Donald Cochran
Dec 1, 2014
Donald Ray Cochran, 78, of Micco, Florida (formerly of Lawrenceville), passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. He was born to the late Orval and Cornelia Cochran, January 10, 1936, in Lawrence County, IL. He was married to Rouleata "Rodie" Vaughn who preceded him in death. Don was a painting contractor in the Lawrenceville area for 30+ years and had been...
William 'Bill' E. Johnson
Dec 1, 2014
William E. "Bill" Johnson, Sr., age 87, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, died December 1, 2014, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. He was born October 12, 1927, in Trimble, Illinois, the son of John and Vivian (Sorrels) Johnson. Bill worked for CIPS for over 35 years as a Lineman, Foreman, and Supervisor in Robinson, Lawrenceville and Hoopston, Illinois. He was...
Caleb M. Mason
Nov 26, 2014
Caleb M. Mason, age 19, of rural Sumner, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in Richland County, Illinois. He was born February 9, 1995, in Olney, Illinois, the son of Michael Mason and Shelly (Gosnell) Turley. Caleb worked as an oilfield pumper and rig operator. He owned his own rig and worked with his father. Caleb attended New Hope...
Wilma Kennedy
Nov 25, 2014
Biography Wilma E. Kennedy, age 94, of Lawrenceville, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. She was born July 10, 1920, in Jackson County, Illinois, the daughter of Marion Adam and Nettie Mae (Jay) Ditzler. She married Kenneth P. Kennedy on January 23, 1943, and he passed away May 2, 1996. Wilma was a...
Logan M. Cunningham
Nov 25, 2014
Logan M. Cunningham, age 22, of Bridgeport, IL, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. He was born March 9, 1992, in Vincennes, IN, the son of Mike Cunningham and Pam Kelly. Logan worked as a welder for Darnell Welding in Bridgeport. Logan was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, John Cunningham. Survivors...
Scott Shank
Nov 22, 2014
Matthew "Scott" Shank, age 48, of rural Flat Rock, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014, at his residence. He was born February 8, 1966, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Zane and Dixie (Ford) Shank. Scott was a 1984 graduate of LHS. He then attended Oklahoma State University and graduated with a degree in horse shoeing. He then graduated...
Louise Mcclaskey
Nov 17, 2014
Louise McClaskey, age 84, of Lawrenceville, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014, at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville. She was born October 8, 1930, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Harry and Dorothy (Heath) Winters. She married Willard "Red" McClaskey on December 17, 1948, and he died February 17, 2002. Louise was a homemaker. She was a member of...
Buck Seed
Nov 16, 2014
Everett M. "Buck" Seed, age 87, of Lawrenceville, Illinois died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at his residence. He was born August 20, 1927, in Lawrenceville, the son of Roy Everett and Marie (Cummins) Seed. He married Barbara Richardson who preceded him in death. He then married Mary Jane McPhail and she survives. Buck worked for the City of Lawrenceville in...
Carl Smith
Nov 9, 2014
Carl Nelson Smith, age 68, passed from this life at 5:00 a.m., Sunday, November 9, 2014, at his rural Sumner home. He was born in rural Lawrence County on October 21, 1946, to Scott Smith and Berniece Pinkstaff Smith. Preceding him in death were his parents. Carl is survived by his brothers, Harold Smith of Martinsville and David (Hope) Smith...
Mattie Ruth Johnson
Nov 9, 2014
Mattie Ruth Johnson, 91, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Sunday November 9, 2014 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, IL. She was born May 7, 1923 in Lawrence County, IL the daughter of Lewis and Georgia (Potts) Williams. On April 1, 1941 she married Earl William Johnson Jr. He preceded her in death on October 13, 1981. Mattie had...
Frank S. Ladner
Nov 8, 2014
Frank S. Ladner, age 87, of Lawrenceville died November 8, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospice. He was born September 23, 1927 in Warren, MN. His childhood home was in Fargo, ND. He attended St. John's University in Collegeville, MN. Following graduation, he arrived in Lawrenceville in 1948 as the first full-time agent for Golden Rule Insurance Company. He served...
Ruth Carpenter
Nov 4, 2014
Dorothy Ruth Carpenter, age 87, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in Brooksville, Florida following complications from a recent stroke. She was born April 7, 1927, in Zafarabad, India to missionary parents Ellis A. Meeks and Chloie M. (Neeley) Meeks. In addition to India, Ruth lived in various towns in Illinois and Missouri as a child while her parents...
Harold Leon Lawrence
Nov 2, 2014
Biography Harold Leon Lawrence, age 78, of Bridgeport, IL, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. He was born June 4, 1936, in Billett, IL, the son of Robert and Charlotte (Gobble) Lawrence. He married Diana M. Slade on April 19, 1958 and she died January 8, 2010. Leon was a truck driver. He...
Richard Brennan
Nov 1, 2014
Dr. Richard Brennan, 87, of rural Lawrenceville, Il passed away Saturday November 1, 2014 at his residence. He was born July 1, 1927 in Chicago, IL the son of Richard L. and Marie (Urban) Brennan. He was married to Glenda Miller. She survives. Dr. Brennan graduated from Lindblom High School. He then graduated from the Chicago College of Optometry and...
Steve R. Mahrenholz
Oct 30, 2014
Stephen R. "Steve" Mahrenholz, age 67, of rural Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014, at his residence. He was born in Vincennes, IN, the son of Glenn and Grace (Fortner) Mahrenholz. He married Marilyn Snyder on January 16, 1991, and she survives. Survivors include his parents Glenn and Grace Mahrenholz of rural Lawrenceville; his wife Marilyn of rural...
Mary Marguerite Poland
Oct 30, 2014
Mary Marguerite Burbank Poland, age 100, of Oaktown, Indiana, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Bridgepointe Health Campus in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born December 20, 1913, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Willard Carpenter Burbank and Eliza May (Haines) Burbank. She married Sherman Leon Poland on April 15, 1933, and he died March 13, 2003. Mary was...
Frances 'Roberta' Curry
Oct 18, 2014
Frances "Roberta" Curry, 91, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away on October 18, 2014. She was born December 31, 1922, to the late Major and Bertha Griggsby. Roberta, as she was affectionately called, worked as a dietary supervisor before retiring. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and St. James A.M.E. Church in Lawrenceville, Illinois. Roberta is preceded in...
William Dennis Cavender
Oct 16, 2014
William Dennis Cavender, 81, of Lawrenceville, Il passed away Thursday October 16, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Born November 23, 1932 in Marion County, IN he was the son of Armand Tevis Cavender and Irene (Bates) Sampson. On September 29, 1957 he married Marilyn Patton. She survives. He worked for AT&T as an installer. He served in...
Micheal P. Macey
Oct 13, 2014
Micheal P. Macey, age 70, of rural Lawrenceville, passed away Monday, October 13, 2014, at his residence. He was born November 22, 1943, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Joseph R. and Mary (Fitch) Macey. He married Karole Clark on April 18, 1969, and she survives. Mike worked for Charles Emmons at the Emmons Funeral Home from 1965 until...
Shirley Kay Kavanaugh
Oct 12, 2014
Shirley Kay Kavanaugh, 82, of Vero Beach, Florida peacefully passed away at home on Sunday, October 12, 2014. She is now holding the hand of her beloved daughter, Dotty. Shirley Kay's dynamic life began August 4, 1932, when she was born to Kathryn and Milo Brooke. Shirley Kay, who did not like to be called Shirley, would hate the fact...
