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Local Obituaries for Emmons Macey and Steffey Funeral Home


Ward  James Clark

Ward James Clark

Jan 4, 2015

Ward James Clark, age 51, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. He was born February 14, 1963, the son of Charles H. Clark and Dolores Manskee. He married Sherrie Kelly on July 1, 1984 and she survives. Ward worked at a foundry where he made cast iron counterweights in Martinsville,...

Edith  Mae Simmons

Edith Mae Simmons

Jan 2, 2015

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, Edith Mae Alford Simmons passed away on January 2, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Edith was born on December 21, 1927 and was the 8th of 16 children born to Arnold and Leona (Crawford) Alford in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She shared many happy memories with her sisters and brothers. Edith moved...

Joseph  Cooper Cunningham

Joseph Cooper Cunningham

Jan 1, 2015

Joseph Cooper Cunningham, age 94, of rural Sumner, Illinois, passed away Thursday, January 01, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Indiana. He was born May 25, 1920 in Lukin Township, Illinois, the son of Roscoe David Cunningham and Bessie Cooper Cunningham. He married Eileen Wagner January 2, 1945, and she survives. Cooper was a building contractor, business man, farmer...

William  W. Wimberly

William W. Wimberly

Jan 1, 2015

William Wilson Wimberly, 79, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Thursday January 1, 2015 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 13, 1935 in Lawrenceville, IL the son of Charles McKee and Aletha Wimberly. On March 23, 1957 he married Sharon Hale in Crown Point, IN. She survives. Bill was a retired Boilermaker. He had also worked for the...

Dorothy Ellen Moore Newell

Dorothy Ellen Moore Newell

Dec 29, 2014

Dorothy Ellen Moore Newell April 16, 1926 - December 29, 2014 Dorothy Ellen Moore Newell, 88, of Sumner, IL passed away Monday December 29, 2014 at Helia Healthcare in Olney, IL She was born April 16, 1926 in Lukin Township, IL the daughter of Walter Robert and Floe (Shick) Moore. She married Lewis W. Newell on December 31, 1947. He...

Virginia  Alice Bach

Virginia Alice Bach

Dec 27, 2014

Virginia Alice Satterfield Bach age 87 of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 at her residence. She was born February 28, 1927, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Elmer A Satterfield and Edith A. Parish Satterfield. She married George E. Bach, on June 16, 1957 and he preceded her in death February 03, 2012. Virginia was...

Michael  C. Dozard

Michael C. Dozard

Dec 22, 2014

Michael C. Dozard, age 65, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at his residence. He was born April 5, 1949, in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Leonard Joseph Carl Dozard and Dorothy (Bruce) Dozard Hutchinson. He married Luella Coy and she survives. Michael had worked at Roadmaster. He was a Son of the American Legion. Preceding Michael...

Patricia Glover

Patricia Glover

Dec 16, 2014

Patricia L. Glover, age 77, of Vincennes, IN, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at Bridgepointe Health Campus in Vincennes, IN. She was born January 16, 1937, in Hays, KS, the daughter of Ervin and Minnie Lee (Smith) Fry. She married Robly A."Bob" Glover on December 1, 1955 and he died August 5, 2006. Pat worked for Springfield Plastics for...

Cindy Merrell

Cindy Merrell

Dec 15, 2014

Cindy Merrell, 54, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Monday December 15, 2014 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. She was born May 22, 1960 in Mattoon, IL the daughter of Larry and Ethel (Hampton) Umfleet. On May 7, 1988 she married John Merrell. He survives. Cindy had worked as a Certified Nurse's Assistant at Hickory Estates in Sumner, IL. She was...

Elizabeth  'Libby' Hull

Elizabeth 'Libby' Hull

Dec 15, 2014

Elizabeth E. (Libby) Hull, age 83, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away December 15, 2014, at Willow Manor in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born September 11, 1931 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Everett R. and Annabelle (Titus) Hull. Libby worked as a custodian at Lawrenceville High School and retired in 1993. She was a member of First United Methodist Church...

