Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Emmons Macey and Steffey Funeral Home
Ronald L. Simmons
Oct 11, 2020
Ronald L. Simmons, age 88, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on September 22, 1932 in Allendale, Illinois, the son of Walter Leroy and Elizabeth (Mullinax) Simmons. He married Beverly Swaner on September 20, 1964, and she survives.
Ron was a pipefitter...
Wayne Leon Waggoner
Oct 3, 2020
Wayne Leon Waggoner, age 89, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Saturday, October 03, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born on February 06, 1931 in Olney, Illinois, the son of Omer Dale and Anna (Hills) Waggoner. He married Lorraine C. (Rule) Caryl, and she preceded him in death.
Wayne was a 1949...
Hazel I. Steffey
Sep 28, 2020
Hazel I. Steffey, age 82, of Flat Rock, Illinois passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020 at Cotillion Ridge in Robinson, Illinois. She was born on November 10, 1937 in Robinson, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Edgington) Christine. She married Mandell Steffey on July 03, 1959 and he survives.
Hazel was an operator for GTE...
Marsha Jean Waldrop
Sep 21, 2020
Marsha Jean Waldrop, age 66, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on December 01, 1953 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Dale L. and Mary (Moore) Piper. She married David Waldrop on June 10, 1972 and he survives.
Marsha was a...
Alberta Lee Brian
Sep 17, 2020
Alberta Lee ‘Birdie’ Brian, age 65, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born on October 21, 1954 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Albert and Evelyn (Griffin) Jackson. She married David Brian on June 18, 1971 and he survives.
Alberta worked for...
Leroy D. Frye
Sep 17, 2020
Leroy D. Frye, age 77, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was born on July 07, 1943 in Cowden, Illinois, the son of Noble and Ellen (Abrams) Frye. He married Linda Lumpp on February 20, 1965 and she survives.
Leroy was a...
Beverly J. Hobbs
Sep 12, 2020
Beverly Hobbs, age 83, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born on August 28, 1937 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Joe Hobbs, Jean (Fritchie) Bline, and Gene Bline.
Beverly was a resident of the United Methodist Village for 23 years. She...
Daniel Lee Shoulders
Sep 10, 2020
Daniel Lee Shoulders, age 67, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at his residence. He was born on June 03, 1953 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Sylvester Beck and Wanda Louise (Cox) Shoulders. He married Sylvia Jane Nash on April 20, 1989 and she survives.
Daniel served his country in the...
Betty C. Fiscus
Sep 10, 2020
Betty C. Fiscus, age 94, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born on April 01, 1926 in Sumner, Illinois, the daughter of Jesse and Nola (Coulter) Houston. She married William ‘Dick’ Fiscus on January 22, 1947 and he preceded her in death on June 29,...
Lauren Anne Smallwood
Sep 7, 2020
Lauren Anne Smallwood, age 22, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Monday, September 07, 2020 at her residence. She was born on August 20, 1998 in Olney, Illinois, the daughter of Kevin and Charity (Stanker) Smallwood.
Lauren was a CNA at Aperion Care in Bridgeport. She enjoyed thrift store shopping, riding motorcycles, and being with family and...
Betty J. Deboeuf
Sep 7, 2020
Betty J. DeBoeuf, age 91, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, a former St. Francisville, resident passed away on Monday, September 07, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born on February 22, 1929 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Harry and Jeanne (Bell) Fouts.
Betty was a receptionist for Emison, Doolittle, & Kolb Law Firm...
Wyatt Daniel Rue
Aug 24, 2020
Wyatt Daniel Rue, infant, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away in his mother’s arms on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Newburgh, Indiana, the son of Amy Rue.
He is survived by many loving family members including his mother, Amy; twin brother, William...
Jimmie R. Hankins
Aug 23, 2020
Jimmie R. Hankins, age 81 of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. He was born on July 19, 1939 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Edwin ‘Red’ and Sarah (Ford) Hankins. He married Shirley Maddson in 1958. He then married Phyllis Beams in 1995 and she survives.
Jimmie...
Paul R. Byers
Aug 22, 2020
Paul R. Byers, age 90, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born on November 29, 1929 in Claremont, Illinois, the son of Austin N. and Myrtle J. (Atkins) Byers. He married Alice Wing on September 03, 1949 and she preceded him in death on November...
Clifford Thomas 'Tom' Gerling
Aug 21, 2020
Clifford Thomas ‘Tom’ Gerling, age 75, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 at his residence. He was born on April 19, 1945 in Edwardsville, Illinois, the son of Mr. and Mrs.  Clifford Gerling. He married Penny Bolton on December 11, 2006 and she survives.
Tom worked as a baker before he moved to Lawrenceville in 1998....
Ada Ruth Reynolds
Aug 18, 2020
Ada Ruth Brown Reynolds, 90, of Port Neches, Texas passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas.
Ruth was born in Lawrence County, Illinois on February 06, 1930 to Roy Brown and Elizabeth Fry Brown. She was a resident of Port Neches for 44 years and a member of...
Jack C. Piper
Aug 18, 2020
Jack C. Piper, age 88, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on February 13, 1932 in Olney, Illinois, the son of Marion X. and Nettie Bell (Williams) Piper. On February 24, 1952 he married the love of his life, Jewel A. Wheeler, and they spent...
Betty Lou Mieure
Aug 14, 2020
Betty Lou Mieure, age 99, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born on July 07, 1921 in St. Francisville, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Stella (Stewart) Mayfield. She married George W. Mieure on July 12, 1942 and he preceded her in death on August...
Sharon S. Wimberly
Aug 13, 2020
Sharon S. Wimberly, age 81, of Westphalia, Indiana (formerly of Lawrenceville, Illinois) passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at her daughter’s residence in Westphalia, Indiana. She was born on February 14, 1939 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of John E. and Tessie Raye Hale. She married William W. Wimberly on March 23, 1957 and he preceded her in...
Harold G. Flanders
Aug 9, 2020
Harold G. ‘Heavy’ Flanders, age 84, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Sunday, August 09, 2020 at the Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Illinois. He was born on May 25, 1936 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Lester Darrell and Mildred Marie (Wagner) Flanders. He married Patricia S. O’Dell on May 17, 1956 and she survives.
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