Paul Franklin Preston
Jan 7, 2019
Paul Franklin Preston, Sr., 87, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Monday, January 7, 2019, surrounded by family at Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care in Robinson, Illinois. He was born May 9, 1931 in Flat Rock, Illinois, the eldest son of Randall B. and Louise Marie (Kent) Preston. He married Thelma Mae Jerrell on September 2, 1950 and she preceded...
Oren R. Mulvany
Jan 3, 2019
Oren R. Mulvany, 90, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born August 30, 1928 in Louisville, Illinois, the son of Freddie L. and Bertha (Harrell) Mulvany. He married Betty Smith in 1949 and she preceded him in death in 1984. He married Lois M. (Clark) Cox in...
Charles 'Chuck' O. Hesler
Jan 2, 2019
Charles O. ‘Chuck' Hesler, 74, of Sumner, Illinois passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019. He was born December 6, 1944 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of James and Mildred (McCarty) Hesler. Chuck worked for Texaco for 11-1/2 years and then retired from Marathon after working there for 19-1/2 years. He also owned and operated Mowtown Lawn Care for 37...
Melvin Myrle Mahin
Dec 31, 2018
Melvin Myrle Mahin, 53, of Centralia, Illinois passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. He was born September 15, 1965 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Fred Myrle Mahin, Sr. and Carroll Sue (Claycomb) Mahin. Melvin was a handy man at a sheltered workshop. He was a member of the Wesleyan Church, Illinois...
Eric W. Earnst
Dec 30, 2018
Eric W. Earnst, 40, of Sumner, IL passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, IL. He was born July 21, 1978 in Brazil, IN, the son of Roger and Cheryl (Michael) Earnst. Eric worked at Richland Manufacturing in Olney, IL as a fork truck driver. He was a member of the Christian Church of Sumner, IL....
William 'Bill' Cobb
Dec 28, 2018
William ‘Bill' Cobb, age 83, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born June 14, 1935 in Oolitic, Indiana, the son of Melvin and Grace (Stigall) Cobb. He married Rita Schon on May 17, 1968 and they enjoyed 50 years of marriage together. Bill operated the Checker Gas...
Troy V. Mobley
Dec 25, 2018
Troy V. Mobley, 38, of Vancouver, Washington passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. He was born May 17, 1980 in Concord, Massachusetts, the son of Nancy (Perry) Creech and Craig A. Mobley. Troy was a 1998 graduate of Lawrenceville High School, where he participated in football, basketball, and wrestling. He went on...
Jo Anne Haines
Dec 21, 2018
Jo Anne Haines, age 87, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 at a nursing home in Evansville, IN. She was born in Lawrenceville, IL. on September 12, 1931, to Levitt Ernest and Bessie May (Dennison) Gray. She graduated from Lawrenceville High School in May 1949. One of her first jobs was to work at the Haines Hardware Store, where...
Darrell D. Davis
Dec 18, 2018
Darrell Dean Davis II, age 50, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away December 18, 2018 at his residence after a long illness. He was born April 10, 1968 in Robinson, Illinois, the son of Darrell Dean Davis and Phyllis Sullivan Faulkenberry. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and that is where he lived until returning to...
Nancy D. Wimberly
Dec 14, 2018
Nancy D. Wimberly, 77, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. She was born July 3, 1941 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Stella (Yarber) Condiff. She married Robert Wimberly in September 1957 and he preceded her in death on November 8, 2015. Nancy was a homemaker. She attended...
Thaddeus Keen Parrott
Dec 12, 2018
Thaddeus Keen Parrott, age 35, of Lawrenceville passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 1, 1983 in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of Gregg Parrott and Marcia (Harness) Pratt. Thadd was the owner of TKP Rental & Renovation Company. He worked for Parrott Real Estate and Auction in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was currently enrolled at...
Sandra Kay Martin
Dec 11, 2018
Sandra Kay Martin, 77, of Highland, Illinois passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at San Gabriel Memory Care in Highland, Illinois. She was born January 19, 1941 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Oscar C. and Edythe B. (Davis) Fisher. She married Charles Samuel (Chuck) Martin on October 2, 1960 and he preceded her in death on July 27, 2018....
William E. Waggoner
Dec 11, 2018
William E. Waggoner, 86, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at the United Methodist Village-North Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born August 11, 1932 in Chauncey, Illinois, the son of Omer and Anna (Hill) Waggoner. He married Fern Wooldridge on November 23, 1952 and she survives. William graduated with a Master's Degree in Education from Arkansas...
William Scott Hartley
Dec 7, 2018
William Scott Hartley, 54, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at his residence. He was born October 13, 1964 in Lafayette, Indiana, the son of Clinton Eugene and Brenda Ann (Rieches) Hartley. Scott worked as a mechanic. His memberships included Our Savior Lutheran Church, the Moose and the Eagles. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, wood working, and...
Clarence 'Bud' E. Fisher
Dec 7, 2018
Clarence E. ‘Bud' Fisher, 80, of Sumner, Illinois passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at his residence. He was born September 4, 1938 in Illinois, the son of Lester H. and Margaret E. (Harbaugh) Turney. Clarence retired from Roadmaster. He served his country in the United States Army. Preceding him in death was his wife, Alice Gerber Fisher; parents; and...
Robert 'Dean' Fisher
Dec 4, 2018
Robert ‘Dean' Fisher, 76, of Flat Rock, Illinois passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, Illinois. He was born October 22, 1942 in Birds, Illinois, the son of Charles Kenneth and Blanche Ruth (Ducharme) Fisher. He married Frances ‘Fran' Miller on April 20, 1963 and she survives. Dean was a lifelong carpenter and farmer. He...
Thomas Shidler
Dec 2, 2018
Thomas D. Shidler, 63, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Willow Manor in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born June 24, 1955 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Clifton ‘Kip' Shidler and Genevieve (Bennett) Taylor. He married Mary Fields on May 19, 1984 and she survives. Tom was a carpenter. He enjoyed genealogy, as well as playing...
Gary D. Gray
Dec 2, 2018
Gary D. Gray, 74, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Gentle Care in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born January 25, 1944 in Knox County, Indiana, the son of Marion ‘Bus' and Mary Jean (Davis) Gray. He married Linda Duree Drury on June 10, 1995 and she survives. Gary graduated from LTHS in 1962 and then moved...
Donna Jewell Macdougall
Dec 2, 2018
Donna J. MacDougall, age 75, died on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at the Lincoln Hospital in Mattoon, Illinois. She was born on February 20, 1943, the oldest child of Edith Rosalie (Allen) and Theo Isom. She graduated from LTHS in May of 1961 and enlisted in the US Navy at that time. She was a member of Mensa and Phi...
Delores F. Outler Higgins
Nov 20, 2018
Delores F. Outler Higgins, 71, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at her residence. She was born December 13, 1946 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur ‘Dean' and Faye (Stevenson) Outler. She was married to Guy ‘Bill' Higgins and he preceded her in death on June 9, 2016. Delores was a homemaker, a seamstress, and...
