Obituaries

Donald Gary  Goodwyn

Donald Gary Goodwyn

Jan 13, 2010

Donald Gary “Don Goodwyn MARION-Donald Gary “Don Goodwyn, 55, of Marion, passed away at 3:05 PM, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt Vernon. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Saturday, January 16, 2010 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Private burial will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be...

Erin Cristin Landwer

Erin Cristin Landwer

Jan 12, 2010

ERIN C. (LOGAN) LANDWER CREAL SPRINGS-Erin Cristin (Logan) Landwer, 29, Minot, North Dakota formerly of Creal Springs, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in a Minot, North Dakota hospital. Memorial services to celebrate Erin’s life will be held at 3:00 P.M, Friday, January 22, 2010 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marion with Reverend Marlin Otte officiating. Blue Funeral Home...

Mabel Ann Moore

Mabel Ann Moore

Jan 11, 2010

Mabel Ann Moore MARION-Mabel Ann Moore, 89, of Marion passed away at 10:10 AM, Monday, January 11, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family. In accordance with her wishes there will be no public visitation or funeral. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family with the services. Mabel was born on July 12, 1920 in Kinston, North...

Jack A. Walker

Jack A. Walker

Jan 11, 2010

Herrin- Jack A. Walker, 93, of Herrin, passed away at 3:25 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2010 at his home. Jack was born on May 26, 1916 in Herrin to Raymond & Ursie (Smith) Walker. He married Mary Elizabeth Will on February 10, 1937 in Herrin. She preceded him in death on May 3, 2007. Jack fought bravely as a United...

Marcella Johnson

Marcella Johnson

Jan 10, 2010

Marcella Johnson GOREVILLE-Marcella Johnson, 88, of Johnson City, Tennessee formerly of Goreville passed away at 5:15 AM, Sunday, January 10, 2010 at NHC Health Care Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 14, 2010 at the Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Dr. Ron Ferguson officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM...

Lowell Thomas "Tom" Hartwell

Lowell Thomas "Tom" Hartwell

Jan 9, 2010

Marion- Lowell Thomas Tom Hartwell, 70, of Marion, passed away at 1:42 AM, Saturday, January 9, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. Tom was born on February 28, 1939 in Marion to William McKinley & Cynthia Laveda (White) Hartwell. He married Shirley James on July 19, 1958 in Marion. She survives in Marion. Mr. Hartwell was a US...

Sarah Gholson

Sarah Gholson

Jan 8, 2010

Sarah Nadine Gholson, 91, of Port Orange, Florida formerly of Southern Illinois, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 8:30 P.M. at the Horizon Health Care Center in Daytona, Florida. Sarah was born July 6, 1918 in Franklin County the daughter of Leman & Nola Idella (Kimmel) McClerren. She married George S. Gholson and he preceded her in death...

Richard Molt

Richard Molt

Jan 7, 2010

Richard “Dick” Molt GOREVILLE-Richard “Dick” Molt, 92, of Goreville passed away at 3:45 AM, Thursday, January 7, 2010 at is home. Memorial services will be at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with family members and friends officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at the funeral home....

Betty K. Groves

Betty K. Groves

Jan 7, 2010

Betty K. Groves, 55, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 5:01 P.M. at her home. Betty was born February 7, 1953 in Carbondale the daughter of Clarence Hudgens and Lucille (Grigson) Hudgens-Little. She was formerly married to Troy Groves and was preceded in death by two husbands, Frank Lamphere and Larry Shadowens She attended First Baptist Church of...

William L. Bennett

William L. Bennett

Jan 7, 2010

Marion- WILLIAM L. BENNETT, age 69, of Marion, passed away at 12:30pm on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at Fountains Nursing Home in Marion. William was born in Blue Island on July 29, 1940, the son of Willard Vernon and Mary Alice (McKinnon) Bennett. He married Susan Smith in Downers Grove, IL on September 5, 1964. She survives in Marion. Mr....

