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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
