Betty 'B.J.' Stevenson
Jun 16, 2016
Betty J. ‘B.J.' Stevenson, 84, of Bridgeport, Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the United Methodist Village-North Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born May 30, 1932 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Lester and Melissa (Davis) Gray. She was married to Arnold L. Stevenson and he preceded her in death on July 12, 2014. B.J. worked at...
Jerry Wells
Jun 16, 2016
Jerry Wayne Wells, 79, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016. He was born April 13, 1937 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Earl and Essie (Freeman) Wells. Jerry was the owner and operator of Jerry Wells Tree Service and Jerry Wells Stump Removal for 59 years. He was a member of the American Legion, the Elks, and...
Lindsay R Burrell
Jun 15, 2016
Lindsay R. Burrell, 67, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospice. She was born July 9, 1948 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Helen (Jackman) Burrell. Lindsay retired from Golden Rule in 2007, after working there for 30 years as a first claims adjuster. She was a member of First...
Elizabeth Hastings
Jun 11, 2016
Elizabeth M. Hastings, 83, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born November 10, 1932 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Frank and Elsie (Pilts) Boots. Elizabeth was a homemaker and enjoyed her cats. She was a member of the Glencoe Bible Methodist Church in Glencoe, Alabama....
Esther Black
Jun 11, 2016
Esther Pauline Black, 93, of Vincennes, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at her granddaughter's home, with her family by her side. She was born February 6, 1923 in Sumner, Illinois, the daughter John Wesley and Nellie (Cochran) Schultz. She was married to Michael Bailey and then on March 30, 1959 she married William Howard Black and he...
Guy 'Bill' Higgins
Jun 9, 2016
Guy W. ‘Bill' Higgins, 70, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. He was born March 2, 1946 in Crawford County to Samuel Allen and Gleda (Akers) Higgins. Guy was a pumper with Marathon and Rex Energy. He enjoyed hunting and camping. Preceding were his parents; his second wife, Wanda Hutchings Higgins; five...
Francis 'Keith' Scaggs
Jun 7, 2016
Francis ‘Keith' Scaggs, 87, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at the United Methodist Village. He was born on January 17, 1929 in Lawrence County, Illinois to Wilbur and Aletha (Martin) Scaggs. He married Mary Lou Keneipp on May 23, 1948 and she preceded him in death on January 16, 2007. Keith worked as a drilling foreman...
Theo Goodart
Jun 2, 2016
Theo M Goodart, 85, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. She was born November 11, 1930 in Hunt City, Illinois, the daughter of Mack and Helen (Moran) Morey. Theo was a Lawrenceville Township High School graduate and worked for Golden Rule in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She attended Central Christian Church of Lawrenceville, Illinois....
Mary J Seed
May 31, 2016
Mary J Seed, 83, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at the United Methodist Village-North Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born on April 7, 1933 in Litchfield, Illinois to Hull and Wanda (Ferguson) McPhail. She was married Everett ‘Buck' Seed and he preceded her in death. Mary was a CNA at the United Methodist Village in...
Hester Walls
May 31, 2016
Hester L. Walls, 85, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born January 15, 1931 in Lawrence County, Illinois to William Daniel and Florence (Marks) Jackman. On March 6, 1948 she married Clyde E. Walls. He preceded her in death on February 22, 1989. Hester was a homemaker. She...
Geneva Sachleben
May 30, 2016
Geneva C. Sachleben, age 95, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016 at the United Methodist Village-North Campus in Lawrenceville, IL. She lived at Southern Meadows Independent Living Campus for the past 18-1/2 years. She was born on February 23, 1921 in Milton, Kentucky to Melvin and Willie Abbott Green. She married Lawrence Sachleben on August 9, 1939 and he proceeded...
Lynn Ann Goodwin
May 25, 2016
Biography Lynn Ann Goodwin Lee, age 56, of Albion, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. She was born September 9, 1959 in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Bernard and Lois (Dotson) Goodwin. She married Earl Lee on April 10, 2004 and he survives. Lynn worked for Champion Laboratories in Albion, Illinois and...
Kay Fowler
May 23, 2016
Kay Dian (Leighty) Fowler, 79, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at Christus Grace Home in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was born on September 14, 1936 to Kenneth Ray and Virginia Keplinger Leighty in Allendale, Illinois. She was married to William (Bill) Fowler. Kay was best known for working at the family business, Syd's Tavern in Lawrenceville, Illinois....
Joseph Elbert Timothy Miller
May 20, 2016
Joseph Elbert Timothy Miller age 82 of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. He was born November 16, 1933 in Monroe, Louisiana, the son of Charles and Annette Pierce Miller. He married Karen Hartman on June 2, 1969 and she survives. Timothy taught in the Bridgeport School system for 44...
Frances L. Russell
May 6, 2016
Biography Frances L. Russell, age 88 of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016, at United Methodist Village-Main Campus in Lawrenceville. She was born February 29, 1928, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Kendall) Morris. She married Arthur L. Russell and he died March 14, 2009. Frances was a homemaker. Preceding Frances in death were...
Jamie Harrington
May 5, 2016
Jamie Micheal Harrington, age 35, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. She was born July 25, 1980, in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Richard E. Harrington and Jerri (Hunsaker) Murphy. Jamie was a homemaker. Survivors include her parents, Richard E. (Sue) Harrington of Flat Rock, and Jerri (Mick) Murphy of...
Francis L. Stallard
May 5, 2016
Francis L. Stallard, age 86, of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born February 25, 1930, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Clarence and Myrtle (Medlin) Stallard. Francis worked at Texaco Refinery as an electrician. He was a veteran with the US Army, having served as a...
Michael Jay Cavender
May 4, 2016
Michael Jay Cavender, age 55, of Olney, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. He was born December 14, 1960, in Columbus, IN, the son of William Dennis and Marilyn (Patton) Cavender. He married Peggy Ann Schaubach who passed away October 1, 2010. He then married his second wife Sherry L. Kilgore and she...
Anna J.
May 2, 2016
Biography Anna J.  Ray, age 87, of Bridgeport, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016, at Aperion Care Center in Bridgeport. She was born February 8, 1929, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of William Edgar and Mary (Young) Holmes. She married Paul "Pete" Ray on October 17, 1947, and he preceded her in death on July 13, 1988. Anna worked...
James J. Herring
Apr 28, 2016
James "Jim" J. Herring, age 72, of Bridgeport, Illinois, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016, at his residence. He was born April 9, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Francis and Monica (Pettigrew) Herring. He married Janet Wise on December 31, 1966, and she survives. Jim graduated from Washington Catholic High School. He attended Vincennes University, Indiana State University,...
