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Local Obituaries for Emmons Macey and Steffey Funeral Home


Rodney  W. Tohill

Rodney W. Tohill

Jul 18, 2012

Rodney W. Tohill, age 57, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at his residence. He was born June 1, 1955 in Lawrenceville, IL, the son of Donald G. and Lila (Dunlap) Tohill. Rodney worked as a general laborer. Survivors include his parents Donald and Lila Tohill and two brothers Randy and Donald, all of Lawrenceville. Funeral services...

Clarence  E. Sholders

Clarence E. Sholders

Jul 17, 2012

Biography Clarence E. Sholders, age 76, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, IL. He was born July 12, 1936 in Petty Township, the son of Emerson Fred and Evelyn Birdie (Strange) Sholders. He married Carolyn Sue (McClain) Doyle on October 28, 1962 and she preceded him in death on June...

Phyllis  M Decker

Phyllis M Decker

Jul 13, 2012

PHYLLIS MARIE (TIFFANY) DECKER PASSED PEACEFULLY JULY 13, 2012 @ LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER FIGHTING A COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH CANCER. SHE WAS BORN AUGUST 19, 1937, THE 2ND CHILD OF RALPH NEWTON & NINA MARIE (PARKER) TIFFANY, WHO PRECEDED HER IN DEATH. ONE SISTER, MARCI ELLEN AND ONE BROTHER, WALTER HENRY ALSO PRECEEDED HER IN DEATH. SHE IS SURVIVED...

Winifred  S. Ford

Winifred S. Ford

Jul 12, 2012

Shirley Winifred "Winnie" Ford, 92, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Thursday July 12, 2012 at Lawrence Community Health Care in Bridgeport, IL. She was born October 17, 1919 in Lawrence County, IL to Kenneth M. and Bertha L. (Pinkstaff) Davis. Winnie married Charles L. Ford of Lawrenceville, IL on May 11, 1941 in the Methodist Church in Palmyra, Missouri. Winnie...

Precious  Maxine Phillippe

Precious Maxine Phillippe

Jul 11, 2012

Biography Precious Maxine McFarland Chamblin Phillippe, age 92 of Attala, AL, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Mrs. Phillippe loved to visit her friends at Pruett's BBQ in Alabama, still loved going to the beauty shop and watching politics on the news. She loved being with her sons and daughter, talking and laughing. She was proud to be Irish and...

Donald 'Gene' Eugene Irwin

Donald 'Gene' Eugene Irwin

Jul 8, 2012

Donald E. "Gene" Irwin, age 90, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away July 8, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. He was born June 29, 1922 in Lawrence County, IL, the son of Willard and Iva (Fye) Irwin. He married Ruth O. Crews, March 14, 1953 and she survives. Gene was a member of First United Methodist Church, Lawrenceville. Other...

David  Lloyd Schultz

David Lloyd Schultz

Jul 6, 2012

David Lloyd Schultz, age 57, of Sumner, IL passed away Friday, July 06, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 11, 1955 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN, the son of Wilbur "Pat" and June (Hasler) Schultz. David was retired due to medical reasons. He was a member of the Operating Engineers #841. David was preceded in death...

George Mullins

George Mullins

Jul 3, 2012

George Mullins June 24, 1914 - July 3, 2012 George Mullins, 98, passed away on Tuesday, July 03, 2012. He was born June 24, 1914 in Lawrence County. George was the son of the late Mack Mullins and Daisy (Fritchie) Mullins. George married Gertrude (Baldwin) Mullins on August 23, 1938; she passed away on November 11, 1978. In August 1979...

Kenneth  Eugene Pinkstaff

Kenneth Eugene Pinkstaff

Jun 21, 2012

Kenneth Eugene "Gene" Pinkstaff, I of rural Lawrenceville, IL passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. He was born April 7, 1941 in Pinkstaff, IL, the son of William Owen "Boy" Pinkstaff, II and Edna (Timms) Pinkstaff. "Gene" was proud to serve with the United States Army and retired after 31 years of service...

