Obituaries

Aseugene "Asie" Jearlds

Aseugene "Asie" Jearlds

Oct 3, 2008

Marion- Aseugene Asie Jearlds, 76, of Marion, passed away at 5:45 AM, Friday, October 03, 2008 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Aseugene was born on July 26, 1932 in Marion to Roy & Annie Frances (Emery) Jearlds. He married his wife of fifty seven years Mary Margaret Midge Clendenin on August 18, 1951 in Marion. She survives of Marion. He...

Beryl C. Sweeney

Beryl C. Sweeney

Oct 3, 2008

Beryl C. Sweeney CREAL SPRINGS- Beryl C. Sweeney, 59 of Creal Springs passed away Friday October 3, 2008 at 6:30 PM, at his residence. All services are private.

NoneEl J. Nichols

NoneEl J. Nichols

Oct 3, 2008

NonaEl J. Nichols Tunnel Hill-NonaEl J. Nichols, 83, of Tunnel Hill passed away at 7:49 PM, Friday, October 3, 2008 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at the Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Pastor Howard Strunk officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM,...

Sue Kelley

Sue Kelley

Oct 1, 2008

SUE KELLEY MARION-Sue Kelley, 66, of Marion passed away at 5:40 AM, Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Heartland Regional Medical Center, in Marion. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 3, 2008 at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Reverend Robert Goins officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until the time of the service on Friday at...

Noah Matthew Saffelder

Noah Matthew Saffelder

Sep 28, 2008

Noah Matthew Saffelder MARION-Noah Matthew Saffelder, 17, of Marion passed away at 7:15 AM, Sunday, September 28, 2008 as the result of an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion with Reverend Richard G. Mohr officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, September...

William Ray Higdon

William Ray Higdon

Sep 27, 2008

Herrin- William Ray Higdon, 82, of Herrin, formerly of St. Louis, passed away at 9:00 PM, Friday, September 26, 2008 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. William was born on July 28, 1926 in Herrin to Robert Ellis & Neva (Vannoy) Higdon. He worked many years as a confectioner in St. Louis and later retired as a security guard....

Ron Hollowell

Ron Hollowell

Sep 27, 2008

Ron Hollowell MARION-Ron Hollowell, 72, of Marion passed away at 1:30 AM, Saturday, September 27, 2008 at the South Baldwin Hospital in Foley, Alabama. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Jackley-Landrum Funeral Home, 1629 Main Street, Elwood, Indiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at the...

Bruce Alan McRoy

Bruce Alan McRoy

Sep 27, 2008

Bruce Alan McRoy MARION-Bruce Alan McRoy, 51, of Marion passed away at 12:42 PM, Saturday, September 27, 2008 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at Maplewood Cemetery in Marion with Reverend Joe McRoy officiating. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. McRoy was born March 2,...

Lola Dare

Lola Dare

Sep 26, 2008

Lola C. Dare, 88, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 4:30 P.M. at Troy Manor Nursing Home in Troy, Missouri. Lola was born April 4, 1920 in Marion the daughter of George William & Antice Gladys (Worley) Cutrell. She married James L. Dare on June 16, 1944 in Marion, he preceded her in death on June 2, 1956....

Geneva Norma Gene Helderman

Geneva Norma Gene Helderman

Sep 25, 2008

Geneva Norma Gene Helderman, 71, passed from this life to her life with the Lord on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 10:34 A.M. while surrounded by her family. Norma was born May 1, 1937 the daughter of Lester Paul & Mable (Malone) Cornwell in Vincennes, Indiana. She married Phillip Joseph Helderman on July 24, 1954 in Vincennes, Indiana. He survives...

Claude K. White

Claude K. White

Sep 24, 2008

Claude K. White MARION–Claude K. White, 91, of Marion passed away at 5:20 PM, Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, September 28, 2008, at the Second Baptist Church in Marion with Dr. Bob Wagner and Dr. Judith Ridlen officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until...

Barbara Ann Swafford

Barbara Ann Swafford

Sep 23, 2008

Barbara Ann Swafford MARION–Barbara Ann Swafford, 76, of Marion passed away at 11:33 PM, Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at her residence surrounded by her family. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, September 26, 2008 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Linda Coulson officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, September 25,...

Melba Adams

Melba Adams

Sep 22, 2008

Melba Adams, 67, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 9:15 P.M. at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. Melba was born April 27, 1941 the daughter of Lester & Osie (Phillips) Hall in Coweta, Georgia. She was a member of the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church and the Red Hat Society. Melba volunteered at the TCT Television...

Geneva Jo Logsdon

Geneva Jo Logsdon

Sep 12, 2008

Marion- GENEVA JO LOGSDON, age 84, of Marion, passed away at 8:37pm on Friday, September 12, 2008 at her residence in Marion. Geneva was born in Eufaula, OK on May 31, 1924, the daughter of Ruford and Anna (Blackwell) DePriest. She married James M. Logsdon in Fort Smith, Ark on June 26, 1947. They shared forty-six years of marriage, until...

Bill "Moe" Moffe

Bill "Moe" Moffe

Sep 11, 2008

Herrin- Bill Moe Moffe, 86, of Herrin, passed away at 1:35 AM, Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Bill was born on December 13, 1921 in Herrin to Dominick & Mary (Magherio) Moffe. He married Minnie Enrico on October 5, 1948 in Herrin. This December they would have celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Mr. Moffe...

Shelley Lambert

Shelley Lambert

Sep 10, 2008

Shelley Lambert MARION–Shelley Lambert, 56, of Marion passed away at 4:14 AM, Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, September 12, 2008 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Elder Frank Simmons officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, September 11, 2008 at the funeral home. Burial...

Helen L. Spaulding

Helen L. Spaulding

Sep 10, 2008

Marion- HELEN LOUISE SPAULDING, age 90, of Marion, passed away at 6:30pm on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at Delmar Gardens West in Chesterfield, Missouri. Helen was born in Marion on August 23, 1918, the daughter of Oscar and Sarah Ida Sally (Jeter) Greathouse. She married Kenneth G. Spaulding in Indiana in 1955. He preceded her in death in 1969. Mrs....

Wanda Mae Robinson

Wanda Mae Robinson

Sep 9, 2008

Herrin- Wanda Mae Robinson, 87, of Herrin, passed away at 8:56 AM, Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at Hurricane Creek assisted Living Center in Herrin. Wanda was born on April 28, 1921 in Energy to John & Eva (Snyder) Hundley. She married Paul Baker on Christmas Eve 1940 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He preceded her in death on January 9, 1975....

Pamela Sue Burns

Pamela Sue Burns

Sep 7, 2008

Pamela Sue Burns MARION–Pamela Sue Burns, 54, of Marion passed away after a long courageous battle with cancer at 11:53 PM, Sunday, September 7, 2008 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Tim Ozment officiating. Visitation will be from...

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Sep 4, 2008

Herrin- Jim Norton, 74, of Herrin, passed away at 10:00 AM, Monday, September 1, 2008 at his home in Herrin. A private graveside service will be held at Sojourners Cemetery in Peace Valley, MO. Graveside arrangements were made by Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Southern Illinois and will be accepted at Johnson-Hughes Funeral...