Gregory A. Dugger
Oct 26, 2016
Gregory A. Dugger, 63, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. He was born September 1, 1953 in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of Stanley Dugger and Audrey (Tucker) McBride. He married Deona Lancaster on July 22, 1972 and she survives. Greg retired from Marathon Refinery in 2013 after working there for 34...
George W. Cordes
Oct 25, 2016
George W. Cordes, 91, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at the United Methodist Village North Campus. He was born November 9, 1924 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Clarence and Miriam (Daily) Cordes. He married Peggy Vanwey on May 24, 1953 and she survives. He worked for the United States Postal Service for 37 years...
Richard Harvey Childress
Oct 24, 2016
Richard Harvey Childress, 84, died peacefully at his home in Haile Plantation, Gainesville, Florida on Monday, October 24, 2016. He was born January 29, 1932 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Marjorie Orene Childress (Harbaugh) and Robert Kenneth Childress. He grew up alongside his older brother, Robert Kenneth, Jr, in Olney, Illinois. His family had lived in Southeastern Illinois for...
Jackie L. Rich
Oct 23, 2016
Jackie L Rich, 59, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 at her residence. She was born November 13, 1956, the daughter of Bill and Dixie (Browning) Rich. Jackie worked at Mach 1 for 13 years. She was an avid Chicago Bears fan; but most of all, her grandchildren were her world. Preceding her in death were her...
Margaret 'Jane' Jones
Oct 20, 2016
Margaret ‘Jane' Jones, 78, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born October 2, 1938 in Raven Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of John Dana and Jesse Florence Higgins. She married Gail E. Jones in October 1954 and he preceded her in death in 1994. Jane was a housewife. She...
Robert L. Rob 'Pudge' Brown
Oct 17, 2016
Robert L. Rob ‘Pudge' Brown, 49, of Decker, Indiana, passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 at his residence. He was born September 18, 1967 in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of Max Brown and Beverly (Waldrop) Baker. Rob worked for 17 years as a Lawrence County Illinois Sheriff's Deputy; and most recently worked for Regal Construction in Vincennes, Indiana. He was...
Paul Brink
Oct 12, 2016
Paul Brink, 78, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born June 10, 1938 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Clay and Vashti (Correll) Brink. He married Hisako ‘Hazel' Hamai on February 2, 1959 and she survives. Paul retired from Hamilton Glass after working there for 32 years. He...
Fred S. Vinsel
Oct 10, 2016
Fred S. Vinsel, 73, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at the United Methodist Village. He was born March 5, 1943 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Willard O. and Golda Mae (Stevens) Vinsel. He married Sharon Johnson on February 15, 1974 and she survives. Fred worked for Thermogas as a driver and manager for 30...
Marilyn Sue Kerr
Oct 6, 2016
Marilyn Sue Kerr (Dr. Kerr), 82, died peacefully at the Nottingham Senior Living Center in Syracuse, New York, on October 6, 2016. Born on September 13, 1935 in Sumner, Illinois, Marilyn was the daughter of the late Sue Willie Sumner Kerr and Francis Marion Kerr. At a very young age the Kerr family moved from Illinois to New Jersey, where...
Marion Curtis Hughes
Oct 6, 2016
Marion Curtis Hughes, 93, of Bridgeport, Illinois, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. He was born March 1, 1923 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Hubert and Daisy (Inyart) Hughes. He married Frances Biggs and she survives. Curtis was a laborer with the #841 Union of Terre Haute, Indiana. He was a member...
Joe A. Smith
Oct 5, 2016
Joe A. Smith, 76, of Chauncey, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 31, 1939 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of RJ ‘Bud' and Mary E. (Miles) Smith. He married Betty Thacker on June 12, 1960 and she survives. Joe was a farmer all of his life. He enjoyed doing excavation work;...
Virginia L. Akers
Oct 5, 2016
Virginia L Akers, 94, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Richland Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 17, 1921 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of William H. and Cynthia Fern (Fyffe) Holsen. She married Harold L. Akers on July 27, 1946 and he preceded her in death on July 15, 1977. Virginia worked at...
Shirley Elaine (Heath) Smith
Oct 4, 2016
Shirley Elaine (Heath) Smith, 80, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the United Methodist Village Main Campus. She was born October 28, 1935, the daughter of Levi Benjamin and Sarah Florence (Waggoner) Heath. She married William H. Smith on September 5, 1970 and he preceded her in death on January 12, 2014. Shirley was a bookkeeper...
Amanda Nell Ezell
Oct 1, 2016
Amanda Nell Ezell, age 91, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, October 01, 2016 at the United Methodist Village. She was born October 25, 1924 in Alabama. She was a domestic worker for many years. Graveside services will be Monday, October 03, 2016, 2:30 p.m. at the Portee Cemetery east of Pinkstaff, Illinois. There is no visitation. Although born near...
Melissa Jo Monk
Sep 29, 2016
Melissa Jo Monk, 46, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born June 19, 1970, the daughter of Robert Colborn, Sr. and Marilyn (Hess) Martin. She married Robert Anthony ‘Tony' Monk on May 3, 1997 and he survives. Melissa graduated from Mt. Carmel High School, Wabash Valley Jr. College, and Southern Illinois...
Garry V. Warner
Sep 28, 2016
Garry V. Warner, 74, of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at his residence. He was born May 11, 1942 in Pinkstaff, Illinois, the son of Ralph and N. Sue (Highsmith) Warner. He married Brenda Lancaster on July 6, 1968 and she survives. Garry was an electrician for Marathon Refinery for 31 years. After retiring, he enjoyed...
Shannon Lynn Gray
Sep 26, 2016
Shannon Lynn Gray, 45, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri (formerly of Lawrenceville, Illinois), passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016 at his residence. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor and was scheduled for surgery on October 10. He was born March 8, 1971 in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of Gary and Linda (Creech) Gray. Shannon was a 1989 Lawrenceville High...
Richard 'Rick' D. Lewis
Sep 25, 2016
Richard ‘Rick' D. Lewis, 61, of rural Sumner, Illinois, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born September 23, 1955, the son of Donald E. and Patricia (Smith) Lewis. He married Pamela Clodfelter on February 17, 1990 and she survives. Rick was a farmer; as well as owner of Lewis Excavating, along with his sons....
Leah Alene Ferguson
Sep 25, 2016
Leah Alene Poland Ferguson passed into Eternity on Sunday Morning, September 25, 2016 at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong, IL. Leah was born at home in Petty Township on October 26, 1918, the seventh child of Oliver Glen Poland and Susan Estella Akers Poland. She married Charles E. Ferguson and he preceded her in death in October 1991. Also preceding...
Anna Fischer
Sep 21, 2016
Anna L. Fischer, 96, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at the United Methodist Village-Main Campus. She was born September 29, 1919 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Rosco and Myrtle (Gravitt) Wimberly. She married James Eugene Fischer in Marshall, Illinois on September 30, 1935 and he precedes her in death. Anna was a cook for eight years at...
