

Jan 4, 2020

Marion – Edna Louise Parks, age 97, of Marion, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2019 at 7:10 a.m. in Parkway Manor.

Louise was born on September 28, 1922 to Bernie and Ada (Stone) Cawthon in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  She married Earl Parks on February 13, 1943 in Crab Orchard, Illinois and together they were blessed with four wonderful daughters. ...

Jan 4, 2020

Jan 3, 2020

Dale E. Groves, age 60, of West Seneca, New York, formerly of Marion, Illinois, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020 in his home.

Dale was born on November 11, 1959 in Butler, Missouri, a son of Carl E. and Juanita L. (Blades) Groves. On June 24, 2000, he married Wendy Goodman in Marion and she survives in West Seneca,...

Jan 3, 2020

Dec 25, 2019

Dec 24, 2019

Gregory Dean Richey, age 62, of Marion, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 8:28 a.m. at his home.

Greg was born on December 2, 1957 in Marion, Illinois the son of Wallace M. and Rosemary (Roesch) Richey.  He worked as a cook for Cracker Barrell in Marion, Illinois for many years.  Greg was an avid fan of...

Dec 24, 2019

Dec 23, 2019

Lyle Eugene Gooch, age 79, of Marion, Illinois, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at 8:03 p.m. at his home.

Gene was born on December 22, 1940 at his home in Spillertown, Illinois, the son of Lyle Veldon and Lillian Louise (Stroud) Gooch. He worked as a coal miner for many years.  He married Janet Fisher on May 28,...

Dec 22, 2019

Dec 21, 2019

Wilma Jean Crabb, age 87, of Carbondale, IL, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 10:14 a.m. at her home.

Wilma was born on June 17, 1932, in Saline County, IL, the daughter of Joseph Lorel and Mary Francis (Lewis) Hall.  She married Carrol Dean Crabb on June 24, 1950 at McKinley Avenue Baptist Church, Harrisburg, IL and he preceded her in...

Dec 20, 2019

Dec 20, 2019

Allen Eugene Bratten, age 75, of Carbondale, IL, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019 at 6:34 p.m. in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

Allen was born on April 23, 1944 in Carbondale, the son of Carl Eugene and Nevelyn Ruth (Ingram) Bratten.  Allen worked as an accountant for Southern Illinois University – Carbondale until he retired and later worked as...

Dec 17, 2019

Myafaith Joree Reynolds, aged one month and five days, died peacefully in her mother’s arm at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri on December 17, 2019. Myafaith Joree was born on November 12, 2019. During her short days here on earth she touched many lives and was loved deeply and will be greatly missed by family and friends....

Dec 16, 2019

Dec 15, 2019

Dora Lou Plumlee, age 79, of West Frankfort, passed away at 9:09pm on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Herrin Hospital.

Dora was born in Benton on November 30, 1940, the daughter of Abraham and Annabelle (Moore) Summers. She married Bobby Gene Plumlee on November 14, 1959 in Chicago. He preceded her in death on May 11, 1999.

Dora was a...

Dec 14, 2019

Dec 12, 2019

Marion- Samuel Brown, Jr., age 82, of Marion, passed away at 9:10am on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Integrity Healthcare of Herrin.

Samuel was born in Marion on August 11, 1936, the son of Samuel and Ruby (Owens) Brown. He married Constance Dolores “Dee” Rinella at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion on February 13, 1960. Together, they shared...

Dec 12, 2019

Marion – Dorotha A. Lang, age 92, of Marion, IL, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 11:08 p.m. in Parkway Manor, Marion.

Dorotha was born on August 21, 1927 in Golconda, IL, a daughter of Arlie and Lela Cloe (Robinson) Stephens.  She first worked as a switchboard operator at the Marion Telephone Company where she met James Irvin Lang. They...