Obituaries
Stephen T. Fike
Aug 16, 2011
Herrin- Stephen T. Fike, 62, of Herrin, passed away at 5:25 PM, Monday, August 15, 2011 at his home. He was a maintenance operator with the US Fish and Wildlife Service at the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge. Stephen was born on November 26, 1948 in Murphysboro to Thomas and Zenobia (Davis) Fike. He married Cathy Stampini on June 20, 1970...
Wilda Heavener
Aug 13, 2011
Stonefort--Wilda Lea Heavener, 63, of Stonefort, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 5:37 PM at her home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from 5-6 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Memorial services will be held directly following at 6 PM at the funeral home with Reverend John Howat officiating. Memorial donations are suggested...
James Martin
Aug 13, 2011
Marion- JAMES “BUBO” MARTIN, 74 of Marion passed away August 13, 2011 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services for Mr. Martin will be held at Blue Funeral Home in Marion on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 10:30am. A time of visitation will be held Tuesday, August 16th from 5-8pm at the funeral home; Fred Motsinger will be officiating. Memorials...
Connie A. Maxey
Aug 12, 2011
Herrin- Connie A. Maxey, 47, of Herrin, passed away at 10:40 AM, Thursday, August 11, 2011 at St. Louis University Hospital. Connie was born on December 1, 1963 in Herrin to Don and Barbara (Murray) Nickens. She married John Maxey on September 24, 1983 at Hurricane Memorial Baptist Church in Herrin. He survives of Herrin. Connie was a homemaker and...
Jo Ann Young
Aug 12, 2011
Carterville- JO ANN (CLENDENIN) YOUNG, age 63, of Carterville, passed away at 9:52pm on Friday, August 12, 2011 at her home in Carterville. Jo Ann was born on February 22, 1948, the daughter of William D. and Helen (Quartermous) Clendenin. She was homemaker. Survivors include her son- Emmett and Jerrie Shepard of Sturgis, KY Son- Jerry Shepard of St. Cloud,...
Letta Mae Hooten
Aug 12, 2011
Letta Mae Hooten MARION: Letta Mae Hooten, 83, of Marion passed away on August 12th, 2011 at 7:40am at Heartland Regional Medical Center. A memorial service for Mrs. Hooten will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2pm at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Father Richard Mohr officiating. There will be a time of gathering at 1pm until the...
Betty Emmerson
Aug 8, 2011
Betty Emmerson Marion-Betty Emmerson, 87, of Marion, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2011 at Parkway Estates. Visitation for Mrs. Emmerson will be on Thursday, August 11, 2011 from 11am-1pm at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Funeral services will follow, at the funeral home, at 1pm with Reverend Jim Holderfield officiating. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Marion. Memorials...
Georgette Louise Verley
Aug 8, 2011
Marion Georgette Louise Verley, 87, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 2:14 P.M. at her home in Marion. Georgette was born February 10, 1924 in Linton, Indiana the daughter of Arthur and Amelia (Fougnies) Mercier. She married George F. Verley on June 22, 1946 in Princeton, Indiana and together they shared over 42 years of marriage until his...
Reatha Maxine Steinmetz
Aug 7, 2011
Herrin- REATHA MAXINE STEINMETZ, age 90, of Herrin, passed away at 1:05am on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Herrin Hospital. Reatha was born in Ferges on September 12, 1920, the daughter of Cairl Jake and Edna (McPheron) Smith. She married John L. Steinmetz in Herrin. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Steinmetz was a practical nurse at Herrin Hospital. Survivors...
Edith May Colp
Aug 5, 2011
Herrin- EDITH MAY COLP, age 97, of Herrin, passed away at 6:35pm on Friday, August 5, 2011 at Herrin Hospital. Edith was born in Dekoven, Kentucky, the daughter of Robert Marian and Betty (Jacobs) Chandler. She married John Henry Colp in Carbondale on April 2, 1931. He preceded her in death on April 17, 1995. They shared sixty-four years of...
Riley L Chamness
Aug 3, 2011
Riley Chamness Creal Springs-Riley L. Chamness, 87, of Creal Springs passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 7:36 AM in Heartland Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 9-11 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Funeral services will be at 11 AM on Saturday at the funeral home with Reverend Shorty Alsip...
Mary Wanda Deere
Aug 3, 2011
Wanda Deere Murphysboro-Mary Wanda Deere, 76, of Murphysboro, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 7:05 PM at her home surrounded by her family, after a 3 year long battle with cancer. A visitation will be held on Friday, August 5, 2011, from 5-8 PM at the First Assembly of God Church in Murphysboro; 445 N. 16th Street. A...
Margaret I. Mitchell
Aug 2, 2011
Marion- MARGARET ISABELLE MITCHELL, age 73, of Marion, passed away at 5:30am on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the home of her caregiver, Lana Emery. Margaret was born in Marion on September 5, 1937, the daughter of Vincent and Isabelle (Sands) Plauskey. She married Richard Mitchell in Harrisburg on February 1, 1954. He preceded her in death on February 6,...
Robert A. Kerley
Aug 2, 2011
Marion- ROBERT ALAN KERLEY, age 47, of Terre Haute, IN, formerly of Marion, passed away at 10:00pm on Tuesday August 2, 2011 at the Veteran's Hospital in Danville. Robert was born in Marion on September 10, 1963, the son of Marion J. and Wanda (Sims) Kerley. At the age of fourteen, he moved to Steamboat Springs, CO where he spent...
Anna Louise Long
Jul 30, 2011
Herrin- Anna Louise Long, 60, of Herrin, passed away at 7:00 AM, Saturday, July 30, 2011 at her home in Herrin. Anna was born on December 26, 1950 in Sandwich, IL to Jim Long & Virginia Pinkham. She worked as a mapping coordinator for Williamson County for several years. She was a member of Life Church in Marion. In her...
David Duane Covey
Jul 30, 2011
David Duane Covey Marion— David Duane Covey, 35, passed away at 10:22 PM on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 from 4-7 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. A memorial service in David’s honor will be on Thursday, August 4, 2011 starting at 10 AM at the...
Alfred Reiter
Jul 29, 2011
July 29, 2011 Obituary Marion- Alfred William Reiter, 92, of Marion, passed away at 11:35 PM, Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the VA Nursing Center in Marion. Alfred was born on January 8, 1919 in Chicago to Alfred Stephen & Olga (Werner) Reiter. He married Gladys Madsen on October 13, 1945 in Chicago. She survives of Lake of Egypt. Alfred...
Kenneth Milton Hoercher
Jul 24, 2011
MARION – Kenneth Milton Hoercher, 71, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 1:55 AM at the VA Medical Center. It was Mr. Hoercher’s wishes to be cremated. A visitation to be with friends and family will be held on Friday, July 29, 2011 from 10-11 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. A memorial service will...
Charles "Tom" Bird
Jul 23, 2011
Herrin- CHARLES T. TOM BIRD, age 70, of Herrin, passed away at 9:40pm on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at his home in Herrin. Charles was born in West Frankfort on August 29, 1940, the son of Wylie and Jean (Robinson) Bird. He married Ernestine McNeal on August 20, 1959 at the First Baptist Church in Marion. She survives in Herrin....
Carmen Dohanich
Jul 21, 2011
Carrier Mills- Carmen Dohanich, 95, of Carrier Mills, died at 12:30 AM, Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Carrier Mills Nursing and Rehab in Carrier Mills, Illinois. She was born March 2, 1916 in Herrin to William G. and Sarah (Sanders) Davis. She married George Dohanich October 4, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He died September 18, 1992. Mrs. Dohanich was...
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