Obituaries
Wilma Maple
Feb 24, 2013
MARION - Wilma R. Maple, 59, passed away with her husband by her side at 7 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at her home. Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion with the Rev. Robert Ray officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations...
Joyce L. Willmore
Feb 23, 2013
Johnston City- Joyce L. Willmore, 70, of Johnston City, passed away at 10:30 PM, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Joyce was born on January 30, 1943 in Carroll Township to Robert and Dorothy (Boltz) Brunson. After graduating high school, Dorothy began her career in the housekeeping department at Herrin Hospital until her retirement. She was raised...
Edith Louise Pritchett
Feb 23, 2013
Marion- Edith Louise Pritchett, age 94, of Marion, passed away at 4:35am on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Parkway Manor Nursing Home in Marion. Edith was born in Williamson County on November 19, 1918, the daughter of Thurman and Clara (Campbell) White. She married Harold “Jack” Pritchett in Cape Girardeau on October 12, 1940. He preceded her in death on...
Dr. Kenneth D. Stewart
Feb 17, 2013
STONEFORT -- Dr. Kenneth D. Stewart, 80, passed away peacefully in his sleep at 11:36 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Parkway Manor. He was born Sept. 4, 1932, in Moberly, Mo., to Ethel Mae (Wilson) and Kenneth Evans Stewart. Kenneth graduated from Murphysboro High School in 1950 and SIU Carbondale in 1954. After a year's graduate work, he joined...
Terry L. Thomas
Feb 17, 2013
MARION -- Terry L. Thomas, 54, passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Blue Funeral Home in Marion with the Rev. John Burnett officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial...
Lucille Childress
Feb 16, 2013
MARION -- Lucille B. Childress, 81, passed away at 8:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at her home. Lucille was born May 14, 1931, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Otis Peppers and Irene Russell. She married Willie Earl Childress, and he preceded her in death. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Blue Funeral Home in Marion with...
Jennie "Dee" Rowland
Feb 16, 2013
MARION -- Jennie "Dee" Rowland, 79, passed away at 6:04 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at her home with family by her side. Services will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 20, in Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. Benny Murphy officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. today...
Anthony B. "Tony" Hill
Feb 16, 2013
Marion – Anthony B. “Tony” Hill, 49, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 3:27 P.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Tony was born February 28, 1962 in Eldorado the son of Gary B. Hill and Susi Salinas. He was married to Tammy Belcher. He worked for UPS as a driver for 25 years. Tony was a member of...
Louis Angelo Absher
Feb 12, 2013
Herrin- Louis Angelo Absher, 93, of Herrin, passed away at 11:30 AM, Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at his home. Louis was born on August 7, 1919 in Herrin to Louis and Anna (Buchman) Absher. He married Margaret June Harris on December 7, 1941 in Marion. They were married for more than 70 years before she preceded him in death on...
Florence Marie Mapps
Feb 11, 2013
Marion—Florence Marie Mapps, age 76, of Marion, passed away at 11:20am on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Herrin Hospital. Florence was born in Franklin County on January 20, 1937, the daughter of Cloris and Florence Evelyn (Sullivan) Stewart. She married Eddie Mapps on May 24, 1956 in Franklin Park, Illinois. Together, they shared fifty-six years of marriage. He survives in...
James Eugene McKinney
Feb 10, 2013
Marion – James Eugene McKinney, 73, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 10:44 A.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. James was born February 14, 1939 in Marion the only child of Frank and Doris (Midgett) McKinney. He married Evelyn Frey and she preceded him in death. James was a member of the Marion 1st Freewill Baptist Church. He...
Betty June Barnett
Feb 8, 2013
Marion- Betty June Barnett, age 90, of Marion, passed away at 11:05pm on Friday, February 8, 2013 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Betty was born in Marion on November 1, 1922, the daughter of Hosea and Bessie (Holder) Robinson. She married Verbal Barnett in Marion on June 23, 1944. He preceded her in death on May 7, 2007....
Ronald Walter England, Sr.
Feb 8, 2013
Marion – Ronald Walter England, Sr., 80, of Marion passed away on Friday, February 8, 2013 at 1:30 A.M. at the VA Medical Center. Ronald was born November 2, 1932 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri the son of Walter and Francis (Hathaway) England. Ronald’s working career was as an Insurance Agent and Manager of Singer Sewing Machines. He proudly answered the...
Nora Kirkpatrick
Feb 7, 2013
MARION -- Nora Mae Kirkpatrick, 89, passed away at 8:34 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Angel Acres in Marion. According to Nora's wishes, her earthly body will be cremated and a memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. David Gilley officiating. A private burial will be in...
Alfred Louis "Al" Ditto
Feb 5, 2013
Herrin- Alfred Louis Al Ditto, 77, of Herrin, passed away at 12:10 PM, Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Al was born on April 2, 1935 in Herrin to Louis Francis and Marjorie Lorine (Lee) Ditto. He married Phyllis Marlow on November 17, 1954 in Herrin. She survives of Herrin. Al served his country...
H. Wayne Lee
Feb 5, 2013
MARION - H. Wayne Lee, 87, passed away at 9:12 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in Saline Care Center in Harrisburg. There will be private graveside services. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Southern Illinois. Envelopes are available at the funeral home or may be sent c/o Blue Funeral Home, P.O. Box 411, Marion, IL 62959. Blue Funeral Home...
Violet W. LeMay
Feb 3, 2013
HERRIN - Violet Wonettia LeMay, 82, passed away at 10:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in Herrin Hospital. Services for Violet will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. Jerry Schell officiating. She will be laid to rest in Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion. Visitation will be from 10 to 11...
Kenneth Phelps
Feb 3, 2013
GOREVILLE - Kenneth Phelps, 58, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in Heartland Regional Medical Center. As per his family's wishes, a private graveside service will be at Cana Cemetery in Goreville at a later date, with the Rev. R. G. Null officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at Blue Funeral...
Virgie M. Smith
Feb 3, 2013
Herrin- Virgie M. Smith, 86, of Herrin, passed away at 9:20 AM, Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her home. Virgie was born on October 31, 1926 in Bumpus Mills, TN to John and Sarah (Wallace) Cheatham. She married Harold I. Smith on September 11, 1946 in Herrin. He preceded her in death on November 16, 1990. She was a homemaker...
Gordon G. Davis
Feb 2, 2013
MARION -- Gordon G. Davis, 80, passed away at 9:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in Maplewood Cemetery in Marion with the Rev. R.H. Chitwood officiating. Inurnment will be after the services with military honors performed at the gravesite by members of VFW posts, American Legion and Illinois...
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