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Lena L. Lawrence
Dec 30, 2011
Lena L. Lawrence, age 93, of Sumner, IL passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel. She was born April 15, 1918 in English, Indiana the daughter of Della B. and Anna (Smitley) Enlow. She married Joseph Theodore Lawrence February 27, 1937 and he passed away October 8, 2000. Lena and her husband owned and...

Ronald Caleb Mason
Dec 29, 2011
Ronald Caleb Mason, age 74, of Sumner, IL passed away on December 29, 2011. He was born December 27, 1937 in Olney, IL, the son of Vane Mason and Elma (Schonaman) Mason. He married Linda Whittaker on June 23, 1957 and she survives. Ronald was a farmer, truck driver, and oil field worker. He was a member of the New...

Penny Howder
Dec 29, 2011
Penny Seitzinger Howder, 50, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Thursday December 29, 2011 at her residence, after having fought a courageous battle with cancer for 3-1/2 years. She was born April 25, 1961, in Vincennes, IN, the daughter of Harold Seitzinger and Nancy (Seed) Seitzinger, surviving, of Lawrenceville, IL. Penny was married to Doug Howder of Lawrenceville on April 16,...

Dee Cook
Dec 28, 2011
Dee Cook age 78 of Lawrenceville,Illinois passed away December 28, 2011. He was born February 02, 1933 in Lawrenceville,Illinois, the son of James Roy Cook and Vinnie Gilliatt Cook. He married Shirley James,of Lawrenceville on March 08, 1956 and she survives. Survivors include two sons, Gary Cook of Lawrenceville,Il.: Bruce ( Bonnie) Cook of Bethalto,Il. and one sister Joyce Weiss...
Elizabeth Nestleroad
Dec 27, 2011
Elizabeth Nestleroad, 90, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Tuesday December 27, 2011 at Lawrence Community Healthcare in Bridgeport. She was born June 17, 1921 in Bridgeport, IL the daughter of Raymond and Nellie (Nettleton) Murry. On January 26, 1944 she married Dallas Nestleroad. He preceded her in death on August 22, 1991. Elizabeth worked 33 years at the Department of...
Hugh E. Livesay
Dec 24, 2011
Hugh E. Livesay August 13, 1923 - December 24, 2011 Hugh E. Livesay, 88, of Lawrenceville died Saturday December 24, 2011 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. He was born August 13, 1923 in Washington County, IL the son of Lewis and Dora (Haun) Livesay. On August 26, 1951 he married LaVonne Sheldon. She survives. Also surviving are two sons: Ray...

Chiyoe Jones
Dec 23, 2011
Chiyoe Tatsumi Jones, 77, of Vincennes, IN died Friday December 23, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born August 1, 1934 in Kawanish-Cho Nara Ken, Umedo, Japan the daughter of Iwakichi and Tamae (Hashimoto) Tatsumi. On June 21, 1955 she married George W. Jones. He preceded her in death on June 14, 1996. She is survived...

Thomas L. Littlejohn
Dec 21, 2011
Thomas L. Littlejohn, age 76, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at his residence. He was born May 20, 1935 in Eaton, IL the son of Theodore Roosevelt Littlejohn and Cora Irene (Melton) Littlejohn. He married Dora Spencer August 9, 1953 and she passed away January 9, 1982. Thomas was a member of the Free Methodist Church...

Melita Harriet Powell
Dec 19, 2011
Melita Harriet Powell, 98, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Monday December 19, 2011 at the United Methodist Village North Campus in Lawrenceville, IL. She was born March 22, 1913 in New Lexington, OH the daughter of Charles S. and Maude (Duffield) Bair. On August 31, 1935 she married Melvin Powell. He died October 2, 2008. Melita was a homemaker and...
John M. Shidler
Dec 18, 2011
John M. Shidler age 78 of rural Lawrenceville, Illinois died Sunday morning December 18, 2011 at his residence. He was born May 29,1933 in Lawrence Co. Illinois the son of Herman and Gladys (Rowe) Shidler. He married Bonita Burrell, June 28, 1986 and she survives. Two sons survive, Jerry Shidler and wife Jamie of rural Lawrenceville, IL and Tony Moffitt...

