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Chace  B. Jarvis

Chace B. Jarvis

Mar 20, 2013

Chace B. Jarvis, age 25, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Gibson County, Indiana. He was born November 9, 1987, in Altus, Oklahoma. Chace worked at Fiber Tech in Evansville, Indiana. He served with the United States Marine Corps until he was honorably discharged in 2012. Survivors include his father, Tony Jarvis, of Vincennes, Indiana; his...

Martha  C. Brookhart

Martha C. Brookhart

Mar 19, 2013

Biography Martha Cunningham Brookhart, RR #3, Sumner, died Tuesday, March l9, 2013, at the Lawrence Community Healthcare Center, where she had resided five years. Martha was born November 7, 1915, the daughter of Roscoe D. & Bessie Cooper Cunningham, Lukin Township. She graduated from Sumner High School, Illinois State Normal University and Oakland City College. Most of her professional career...

Paul  J. Nead

Paul J. Nead

Mar 17, 2013

Paul J. Nead, age 89, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013, at United Methodist Village-North Campus. He was born August 2, 1923, in Gibson County, Indiana, the son of Franklin and Bessie (Niles) Nead. He married Barbara Rose on April 16, 2005, and she survives. Paul was a self-employed carpenter. He also worked for Golden Rule and...

Mabel  B. Brian

Mabel B. Brian

Mar 15, 2013

Mabel B. Brian, age 91, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013, at her residence. She was born August 9, 1921, in Washington, Illinois, the daughter of Andrew and Leva Matilda (Seaman) Saye. Mabel was a member of the Central Christian Church in Sumner. She worked 10 years at the Sumner Nursing Home and at AMF for 14...

John  M. Snyder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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