Betty Baggott

Betty Baggott

Jan 5, 2010

Herrin- BETTY (MORGAN) BAGGOTT, age 95, of St Louis, MO, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 8:15am on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at Garden View Care Center of St Louis, MO. Betty was born in Centralia, IL on September 21, 1914, the daughter of Judge Ambert Delos A.D. and Alberta Bertie (Eubank) Morgan. She married George I. Baggott in Herrin...

Erma Lee McMillan

Erma Lee McMillan

Jan 5, 2010

Carterville- ERMA LEE McMILLAN, age 83, of Carterville, passed away at 4:00pm on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at Herrin Hospital. Erma was born in Williamson County on May 17, 1926, the daughter of Henry L. and Hester R. (Pleasant) Furlow. She married Robert L. McMillan in Piggott, AR on August 24, 1946. He survives in Carterville. Mrs. McMillan was a...

Jack L. Cameron

Jack L. Cameron

Jan 4, 2010

Carterville- Jack L. Cameron, 73, of Scott City, MO, formerly of Carterville, passed away at 6:40 a.m., Friday, January 1, 2010 at Monticello House in Jackson, MO. Jack was born on June 7, 1936 in Carterville to Henry & Lillian Louise (Stearns) Cameron. He was formerly married to Jeanetta Malone. Mr. Cameron was a retired boilermaker at U.S. Steel and...

Howard Bradshaw

Howard Bradshaw

Jan 3, 2010

Howard “Bud” Bradshaw MARION-Howard “Bud” Bradshaw, 89, of Marion passed away at 7:35 PM, Sunday, January 3, 2010 at the V.A. Medical Center in Marion. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church in Marion with Reverend Dan Whitfield officiating. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family with the...

Hazel Beatrice Russell

Hazel Beatrice Russell

Jan 3, 2010

Hazel Beatrice Russell GOREVILLE-Hazel Beatrice Russell, 85, of Goreville passed away at 6:20 AM, Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Home in Herrin. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at the Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Brother Dink Phelps officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until the time of the...

Ella B. Tubbs

Ella B. Tubbs

Dec 31, 2009

ELLA B. TUBBS, age 85, of Marion, passed away at 6:12am on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Fountains Nursing Home in Marion. Ella was born on December 15, 1924 the daughter of Lloyd and Sarah Powell. She married Frank Watkins in Marion in 1948. He preceded her in death in 1963. She married Jack Tubbs in Marion in 1971. He...

Larry D. Jochum

Larry D. Jochum

Dec 31, 2009

Pittsburg-LARRY D. JOCHUM, age 63, of Pittsburg, passed away at 4:14am on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Larry was born in Saline County on October 7, 1946, the only child of John Wayman and Eva Marie (Richey) Jochum. He was a heavy equipment operator for the Williamson County Highway Department for thirty years and...

Imogene Farthing

Imogene Farthing

Dec 30, 2009

Marion- IMOGENE FARTHING, age 80, of Marion, passed away at 11:20pm on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Angel Acres. Imogene was born in St. Louis on May 29, 1929, the daughter of Otto and Ruth (Mofield) Farthing. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Marion and the Marion Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Survivors include her aunt- Mildred Mofield...

Carl C. Koehler

Carl C. Koehler

Dec 30, 2009

Carl C. Koehler, 91, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 8:05 P.M. at his home in Marion. Carl was born on November 26, 1918 in Rock Creek, Kansas to Louis Carl and Ellen (Clare) Koehler. He married Marguerite Smith on June 8, 1939 in Yates Center, Kansas and together they over 70 years of marriage until her death...

Charles E. Rodd

Charles E. Rodd

Dec 27, 2009

Charles E. Rodd MARION-Charles E. Rodd, age 92, of Marion, Ohio formerly of Marion, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord Monday, December 28, 2009, at Marion Manor Nursing Home, Marion, Ohio, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Dennis Mohr presiding...