Robert W. 'Bob' Lancaster

Robert W. 'Bob' Lancaster

Dec 15, 2014

Biography Robert Wayne "Bob" Lancaster, age 74, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Monday, December 15, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born December 9, 1940, in Sumner, IL the son of Gilvie F. and Edna Dora (Murray) Lancaster. He married Lee Juana Fiscus on December 9, 1965. She survives. Bob was owner/operator of his own truck...

Charles  E. Montgomery

Charles E. Montgomery

Dec 14, 2014

Charles E. Montgomery, age 92, of Griffin, GA, passed away December 14, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Lawrenceville City Cemetery.

Ruth  Beatrice Clark

Ruth Beatrice Clark

Dec 12, 2014

Ruth Beatrice Clark, age 92 , from Billett, Illinois, died on December 12, 2014 at Mason City Area Nursing Home, Mason City, Illinois. The only child of Purl Mallory and Lucille McClure Mallory Anderson, and step-daughter of Joseph Anderson, she was born on November 7, 1922 in Knox County, Indiana. She married Carmen Charles Clark on October 26, 1946 in...

Beverly Harper

Beverly Harper

Dec 12, 2014

Biography Beverly Harper, 86, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014 at her residence. She was born July 24, 1928, in Berwyn, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Angell and Florence (Wilson) Angell. She married Gerald C. Harper on March 30, 1952 and he died September 2, 2012. Beverly graduated from Millikin University, where she was a member of...

Lloyd Mickler

Lloyd Mickler

Dec 12, 2014

Lloyd Mickler, age 90 of Lawrenceville, Illinois died December 12, 2014, in Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born April 15, 1924, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of John and Edna (Culp) Mickler. He married Patricia May Connett on June 30, 1942. Lloyd was retired from Victor-Dana in Robinson where he worked as a plant supervisor. He was...

Jalynn  M. Hinton

Jalynn M. Hinton

Dec 8, 2014

Jalynn M. Hinton, age 19, of Sumner, Illinois passed away Monday, December 8, 2014, in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN. She was born April 14, 1995 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of David F. and Donna (Cummins) Hinton. Jalynn worked with her fiancée Caleb in the oil fields. She enjoyed riding four-wheelers and horses. She also loved animals. Preceding Jalynn in...

Amanda Benson

Amanda Benson

Dec 7, 2014

Amanda Benson, age 105, passed away on December 7, 2014, in Champaign, IL. Born on the family farm in Russell Township, Lawrence County, IL, on July 3, 1909, Amanda was the youngest of nine children born to Missouri (Lackey) Stevens and John Henry Gregory Stevens. On December 12, 1931, Amanda married Chester Edmund Benson of Allison Prairie at the Methodist...

Georgia  L Karcher

Georgia L Karcher

Dec 4, 2014

Georgia L. Karcher, age 92, of Olney, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014, in Olney. She was born October 21, 1922, the daughter of George and Eva (Coy) Millenbine. She married Charles Eugene Karcher on December 22, 1945. He preceded her in death on April 19, 2003. Georgia was a homemaker. She was a member of Prairieton United Methodist...

Pablo Valadez

Pablo Valadez

Dec 3, 2014

Pablo Antonio Valadez, 37, of Milford CT passed away Wednesday December 3, 2014 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT. He was born March 29, 1977 in Lawrenceville, IL the son of Pablo and Erika Valadez. He graduated from Lawrenceville High School in 1995. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Illinois State University in 2004....

Phyllis  J Cummins

Phyllis J Cummins

Dec 1, 2014

Phyllis J. Cummins, age 77, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born December 24, 1936, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Oscar William and Eula Martin Carrell. Phyllis attended Hi-Way Church of God in Lawrenceville. She retired from Victor-Dana Corporation in Robinson after 28-1/2 years. Preceding Phyllis in death...

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