Obituaries
William "Bill" Deaton
Feb 10, 2010
William E. Bill Deaton, 82, of Marion passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 4:20 P.M. at the Friendship Care Center in Herrin. Bill was born July 19, 1927 in Marion the son of Omer & Virdus (Ivy) Deaton. He married Paralee Whitecotton on June 16, 1946 in Piggott, Arkansas and together they have shared over 63 years of...

Ida Priest
Feb 9, 2010
Marion Ida E. Priest, 72, of Marion passed away on Tuesday, February 09, 2010 at 5:55 A.M. at St. Marys Good Samaritan Hospital in Centralia. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 2 P.M. at the Second Baptist Church in Marion with Rev. David Blue officiating. Burial will follow in Herrin City Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from...

David Turner
Feb 9, 2010
Herrin David Eugene Turner, 66, of Lees Summitt, Missouri formerly of Herrin, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 10:30 A.M. at the Lees Summitt Medical Center. David was born November 27, 1944 in Herrin the son of Eugene & Ida Belle (Farthing) Turner. He was an Army Veteran, member of the Elks Lodge of Benton, Kentucky. David retired...

June Wiley
Feb 6, 2010
June Wiley WEST FRANKFORT-June Wiley, 49, of West Frankfort passed away at 8:05 PM, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. With respect to her personal wishes there will be no public visitation or funeral. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family. June was born November 19, 1960 in Cairo to Helen Ratliff. Survivors include her...

Pauline Pulley
Feb 5, 2010
Pauline Pulley MARION-Pauline Pulley, 75, of Marion passed away at 11:49 PM, Friday, February 5, 2010 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Paul Lee officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Monday, February 8, 2010 at...

Victoria V. Hazel
Feb 4, 2010
Tunnell Hill- VICTORIA V. HAZEL, age 43, of Tunnell Hill, passed away at 10:45am on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at her home. Victoria was born in Chicago on December 22, 1966, the daughter of Richard J. and Jean (Brown) Kraniewski. She married Mark Hazel in Las Vegas on July 6, 1990. He survives. Mrs. Hazel was a registered nurse, having...
John R. Tyler
Feb 3, 2010
PITTSBURG- JOHN ROBERT TYLER, age 88, of Pittsburg, passed away at 1:03pm on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. John was born in Pittsburg on July 2, 1921, the son of Ed and Jesse (Marks) Tyler. He married Betty Fowler in Benton on February 9, 1950. She survives. John was a member of the Medical Corp...
Charles E. Hodge
Feb 2, 2010
Charles Eugene Hodge, 84, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 11:30 P.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Charles was born June 6, 1925 in Goreville the son of Everett Leo & Ivah Kathleen (Lowery) Hodge. He married Audrey Ellen Snow on December 26, 1942 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and together they shared over 53 years of...

Richard L. Johnson
Feb 2, 2010
Richard L. Johnson MARION-Richard L. Johnson, 46, of Marion passed away at 1:15 PM, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Jerry Schell officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until the time of the...

Charles E. "Ted" Cox
Feb 2, 2010
Charles E. Ted Cox, 78, of Marion passed away on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 9:20 P.M. at Herrin Hospital. Ted was born January 2, 1932 in Marion the son of Roscoe & Fern (McInturf) Cox. He married Linda Lee Hamlett on April 6, 1951 in Marion and together they shared over 47 years of marriage until her death on...
Emma J. Kent
Jan 31, 2010
Marion- Emma J. Kent, 89, of Marion, passed away at 7:46 PM, Saturday, January 30, 2010 at her home in Marion surrounded by her loving family. Emma was born on April 10, 1920 in Harrisburg to Joseph & Patricia (Welps) Bugdonis. She married Robert L. Kent on Christmas Eve1938 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He preceded her in death on March...
Harry L. Kesler
Jan 31, 2010
Harry L. Kesler MARION-Harry L. Kesler, 89, of Marion passed away at 4:16 PM, Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the V.A. Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Dr. Paul Langan officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Tuesday, February 2,...
Tonja Kaye Peebels
Jan 31, 2010
Simpson- TONJA KAYE PEEBELS, age 42, of Simpson, IL, passed away at 10:20pm on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Tonja was born in Marion on April 10, 1967, the daughter of Clive Lemasters and Carolyn Owens. She married Scott Peebels in Simpson on May 10, 2009. He survives in Simpson. Tonja was a homemaker. Survivors include-...
Fay Irene Horn
Jan 29, 2010
MARION- FAY IRENE HORN, age 88, of Marion, passed away at 8:15pm on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at her daughter's residence in Johnston City. Fay was born in Hafer on March 14, 1921, the daughter of Henry and Lonnie (Pennington) Erwin. She married Elmer Theodore Horn in Marion, KY in 1938. He preceded her in death. She later married Louis...
Lora Mae McGinnis
Jan 27, 2010
Herrin- LORA MAE McGINNIS, age 85, of Herrin, passed away at 11:30am on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at her home in Herrin. Lora Mae was born in Herrin on March 12, 1924, the daughter of Walter J. and Bessie (Wagley) Elders. She married James E. McGinnis in Jackson, MO on August 29, 1941. Together, they shared fifty-nine years of marriage....
Altie Lannom
Jan 27, 2010
Herrin Altie Lee Al Lannom, 82, of Herrin formerly of Marion departed this life at 6 A.M. on January 27, 2010 at home with his wife and daughter Sharon by his side. Al was born December 26, 1927 in Johnston City the son of Oscar and Nancy (Chunn) Lannom. He married Betty Nell Durham on January 14, 1947 and she...
Robert Eugene Whitehead
Jan 27, 2010
Creal Springs Robert Eugene Bob Whitehead, 80, of Creal Springs, died on January 26, 2010 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Bob was born May 9, 1929 in Spillertown the son of Dolph and Sadie (Stroud) Whitehead. He married Maxine Elliott on May 8, 1953. They have resided in Creal Springs, had four children and shared 56 years of marriage. He...
Karen A. McGee
Jan 27, 2010
Karen A. McGee MARION-Karen A. McGee, 67, passed away at 5:45 PM, Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Tim Blankenship officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of the service on Saturday at...
Iretta Wilkins
Jan 26, 2010
Iretta F. Wilkins MARION-Iretta F. Wilkins, 84, of Marion passed away at 11:35 AM, Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Mike Hood and Reverend Kevin Carrothers officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Friday, January...
James Wendell Thompson
Jan 26, 2010
James Wendell Thompson MARION-James Wendell Thompson, 80, of Marion passed away at 6:25 AM, Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Parkway Manor in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 29, 2010 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Bill Rucker officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of the service on...
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