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Local Obituaries for Emmons Macey and Steffey Funeral Home
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...
Pauline Hale Lytis
Jul 5, 2018
Pauline Hale Lytis, 79, of rural Sumner, Illinois passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at her residence. She was born May 7, 1939 in Hibbing, Minnesota, the daughter of Robert and Ann Margaret Hale. She married John R. Lytis on September 8, 1957 and he preceded her in death on October 29, 2004. Pauline was a cleaning specialist. She was...
Jeffery Allen Schultz
Jul 3, 2018
Jeffery Allen Schultz, age 59, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born January 6, 1959 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Alvin and Velta McClaskey Schultz. He married Sharon Chaplin Schultz on March 14, 2011 and she survives. Jeff did plaster and drywall work for 20...
Eleanor Margaret Morris
Jun 28, 2018
Eleanor Margaret Morris, 93, of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born April 10, 1925 in Sullivan, Indiana, the daughter of William C. and Julia A. (Bass) Russell. She married Charles F. Morris on March 6, 1943 and he preceded her in death on March 9,...
Mildred Hunt
Jun 25, 2018
Mildred L. Hunt, 96, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois passed away Monday, June 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born April 26, 1922 in Wabash County, Illinois, the daughter of Claris and Grace (Diedrich) Cunningham. Mildred was a cook at Westgrove. She was a member of the Lancaster Church of God. Preceding her in death were her parents and husband....
Wilbur Hugh Pelham
Jun 22, 2018
Wilbur Hugh Pelham, age 94, of rural Sumner, Illinois, passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 03, 1924 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Roy Levi Pelham and Ruth Jane Crouch Pelham. He married Elsie Frances Mieure November 04, 1951, and she survives. Wilbur was a pumper for Texaco Refinery and retired after...
Marilyn J. Lockhart
Jun 22, 2018
Marilyn J. Lockhart, 64, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at her residence. She was born March 7, 1954 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Walter and Mary (Sutton) Benton. She first married Harold Kennedy and he preceded her in death. After Harold's passing, she married Bill Hill and he preceded her in death. After Bill's passing,...
Charles Thomas Perrott
Jun 21, 2018
Charles Thomas ‘Tom' Perrott, Sr., 81, of Olney, Illinois passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at his residence. He was born July 1, 1936 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Lotus S. and Alta (Neikirk) Perrott. He married Norma L. Conrady on December 3, 1954 and she preceded him in death on November 2, 2005. He married Sally Williams...
Willard A. Pauley
Jun 21, 2018
Willard A. Pauley, 100, of rural Sumner, Illinois passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at the United Methodist Village-South Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born December 1, 1917 in Richland County, Illinois, the son of Ray and Edna (Roney) Pauley. He married Mary M. Rodrick on January 15, 1943 and she preceded him in death on December 8, 1996....
William Henry Shank
Jun 19, 2018
William Henry Shank, 88, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born on March 16, 1930 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Henry Mounz and Marguerite (Haines) Shank. He married Shirley ‘Ann' Wright on September 30, 1955 and she survives. William was a telegraph operator and station...
Glen Heath
Jun 19, 2018
Glen E. Heath, 90, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. He was born July 21, 1927 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Levi and Florence (Waggoner) Heath. He married Betty Lou Roberts on November 1, 1947 and she preceded him in death on October 2, 2010. Glen worked as a...
Sarah Joy Bowen 'Hulfachor'
Jun 18, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Sarah Joy Bowen ‘Hulfachor' announces her passing after a long battle with cancer. On Monday, June 18, 2018 at the age of 36, she passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born July 22, 1981 in Corydon, Kentucky, the daughter of Harold Lee Bowen and Linda Sue...
Tamir Elaine Hodges
Jun 14, 2018
Tamir Elaine (Robinson) Hodges, 61, of Russellville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at her residence. She was born January 9, 1957 in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Merlin and Verda (Roach) Robinson. She was married to Russell Leroy Hodges at the Russellville Methodist Church on June 22, 1974 and he survives. Tamir worked for Help at Home...
Anita L. Brown
Jun 13, 2018
Anita L. Brown, 72, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born October 19, 1945 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Harry Roscoe and Jeanne (Bell) Fouts. Preceding her in death were her parents; five brothers, Jim Fouts, Charles Fouts, Perry Fouts, John Fouts, and Bob...
Lisa Lee Hobbs
May 28, 2018
Lisa Lee Hobbs, 53, of rural Flat Rock, Illinois passed away Monday, May 28, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born October 27, 1964 in Robinson, Illinois, the daughter of Jack Hobbs and Darlene S. (Pinkstaff) Hobbs. Lisa was a 1982 Lawrenceville High School graduate and a 1984 Lincoln Trail College graduate. She was a manager...
Marjorie N. Fry
May 26, 2018
Marjorie N. Fry, age 91 of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the United Methodist Village North Campus. She was born January 19, 1927 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of William "Willie" Wagner and Leona "Ona" Westall Wagner. She married Virgil B. Fry on November 25, 1945, and he preceded her in death on July 29,...
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