Cloe 'Coco' Null
Jan 29, 2013
Cloe "CoCo" Null was a strong and loving wife, sister, aunt, and friend. She departed this life for heaven on January 29, 2013 at her home with family by her side. She was born in Piggott, Arkansas on May 19, 1926 to the late Tom Shoulders and Roxie Mayo Shoulders. Cloe was a very talented artist. Her hobbies included travel,...
Demaree
Jan 29, 2013
Demaree W. New, age 77, of Oblong, IL, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 14, 1935 in Scott, Kentucky, the son of Allie and Era (Duvall) New. Demaree was an Army Veteran, having served during the 1950's and was stationed in Germany. He moved to Chauncey in 1965 and started a used machinery...
Dee Meadows Blocker
Jan 27, 2013
Thelma Deloris "Dee" Meadows Blocker, age 72, of Sumner, IL, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013, in Petersburg, IN. She was born February 12, 1940, to Orman and Velda (Boyd) Withrow. She married Wayne Meadows who died October 6, 1998. She then married Jack Blocker in 2004. Dee worked as an optical assistant at Chitticks in Lawrenceville for many years....
Vivian Shidler
Jan 25, 2013
Vivian Shidler, age 93, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away January 25, 2013, at United Methodist Village-Main Campus. She was born June 10, 1918, in Kansas, the daughter of Everett R. and Annabell (Titus) Hull. Vivian was a member of First United Methodist Church. She worked as a housekeeper. Vivian's parents preceded her in death. Survivors include two sisters, Libby Hull...
Ray Griffin
Jan 25, 2013
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Bessie G. Gowin
Jan 19, 2013
Bessie G. Gowin, 83, of Flat Rock, IL passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Lawrence Community Health Care in Bridgeport, IL. She was born March 5, 1929 in Lawrence County, IL. the daughter of Vernon and Della (Scritchfield) Tomlinson. February 18, 1967 she married Jesse Eugene Gowin and survives. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Along with her...
Jeannie Kay Hoke
Jan 18, 2013
Jeannie Kay Hoke, age 59, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away January 18, 2013 at her residence. She was born December 14, 1953, in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Kenneth James Hoke, Sr. and Rose Lavada (Moyes) Hoke. Jeannie was a homemaker. Preceding Jeannie in death were her parents and an infant son, Joey. Survivors include one son Christian Duncan...
Randle L. Walls
Jan 17, 2013
Biography Randle L. Walls, age 69, of rural Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013, at his residence, surrounded by his family, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born November 14, 1943, in Lawrence County, IL, the son of Earl and Edna Aileen (Benson) Walls. He married Lynda Rodrick on April 23, 1967. Randle worked at Texaco...
Ladonna Pinkstaff
Jan 16, 2013
LaDonna Pinkstaff Cunningham, age 78, of Owasso, OK (formerly of Lawrenceville, IL), passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013, in Oklahoma. She was born August 7, 1934, in Lawrence County, IL, the daughter of Leo and Anna (Plough) McClaskey. She married Charles Pinkstaff on April 3, 1953, and he died July 18, 2001. She married Roy Cunningham, July 5, 2007, he...
Margaret Brown
Jan 12, 2013
Margaret A. Brown,71, of Bridgeport, IL., passed away on Saturday, January 12,2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born on October 26, 1941 in Knox County, Indiana to Ed Collins and Martha Lucille Gardner Stone.; she was raised by George Stone. She married Edward Brown on July 29, 1961 and he passed away on August 7, 2002....
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...