Gifford Sharp Zimmerman
Dec 10, 2011
Biography Gifford Sharp Zimmerman, 94, of Glendale, WI passed away Saturday December 10, 2011 at Horizon Hospice in Mequon, WI. He was born May 25, 1917 in Mt. Carmel, IL the son of Victor Hugo and Bertha Maude (Sharp) Zimmerman. On June 19, 1943 he married Aldine (Irions) Zimmerman. She died in May 1976. He was then married to Loraine...
Linda Mae Farrar
Dec 10, 2011
Linda Mae Farrar, 58, of rural Bridgeport, IL passed away Saturday December 10, 2011 at her residence. Born March 12, 1953 in Lawrence County, IL. She was the daughter of James H. and Rosie Delle (Laslie) Farrar. Surviving are four brothers: Jim Farrar of Olney, IL, Tom and Annette Farrar of St. Francisville, IL, Jerry and Rose Farrar of Sumner,...

Frances Louise Rudibaugh
Dec 6, 2011
Frances Louise Rudibaugh, age 62, passed away December 6, 2011 at Lawrence Community Health Care Center in Bridgeport, IL. She was born October 11, 1949 in Akron, OH the daughter of Carmen Anthony and Laura (LeDonne) Buccigross. She married Gary Rudibaugh and he survives. Frances worked as a clerk at Wal-Mart until retirement. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed...
Marion C. Hixon
Dec 4, 2011
Marion C. Hixon August 14, 1926 - December 4, 2011 Marion C. Hixon, age 85, of rural Sumner, IL passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011. He was born August 14, 1926 in Olney, IL the son of Charles and Cora (Atkins) Hixon. He married Inez Marie Rogers November 2, 1950 and she passed away January 25, 2010. Marion was a...
Betty L. Poland
Dec 2, 2011
Betty L. Poland age 85 of Olney,Illinois, a former Sumner, Illinois resident passed away Friday, December 02, 2011 at the Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. She was born July 21, 1926 in Sumner, Illinois the daughter of Zelus and Velveteen "Dolly" Marx Berry. She married Ray A. Poland on June 12, 1945 and he preceded her in death on September...
Wanda Williams
Dec 1, 2011
Wanda M. Williams, age 89, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Thursday, December 01, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born December 15, 1921 in Hartford City, IN the daughter of Luther and Alice (Sharp) Hudson. She married David Clinton Williams and he survives. Wanda was a payroll clerk for a corrugated paper mill in Hartford City,...
Marie Martin
Nov 28, 2011
Marie Julia Harriett Leah Martin (Reedy), age 95 of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at United Methodist Village-North Campus. She was born November 17, 1916 in Kinmundy, IL the daughter of William and Otia (Johnston) Knight. She married Robert C. Martin and he passed away in 1989. Marie was a homemaker and a member of the Methodist...
Alice W. Byers
Nov 27, 2011
Alice W. Byers September 15, 1930 - November 27, 2011 Alice Wing Byers, age 81, of rural Lawrenceville passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born September 15, 1930 in Grand Rapids, Michigan the daughter of Allan and Linna (Rose) Wing. She married Paul Byers, September 3, 1949 and he survives. Alice...

Bernard L Cranford
Nov 8, 2011
Biography Bernard L. Cranford Sr., 69, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Tuesday November 8, 2011 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, IL. He was born August 18, 1942 in Little Rock, AR, the son of Lester and Gertrude (Boyd) Cranford. On February 14, 2002, he married Mary Carol (Leighty) Cranford. She survives. Also surviving are two sons: Bernard L....

Roberta Argo
Nov 7, 2011
Roberta Argo, age 83, of rural Lawrenceville passed away Monday, November 7, 2011 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. She was born April 21, 1928 in Lawrence County, IL the daughter of Robert A. and Evelyn (Shoulders) Longnecker. She married Louis E. Argo, June 20, 1954 and he passed away July 28, 1986. Roberta worked at People's National...
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