Dixie L. Scherer
Aug 26, 2018
Dixie L. Scherer, 76, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born September 30, 1941 in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Ira and Helen (Theriac) Eisenhut. She married Esco Daffron, Jr. on July 17, 1959 and he preceded her in death on February 9, 1983. She then married Robert...
Ruby Day Greenlee
Aug 20, 2018
Ruby Day Greenlee Born on March 23, 1923 Died on Monday, August 20, 2018 Married Joseph E. Greenlee June 19, 1943 God gave them 72 years of marriage before he took Joe home on May 9, 2015. Survivors, a daughter Nina and spouse Bob Pinnick and two sons Roy and spouse Jodie Greenlee and Kirk and spouse Trudy Greenlee. Five...
Phyllis 'June' Schultz
Aug 13, 2018
Phyllis ‘June' Schultz, 91, of Sumner, Illinois passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at her residence. She was born June 22, 1927 in Richland County, Illinois, the daughter of Owen ‘Harlie' and Vera (Heckler) Hasler. She married Wilbur ‘Pat' Schultz on May 16, 1948 and he preceded her in death on May 12, 1986. June was a homemaker and enjoyed...
Anna Christine Wilkes Seed
Aug 9, 2018
Anna Christine Wilkes Seed Ann left this life at St. Joseph's Home in Springfield, Illinois for a better place on August 9, 2018. She was 101 years young. She was born on November 14, 1916 in Vincennes, Indiana to Margaret Thompson Wilkes and Milton Siviah Wilkes. She had one sister, Dorothy May Wilkes Wittenmeyer; six brothers, Dale, Pete, Jiggs, Bill,...
Isabell Volkman
Aug 7, 2018
Isabell Volkman, 81, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born February 10, 1937 in Terre Haute, Indiana, the daughter of James and Juna A. (Parker) Frederick. She married Roy L. Volkman on January 15, 1955 and he preceded her in death on December 31, 2012. Isabell...
Alten L. Kull
Aug 5, 2018
Alten L. Kull, 82, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at the Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Illinois. He was born February 23, 1936 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Harold E. and Dolly Mae (Conn) Kull. He married Peggy J. Hensley on June 12, 1955 and she survives. Alten was a 1954 Lawrenceville High School...
Brad Lee Spillman
Aug 4, 2018
Brad Lee Spillman, 57, former Lawrence County, Illinois resident passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born July 24, 1961 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Carrol ‘Jake' and Nancy C. (Main) Spillman. Brad was a welder with the International Union of Operating Engineers. Preceding him in death was his mother. Survivors...
Violet M. Parish
Aug 2, 2018
Violet M. Parish, 85, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born April 11, 1933 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Jesse and Rena (Crouch) Leib. She married Robert L. Parish on June 21, 1974 and he preceded her in death on May 31, 2007. Violet...
Diane R. Gray
Jul 30, 2018
Diane Rita Stromp Gray, age 78, formerly of Lawrence County, Illinois died on Monday, July 30, 2018. Born in Detroit, she lived in Lawrenceville for a number of years. She was a faithful member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She enjoyed basket weaving, jewelry making, and other arts and crafts. Survivors include two daughters, Jennifer M. Gray Brewington and...
Nancy Ellen Laslie
Jul 27, 2018
Nancy Ellen Laslie, 84, of Vincennes, Indiana passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at Willow Manor Nursing Home in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born October 6, 1933 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of John and Lili (Kolhouse) Brown. She married James O. Laslie on March 5, 1949 and he preceded her in death on January 3, 2001. Nancy was a...
Charles 'Chuck' Samuel Martin
Jul 27, 2018
Charles Samuel (Chuck) Martin, 79, of Highland, IL died July 27, 2018 in St. Louis, MO. He was born March 27, 1939 in Breckenridge, MI, the son of Wilbur L. and Mary Josephine Longnecker Martin and was a graduate of Bridgeport Township High School in the class of 1957. On October 2, 1960, he married Sandra K. Fisher and she...
Billy 'Buck' B. Seward
Jul 26, 2018
Billy B. ‘Buck' Seward, 79, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born December 1, 1938 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Willard and Edith (Haycock) Seward. He married Judith A. Miller on June 15, 1958 and she preceded him in death on October 24, 2008. Buck was a life-long farmer. His...
Patt Ridgley
Jul 23, 2018
Patt Ridgley, age 67, wife of David Ridgley, passed Monday, July 23, 2018. She was the mother of David (Amy) Ridgley and Paul (Shelley) Ridgley; grandmother to Dane, Hayden, and Sydney; daughter of Paul and Betty (Hollingsworth) Gaiter; and sister to Joe, Mary, Paula, and Bob. Her faithful companions were Jacob, Maggie, and Gunner. She was a friend to all...
Beth Raggo
Jul 20, 2018
Beth Raggo, age 55, of Vincennes, Indiana passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born April 05, 1963 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Harry and Gerry (Diver) Cannon. She married Alan Raggo on May 29, 1982 and he survives. Beth worked for Vincennes University as a research associate. For many years,...
Maxine L. Powell
Jul 16, 2018
Maxine L. Powell, 97, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018 at the United Methodist Village-North Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born March 21, 1921 in Owensville, Indiana, the daughter of Warrick and Hazel (Linenburger) Hale. She married Alfred Powell on June 8, 1941 and he preceded her in death on October 10, 2011. They had...
Stanley Douglas Piper
Jul 13, 2018
Stanley Douglas Piper, age 67, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, formerly of Centralia, Illinois, received his ‘angel wings' Friday, July 13, 2018 at the United Methodist Village-South Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois, with his family by his side. He was born March 22, 1951 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Illinois, the son of Clair A. and Madeline (Boyd) Piper. Stanley worked at...
James 'Sam' Potts
Jul 12, 2018
James E. ‘Sam' Potts, 98, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Thursday July 12, 2018 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, IL. He was born August 16, 1919 in St. Francisville, IL, the son of Howard and Beatrice (Shaffer) Potts. He married Beulah Reisinger on February 8, 1941 and she preceded him in death in March 16, 1995. Sam retired...
Mary 'Edith' Smith
Jul 12, 2018
Mary ‘Edith' Smith, 95, of rural Sumner, Illinois passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born March 15, 1923 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Oliver and Mary (Glaizer) Miles. She married Robert J. Smith on February 2, 1939 and he preceded her in death on July 31, 2002. Edith...
David Michael Overbay
Jul 11, 2018
David Michael Overbay, age 49, of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Sullivan, Indiana. He was born June 07, 1969 in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of Michael E. Overbay and Beth Chambers Waters. David worked as a self-employed carpenter. He was a Navy veteran serving from 1987 through 1991. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with...
Thomas Burris
Jul 10, 2018
Thomas Burris, 88, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born September 14, 1929, the son of Ethel M. (Skidmore) Burris. Tom worked as a night dispatcher for the Illinois Gas Company. He also answered the telephones after hours for the Nichols-Smith Funeral Home. He was a member of the...
