Glen Dale Outler
Aug 29, 2014
Glen Dale Outler, 90, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Friday August 29, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born July 7, 1924 in Crawford County, IL the son of Daniel E. and Ethel M. Catterton Outler.He married Patricia Ann Duncan on August 20, 1955. She survives. He worked for General American Transport Corporation for 34 years....
Martha A. (Heath) Curtis
Aug 27, 2014
Martha Ann (Heath) Curtis, 67, of Sumner, Illinois passed away at 12:58 p.m. Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born April 26, 1947, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Richard D. Heath, Sr. and Mary Ruth (Stevenson) Heath. She married Walter "Wally" Curtis on July 9, 1971, and he survives. Martha was...
Opal Irene Bowser
Aug 25, 2014
Opal Irene Bowser, age 93, of rural Sumner, Illinois passed away Monday, August 25, 2014, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. Opal was born July 27, 1921, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Albert and Merial M.(Jefferies) Biggs. She married Robert Leroy Bowser on September 7, 1941, and he passed away February 19, 2010. Opal graduated from McKendree...
Michael C. Baker
Aug 24, 2014
Michael C. Baker, Sr. age 65, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born March 28, 1949, in Granite City, Illinois, the son of Coy Finney and Georgia Marie (Yankee) Baker. He married Lisa Nelson in 1992 and she survives. Michael's parents preceded him in death. Survivors include: his...
Dorothy M Wells
Aug 24, 2014
Dorothy M. Wells, age 91, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born July 16, 1923, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Corrie and Nellie (Henry) Wright. She married Isaac J. Wells on April 16, 1944, and he passed away December 2, 2003. Dorothy was a homemaker. During WWII,...
Patrick E Diver
Aug 21, 2014
Patrick E. Diver, age 88, of St. Francisville, Illinois passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born February 16, 1926, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Thomas A. and Louisa (Sumner) Diver. He married H. Charlene Ackman on July 14, 1946, who passed away February 19, 1999. He then married Wanda...
Margaret G. Lukens
Aug 20, 2014
Margaret G. Lukens, age 83, of Lawrenceville (formerly of Bridgeport), passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at the United Methodist Village-North Campus. She was born March 18, 1931, the daughter of Dale Blacketer and Cecil (Pierson) Wolfe. She married Richard M. Lukens on August 25, 1950 and he died August 27, 1995. Margaret was a school bus driver for Red...
Kenneth W. Phillips
Aug 17, 2014
Kenneth W. Phillips December 17, 1942 - August 17, 2014 Kenneth W. Phillips, age 71, of Robinson, Illinois, (formerly of Landes) passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014 at Helia Health Care in Olney. He was born December 17, 1942, in Olney, Illinois, the son of Brooks and Gerry (Scaggs) Phillips. He married Elizabeth K. "Betty" Griswold on March 9, 1968,...
Winifred 'Winnie'
Aug 16, 2014
Winifred "Winnie" (Hopkins) Gay, age 86, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 in Lawrenceville. She was born November 21, 1927 in Bourbon, Missouri, the daughter of Eldon and Daphna Irene (Murray) Hopkins. She married Donald Ray Gay on December 28, 1957, and he preceded her in death July 8, 2014. Winnie was a homemaker. She was a...
Lilburn L.D. Berry
Aug 12, 2014
Lilburn L.D. Berry, age 91, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away August 12, 2014. He was born January 10, 1923 in Lawrenceville, IL. L.D. was the son of Virgil Berry and Eva Marie (Sanders) Berry. L.D. graduated from Bridgeport High School and served in the Navy during WWII. He was an accountant for Northrup Grumman in Los Angeles, CA, a company...
Charles And Karen (Schultz) Ellison
Aug 3, 2014
Charles (Charlie) Raymond Ellison, 85, of Covington, Georgia died August 3, 2014, at 7:20 AM EST at the Rockdale Medical Center, Inc. in Conyers, Georgia. He was born January 20, 1929, in Chilton County, Alabama. He was the son of Olin and Kate (Motes) Ellison of Clanton, Alabama. He is survived by four daughters, Gloria King of Georgia, Patricia Henry...
Thomas 'Ed' Edison Kirkland
Jul 30, 2014
Thomas "Ed" Edison Kirkland July 14, 1929 - July 30, 2014 Thomas "Ed" Edison Kirkland, age 85, of Claremont, Illinois, passed away July 30, 2014. He was born July 14, 1929 in Coffee County, Georgia. Ed was the son of Ben and Courtney (Johnson) Kirkland. He married Mary Catherine McKinley on December 19, 1949, and she died January 5, 1961....
Beverly J. Johnson
Jul 21, 2014
Beverly J. Johnson, age 66, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born July 22, 1947, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of John Bernard and Betty (Payne) Tredway. Beverly worked at the Daily Record for 50 years where she was Production Manager, Life Style Editor and Editor of...
Betty Jean Aldrich
Jul 21, 2014
Betty Jean Aldrich of Olney, and former longtime resident of Sumner, passed away July 21, 2014, after a lengthy illness. She was 89. Betty was born in Olney on November 12, 1924 to Vurner Kirby and Clara (Bowlby) Kirby. On August 16, 1941, she married Harold Wayne Aldrich. They had one daughter and three sons-all of whom survive: Angela Seals...
Leonard Lee Wright
Jul 19, 2014
Leonard Lee Wright, 56, of rural Sumner, Illinois, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio. He was born November 7, 1957, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Louis Hamilton Wright and Patty J. (Forsyth) Winsted-Dill. He married Rebecca "Becky" Adams in 1994 and she survives. Prior to his disability, Leonard was a man...
Jane Hensley
Jul 17, 2014
Beverly "Jane" Hensley, 82, of Lawrenceville passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born August 14, 1931, in Flat Rock, Illinois, the daughter of Pearl Luther and Goldie Mae (Shingle) Prier. She married Warren Otto "Junior" Hensley on August 31, 1949. Throughout her lifetime Jane owned and operated various restaurants in Lawrenceville, including...
David C. Williams
Jul 14, 2014
David C. Williams, 89, of Chesterton, IN (formerly of Lawrenceville, IL) passed away Monday July 14, 2014 at his residence. He was born November 23, 1924 in Bridgeport, IL the son of Lewis and Georgia (Potts) Williams. He was married to Wanda M. Hudson. She preceded him in death on December 01, 2011. David worked as a Quality Control Inspector...
Joel T. Compton
Jul 14, 2014
Joel T. Compton, Jr., 52, of rural Sumner, Illinois, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. He was born September 23, 1961, in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of Joel Compton, Sr. and Sarah (Duncan) Compton. He married Julie Pinnick in April, 1980, and she survives. Joel worked as a driller for various oil companies. Preceding...
Arnold L. Stevenson
Jul 12, 2014
Arnold L. Stevenson, 83, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Saturday July 12, 2014 at the United Methodist Village North Campus. He was born September 24, 1930 in Lawrence County, IL the son of Veris A. and Lorene (Akers) Stevenson. He married Darlene Green and she preceded him in death. He then married Betty J. Gray on March 3, 1961 and...
Janice E. Dickerson
Jul 9, 2014
Janice E. Dickerson, 82, of rural Lawrenceville, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at United Methodist Village-North Campus. She was born November 19, 1931, in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Paul and Mildred (Smith) Orey. She married John F. Dickerson on October 1, 1949, and he died October 4, 2005. Janice was a homemaker. She was a member of St....
