Franklin Joseph Sullivan
Aug 6, 2017
Franklin Joseph Sullivan, 41, of Danville, Illinois passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Austin Neuro Rehab Center in Austin, Texas. He was born March 24, 1976 in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of John and Betty (Coy) Sullivan. Franklin was a pipefitter and worked at Bechtel in Corpus Christi, Texas. He enjoyed fishing, riding his Harley Davidson, and spending time...
Genelle M. Ulrich
Aug 5, 2017
Genelle M. Ulrich, 93, of Sumner, Illinois passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Illinois. She was born January 21, 1924 in Parkersburg, Illinois, the daughter of Loren and Tressie (Brown) Fritchley. She married Marion Ulrich on November 22, 1945 and he survives. Genelle was a homemaker; and sold Avon and Tupperware. She was...
Robert 'Bob' Strange
Aug 3, 2017
Robert Lee Strange died on August 3, 2017 at the United Methodist Village following a lengthy illness. Bob was born August 27, 1922 in Lawrenceville, Illinois to Samuel Ross Strange and Martha Taylor Strange, the ninth of their eleven children. He served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II. He graduated from the University of...
Waymond G. Mitchell
Jul 30, 2017
Waymond G. Mitchell, 82, of St. Francisville, Illinois passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017 at BridgePointe Health Campus in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born May 11, 1935 in Cecil, Arkansas, the son of Giles Lee and Vallie Frances (Wood) Mitchell. He married Joyce Buchanan on August 30, 1963 and she preceded him in death on January 12, 2015. Waymond was...
Kathleen Miller
Jul 30, 2017
Kathleen Miller, 95, of Portage, Indiana passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017. She was born March 4, 1922, the daughter of John and Leila (Lockman) Lockhart. She married Alfred Miller and he preceded her in death. Kathleen was a longtime member of Real Life Community Church and weekly member of TOPS #1257. She was also a well-known babysitter. Preceding her...
Dwight L. Eaton
Jul 29, 2017
Dwight L. Eaton, 89, of Lawrence County, Illinois passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the United Methodist Village-North Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born December 27, 1927 in Chauncey, Illinois, the son of T. F. and Verl (Nuttall) Eaton. On December 2, 1950, he married Billie Westall and she preceded him in death on July 5, 2008. Dwight...
Nolan A. Hatfield
Jul 29, 2017
Nolan A. Hatfield, 78, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born January 21, 1939 in Emison, Indiana, the son of Daniel Frances and Elva (Harper) Hatfield. Nolan was a self-employed carpet installer for 38 years. He also owned several gas stations and semi-tractor trucks. He was a member...
Ruth O. Irwin
Jul 18, 2017
Ruth O. Irwin, 85, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born on September 22, 1931 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of William and Opal (Hinchman) Crews. She married Donald ‘Gene' Irwin on March 14, 1953 and he preceded her in death on July 8, 2012. Ruth...
Roy A. Richardson
Jul 16, 2017
Roy Allen ‘Buster' Richardson, 86, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at his residence. He was born February 14, 1931 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Roscoe and Mary (Ridenour) Richardson. He married Pearl ‘Peggy' Seed in 1952 and she survives. Buster was a Lawrenceville Postal Carrier for 25 years and a member of the Billet...
Mildred Kent
Jul 13, 2017
Mildred "Millie" Louise Kent, 94, a long-time resident of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the Gardens of Fayetteville assisted living facility in Fayetteville, Georgia. Millie was born January 7, 1923 in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of Lewis Ratcliff and Catherine (Coyle) Ratcliff. Millie married Thomas Kent on March 5, 1940 and he preceded her in death...
Larry L. Meek
Jul 7, 2017
Larry L. Meek, 80, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Friday, July 7, 2017 at the United Methodist Village-Main Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born February 5, 1937 in Olney, Illinois, the son of Harold Meek and Lorene Lackey Spangler. He married Rita Ostendorf November 10, 1955, and she survives. Larry was a 1955 LTHS graduate and was an electrician...
Alberta M. Davis
Jul 6, 2017
Alberta M. (Ash) Davis, 90, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the United Methodist Village-Main Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born September 23, 1926 in Bridgeport, Illinois, the daughter of Forest and Pearl (Nelson) Ash. Pearl Ash passed away in 1944 and in 1946, Forest married Gladys Berger, who became a beloved mother and grandmother...
Suzanne P. Ryan
Jul 4, 2017
Suzanne Ryan, 84, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born March 22, 1933 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of John, Jr. and Eva Belle (Lockman) Payne. She married Percy ‘Eddie' Ryan on October 13, 1951 and he preceded her in death on November 24, 2010. Suzanne...
Markell Q. Coleman
Jul 3, 2017
Markell Q. Coleman, 7, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born March 17, 2010 in Robinson, Illinois, the son of Michael Coleman and Roscedia Sires. Markell was a student at Parkside Elementary School, where he would have entered 2nd grade this fall. He was affiliated with the...
Robert W. Lyden
Jul 2, 2017
Robert W. Lyden, Sr., 62, of Hardinsburg, Kentucky passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born September 19, 1954 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Charles P. and Wanda (Gibbs) Lyden. Robert was a truck driver for Tussey Trucking for many years and for Cruse Trucking for two years. He was a...
Walter R. Carie
Jul 2, 2017
Walter Randy Carie, 80, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away July 2, 2017 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born December 8, 1936 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of John and Edith (Lawrence) Carie. He married Henri Etta Wease on February 28, 1958 and she survives. In his early years of faith, he began teaching bible scripture...
Vera June Nease Baker
Jun 24, 2017
Vera June Nease Baker, 87, of Sumner, Illinois passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born June 5, 1930 in Richland County, Illinois, the daughter of Silas George and Lady June Butler Nease. She was married to Delbert ‘Doc' Baker for 42 years. Vera was a farmwife. She attended Prairie Chapel United...
Frederick M. Rigg
Jun 24, 2017
Frederick M. Rigg, 91, of Channahon, Illinois, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Presence Villa Franciscan in Joliet, Illinois. He was born August 27, 1925 in Birds, Illinois, the son of Herman Harrison and Leona Stevenson Rigg. He married Anna Woods in May 1946 and she survives. Fred was a Navy veteran and retired from Caterpillar. He was a...
Eric Michael 'Mike' Nord
Jun 23, 2017
Eric Michael ‘Mike' Nord, 52, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. He was born July 21, 1964 in DuPage County, Illinois, the son of Eric D. and Virginia Kelly Nord. Mike was a Boilermaker. Preceding him in death were his parents and one brother, Dennis Nord. Survivors include one...
John R. Wampler
Jun 23, 2017
John R. Wampler, Sr., age 81, of Robinson, Illinois passed away June 23, 2017 at the Magnolia Center at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, Illinois, after a long battle with dementia. He was born February 26, 1936 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Samuel and Dorothy (Malone) Wampler. He married Donna M. Moan, the love of his life, on...
