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Beverly  Kay Smith

Beverly Kay Smith

Jan 20, 2017

Beverly Kay Smith, age 68, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at her residence. She was born June 10, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Clarence Emert and Elsie Jung Evans. She married Dale Eugene Smith on November 30, 1969 and he preceded her in death on September 7, 2009. Beverly was a homemaker and...

Pauline  Mae Hutchings

Pauline Mae Hutchings

Jan 20, 2017

Pauline Mae Hutchings, age 95, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at the St Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Illinois. She was born April 19, 1921 in Lukin Township, Illinois the daughter of Hal and Hannah (Gross) Snyder. She married Sylvan Hutchings on May 27, 1939 and he preceded her in death on June 15, 1971. Pauline was...

Harold  E. Benson

Harold E. Benson

Jan 19, 2017

Harold E. Benson, 89, of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. He was born April 26, 1927 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Homer and Anna (Brown) Benson. He married Janette Null on December 24, 1945 and she preceded him in death on February 27, 2003. Harold was a lifelong...

Bobby  H. Dining

Bobby H. Dining

Jan 10, 2017

Bobby H. Dining, 90, of St. Francisville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the United Methodist Village-North Campus. He was born September 16, 1926 in Denison Township, Illinois, the son of Herman O. and Nomah V. (Gher) Dining. He married Mary K. Garrett on November 11, 1947 in Lawrenceville, Illinois and she preceded him in death on July...

Coreen  Catherine Deering

Coreen Catherine Deering

Jan 5, 2017

Coreen Catherine Deering passed away the morning of Thursday, January 5, 2017, in her robe and slippers; with her morning paper and computer nearby, and a cup of coffee in hand. Coreen was born August 29, 1939 in Oxford, Iowa. She graduated from the Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa; with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and Music. She married...

Wanda  'Jean' Gibson

Wanda 'Jean' Gibson

Jan 5, 2017

Wanda ‘Jean' Gibson, 85, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at the United Methodist Village-North Campus. She was born November 11, 1931 in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Hawkins) Sanders. She married Ronald ‘Ron' Gibson on June 6, 1956 and he preceded her in death on September 18, 1996. Jean was an LPN at...

Amanda  G. Crow

Amanda G. Crow

Jan 2, 2017

Amanda G. Crow, 89, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at her residence. She was born December 5, 1927 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Jasper and Blanche (Miller) Hays. She married John E. Crow on July 7, 1968 and he preceded her in death on December 3, 1995. Amanda was a retired Unit #20 school...

Pat  Rex Mcvickar

Pat Rex Mcvickar

Jan 1, 2017

Pat Rex McVickar, 74, of Newburgh, Indiana, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born July 27, 1942 in Olney, Illinois, the son of Rex and Pearl (Mattoon) McVickar. Pat was a tool and die maker. He worked for Victor Dana Corporation in Robinson, Illinois and Johnson Controls in Vincennes, Indiana. He attended the First...

Betty  L. Suddath

Betty L. Suddath

Dec 31, 2016

Betty L. Suddath, 89, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born July 28, 1927 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Isaac and Mary (Chambers) Westall. She married Warren Howard Suddath and he preceded her in death on April 21, 1993. Betty was a claims representative for 31...

Edwin  L. Whitmer,  Sr.

Edwin L. Whitmer, Sr.

Dec 30, 2016

Edwin L. Whitmer, Sr., 91, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born on October 13, 1925 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Kent Orlando and Sylvia ‘Hazel' (Chronic) Whitmer. He married Jane Ann Edmiston on September 3, 1950 and she preceded him in death on April 29, 1996. Edwin was an...

Jack Patten

Jack Patten

Dec 25, 2016

Jack Patten, 70, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born June 26, 1946 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Charles and Geanie (Huse) Patten. He married Linda Crouch on June 19, 1970 and she preceded him in death on June 30, 2007. Jack was a laborer and an Army veteran. He...

Elmer  Louis Zwilling

Elmer Louis Zwilling

Dec 22, 2016

Elmer Louis Zwilling, 97, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 9, 1919 in Richland County, Illinois, the son of Frank and Mary (Kocher) Zwilling. He married Elfreida Irene Geiger on September 9, 1952 and she survives. Elmer was the owner and operator of Sumner Grain, Inc. for over...

Eugenia Mullins

Eugenia Mullins

Dec 20, 2016

Eugenia Mullins, 98, of Dodge City, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home. She was born February 24, 1918 in Bond Township, Illinois, the daughter of Edgar E. Gosnell and Catherine Clair McCarty. She was first married to Ira Kimmel, then Bertis Stevenson, and later George Mullins. Eugenia worked as a nursing aid at...

Willard  G. Cummins

Willard G. Cummins

Dec 12, 2016

Willard G. Cummins, 82, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born August 20, 1934 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Vernon R. ‘Pete' and Velma (DeLong) Cummins. He married Karen Armstrong on December 7, 1956 and she survives. Willard retired from GTE as a serviceman and then...

Sherri  Renee Martin

Sherri Renee Martin

Dec 6, 2016

Sherri Renee Martin, 52, of Sheridan, Indiana, formally of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, Indiana. She was born December 10, 1963 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Loel Martin and Carol Sue Deckard. Sherri worked at Central Industries, the United Methodist Village, and Molly Maid, Inc in Sheridan, Indiana. Preceding her in...

John  E. Fouts

John E. Fouts

Nov 29, 2016

John E. Fouts, 78, of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at his residence with his family surrounding him. John's wishes were that no services be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John's memory to the donor's choice.

Carolynn  Royce (Bevers)  Meredith

Carolynn Royce (Bevers) Meredith

Nov 21, 2016

Carolynn Royce (Bevers) Meredith, 79, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at the United Methodist Village, North Campus in Lawrenceville, IL, in the presence of her loving husband, children, and caring UMVNC nurse, Peggy. Carolynn was born February 19, 1937 in Bakersfield, CA to Leroy and Vivian (Klingenberg) Bevers, the second of four daughters. When Carolynn met...

James C. 'Jim' Foreman

James C. 'Jim' Foreman

Nov 20, 2016

James C. ‘Jim' Foreman, Sr., 86, of Russellville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at his residence with his family by his side. He was born November 12, 1930 to Everett and Dorothy (Smith) Foreman. Jim worked as a carpenter and fished the Wabash for many years. He loved to paint, do woodworking, and play guitar. He sang in...

Lucille Harder

Lucille Harder

Nov 13, 2016

Lucille Harder, 90, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born on October 7, 1926 in Snap, Kentucky, the daughter of Everette and Lois (Haycraft) Wilkerson. She married Albert Williams, then later George Harder and they both preceded her in death. Lucille worked at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital...

Thelma  June Cummins

Thelma June Cummins

Oct 30, 2016

Thelma June Cummins, 93, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016 at the United Methodist Village North Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born June 7, 1923 in Crawford County, Illinois, the daughter of Herman Harrison and Leona (Stevenson) Rigg. She married Warren Grant Cummins on June 14, 1941 and he preceded her in death on June 20,...

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