Obituary Listing

Nov 24, 2021

Joni Joyce Douet, age 47, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at her residence. She was born on June 28, 1974 in Agana, Guam, the daughter of Austin Douet, Jr. and Nancy (Perry) Creech.

Joni worked at USAA Insurance Company.

Preceding her in death was her father and one brother, Troy...

Nov 24, 2021

Paula Kay Rose, age 62, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born on October 26, 1959 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Paul K. and Shirley Y. (Hunt) McKinney. She married James T. Rose on February 14, 2021, and he survives.

Paula...

Nov 23, 2021

Michael A. Bridges, age 36, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on November 26, 1984 in Tampa, Florida, the son of William Bridges and Billie J. (Harter) Blankenship.

Michael worked for Weston’s Lawn Services and Leggitt Lumber and Hardware. He enjoyed playing video...

Nov 23, 2021

Gene L. Hays, age 89, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born on March 15, 1932 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Jasper and Blanche (Miller) Hays. He married Patsy Wirth on June 18, 1956, and she preceded him in death on October...

Nov 22, 2021

Vance Pinkstaff, age 72, of Russellville, Illinois passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on May 08, 1949 in Russellville, the son of Benjamin F. and Marybelle (Didlinger) Pinkstaff. He married Bertha ‘Bert’ Woodward on April 15, 1972, and she survives.

Vance was a union laborer for...

Nov 22, 2021

Frances Ann Myers, age 91, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong, Illinois. She was born on March 20, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Carl W. and Fern (Paddick) Myers.

Frances worked as a secretary for Prestolite Battery Division in Vincennes, played the piano, and...

Nov 15, 2021

LeRoy Herman Jones, age 88, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born on July 13, 1933 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of William and Catherine (Shoulders) Jones. He married Sue Rousey on February 01, 1952, and she survives.

LeRoy worked for Texaco...

Nov 14, 2021

Jerry Lee Hobbs, age 86, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born on April 05, 1935 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, the son of Stanley and Beatrice (Trout) Hobbs. He married Arlene ‘Sparky’ Tillery on April 18, 1957, and she preceded him in death on February 22,...

Nov 14, 2021

Dorothy Jean Viehman, age 94, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Bridgepointe Health Campus in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born on September 20, 1927 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Harry Rudie and Ruth Elvira (Fee) Martin. She married C.C. Viehman, Jr. on April 01, 1945, and he preceded her in death on January...

Nov 12, 2021

Ellen Louise Piper (nee Seward) passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Aperion Health Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. Ellen was born on August 31, 1930 to Donald and Vera Seward in Bridgeport. She married Lloyd Donald Piper on July 16, 1950, and he preceded her in death on July 17, 2013. Her parents and siblings, Robert Seward, Eileen...

Nov 9, 2021

Roger W. Earnst, age 72, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, November 09, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on November 03, 1949 in Sumner, Illinois, the son of Elmer and Viola (Shaw) Earnst. He married Cheryl L. Michael on September 10, 1977, and she preceded him in death on March 31, 2017.

Nov 6, 2021

Ralph F. Rinsch, age 83, of Flat Rock, Illinois passed away on Saturday, November 06, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born on March 19, 1938 in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of Carl and June (Stevenson) Rinsch. He married the love of his life, Josephine Riker, on July 19, 1959, and she survives.

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Nov 5, 2021

Louise M. Lancaster, age 84, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away on Friday, November 05, 2021 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born on June 26, 1937 in Hart, Michigan, the daughter of Archie and Nellie (Robbins) Beggs. She married Delbert Lancaster on October 12, 1968, and he preceded her in death on October 18,...

Nov 5, 2021

Thomas J. Rose, age 77, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Friday, November 05, 2021 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. He was born on July 31, 1944 in Hammond, Indiana, the son of Natalie A. and Margaret M. (Kowalewski) Rose. He married Wilma M. Miller on December 14, 2000, and she preceded him in death on April 06,...

Oct 29, 2021

Kevin Brent Borden, age 63, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois.

Kevin was born in Lawrence County, Illinois to Maurice Stanley and Loretta Marie (Parker) Borden on April 15, 1958. He married Janet Sue Phillips on September 27, 1980 in Lawrenceville, Illinois.

He...

Oct 27, 2021

Patricia ‘Pat’ Bryant, age 75, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. She was born on October 24, 1946 in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Walter and Virginia (Edgin) Jeffries.

Pat was a factory worker for IDC in Torrance, California.

Preceding her in death were her...

Oct 27, 2021

Bonnie Jean McLaughlin, age 72, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at her residence. She was born on December 25, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Simon Bucel and Bonnie (Maxwell) Bucel-Neal.

Bonnie was a clerk at Huck’s and Mach 1. She enjoyed watching tv and being on Facebook.

Preceding...

Oct 24, 2021

Patty J. Stevenson, age 75, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. She was born on January 19, 1946 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of William ‘Bill’ E. and Alice M. (Cessna) Jerrell.

Patty retired from Rucker’s Candy. She was a member of the House of Prayer in...

Oct 22, 2021

Paul David Hussey, age 89, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021 at his residence. He was born on December 08, 1931 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Louis and Clara (Burrell) Hussey. He married Dorothy J. Morris (Wells) on September 15, 1956, and she survives.

Paul worked for Kroger Food Stores in Lawrenceville...

Oct 21, 2021

Ross Mitchell Montgomery, Jr., age 59, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at his residence. He was born on November 24, 1961 in Lawrenceville, Illinois the son of Ross Mitchell Montgomery, Sr. and Anne Louise (Price) Kiser. He married Patricia Burkhart in March of 1984, and she survives.

Ross was an operating engineer...