John M. Snyder
Mar 12, 2013
John M. Snyder, 90, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Tuesday March 12, 2013 at the United Methodist Village North Campus. He was born in 1923 in Billett, IL the son of John F. and Nellie E. Snyder. On February 4, 1943 he married his high school sweetheart. He and Idelle had just celebrated their Seventieth Wedding Anniversary this year and...
Laveta Wells
Mar 9, 2013
LaVeta Wells, age 87, of Bridgeport, Illinois, passed away Saturday, March 09,2013, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born April 25, 1925, in Wayne County, IL to Ralph and Wreatha Burgess Lane. She married Paul Wells December 4, 1943, and he passed away on November 8, 2008. LaVeta worked at the Bridgeport Nursing Home as the...
Mildred M. Bunyan
Mar 4, 2013
Mildred M. Bunyan, age 83, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013, at Lawrence Community Health Care Center in Bridgeport. She was born August 3, 1929, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Hubert and Daisy (Inyart) Hughes . She married Theodore M. Bunyan on March 15, 1949, and he died September 8, 2005. Mildred was a member...
Francis L. Crouch
Feb 25, 2013
Biography Francis L. "Slim" Crouch, age 78, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away at his residence Monday, February 25, 2013. He was born January 21, 1935, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of James and Snotha (Earnest) Crouch. He made his home with his grandparents Roy and Jesse Crouch. He married Aleta Jo Stevenson on October 21, 1954. "Slim" was a...
Carol Rex Waggoner
Feb 24, 2013
Carol Rex "Cap" Waggoner, 76, of Fallon, NV (formerly of Lawrenceville) passed away Sunday February 24, 2013 at Residential Care Facility in Carson City, NV. He was born May 25, 1936 in Lawrence County, IL the son of Wilbur Dale and Alice (Shidler) Waggoner. He worked as a Field Engineer for McDonnell Douglas. He served in the United States Air...
Audrey Evelyn Anderson
Feb 24, 2013
Audrey Evelyn Anderson, age 82, of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013. She was born June 22, 1930 in Princeton, Indiana, the daughter of Clarence and Ruth (Wallace) Hardiman. She married Harry E. Anderson on January 18, 1950. Audrey worked at Victor-Dana in Robinson, IL for several years. She was also a farm wife. Preceding Audrey in...
Tiffani Renee Thomforde
Feb 21, 2013
Tiffani Renee (Fisher) Thomforde, 39, of Chicago, IL, formerly of Petersburg, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, IL. She was born in Frankfort, Germany, May 25, 1973 to Tom and Carol (Elliott) Fisher of Petersburg. She married David W. Thomforde and he survives. She was a 1991 graduate of Pike Central High School. She earned...
Peggy P. Brian
Feb 18, 2013
Peggy P. Brian, age 82, of Vincennes, IN, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born May 12, 1930, in Pinkstaff, Illinois, the daughter of John and Bernice (Shaffer) Day. She married Bobby D. Brian on September 4, 1948, and he passed away February 9, 2012. Peggy was a homemaker. Preceding Peggy...
Garnett Ruth Reynolds
Feb 18, 2013
Garnett Ruth Reynolds, age 99, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013, at Oakview Heights Nursing Home in Mt. Carmel, IL. She was born September 7, 1913 in Lawrenceville, IL, the daughter of Samuel R. and Martha A. (Taylor) Strange. She married Calvin L. Reynolds in December, 1931. Garnett was a homemaker and for some time a receptionist...
Michael D. Woodruff
Feb 18, 2013
Michael D. Woodruff, age 51, of rural Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born November 19, 1961, in Columbus, IN, the son of Virgil Alvin Woodruff, Jr. and Shirley (Alford) Woodruff. He married Kytrina Goff on April 20, 2005. Michael worked as a custodian for the VFW in Lawrenceville....
Reba Daffron
Feb 13, 2013
Reba Elizabeth Daffron, age 81, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. She was born May 15, 1931 in Lawrenceville, the daughter of France and Claudia (Noe) McNelly. She married Leroy "Jack" Daffron, Sr. on January 13, 1974, and he died December 19, 2004. Reba was a member of the Hi-Way...
Noble Jennings Divine
Feb 11, 2013
Noble Jennings "Andy" Divine Jr, 76, of Quincy, IL (formerly of Lawrenceville) passed away Monday February 11, 2013 at the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy, IL. He was born March 4, 1936 in Loogootee, IN the son of Noble Jennings and Dorothy Irene (Weger) Divine. Andy retired from the Air Force where he served as a Military Policeman. He served...
Martha Henry
Feb 6, 2013
Martha Henry, age 96, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Lawrence Community Health Care Center in Bridgeport. She was born April 15, 1916, to John and Nellie Mae (Carroll) Bennett. Martha worked as a cook and waitress at the Spot Café in Lawrenceville for many years. Preceding Martha in death were her first husband Wilbur Grove...
Mary
Feb 6, 2013
Mary Ottellia Fry, age 94, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at Burgin Manor in Olney. She was born September 4, 1918 in Morganfield, KY, the daughter of James H. and Ottellia Caroline (Francis) Shoemaker. She married Roscoe Snider who passed away October 31, 1957. She married her second husband, Hugh Ernest Fry, on August 26, 1961,...
Jason Dayne Whitson
Feb 5, 2013
Jason Dayne Whitson, age 38, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born March 25, 1974, in Lawrenceville, IL, the son of Charles and Linda (Shaw) Whitson. Jason worked as a welder through Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 136. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Jason enjoyed...
Virginia M. Akers
Feb 4, 2013
Virginia M. Akers, age 101, of rural Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at her residence. She was born October 28, 1911 in Mt. Crawford, Virginia, the daughter of John Edward and Nina Lula (Baker) Meyers. Virginia worked at the Poland Motel, cleaning and doing various jobs. She also worked as a cook for the Sumner nursing home...
Walter Melvin Crackel
Feb 4, 2013
Walter Melvin "Mel" Crackel, of Terre Haute, IN, (formerly of Lawrenceville, IL) passed away Monday, February 04, 2013, in Terre Haute, IN. He was born February 18, 1915 in Belmont, IL, the son of Allen and Laura Eliza (Weisenberger) Crackel. He married Wanda Ridenour on November 1, 1941 and she died November 16,1988. Mel owned and operated Crackel's Grocery. He...
Elizabeth Doan
Feb 3, 2013
Elizabeth " Liz" Ann Doan-Mason, 85, of Hartselle, AL (formerly of Lawrenceville) passed away Sunday February 3, 2013 at her residence. She was born September 24, 1927 in Illinois to Alga Homer and Viola (Rice) Alford. She was first married to Harry B. Doan Jr. from 1944-1985. He preceded her in death. In 1991 she married James Mason. He also...
Robert Costello
Feb 2, 2013
Robert A. "Bob" Costello, age 75, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013, at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville. He was born March 2, 1937, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of James and Doris (Young) Costello. He married Marilynn Shepperson on September 11, 1965. Bob was a member of First United Methodist Church in Lawrenceville. He worked...
Zelma B. Marks
Jan 31, 2013
Zelma B. Marks, age 82, of Bridgeport, IL (formerly of Sumner), passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. She was born March 17, 1930, the daughter of Carmen and Berniece (Turpen) Schaich. Zelma married Stuart C. Marks on December 25, 1949, and he passed away January 14, 2012. Zelma was a homemaker. She worked...
