Owen Harness
Jan 9, 2013
Owen Harness, 89, of Olney, IL passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at his residence. He was born February 20, 1923 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Roy O. and Louise (Shick) Harness. He married Loris D. Van Wyhe on April 19, 1944 and she survives. Owen served his country in the Marines and was a WW II veteran....
Wilber D. Cummins
Jan 6, 2013
Wilber D. Cummins, age 78, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at his residence. He was born August 20, 1934, the son of Vernon "Pete" and Velma (DeLong) Cummins. He married Dolores Hayes on August 20, 1954 and she passed away January 22, 2008. Wilber was a member of the Pinkstaff United Methodist Church and Moose Lodge...
Robert E. Wright
Jan 5, 2013
Robert E. Wright, 79, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Saturday January 5, 2013 at the United Methodist Village Main Campus. He was born November 16, 1933 in Vincennes, IN the son of Paul H. and Hattie Marie (Siefert) Wright. On May 15, 1954 he married Maryann Lange. She survives. Robert served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict....
Harvey E. Reese
Jan 3, 2013
Harvey E. Reese, age 68, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, IL. He was born June 19, 1944 in Hillview, IL, the son of Edmond P. and Rosie Lula (Settles) Reese. He married Orlene Griffith on June 18, 1972 and she survives. Harvey previously worked for Flat Rock Saw Mill...
Darrell Wayne Hershey
Jan 1, 2013
Darrell Wayne Hershey, age 62, of Allendale, IL, passed away January 1, 2013 at his residence. He was born December 26, 1950, in Lawrenceville, IL, the son of Jack Wayne and Mary Esther (Bloom) Hershey. He married Darlene Latham on December 22, 1968. Darrell was a farmer and worked for Grain Services, Inc. (GSI) out of Mt. Carmel, Newton, and...
Roy Lee Volkman
Dec 31, 2012
Biography Roy Lee Volkman, age 78, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. He was born August 29, 1934 in Vincennes, IN, the son of William John and Joe Ann (Koonce) Volkman. He married Isabell Frederick on January 15, 1955 and she survives. Roy worked as a truck driver and laborer...
Loren Dowty
Dec 24, 2012
Loren Dowty, 79, of Sumner, IL passed away Tuesday December 24, 2012 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born February 5, 1933 in Richland County, IL the son of Wilbert and Beulah "Zelda" (Stadge) Dowty. Loren was self employed. He worked in the Landfill Business. He was also a Heavy Equipment operator. He had served in the United...
John D. Wilcox
Dec 22, 2012
Biography John D. Wilcox, 46, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Saturday December 22, 2012 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, IL. He was born January 2, 1966 in Champaign, IL the son of the late Jerold J. Wilcox, and Billie Jean (Lancaster) Long of Dunnellon, FL. John had worked as a Semi-Truck Long Haul Driver. He had served in...
Clement Buchanan
Dec 15, 2012
Early in the morning of December 15, 2012, Clement Irwin Buchanan passed away, departing to be with Christ, his Lord and Savior. Clement Buchanan was born at home in Lawrence County on July 25, 1917. He was the fifth child of Ralph Earnest Buchanan and Gertrude Beckwith Buchanan. There were nine children born into this home, Ralph Earnest II, Jennie...
Norman Bailey
Dec 14, 2012
Norman G. Bailey, Sr., age 80, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at his residence. He was born January 10, 1932 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son of Horace and Hazel (Crandle) Bailey. Norman was a millwright machinist until retirement. He was a veteran, having served in the United States Marines. He was a member of the Masonic...
Letha D. Griggs
Dec 13, 2012
Letha D. Griggs, age 90, of Bridgeport, IL, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Lawrence Community Healthcare Center in Bridgeport. She was born March 10, 1922 in Lawrenceville, IL, the daughter of Clyde and Bertha (Jones) Harvey. She married Bernie Griggs and he preceded her in death. Letha was a homemaker who also worked at the Lawrenceville Senior Citizens...
Mary Louise Pinkstaff
Dec 13, 2012
Mary Louise Pinkstaff, age 90, of Brandon, FL (formerly of Lawrence County, IL), passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012, in Lakeland, FL. She was born August 6, 1922 in Vincennes, IN, the daughter of William and Jessie (Waters) DeLong. She married Richard Pinkstaff July 7, 1938. Mary was a member of the Pinkstaff United Methodist Church. She was a homemaker....
Shirley May Thacker
Dec 12, 2012
Shirley May Thacker, 84, passed away December 12, 2012, at her home in Vincennes, Indiana. Born on May 18, 1928, in Oblong, IL, she was the daughter of Amos and Elizabeth (Barrett) Wolfe. She graduated from Oblong High School in 1946, and married Bobby L. Thacker on June 29, 1946. Shirley was a homemaker, wife and mother in rural Chauncey,...
Jack C. Cook
Nov 30, 2012
Jack Carlton Cook, 81, Hot Springs, Arkansas passed away Friday, November 30, 2012. Born July 30, 1931 in Lawrenceville, IL, he was the son of Howard and Dorothy (French) Cook. He graduated from Lawrenceville High School and enjoyed attending many annual reunions. He served in the military. Jack worked as a draftsman and manager of the family-owned Lawrenceville Lumber Company....
Velda Scott
Nov 29, 2012
Velda Scott, age 70, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012 at her residence. She was born December 12, 1941 in Hammond, Indiana, the daughter of Charles B. and Dorothy (Cummins) Schultz. She married Raymond R. Scott. Velda worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She was a member of the 4th Street Wesleyan Church. Preceding Velda in death...
Kathleen Littlejohn
Nov 28, 2012
Kathleen (Gardner) Littlejohn, age 87, of Olney, IL passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, in Olney. She was born January 17, 1925, in Lawrenceville, IL, the daughter of Roy Andrew and Fannie (Cessna) Gardner. She married Harry Littlejohn. Kathleen was a homemaker. Preceding her in death were her parents and her husband. Survivors include one daughter Janet Massoth of Gary,...
Josephine Baldwin
Nov 25, 2012
Josephine Baldwin, age 104, of Bridgeport, IL (formerly of Lawrenceville), passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012, at Lawrence Community Healthcare Center in Bridgeport. She was born, February 8, 1908 in St. Francisville, IL, the daughter of Lyman T. and Ida Mae (Gillespie) Ackman. She married Harry Baldwin, who passed away in 1961. Josephine was a homemaker and a member of...
Mary Jane Shick
Nov 23, 2012
Mary Jane Shick age 91 of rural Sumner, Illinois passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born July 13, 1921 in Richland County, Illinois, the daughter of Charles William Thomson and Ona Sager Thomson. She married WR Shick on June 01, 1949, and he preceded her in death on August 23, 1995....
Freddie L. Griggs
Nov 23, 2012
Freddie L. Griggs, 57, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Friday November 23, 2012 at the United Methodist Village. He was born March 22, 1955 in Crocker, MO he was the son of Freddie and Helen (Fanacher) Griggs. He had worked at AMF in Olney, IL, and also worked at the Lawrenceville City Cemetery. He is survived by a half sister:...
Lee 'Coach' Otis Mieure
Nov 20, 2012
Lee "Coach" Otis Mieure, a resident of Antioch, passed away Tuesday November 20, 2012, at the age of 83. He was born February 5, 1929 in Lawrence County, IL to Garl and Myrtle Mieure. Lee was a graduate of Eastern Illinois in 1952 with a teaching degree, and in 1963 earned his master's degree in guidance counseling from University of...
