Obituaries
Alberta Dawson
Jul 26, 2012
Marion Alberta I. Dawson, 94, of Marion passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 10:35 A.M. at Shawnee Christian Nursing Home in Herrin. Alberta was born August 6, 1917 in Williamson County the daughter of Richard and Katherine (Waldron) James. She married Harry Dawson on December 15, 1934 in Wickliffe, Kentucky and together they shared over 59 years of...

Jean Moyer
Jul 25, 2012
Jean Moyer, 81, of Marion passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Jean was born June 18, 1931 in Golden Gate, Illinois the daughter of Frank and Selma (Goodwin) Malone. She married Wesley Moyer on June 8, 1963 in Marion and together they shared almost 48 years of marriage. He preceded her in death on...
Edward Jackson
Jul 24, 2012
Marion- Edward Lee Jackson died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the VA Nursing Home in Marion, IL. He was 80 years old. Visitation will be at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion, IL on Saturday, July 28th beginning at 10:00am followed by the funeral service at noon. Military rites will be at Zion Cemetery in Ozark, IL, prior to...

Frances I. Davis
Jul 24, 2012
Marion Frances I. Davis, 68, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Herrin Hospital. Frances was born March 28, 1944 in Thebs the daughter of Rev. Cletes and Ethel (Sams) Miller. She attended Full Gospel Tabernacle and Frances loved baking and making quilts for her family. She devoted her life to her children and grandchildren. She is survived...

Dolores Norman
Jul 24, 2012
Dolores Irene Norman obituary and picture Marion Dolores Irene Norman, 83, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 8:05 P.M. at Helia Healthcare of Energy. Dolores (Dee) was born on June 27, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to Polish immigrant parents, Adam and Eleanor (Zylka) Brendal, and was the youngest of 9 children. She married Oliver Harold Happy Norman...
Romelle Kaeser
Jul 24, 2012
Romelle Kaeser Marion- Romelle Kaeser, 77, of Marion, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 5:55am, Tuesday July 24, 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center, after an extended illness. A Celebration of Life will be held for Mrs. Kaeser on Sunday, July 29th, 2012 at 5pm, at Zion United Church of Christ, 930 West Cherry St. Marion, with...

Wilda Jean Litton
Jul 24, 2012
Wilda Jean Litton, 82, of Marion passed on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 5:46 P.M. at Shawnee Christian Nursing Home in Herrin. Jean was born August 22, 1929 in Herrin the daughter of Earl and Geneva (Harding) Kinley. She married Vernon J. Litton on June 20, 1948 in Pocahontas, Arkansas and together they shared over 46 years of marriage. He...
Shiela Antonacci
Jul 23, 2012
Sheila C. Antonacci, 79, of Marion, passed away Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at her home. Funeral Mass for Ms. Antonacci will be held at 11am on Thursday, July 26th at the St. Josephs Catholic Church in Marion. There will be a time of visitation at the church from 9-11am. Father Thomas Flach will preside. Ms. Antonacci was born on March...

John McAnelly
Jul 23, 2012
Marion- Buddy John McAnelly, 78, of Marion passed away July 23rd, 2012 at his home. Graveside Funeral Services for Mr. McAnelly will be held Wednesday, July 25th at 10:30am the family farm on Route 37 South. Reverend Kevin McNeely will officiate. There will be no visitation and the family requests memorial donations be made to Grange Hall Church in lieu...
Paul Edward Finney
Jul 22, 2012
Colp- PAUL EDWARD FINNEY, age 87, of Colp, passed away at 8:15pm on Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Herrin Hospital. Paul was born in Williamson County on February 23, 1925, the son of Rev. Henry and Susie Finney. He was united in marriage to Dolores Jean Bourland on January 6, 1946 in Morganfield, KY. They shared fifty-six years of marriage,...
Lota Ray Kirkman
Jul 21, 2012
Energy- LOTA RAY KIRKMAN, age 76, of Energy, passed away at 10:11am on Monday, January 16, 2012 at his home in Energy. Lota was born in Herrin on September 28, 1935, the son of William and Madge (Kirby) Kirkman. He married Elaine Bender in Herrin on January 20, 1957. Together, they have shared fifty-four years of marriage. She survives in...

Juanita Dailey
Jul 19, 2012
Marion Juanita Dailey, 72, of Marion passed away at 7:10 PM on Thursday, July 19, 2012 in Marion Rehab & Nursing Center. Funeral services for Juanita will be held Monday, July 23, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Visitation will be held on the same day at the funeral home from 1:00-3:00 PM. Interment will follow...

Gayla Keeling
Jul 18, 2012
Herrin- GAYLA KEELING, age 68, of Saint Jo, Texas, formerly of Herrin, passed away on July 18, 2012 in Texas. Graveside services will be held at 11am on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Herrin City Cemetery with Rev. Ed Hoke officiating. A time of visitation will be held from 9:30-10:30am on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in...
Thelma Garris
Jul 18, 2012
Marion Thelma Garris, 87, of Marion passed away at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at her home with her family by her side. Funeral services are set for 2:30 PM on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverends Don Colson & Tim Jeralds officiating. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. A time of...
Mary Ann Roi
Jul 18, 2012
Marion Mary Ann Roi, 77, of Marion passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 2:55 AM in Bridgemark of Energy Assisted Living. According to Marys wishes, her body will be donated to the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale School of Medicine for scientific study. After the donation process is complete, her body will be cremated. She requested that no services be...
M. Jeff Boaz
Jul 18, 2012
Creal Springs Milton Jeffrey Jeff Boaz, 63, of Creal Springs passed away at 2:15 PM on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Marion with his wife by his side. Funeral services for Jeff will be held at Blue Funeral Home in Marion on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM with Stephen Hogg officiating. Military Rites...

Margaret Sewell
Jul 16, 2012
Margaret Ruth Sewell, 63, of Energy, passed away at 6:05 AM, Sunday July 15, 2012 at Helia Healthcare in Energy, Illinois. Margaret was born on May 3, 1949 to Dan Roy and Anna Margery (Ardrey) Sewell in Bermuda. She is survived by her brother, Dan Sewell, of Salem, Oregon. Ms. Sewell will be cremated, per her familys wishes. A celebration...
Harry Edward Kinley
Jul 15, 2012
Freeman Spur- HARRY EDWARD KINLEY, age 59, of Freeman Spur, passed away at 5:10am on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Herrin Hospital. Harry was born in Herrin on October 23, 1952, the son of Edward and Betty (Gossage) Kinley. Harry worked as a heavy equipment operator and was a 22 year member of I.B.O.E. Local 318. Harrys greatest passions were...

Dennis Poland
Jul 15, 2012
Marion Dennis E. Poland, 83, of Marion passed away at 11:01 AM on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center Funeral services will be at Noon on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverends Don Colson & John Moffit officiating. A time of gathering for family and friends will precede the funeral service...
Bobbie Wolaver
Jul 14, 2012
Marion - Bobbie F. Wolaver, 77, of Creal Springs, passed away Saturday, July 14th at 1:40pm at the Heartland Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. Funeral services for Mr. Wolaver will be held at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion on Tuesday, July 17th at 11am. Burial will follow at the County Line Cemetery in Creal Springs....
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