Robert W. Lyden
Feb 1, 2012
Robert W. Lyden, Jr., age 37, of Lawrenceville passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in Bridgeport Township. He was born May 21, 1974 in Lawrenceville, IL the son of Robert W. Sr. and Catherine (Brochin) Lyden. Robert was employed with Tussey Trucking for 14 years. He was a member of the Elks. Survivors include his father Robert Lyden, Sr. of...
Bill Becktell
Jan 31, 2012
Bill L. Becktell, age 84, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Lawrence Community Health Care Center. He was born September 13, 1927 in Drumright, OK the son of Thomas and Beatrice (Sanderson) Becktell. He married Lois M. Diggs and she survives. Bill worked as a laborer with Local 561 out of Evansville, IN until retirement. He...
Berle Shoulders
Jan 31, 2012
Berle Shoulders, Sr, age 64 of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, IL. He was born February 23, 1947 in Lawrenceville, IL the son of Arthur and Delores (Allen) Shoulders. He married Christy Jean Cessna and she survives. Berle retired from the Central Labors Union. Survivors include his wife Christy of...
Wilbur E. Large
Jan 29, 2012
Wilbur E. Large, age 85, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born May 25, 1926 in Crossville, Illinois the son of William Large and Edna (Westfall) Large. He married Betty McFarland December 2, 1944 and she passed away September 12, 2001. Wilbur worked at Texaco Refinery as a pipefitter...
Lillian Rae Murphy
Jan 17, 2012
Biography Lillian Rae Murphy, age 89, of Lawrenceville passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at United Methodist Village North Campus. She was born May 24, 1922 in Florence, KS the daughter of Kier and Sarah (Howe) Critchfield. She married Michael E. Murphy on December 21, 1946 and he survives. Lillian was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in...
Megan L. Emmons
Jan 14, 2012
Biography Megan L. Emmons , 24, of Bridgeport, Illinois died Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the St. Louis University Hospital. She was born May 28, 1987 in Lawrenceville, Illinois the daughter of Jack and Carol (Booker) Emmons. Megan was a homemaker. Survivors include her parents Jack and Carol Emmons of Lawrenceville, IL. Paternal grandparents: Todd and Beulah Morris of St....
Stuart C. Marks
Jan 14, 2012
Stuart C. Marks ages 87 of Bridgeport, Illinois a former Sumner, Illinois resident died Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Healthcare in Bridgeport, IL. He was born July 14, 1924 in Bennington, Illinois the son of John Herbert Marks and Lulia Belle Walser Marks. Stuart was a farmer and retired construction worker. He was a member of the...
Harold N. Chansler
Jan 10, 2012
Harold "Sock" Nelson Chansler left this earth to be with his heavenly father, Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Harold was born December 24, 1923, to William Washington Chansler and Elizabeth E. (Nash) Chansler in Bridgeport, IL. He was 88 years old. Harold married his beautiful bride Edith Frances Miller Chansler on June 16, 1944 in Oakland, California, before he shipped out...
William D. Collins
Jan 1, 2012
William D. "Bubba" Collins, age 60 of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born February 17, 1951 in Somerville, TN the son of DeLaney Collins, Sr. and Mary Jane (Hardin) Collins. Bubba worked in the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in Joliet until retirement. He was preceded in death...
Jack E. Paddick
Dec 31, 2011
Jack E. Paddick November 3, 1938 - December 31, 2011 Jack E. Paddick, age 73, of rural Sumner, IL passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, IL. He was born November 3, 1938 in Richland County, IL the son of Manley and Fern (Brownfield) Paddick. He married Ramona Bemount January 28, 1962 . Jack worked...
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...
