Obituaries

Ronald (Chet) Calhoun

Ronald (Chet) Calhoun

Dec 30, 2010

Lake of Egypt- RONALD (CHET) CALHOUN, age 73, of Lake of Egypt, died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at his home with family and friends present. Chet was born in Bismarck, IL on September 2, 1937, to Lowell and Ethel (Howery) Calhoun. He married RoseMarie C. Davidson on December 19, 1980 in Susanville, California. She survives at Lake of Egypt. Other...

Geneva Brown

Geneva Brown

Dec 29, 2010

Geneva Brown Marion – Geneva Brown, loving wife, mother & grandmother, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 1:45 AM on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. She was 87 years old. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 31, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Pastor Ralph Brandon officiating. Visitation will be held...

Daniel Valentino Rashad Cole

Daniel Valentino Rashad Cole

Dec 28, 2010

Daniel Valentino Rashad Cole Marion- Daniel Cole, infant son of Phylicia Cole and Eric Miller passed away at 4:00PM on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Dew Maine Cemetery in Colp with the Reverend Virgil Walton officiating. Blue Funeral Home in...

Joyce Ann Nemeth

Joyce Ann Nemeth

Dec 27, 2010

Marion- Joyce Ann Nemeth, 76, of Marion, passed away at 5:40 PM, Friday, December 24, 2010 at Herrin Hospital. Joyce was born on October 26, 1934 in Herrin to Joe and Katie (Calcaterra) Chiodini. She married Joseph Nemeth on Valentines Day 1972 in Herrin. He survives in Marion. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Mt....

Novella Groves

Novella Groves

Dec 27, 2010

Novella Groves Novella Groves, loving wife, mother and grandmother went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 27, 2010 at 2:44AM. She was born on July 30, 1923 to Esther Harris & Leroy Dunn in Carrier Mills, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion, IL....

Paul Gower

Paul Gower

Dec 25, 2010

Paul Gower Marion-Paul Gower, 84, of Marion, beloved husband, father, brother and grandfather, went home to be with our Lord at 7:00 AM, on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at St. John Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion, IL with the...

Alona M Eastman

Alona M Eastman

Dec 25, 2010

Alona M. Eastman GOREVILLE – Alona M. Eastman, 98, of Goreville, passed away at 2:49 AM, Saturday, December 25, 2010 at the Marion Rehab and Nursing Center. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville. With Pastor Glenn Webb officiating assisted by Reverend Gordon Lambert and Greg Eastman. Visitation...

Mabel Marie Carlson

Mabel Marie Carlson

Dec 23, 2010

Marie Carlson GOREVILLE– Mabel Marie Carlson, 91, of Goreville passed away at 11:50 PM on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at the Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at the Goreville United Methodist Church in Goreville, with Reverend Tim Woodard officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00...

Ted Bollmann

Ted Bollmann

Dec 21, 2010

Herrin- THEODORE H. TED BOLLMANN, age 85, of Herrin, passed away at 12:35am on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Jackson Care Rehab Center in Murphysboro. Theodore was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 15, 1925, the son of Theodore and Marie (Wottle) Bollman. He married Virginia Kulp in Danbury, CT on November 27, 1955. Together, they have shared fifty-five years...

William A. Horn

William A. Horn

Dec 21, 2010

William A. Horn, 78, of Roanoke, Virginia formerly of Creal Springs, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2010 at 9:00 A.M. at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. William was born June 28, 1932 in Creal Springs the son of Louis D. & Ethel (Tanner) Horn. He married Norma Hastings on August 30, 1955 in Murphysboro and together they have shared over...

Violet McKinney

Violet McKinney

Dec 21, 2010

Marion Violet McKinney, 95, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 5:00 A.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Violet was born October 3, 1915 in Johnson County the daughter of William Julius and Lille Jane (Faulkner) Sharp. She married Harvey McKinney on April 6, 1956 in Marion and he preceded her in death on April 27, 1980. She was...

Kenneth "Toupe" Eckols

Kenneth "Toupe" Eckols

Dec 20, 2010

Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home Full Obit with photo Herrin- KENNETH TOUPE ECKOLS, age 62, of Herrin, passed away at 1:50am on Monday, December 20, 2010 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. Kenneth was born in Herrin on March 29, 1948, the son of Ralph Kenneth and Blanche Mary (Brown) Eckols. Mr. Eckols was a member of the Full Gospel...

Verna Angell-Grider

Verna Angell-Grider

Dec 18, 2010

VERNA HOWTON ANGELL GRIDER, age 81, formerly of Marion, passed away on December 18, 2010 at Meridian Village in Glen Carbon, IL. Verna Howton Angell Grider was born to James Moses and Lillian Lambert Howton in Dorrisville, Saline County, Illinois on April 8, 1929. She was the third child and second daughter in a family of twelve children. Two siblings,...

John W. Geittmann

John W. Geittmann

Dec 17, 2010

John W. Geittmann Marion- John W. Geittmann, born December, 21, 1925 in Beaver Dam, WI to Elmer T. & Leona (Allen) Geittmann was called into Heaven by his Lord on December 17, 2010 at 10:51 AM at the Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center surrounded by his wife and children. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at...

Mary Rice-Whiting

Mary Rice-Whiting

Dec 17, 2010

Mary A. Rice-Whiting Marion- Mary A. Rice-Whiting, 87, of Marion passed away at 2:35 AM, Friday, December 17, 2010 at Heartland regional Medical Center in Marion. Services will be held at 12:00 PM, Monday, December 20, 2010 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with Reverend John Burnett officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM on Monday,...

Thomas C. "Tom" Morris

Thomas C. "Tom" Morris

Dec 16, 2010

Herrin- Thomas C. Tom Morris, 81, of Sevierville, TN, formerly of Herrin, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 11:00 AM EST at his home in Sevierville, TN. Tom was born on September 12, 1929 in Dundee, IL to Charlie & Bessie (Moore) Morris. He married T. Louise Sweeney on September 12, 1958 in Marion. She preceded him in...

Faye Thomas

Faye Thomas

Dec 16, 2010

Faye Thomas Marion – Faye Thomas, 92, of Marion passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 6:45 AM at her daughter’s home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion, IL with reverend Don Colson & Reverend Midge Jeralds officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM –...

Shelby Leonard

Shelby Leonard

Dec 16, 2010

Shelby L. Leonard Marion-Shelby L. Leonard, 83, of Marion, IL, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 3:30 PM at his home. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 1:30 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion, IL with Reverend Davis Nelson officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the funeral...

Frank White

Frank White

Dec 16, 2010

Frank L. White, 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 3:17 P.M. at the Marion Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Frank was born July 11, 1922 in Williamson County the son of Robert F. & Myrl C. (Carter) White. He married Mary Jane Odum on April 13, 1942 in Creal Springs and she preceded him in death on November...

Doris Evelyn Moffett

Doris Evelyn Moffett

Dec 14, 2010

Doris Evelyn Shelton Moffett was born October 18, 1929 to Ed and Mae (Easley) Shelton. She passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the age of 81 at the Herrin Hospital. She attended and graduated from Excelsior Grade School in 1942. This was a one room school, and she completed grades 3rd and 4th in the same year. She...