Dwight V. Coonce
May 6, 2014
Dwight V. Coonce, age 70, of rural Lawrenceville passed away May 6, 2014, at his residence. He was born July 22, 1943, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Orban and Ollie Mae (Lafferty) Coonce. He married G. Jeanie Burchett on October 12, 1963, and she died June 14, 1997. Dwight worked at Whitco Chemical Company (Pioneer Asphalt) in Lawrenceville...
S. Kent Lankford
Apr 28, 2014
S. Kent Lankford, age 58, of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana. He was born September 23, 1955, in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, the son of Stuart K. and Dolores L. (Board) Lankford. Kent worked as General Manager of WAKO Radio in Lawrenceville. He graduated from Parkland Junior College in...
Marilyn J. Lane
Apr 18, 2014
Biography Marilyn J. Lane, 74, of Bridgeport, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born August 2, 1939, in Carlisle, Indiana, the daughter of Arthur Robbins and Pauline (Fleener) Russell. She married Ellis Lane and he died January 16, 1998. Marilyn previously worked as a supervisor at the Lawrence County Senior...
Kenneth F. Roney
Apr 16, 2014
Kenneth F. Roney, age 75, of rural Sumner, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born November 6, 1938 in Richland County, Illinois, the son of Frank and Alta (Dunlap) Roney. He married Mary Conover on December 20, 1963, and she survives. Kenny was a self-employed carpenter. He also worked as...
Opal Kirkland
Apr 15, 2014
Opal L. Kirkland, age 90, of Claremont, IL, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Opal was born December 27, 1923, in Richland County, IL. She was the daughter of Sherman and Pansy (Albert) Stout. She married Thomas Kirkland on October 6, 1961, and he survives. Opal was a homemaker all of her married life. In her earlier years, she worked...
Barbara Jean Tate
Apr 12, 2014
Barbara Jean (Ferguson) Tate, age 82, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 at her residence. She was born November 18, 1931 in Sumner, Illinois, the daughter of Charles R. and Nellie V. (Seabright) Ferguson. She married James Tate on May 15, 1953 and he preceded her in death on February 6, 2012. Barbara graduated from Eastern Illinois...
Cathy Jo Gentry
Apr 5, 2014
Cathy Jo Gentry Flowers, 61, a former area resident, passed away on Saturday, April 5th at the Community Hospice Center for Caring, 5450 Ramona Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL. Born February 5, 1953 in Lawrenceville, Illinois she was the daughter of James Gentry and Betty Fiscus Gentry. Cathy was reunited in marriage to John Flowers in November 1973 in Newton, Illinois. February...
Philip Greene
Apr 2, 2014
Biography Philip R. "Phil" Greene, 68, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Wednesday April 2, 2014 at his residence. He was born January 18, 1946, in Lawrenceville, IL the son of George E. and Virginia Alice (Satterfield) Bach. On May 25, 1963, he married Shirley Perring. She survives. Phil worked as a mechanic and truck driver all of his life. Along...
Elmer E Eagleson
Mar 29, 2014
Elmer E. Eagleson, 74, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Saturday March 29, 2014 at his residence. Born October 31, 1939 he was the son of Ralph and Bertha A. (Hampton) Eagleson. On September 29, 1957 he married Norma Putnam. She preceded him in death on September 15, 2008. Elmer worked as a union carpenter for the Local #60 in Indianapolis,...
Charles H Wesley
Mar 27, 2014
Charles H. Wesley, age 63, of rural Lawrenceville, died March 27, 2014, at his residence. He was born September 15, 1950, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Herbert and Lelia (Barrix) Wesley. He married Julie Highsmith on September 30, 1997, and she survives. Charles worked as a CNA at a local nursing home. He was a member of St....
Elgin C. Jones
Mar 24, 2014
Biography Elgin C. "Butch" Jones, Sr., age 62, of Lawrenceville, Illinois died Monday, March 24, 2014 at his residence. He was born August 16, 1951, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Elgin Jordan and Imogene C. (Jones) Gosnell. He married Edith Cessna on February 14, 1979 and she survives. Butch worked as a mechanic and truck driver. He was...
Wanda Snyder
Mar 24, 2014
Wanda Snyder, age 74, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014, at her residence. She was born November 2, 1939 in Bridgeport, Illinois, the daughter of Willis and Mildred (Copple) Putman. She married Franklin D. Snyder and he died September 21, 1995. Wanda was a homemaker. She enjoyed camping and reading. Preceding Wanda in death were her parents,...
Helen Groff
Mar 23, 2014
Helen N. Groff, age 94 of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, at the United Methodist Village North Campus. She was born September 04, 1919, in Lawrence County Illinois, the daughter of Archie and Daisy (Herring) Fornshell. She married Loy L. Groff on April 21, 1939, and he preceded her in death August 10, 2013. Helen was a...
Ted Morris
Mar 15, 2014
Ted Morris October 17, 1939 - March 15, 2014 Teddy "Ted" Morris,74, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Saturday March 15, 2014 at his residence. Born October 17, 1939 in Richland County, IL the son of Robert Rufus and Annie Mae (McNelly) Morris. On April 18, 1958 he married Nora Waller. She survives. Along with his wife he is survived by...
Mary Charlene (Cummins) Krise
Mar 14, 2014
Mary Charlene (Cummins) Krise 73, of Kansas City, MO (formerly of Lawrence County) passed away March 14, 2014 at Villa St. Francis in Olatha, KS. She was born May 10, 1940, the daughter of Pete and Velma (Delong) Cummins. Preceding Mary in death were her parents and one brother Wilbur Cummins. Survivors include her children, Susan Fahr (Bill), Gary Douglas...
Rose Marie K. Steed
Mar 7, 2014
Rose Marie Steed, age 83, of Sugar Land, Texas, a former Lawrenceville resident, passed away March 7, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Sugar Land, Texas. She was born July 11, 1930, in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of John Louis and Ida Marie (Niesse) Ferguson. She married James W. Steed, September 4, 1954, and he preceded her in death September...
Mary Alice Lambert
Mar 3, 2014
Mary Alice Lambert, age 82, of Bridgeport, passed away March 3, 2014. She was born October 22, 1931, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the daughter of Emil William Beelman and Thelma (Milling) Beelman. Mary graduated from Webster Grove High School in Missouri in 1949. After graduation she worked at the Pentagon in Virginia, outside Washington, D.C., as a secretary. She attended...
Ray A. Ford
Feb 28, 2014
Ray A. Ford, 99, formally of Lawrence County died Friday February 28, 2014 at Oak Trace Healthcare in Downers Grove, IL. Ray was born on December 21, 1914 in Birds, IL to Lindsay Ford and Alta (Mills) Ford. Ray married Wilma Pappers on July 4, 1937 and she preceded him in death on April 19, 1979. Ray retired as a...
Kaden James Parker Kelly
Feb 24, 2014
Kaden James Parker Kelly February 24, 2014 - February 24, 2014 Kaden James Parker Kelly, infant son of Drew Alan and Jessica Lorraine (Reed) Kelly was stillborn at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Illinois on February 24, 2014. He is survived by his parents of Sumner, maternal grandparents Doug and Sheila Reed of Sumner, paternal grandparents Chad and Monica Kelly...
Richard L. Vowells
Feb 23, 2014
Richard L. Vowells,78, of Sumner, Illinois passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born August 23, 1935, in Christy Township, the son of Leon and Veva (Pepple) Vowells. Richard worked as a music and band instructor for many years. He received the Golden Apple Award from Fairview Heights school system. He was...
