Obituaries

Brenda Rush

Brenda Rush

Feb 27, 2012

Marion- Brenda Kay Rush, 62, passed away Monday, February 27th, 2012 at her home in Marion surrounded by her family. Funeral Services for Mrs. Rush will be held at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion on Thursday, March 1st 2012 at 7pm. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5-7pm Thursday March 1st, 2012. Pastor Ron Knox will...

Mary Saddoris

Mary Saddoris

Feb 24, 2012

Goreville Mary Imogene Saddoris, 83, of Goreville passed away at 6:00 AM on Friday, February 24, 2012 at her home with her family by her side. Graveside services for Mary will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM in Rose Hill Cemetery with Reverend Shorty Alsip officiating. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Southern Illinois; envelopes...

Jerry White

Jerry White

Feb 23, 2012

Jerry Dale White, 64, of Marion passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 9:55 PM at his residence. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Dr. Bob Wagner & Dr. Judith Ridlen officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. A time of gathering for family and...

Ellen Hart

Ellen Hart

Feb 23, 2012

Marion Ellen L. Hart, 79, of Marion passed away on Thursday February 23, 2012 at 1:00 PM at her home with her family by her side. Funeral services for Ellen are scheduled for Monday, February 27, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Shorty Alsip officiating. A time of gathering for family and friends will...

Raymond "Keith" Walker

Raymond "Keith" Walker

Feb 21, 2012

Herrin- Raymond Keith Walker, 44, of Herrin, passed away at 5:00 AM, Thursday, February 16, 2012 at his home in Herrin. Keith was born on Halloween 1967 in Calumet City, IL to George Newton and Sharon (Krammer) Walker. He married Lisa D. Barger on June 12, 1997 at the Marion First Church of God. She survives of Spillertown. Keith formerly...

Ronald Kelley

Ronald Kelley

Feb 20, 2012

Goreville Ronald Kelley, 71, of Goreville passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 2:55 PM in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, February 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Reverend Dale Billingsley officiating. A time of visitation to express sympathy to the family will be held on Friday starting...

Charles Reynolds

Charles Reynolds

Feb 19, 2012

Marion Charles Wayne Reynolds, 72, of Marion passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 1:27 PM in Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, KY. Funeral services for Mr. Reynolds will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 23, 2012 in Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled between the hours of...

Sharon K. Hester

Sharon K. Hester

Feb 17, 2012

Marion Sharon K. Hester, 60, of Marion passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 3:50 A.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Sharon was born July 4, 1951 in Wickliffe, Kentucky the daughter of Jim and Betty Winchester. She married Robert Hester on January 19, 1982 in Herrin and in January they celebrated thirty years together. She was a homemaker...

Hilda Louise Herring

Hilda Louise Herring

Feb 17, 2012

Marion Hilda Louise Herring, 87, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 9:30 A.M. at the River to River Residential Community. Hilda was born December 28, 1923 in Marion the daughter of Artie and Vernie (Barringer) Herring. She was married to George W.T. Crain for 18 years and together they had seven children. Her last 30 years were spent...

Floyd Eggen

Floyd Eggen

Feb 16, 2012

Marion Floyd “Bud” Eggen, 89 of Marion passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012 in Parkway Manor. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion at 1:00 PM with Reverends Kevin McNeely & Ben Eldridge officiating. Mr. Eggen will be interred in McKinney Chapel Cemetery in Goreville. A time of gathering for family...

Bobby Ward

Bobby Ward

Feb 15, 2012

Marion Marion--Bobby Ward, 85, of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:50 AM in Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Graveside funeral services will be held on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM in Rose Hill Cemetery with Reverend Ivan Ryan officiating. Memorial donations are suggested to Shriner’s Hospital. Envelopes will be provided during services or...

Berniece R. Johnson

Berniece R. Johnson

Feb 13, 2012

Berniece R. Johnson, 83, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 2:55 A.M. at Helia Healthcare in Energy. Berniece was born January 14, 1929 in Creal Springs the daughter of Elzie and Disie (Rose) Smith. She married James E. Johnson in Benton and he preceded her in death in 1971. She was a member of Gods House of Prayer...

Carla Tislow

Carla Tislow

Feb 10, 2012

Southern Illinois- CARLA MARIE TISLOW, age 50, of Campbell, Missouri, formerly of Southern Illinois, passed away at 1:50pm on Friday, February 10, 2012 at Barnes Hospital in Saint Louis. Carla was born in Lawrenceville, Illinois on August 9, 1961, the daughter of James Alvin and Devedia Bernice (Cornwell) Terry. She married Bob Tislow in Vincennes, Indiana on September 16, 1979....

Edith Smith

Edith Smith

Feb 10, 2012

Edith L. Smith Creal Springs-Edith L. Smith, 92, of Creal Springs, joined her husband, James F. Smith, in eternal peace at 6:45 AM on Friday, February 10, 2012 at her home with her family by her side. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith are scheduled for Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend...

Sandra Graves

Sandra Graves

Feb 10, 2012

Marion Sandra S. (Personius) Graves, 68, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 3:35 A.M. at home surrounded by her family. Sandra was born December 30, 1943 in Chicago, the daughter of Margaret and Max Personius. She married Leonard Graves and together they shared 19 years of marriage, he preceded her in death on March 24, 2005. Sanda was...

Betty June Mohr

Betty June Mohr

Feb 8, 2012

Herrin Betty June Mohr, 80, of Herrin passed away on February 8, 2012 at 10:45 AM in Herrin Hospital surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 1:00 PM in Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Dr. Bob Dickerson officiating. A time of gathering for family and friends will precede the services at...

Davie Keith Edwards

Davie Keith Edwards

Feb 7, 2012

Christopher Davie Keith Edwards, infant son of Cheyenne Smithberg and Peter Edwards, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Private memorial services will be held by the family at a later date. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family with arrangements.

Wilma Dillon

Wilma Dillon

Feb 7, 2012

Destin, FL Wilma B. Dillon 86, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, formerly of Marion, passed away on February 7, 2012, in Destin, Florida. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 18, 2012 in the chapel at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Centralia, IL. She was born on May 4, 1925, in Marion County Illinois to Frank...

Richard "Del" Keeling

Richard "Del" Keeling

Jan 31, 2012

Herrin- Richard Del Keeling, 39, of Herrin, died at 9:11 PM, Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Herrin Hospital from injuries sustained as a result of a motorcycle accident. Del was born on September 4, 1972 in Herrin to Robert and Judy (Small) Keeling. He went to grade school in Herrin and high school in Marion. He was also a member...

Dennis J. Ogden

Dennis J. Ogden

Jan 31, 2012

DENNIS OGDEN Johnston City- DENNIS JAMES EGG OGDEN, age 55, of Johnston City, passed away at 7:20pm on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Herrin Hospital. Dennis was born in Herrin on April 11, 1956, the son of Glenn and Mary Joyce (McCain) Ogden. He was proud to work construction for Fricke Management & Contracting, Inc. Dennis was engaged to Rosario...