Freya Rose Burgett
Nov 17, 2019
Freya Rose Burgett (infant) passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at the St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Survivors include her parents, Kris and Ruie (Foster) Burgett of Bridgeport, Illinois; siblings, Schyler Foster, Trenton Burgett, Quinton Burgett, and Kayson Burgett; paternal grandparents, David and Mert Burgett of Sumner, Illinois and Lisa and Mark Ward of East Peoria, Illinois; maternal...
William 'Bill' D. Ford
Nov 16, 2019
William ‘Bill' D. Ford, age 79, of Flat Rock, Illinois passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born June 5, 1940 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of William E. and Ida (Kneppe) Ford. He married Jewel W. Rinsch Higgins on October 2, 1981 and she survives. Bill was...
Patricia Polston Jones
Nov 14, 2019
Patricia Polston Jones, age 92, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019. She was born on December 28, 1926 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Clinton Rosevelt and Mary Olivia (Snyder) Polston. She married James T. Jones on October 20, 1945 and he preceded her in death on April 3, 2002. Patricia worked at Central Industries...
George H. Black
Nov 6, 2019
George H. Black, age 64, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at his residence. He was born September 25, 1955 in Robinson, Illinois, the son of George H. and Freda Mae (Fornshell) Black. George was a 1973 graduate of LTHS and studied at ITT Technical Institute-Houston North. He worked for Texas Pipe Line from 1978 until 1998....
Venise Svec
Nov 3, 2019
Venise Svec, age 83, of Olney, Illinois passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Helia Healthcare in Olney, Illinois. She was born July 13, 1936 in Mahé Seychelles, Africa, the daughter of Francis Xavir and Venise Yolande (Sullivan) deSouza. Venise was a teacher in Africa, as well as a secretary for the State of Tennessee. She was a member of...
Frank E. Weiss
Nov 2, 2019
Frank E. Weiss, age 84, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born October 3, 1935 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Joseph P. and Olive (Senters) Weiss. He married Joyce Cook on July 15, 1961 and she survives. Frank loved to travel and was always...
Dorothy 'Dottie' Marie Dunlap
Nov 1, 2019
Dorothy ‘Dottie' Marie Dunlap, age 75, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019 at her residence. She was born February 13, 1944 in Monroe City, Indiana, the daughter of Noble and Estella (Blessinger) Boger. She married Jack W. Dunlap on December 24, 1959, and he preceded her in death on September 2, 1992. Dottie worked in the...
Laura Ward Martin
Nov 1, 2019
Laura Ward Martin, age 85, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away Friday, November 01, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born March 04, 1934 in Edgewood, Kentucky, the daughter of William B. and Edith (Baker) Smither. She married Ralph E. Ward and he preceded her in death. She married Max L. Martin on April 29, 1971 and...
George L. Heckler
Oct 30, 2019
George L. Heckler, age 88, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Illinois. He was born January 10, 1931 in Richland County, Illinois, the son of Fred and Rosa (Inyart) Heckler. He married Ruth Beal on November 10, 1951 and she preceded him in death on January 19, 2016....
James 'Jim' F. Schultz
Oct 29, 2019
James ‘Jim' F. Schultz, Jr., age 67, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away from metastatic prostate cancer on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at his residence. He was born November 2, 1951 in Orange, Texas. He married Roxana Waggoner on January 31, 2004 and she survives. Jim designed and sold wheels for automobiles and race cars. He also owned a landscaping company....
Theodore E. Taborn
Oct 27, 2019
Theodore E. Taborn, age 54, of Vincennes, Indiana passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born June 25, 1965 in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of Lindon Taborn and Darlene Sue (Johnson) Pullen. He worked as a forklift operator. He served in the United States Marine Corp. He was a member of...
Kathryn Imogene Marx
Oct 26, 2019
Kathryn Imogene Marx, age 90, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, former Sumner resident, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the United Methodist Village. She was born October 11, 1929 in Bridgeport, Illinois, the daughter of Cecil and Printhe (Shipley) Blackwell. She married Charles M. Marx on October 22, 1950, and he preceded her in death March 16, 2012. Kathryn worked as...
William 'Bill' Halter
Oct 25, 2019
William ‘Bill' Halter, age 89, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at his residence. He was born on January 26, 1930 in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of Louis and Lucy (Wichman) Halter. He married Ruth Primus on July 7, 1951, and she survives. He attended St. Thomas Grade School, and St. Meinrad Seminary for two years....
Zetta Marie Pinkstaff Sellers
Oct 21, 2019
Zetta Marie Pinkstaff Sellers, passed away on October 21, 2019 at 7:30p.m. at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She is survived by four children Dennis Sellers of Flat Rock, Illinois, Gary and wife Barbara Sellers of Arlington Heights, Illinois, Karen Sellers of Nevada, Iowa and Shari Sellers of Tucson, Arizona. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Christina,...
Eugene Early
Oct 19, 2019
Eugene Early, age 84, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019 at his residence. He was born October 16, 1935 in Charlestown, Indiana, the son of Walter and Elizabeth (Blake) Early. He married Marlene Burton on November 7, 1959 and she preceded him in death on February 23, 1996. He then married Barbara J. Butterfield and she preceded...
Russell L. Goins
Oct 14, 2019
Russell Leroy Goins, Sr., age 77, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born on November 21, 1941 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Roy Martin and Lorene E. (Russell) Goins. He married Alvyna K. Chavis on July 23, 1967 and she survives. Russell was a...
Juna Marcum
Oct 14, 2019
Juna Marcum, age 90, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. She was born May 24, 1929 in Richland County, Illinois, the daughter of John Floyd and Gladys E. (Snyder) Jones. She married Jim Marcum and he preceded her in death. Juna was a secretary for several local businesses in Lawrence...
Virgil E. Morgan
Oct 13, 2019
Virgil E. Morgan, age 85, of Sumner, Illinois passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born August 30, 1934 in Wynoose, Illinois, the son of Lozier and Gladys (Shultz) Morgan. He married Rose Winkles in 1957 and she survives. Virgil worked at Roadmaster for 30 plus years, and was a...
Dalton 'Finn' R. Hightshoe
Oct 11, 2019
Dalton "Finn" R. Hightshoe, age 27, of rural Sumner, Illinois, passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. He was born March 26,1992 in Lawrenceville, Illinois the son of Jerry J. Hightshoe and Dawn Heath. Dalton worked for Franklin Oil in Lawrenceville, Illinois, in various areas of the business. He was a member of the Fountain...
Jody Carl Mckee
Oct 8, 2019
Jody Carl McKee, age 66, of Willow Hill, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Carle Richland Hospital in Olney, Illinois. He was born January 20, 1953 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of John McKee and Alta Marie Brown. He was married to Mary (Theriac) McKee and she passed away on March 18, 2006. Jody worked as an Offroad...