Inez  Elaine Kendall

Inez Elaine Kendall

Jun 21, 2012

Inez Elaine Kendall, age 90, of Newburgh, IN (formerly of Lawrenceville, IL) passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN after a brief illness with complications. She was born May 14, 1922 in Otsego, MI, the daughter of Benjamin Albert and Sara (Bodine) Richardson. She married James Ernest Kendall on January 24, 1943 and he...

Edna Lucille Cullum Rausch

Edna Lucille Cullum Rausch

Jun 20, 2012

Edna Lucille Cullum Rausch, a resident of Chapman, KS, passed away at Chapman Valley Manor in Chapman, KS on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the age of 94. Edna was born September 12, 1917 at Shirley, AR. Her parents were Henry McKinley and Lucinda Jane Carmichael Cullum. She attended grade school, and helped with the family farm. She served with...

Edward  A. Vangor

Edward A. Vangor

Jun 17, 2012

Edward A. Vangor, age 84, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012, in Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville, IL. He was born July 28, 1927 in Joliet, IL, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Kristof) Vangor. He married Josephine "Josie" (Wyatt) Hayes on October 2, 1988, and she survives. Edward was an engineer and worked in the Joliet/Chicago...

Nina  L. Minniear

Nina L. Minniear

Jun 17, 2012

Nina L. Minniear, 72, of Jacksonville, IL and formerly of Lawrenceville, IL died Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born September 16, 1939 in Lawrence County, IL; the daughter of Forest J. and Mary Lorene Benson Main. She married Dallas E. Minniear on June 8, 1958 in Lawrenceville and he preceded her in death...

Helen Lawson

Helen Lawson

Jun 15, 2012

Helen J. Lawson, age 85, of Sumner, IL passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 at Lawrence Community Healthcare in Bridgeport. She was born November 1, 1926 in Lawrence County, IL the daughter of Arthur P. and Alice (Seed) Houchin. She married Bill Lawson on September 1, 1950 and he passed away December 4, 1986. Helen was a member of the...

Alger  Earnest Waters

Alger Earnest Waters

Jun 11, 2012

Alger Ernest Waters, Jr., age 71, of rural Lawrenceville, IL passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. He was born January 15, 1941 in Lawrenceville, IL, the son of Alger E. Waters, Sr. and Cleo Mildred (Stevenson) Morgan. He married his first wife Mary A. Stearns, who is deceased. He married his second...

Jack  D. Mosberger

Jack D. Mosberger

Jun 7, 2012

Jack D. Mosberger, age 51, of Mt. Carmel, IL passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born April 30, 1961 in West Union, West Virginia the son of Leonard I. and Thelma (Montgomery) Mosberger. Jack work for Ameriqual. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include two daughters Vanessa Cox of...

William Swarens

William Swarens

Jun 1, 2012

Sometimes the most remarkable of lives can unfold quietly and close to home. William J. Swarens, who died at age 94 on Friday in Lawrenceville, led such a life, although he would have insisted there was nothing remarkable about him. Born March 30, 1918, as World War I still raged across the fields of Europe, Swarens never lived anywhere outside...

Margaret Warner

Margaret Warner

May 24, 2012

Margaret Applegate (Glover) Warner, 87, died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at her home in Lawrenceville, IL where she had lived for nearly 60 years. The daughter of Karl Andrew and Eliza Applegate Glover, who preceded her in death, Margie was born in Vincennes and grew up in Lawrenceville. In 1943, she graduated from LTHS. After high school, she attended National...

Ira  Lee Heath

Ira Lee Heath

May 18, 2012

Ira Lee Heath, age, 79, of Cobden, IL passed away Friday, May 18,2012 in Cobden, IL. He was born February 8, 1933 in Lawrenceville, IL, the son of George and Lavida(Plowman) Heath. Ira was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers George and Howard Edward and one sister Opal. Survivors include one brother Jim Heath of Dublin,TX and one...

Charles  'Pistol' Fiscus

Charles 'Pistol' Fiscus

May 13, 2012

Charles R. "Pistol" Fiscus, age 75, of Sumner, IL passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born April 6, 1937 in Sumner, IL the son of Ralph and Bessie (Easterday) Fiscus. "Pistol" was retired with the United States Army. He attended the Methodist Church in Oblong, IL. He was preceded in death...

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