Obituary Listing

Dec 10, 2021

Jay Dee White, age 79, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Walnut Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on December 22, 1941 in Lukin Township, Illinois, the son of Hugh M. and Lucille (Loos) White. He married Judy Akers on June 06, 1965, and she survives.

Jay...

Dec 9, 2021

Linda K. Davis, age 80, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, December 09, 2021 at her residence. She was born on October 11, 1941 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Hayward Lawrence and Marie K. (Reel) Gregory. She married Larry R. Davis on June 21, 1959 at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrenceville, and he survives....

Dec 7, 2021

Matthew Lee Scherer, 38, of Denver, Colorado, passed away on December 7, 2021. He was born on November 21, 1983, in Lawrenceville, Illinois to Dan and Holly (Hudson) Scherer. He attended Red Hill High School and excelled in both sports and academics. He exceeded 1,000 points in basketball, tied school records in golf, and maintains several track & field...

Dec 7, 2021

Paul S. Barrett, age 95, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, December 07, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born on May 17, 1926 in Metropolis, Illinois, the son of Leonard and Nellie (Clark) Barrett. He married Mary Williams on August 06, 1946, and she preceded him in death on February 26, 1995....

Dec 5, 2021

Wilfred Leroy Gibson, age 98, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 05, 2021 in Vincennes, Indiana at Bridgepointe Health Campus. He was born on December 25, 1922 in Perry County, Indiana to Justus and Ruby (Jenkins) Gibson. He married Beverly (Priest) Dycus on May 01, 1968, and she preceded him in death on February 11, 2008....

Dec 2, 2021

Michael L. Ham, age 69, of Flat Rock, Illinois passed away on Thursday, December 02, 2021 at his residence. He was born on June 20, 1952 in Sullivan, Indiana, the son of Wendell L. Ham, Sr. and Marie (Sparks) Ham. He married Patricia Devin on October 25, 1986, and she survives.

Mike was a truck driver, and...

Nov 29, 2021

Terry Joe Duckworth passed from this life into his heavenly home on November 29, 2021. He was born to Donald Leslie Duckworth and Mary Jane Duckworth on September 14, 1957.

Terry attended First Church of the Nazarene in Wichita Kansas, where he taught Sunday School for many years. He had a passion for studying and teaching the...

Nov 29, 2021

Shari L. Calvert, age 63, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at her residence. She was born on April 26, 1958 in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Harold and Nancy (Tewell) Deisher. She married Edwin ‘Joe’ Calvert on December 23, 1976, and he survives.

Shari was a homemaker and a member of the...

Nov 28, 2021

Thelma L. Piper, age 84, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at her residence. She was born on March 19, 1937 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond T. and Esther (Moran) Hayes. She married Daniel Piper on April 06, 1958, and he survives.

Thelma worked at the Sumner Nursing Home, German...

Nov 26, 2021

Lois M. Ross, age 91, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, formerly of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. She was born on June 18, 1930 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Roy Andrew and Fannie (Cessna) Gardner. She married Herbert D. Ross on April 30, 1948, and...

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...