Obituaries

Lester Parola

Apr 19, 2001

LESTER PAROLA Herrin-Lester Parola, 81, died 4:54 A.M. on Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at the VA Nursing Home in Marion. Mr. Parola was born November 27, 1919 in Herrin to Enrico "Henry" & Katherine (LaBotte) Parola. He married Mae Switzer in 1952 she preceded him in death in 1969. He then married Rose Garcia on June 20, 1970. She survives....

Josephine Carnago

Apr 18, 2001

JOSEPHINE CARNAGO Herrin- Josephine "Jo" Carnago, 91, of Glenwood Springs, CO, formerly of Herrin, died at 6:55 P.M., Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at Glen Valley Care and Rehab Center in Glenwood Springs. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Herrin. Msg. Ken Schaefer will officiate. Visitation...

Robert Brian Skinner

Apr 18, 2001

April 16, 2001 ROBERT BRIAN SKINNER Herrin- Robert Brian Skinner, 37, of 505 North l4th, died at 7:52 a. m. on Friday, April 13, 2001 at Herrin Hospital. Mr. Skinner was born January 12, l964 in Chicago to Travis Allen and Barbara (Evans) Skinner. He married Lovice White on May 10, 1995 in Las Vegas, NV. She survives. He was...

Thomas W. Watts

Mar 23, 2001

Herrin Thomas Winn Watts, 76, 176 Circle Drive, died at 4:10 a. m. on Saturday, March 10, 2001 at his daughters home in Carl Junction, Missouri. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a. m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at Johnson Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin, IL. Rev. Paul E. Tirey will officiate. Visitation will be Monday evening from 6:00...

Annie Hawes

Feb 13, 1925

Annie Mae Hawes, 73 of Jonesboro, Illinois returned to the Lord on February 15, 2025. 

Annie was born a fighter; she was the life of the party. She was born with a heart condition that she battled with all the way up until her passing but it made her strong. She was also a dialysis patient; she inspired so many others...

Jack O. Delaporte Jr.

Jack O. Delaporte Jr., 63, of Creal Springs, Illinois was born on July 21, 1960, in Heidelberg, Germany and passed away in Marion, Illinois on Thursday, February 15, 2024. He is the son of Jack Delaporte Sr. (deceased) and Francoise Booton.  He is survived by Francoise and Wayne Booton and family, Jack Delaporte III and...