Obituaries
Verna M. Smith
May 15, 2009
VERNA M. SMITH, age 93, of Marion, passed away at 9:10am on Friday, May 15, 2009 at Parkway Manor in Marion. Verna was born on May 2, 1916 in Stranton, IL, the daughter of Arthur and Ida (McCuan) McRoy. She married Cecil Smith in Marion on September 14, 1944. They shared thirty-five years of marriage, until his death on January...
Mildred M. Thompson
May 15, 2009
Mildred M. Thompson Marion-Mildred M. Thompson, 86, of Marion passed away at 4:00 PM, Friday, May 15, 2009 at Parkway Manor Nursing Home in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, May 18, 2009 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Dr. Bob Wagner officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Sunday, May...
James Mell Thompson
May 14, 2009
James Mell Thompson MARION-James Mell Thompson, 87, of Marion, Illinois passed away at 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 14, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Todd Greiner officiating. Visitation will from 12:00 PM until the time of the service at the funeral home....
Rodney W. Clark
May 13, 2009
Rodney W. Clark GOREVILLE-Rodney Willard Clark, 78, of Goreville passed away at 3:30 PM, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Memorial services will be held at a later date, Blue Funeral Home in Goreville is assisting the family with arrangements. Mr. Clark was born on August 20, 1930 in Dekalb, Illinois to Howard Harry and...
Shirley Ann Stephens
May 13, 2009
Shirley Ann Stephens Marion-Shirley Ann Stephens, 53, of Warrenton, Virginia, formerly of Marion passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Virginia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, May 20, 2009 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Dr. Victor Long officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM, until the time of the service on Wednesday at the...
James L. Askew
May 12, 2009
James L. “Jim” Askew MARION–James L. “Jim” Askew, 74, of Marion passed away at 4:25 PM on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Pastor Randy Uselton officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time of the service...
Ralph Cantrell
May 11, 2009
Ralph Cantrell MARION–Ralph Cantrell, 91, of Marion passed away at 2:00 PM, Monday, May 11, 2009 at Fountain Nursing Home in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, May 14, 2009 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Ivan Ryan officiating. There will be no visitation. Burial will be at Davis Prairie Cemetery, east of...
James E. "Jimmy" Lynn
May 8, 2009
Herrin- James E. Jimmy Lynn, 36, of Herrin, passed away at 10:30 AM, Friday, May 8, 2009 at Herrin Hospital. Jimmy was born on August 10, 1972 in Oakland County, MI to Terry Eugene & Linda J. (Dallas) Lynn. He graduated from Salem High School in 1991. After graduation, he went into independent living for almost a year. He worked...
Kent A. "Cricket" Edwards
May 8, 2009
Herrin- KENT ALAN "Cricket" EDWARDS, age 53, of Herrin, passed away at 8:20pm on Friday, May 8, 2009 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Kent was born in Paducah, KY on September 13, 1955, the son of Clyde LaVerne and Velma Deloris (Castleman) Edwards. Kent was a welder for Peabody Coal Company in Steeleville and a truck driver for Teamsters...
Claude Smith, Jr.
May 7, 2009
Herrin- CLAUDE SMITH, JR. age 84, of Herrin, passed away at 8:45am on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at his home in Herrin. Claude was born in Pittsburg, IL on November 10, 1924, the son of Claude and Aliene (Walker) Smith. He married Alice Frick at the Energy Methodist Church on June 23, 1945. They shared sixty-three years of marriage. She...
Lillian Beatrice Zoeller
May 6, 2009
Lillian Beatrice Zoeller MARION–Lillian Beatrice Zoeller, 88, of Marion passed away at 5:45 AM, Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Parkway Manor in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Dr. Bob Dickerson officiating and David Zoeller giving the eulogy. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM,...
Roy M. Haney
May 6, 2009
Roy M. Haney GOREVILLE-Roy M. Haney, 78, of Goreville passed away at 4:46 AM, Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 PM, Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Reverend Dale Billingsley officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until the time of the...
William A. Michaud
May 4, 2009
Herrin- WILLIAM ALFRED MICHAUD, age 71, of Herrin, passed away at 9:05am on Monday, May 4, 2009 at his residence in Herrin. William was born in Amesbury, MA on January 30, 1938, the son of Alfred Wilfred and Caddie (Hardison) Michaud. William was a member of the Herrin First Presbyterian Church and the Herrin American Legion. He was a retired...
Mildred Smith
May 4, 2009
Mildred M. Smith, age 90, formerly of Crab Orchard, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Angel Acres in Marion. She was born January 3, 1919 in Shattuc, Illinois to Ross A. and Gertrude E. (Short) Chezem. She was united in marriage to Shannon L. Smith on September 25, 1942, in Charleston, Missouri and together they shared over 64...
Rita R. Niederkorn
May 4, 2009
Herrin- RITA RUTH NIEDERKORN, age 76, of Herrin, passed away at 1:43pm on Monday, May 4, 2009 at Herrin Hospital. Rita was born in Granite City on February 19, 1933, the daughter of Frank Robert and Ruth Mary (Barkley). She married Donald E. Niederkorn in Wood River, IL on June 3, 1950. They shared fifty-eight years of marriage. He survives...
Clarence Eugene Draper
May 3, 2009
Herrin- Clarence Eugene Draper, 84, of Herrin, passed away at 3:25 AM, Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Herrin Hospital. Eugene was born on August 5, 1924 in Herrin to Clarence & Lora Francis (Lucy) Draper. He married Lorene Payne on November 10, 1958 in Herando, MS. She survives of Herrin. Eugene was a commercial contractor and retired after working many...
Jack Antink
Apr 30, 2009
Jack S. Antink MARION-Jack S. Antink, 95, of Geneva formerly of Marion passed away at 7:20 PM, April 30, 2009 at Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. He will be buried beside his wife at Freedom Cemetery, south of Marion. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family. Jack was born on...
Lilly M. Rice
Apr 29, 2009
Lilly M. Rice, 96, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 5:00 P.M. at Shawnee Christian Care Center. Lilly was born September 8, 1912 in Poordo the daughter of Sam & Frances (Dunaway) Thompson. She married William Robert Rice and he preceded her in death on June 4, 1998. Lilly was a member of Mt. Pleasant Freewill Baptist Church....
Leo Gilbert Hendrickson
Apr 27, 2009
Leo Gilbert Hendrickson, 89, passed away at 7:00 A.M. on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at his home in Marion, surrounded by his children and their spouses. Leo was born in Marion on November 9, 1919, the son of Raymond and Myrtle (Welborn) Hendrickson. He was married to Juanita Joyce King on February 18, 1939 in Paducah. Together they shared over...
Harry L. Jent
Apr 26, 2009
Harry L. Jent JOHNSTON CITY-Harry L. Jent, 91, of Johnston City passed away at 2:15 AM, Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Parkway Manor Nursing Home in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Deon Walker and Reverend Kenneth Mcllaren officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM...
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