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Emmet X Bunyan
May 31, 2011
Rural Lawrenceville resident Emmet X Bunyan died May 31, 2011. Mr. Bunyan was born August 26, 1922 on the family farm west of Lawrenceville to Walter and Marian Hardacre Bunyan. He attended Crossroads Grade School, Lawrenceville High School and graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Agriculture. Emmet served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

Mary Carol Sumner
May 31, 2011
Mary Carol Sumner, age 91, of Sumner, IL passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. Born April 7, 1920 in Lawrence County, IL she was the daughter of William and Mary Emily (Keplinger) Berkshire. Carol worked as a bookkeeper at First National Bank in Sumner for 10 years and was a homemaker. Prior to...
Clarissa Jane Burge
May 31, 2011
Clarissa Jane Burge, age 71, of Olney, IL passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. Born April 18, 1940 in Clinton, IL she was the daughter of Gilbert and Elverta Rowena (Leevey) Edwards. She married Gary Lee Burge, Sr. June 30, 1959 and he passed away in November of 2005. Clarissa was a member...
Hayward Lawrence Gregory
May 30, 2011
Hayward Lawrence Gregory, age 95, of Lawrenceville passed away Monday May 30, 2011 at United Methodist Village-North Campus. Born July 16, 1915 in Wayne County, IL he was the son of L.W. and Minnie (Cunningham) Gregory. He married Marie K. Reel December 23, 1936 and she passed away March 1, 1999. Hayward owned and operated Gregory Gravel from 1939 to...
Patricia E. Crabbe
May 25, 2011
Patricia E. Crabbe, 56, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Wednesday May 25, 2011 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville. She was born July 9, 1954 in Madison, IN the daughter of James A. and Loretta (Rogers) Snyder. Patricia worked as a nurse assistant at the D. Miller Convalescent Center in Robinson, IL and had also worked at the Lawrenceville...
Dolores N. Green
May 25, 2011
Dolores Nadine Green, age 95, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away May 25, 2011 at United Methodist Village-North Campus in Lawrenceville. Born October 26, 1915 in Cunningham, Kansas, she was the daughter of Wiley and Alberta (Ellison) Doty. She married Carlyn Green and he preceded her in death. Dolores performed clerical work at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. She was a bookkeeper....
Louise J. Moore
May 20, 2011
Louise J. Moore age 79 of Rural Bridgeport,Illinois died Friday May 20, 2011 at 6:10 p.m. at the United Methodist Village North Campus. Louise was born May 21, 1931 in Bridgeport,Illinois to Thomas Berton and Ethel Marie ( Haycock) Litherland. She married Ross A. Moore July 23, 1949 and he preceded her in death May 02, 1998. Louise and husband...
Jacqueline M Harvey
May 19, 2011
Jacqueline M. Harvey age 43 of rural Flat Rock,Illinois, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Lawrence Co. Memorial Hospital. Jacqueline worked for various townships in Lawrence County. Jacqueline was born September 26, 1967 in Vincennes, Indiana. Her parents are Thomas and Lavon (Doades) Boyd of Evansville,Indiana. She married Stephen Harvey on Feb. 20, 1984 and he survives. Three daughters...

Russell E. Higgins
May 16, 2011
Russell E. Higgins, age 55, of Lawrenceville passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at his residence. Born October 10, 1955 in Lawrenceville, he was the son of Gene Higgins and Janice (Snyder) Moore. Russell was a carpenter and a boilermaker who worked out of the local union NTM Unit in Kansas. He was an Army Veteran. Russell was preceded in...
Dorothy Mcdowell
May 12, 2011
Dorothy McDowell-Prater, age 72, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at her residence. Born, February 23, 1939 in Lawrence County, IL she was the daughter of Hubert and Golda (Hampton) Joseph. She married Jack McDowell August 13, 1983 and he passed away March 16, 2008. She married her present husband, Kent Prater March 15, 2011 and he...
Lola Dale Holmes
May 11, 2011
Lola Holmes, age 76, of St. Francisville, IL passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. Born February 21, 1935 in Lawrenceville, she was the daughter of Robert and Beulah D. (Crouch) Howe. She married Donald Ray Holmes December 1, 1962 and he passed away July 15, 2010. Lola was a homemaker. She was a...
Ruth V Crawford
May 8, 2011
Ruth V. Crawford, age 101, of Sumner, IL passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. Born, September 7, 1909 in Clay City, IL she was the daughter of John Daniel and Florence A. (Harris) Spitler. She married Robert H. Crawford July 2, 1932 and he passed away in 1980. Ruth worked as a supervisor...
Barbara Bellinger
May 8, 2011
Barbara Bellinger, age 99, of Bridgeport, IL passed away May 11, 2011 at Lawrence Community Health Care Center in Bridgeport. Born June 20, 1911 in Sumner, IL she was the daughter of Josiah Cochran and Sarah Margaret (Herrin) Cochran Whitson. She married Charles "Otto" Bellinger June 23, 1929 and he passed away December 6, 1983. Barbara was a homemaker. She...
Frank B. Hogan
May 7, 2011
Biography Frank "Hector Hogan age 91 of Lawrenceville,Illinois died Saturday, May 07, 2011. Frank was born June 18, 1919 in Bridgeport,Illinois to William Andrew and Alice Morrissey Hogan. Frank worked for various construction companies as a field accountant. He was a graduate of the University of New Mexico with a degree in accounting. He was a member of the University...
Roxie Irene Cochran
May 7, 2011
Roxie Irene Cochran, age 87, of Lawrenceville passed away May 7, 2011 at Lawrence Community Health Care Center in Bridgeport. Born, July 17, 1923 in Lawrenceville, IL she was the daughter of Elwood and Irene (Byers) McKeighen. She married Ellis R. Cochran December 12, 1937 and he passed away April 27, 2000. Roxie was a homemaker and worked at the...
John F. Bowman
May 4, 2011
John F. Bowman, age 74, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Veteran's Hospital in Danville, IL. He was born July 9, 1936 in Bridgeport, IL the son of Clarence and Dorothy (Hedge) Bowman. He married Sharon Arnold in 1964 and she survives. John worked with the Illinois Gas Company until he retired in 2001. He...

Sue Willie Sumner Kerr
Apr 29, 2011
Sue Willie Sumner Kerr, 95, of Jamesville, New York, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011 at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York. She was the daughter of Willie and Lena Pearl (Harper) Sumner. She has one surviving daughter, Marilyn Sue Kerr, of Syracuse, New York. Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Marion Kerr; her parents, a brother...
Larry Elmo Stoltz
Apr 27, 2011
Larry Elmo Stoltz, age 72, of Mooresville, NC (formerly of Lawrence County) passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at his residence. He was born May 27, 1938 in Sumner, IL the son of Verner and Susie (Cunningham) Stoltz. He married Jeryl Benway September 23, 1999 and she survives. Larry worked in the oil industry in various positions with Texaco Refinery...
Carla Jean (Parker) Goebel
Apr 27, 2011
Carla Jean (Parker) Goebel, age 59, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born September 5, 1951 in Vincennes, IN, she was the daughter of Lawrence W. and Roberta W. (Westfall) Parker. Carla was of the Methodist faith. She was a graduate of Olney Central College in Computer Technology and Medical Office...
Jack L. Fischer
Apr 23, 2011
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