All Obituaries

James D. Cotton, age 72, of St. Francisville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on November 05, 1950, the son of Charles F. and Patricia J. (Blevins) Cotton. He was married to Vonnie Wilson, and she survives. Jim worked for Texaco Refinery in Lawrenceville, Marathon Oil Company in Indianapolis, and was an engineer for a company in New Jersey. He was also a self-employed logger, farmer, and an outdoorsman....

Candy Fulton, age 65, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. She was born on March 17, 1958 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Carl Raymond Harmon and Barbara (Crump) Sloth. She was married to Stanley Wayne Gosnell, and he preceded her in death on January 02, 1984. She then married John M. Fulton on December 31, 1984, and he preceded her in death on September 16, 2010. Candy was a homemaker and a bus aide with ERBA...

Frances Lucille (Spillman) Brown, age 87, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 03, 2023 at Richland Nursing and Rehab in Olney, Illinois. She was born on December 14, 1935, the oldest of 13 children to Dale and Marjorie (Fornshell) Spillman. She married Lester Eugene Brown on October 17, 1954 in Chauncey, Illinois. Frances was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport, and loved her church and church family. She worked at Prairie...

Josephine ‘Josie’ Vangor, age 96, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, formerly of Olney, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at the Evansville Protestant Home in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on March 10, 1927 in Richland County, Illinois, the daughter of William Harrison and Hettie (Bromm) Wyatt. She married Edward A. Vangor on October 02, 1988, and he preceded her in death on June 17, 2012. Josie worked in advertising for the Olney Daily Mail and the Lawrenceville...

Florence Geraldine ‘Gerry’ Poff, age 94, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023 at Gentlecare Nursing and Rehabilitation in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born on January 05, 1929 in St. Francisville, Illinois, the daughter of Lester and Emma (Johnson) Hills. She married Ralph Poff in February of 1970, and he preceded her in death in June of 1990. Gerry worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and as a clerk at Defense Electronics Supply Center. She...

Diana L. Pugh, age 76, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. She was born on December 07, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Norvel C. and Elizabeth M. (Keller) Hale. She married Larry R. Pugh on November 01, 1994, and he preceded her in death on June 16, 2023. Diana was a Mary Kay Consultant in Baltimore and an Executive Secretary for Segall Majestic Photography in Baltimore. She also did retail merchandising...

Clara Elsie Roberts, age 85, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. She was born on September 20, 1937 in Lancaster, California, the daughter of Adolph and Pearl (Osborn) Engel. She married Jack D. Roberts on March 17, 1957, and he preceded her in death on December 15, 2021. Clara was a 1955 graduate of LHS. Along with her husband, they owned and operated the family farm. She was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Christian...

Barbara "Bobbie" Ann Jerrell, Vincennes, Indiana, formerly of Lawrenceville, Illinois, age 90, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Fox Ridge Assisted Living, Vincennes. Bobbie was born on November 21, 1932 in Mt. Carmel, Illinois to Homer and Gladys Miskell. Bobbie married Robert Lee (Bob) Jerrell on August 27, 1949. They were married for 43 years, until his death in 1993. Bobbie worked as a homemaker, waitress (The Candlelight), housekeeper, and sales associate...

Enid Marie Richardson, age 90, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. She was born on September 19, 1932 in Fairfield, Illinois, the daughter of Seth and Ruth (Montgomery) Sons. She married Carson William Richardson on September 09, 1950, and he preceded her in death on January 20, 2010. Enid was a homemaker. Along with her husband, they owned and operated Richardson Wholesale and Southtown Variety....

John Robert Boldrey, age 95, of Houston, Texas passed away on July 23, 2023 at his residence. He was born on February 04, 1928 in Crawford County, Illinois, the son of Robert and Lula (Stoltz) Boldrey. John attended grade school in Landes, Illinois and graduated from Bridgeport Township High School in Bridgeport, Illinois. He furthered his education at Olney Community College, State of Illinois, Vincennes University, and University of Illinois where he earned a Bachelor of Science in...