Obituaries
Judy Ann Kelley
Dec 23, 2016
Marion – Judy Ann Kelley, 48, of Marion passed away on December 23, 2016 at 1:37 a.m. in Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Judy was born on September 11, 1968 to Raymond Eugene and Lorine Louise (Shadowens) Kelley. Survivors include three sons, John (Lindsey) Simmons of Goreville, Josh (Darla) Simmons of Ziegler, Justin (Brittney) of Tunnel Hill; five daughters,...
Paul V. Tabor
Dec 23, 2016
Carbondale – Paul V. Tabor, 78, of Carbondale, formerly of Mt Vernon, passed away at 3:30 p.m., Friday, December 23, 2016 at his residence. Paul was born March 5, 1938 in Detroit, MI to Vaughn Isaac and Ida Ruth (Bloom) Tabor. They both precede him in death. He married Dana Cottingham on June 4, 1960 in McLeansboro. She survives and...
Larry Gene Smith
Dec 18, 2016
Carbondale – Larry Gene Smith, 70, of Carbondale passed away at 10:27 a.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Larry was born on September 16, 1946 to Harold Eugene “Sunny” Bush and Naomi Ethel (Holland) Bush. He married Angie Kaye on September 21, 2016, in Carbondale. She survives and is of Carbondale. Other survivors include...
Constance Marie Gentry
Dec 13, 2016
DeSoto – Connie “Cookie” Gentry, 66, of DeSoto, passed away on December 13, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Connie was born on August 30, 1950, in St. Louis, MO, to Rollie Earl and Annadell (Schroeder) Sullivan. She married James Phillip Gentry, on May 29, 1976 in Murphysboro. He survives and is of DeSoto. Other survivors include her son, James...
Donald G. Hertz
Dec 10, 2016
Carbondale –The Hertz family lost their beloved father and husband, Donald Hertz, 88, who passed away at home on Saturday, December 10, 2016. After a valiant effort to cope with his multiple health challenges, he left for his heavenly home surrounded by his loving family. His parents (Gilbert and Anita Hertz) and sister, Elizabeth Ahrens, are already there. Don was...
Betty Lou Severs
Dec 9, 2016
Carbondale – Betty Severs, 87, passed away at 4:15 a.m. on Friday, December 9, 2016 in the Union County Hospital Long Term Care Facility. Betty was born on March 28, 1929 in Carbondale to Abraham and Virginia (Jennings) Crawshaw. Betty married Robert Holder on November 10, 1945 in Pocahontas, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on October 7, 1976. From...
Walter Kent
Nov 29, 2016
Carbondale – Walter Kent, 82, passed away at 11:22 a.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale surrounded by his family. Walter was born on August 27, 1934 in Mt. Vernon to Louis Orville and Beulah (Stonemetz) Kent. He married Martha Elizabeth Hargrave on August 9, 1959 at McLeansboro. She survives and is of Carbondale. Other survivors...
Charles Byram Muchmore, Phd
Nov 22, 2016
CARBONDALE – The loving family of Charles Byram Muchmore grieves his passing on November 22, 2016 at age 82, but celebrates a remarkable life. He was born in Summit, New Jersey, March 20, 1934 (as his mother said, first came Charlie, then came spring) to Charles Vernon and Beatrice Byram Muchmore. Charles had two elder sisters, Beatrice Jean and Ethyl...
Verna Holmes
Nov 22, 2016
Jerseyville – Verna Holmes, 95, formerly of Carbondale, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 10:25 a.m. on November 22, 2016 at Jersey Community Hospital. Verna was born March 25, 1921 in Parker, to James D. and Huldah E. (Hancock) Newbold. She wed John David “J.D.” Holmes, on September 9, 1940 in Jackson, MO. He preceded her in...
Tom L. Wenzel
Nov 19, 2016
De Soto – Tom L. Wenzel, 85, of De Soto passed away at 9:50 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2016 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale with his daughter by his side. Tom was born on December 24, 1930 in Carbondale to Anthony (Tony) and Virginia Lucille (Cole) Wenzel. He married Peggy Martin on April 20, 1950 in Piggott, Arkansas. She...
Kenneth Coss
Nov 18, 2016
Murphysboro – Kenneth Coss, 80, of Murphysboro passed away at 7:30 p.m. on November 18, 2016 at his residence with his family by his side. Kenneth was born in Crystal Lake on June 16, 1936 to Kenneth Sr. and Mildred (Zollars) Coss. Kenneth worked as a truck driver for over fifty years. He is survived by one son, Brian (Jamie)...
Gene Flick
Nov 9, 2016
Grand Tower – Gene Flick, 75, passed away on November 9, 2016 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis. Gene was born on August 24, 1941 in Granger, MO to George Phillip and Julia Elizabeth Flick. On February 28, 1969, he married Jinnie Ann Hilliard. She survives and is of Grand Tower. He is survived by his wife Jinnie; two daughters,...
Harriette Bea Phillips
Nov 6, 2016
Carterville – Harriette “Bea” Phillips, 70, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016 in Herrin Hospital with her family by her side. Bea was born on May 3, 1946 to Herbert William and Harriet Lorraine (Jordan) Gould. She married John Phillips and he preceded her in death in 1997. Bea is survived by one son, Alex Phillips of St. Peter,...
John Brooks Davis
Oct 29, 2016
CARTERVILLE (Illinois) John Brooks Davis, 90, passed away at approximately 10:30 a.m., October 29, 2016 at Heartland Regional Medical Center, Marion, Illinois. Brooks was born November 15, 1925 in Paxton, Illinois. He was the only child of Guy Brooks Davis and Mary Davis. Surviving are his sons Dean (and wife Joan) Davis, Scott (and wife Lynne) Davis; five grandchildren: April...
Earl W. "Bud" James
Oct 26, 2016
MURPHYSBORO – Earl W. “Bud” James, 77, of Murphysboro, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale with his family by his side. Bud was born on March 27, 1939 to Earl W. and Pearl (Altschuh) James in St. Louis, MO. He married Martha Kay Davis on October 12, 1957 at Cornith, MS and she survives....
Jeffrey Richard Rivers
Oct 25, 2016
ALTO PASS – Jeffrey Richard Rivers, 39, of Alto Pass, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Jeff was born October 1, 1977 in Bryan, Texas to Richard and Marilyn (Krape) Rivers. The family moved to southern Illinois the next year where he attended Giant City School and Carbondale High School. He married Amber Mae Short on May 26, 2012...
Charlotte Ann Metheny
Oct 24, 2016
Carbondale - Charlotte Ann Metheny passed away on October 24, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents A.B. Schmerbauch and Ann Cathcart, Husband, Ray D. Metheny and nephew Michael Schmerbauch. Charlotte was born at Cairo, Illinois on January 17, 1933. After graduating from Cairo High School in 1951, she was employed by Woodward Hardware, Nellie Bly Dress Shoppe,...
Rose Mary Kline
Oct 21, 2016
Carbondale – Rose Kline, 91, passed away on October 21, 2016 at Prairie Living in Carbondale. Rose was born on January 11, 1925 to Henry and Marie (Hennrich) Pflasterer. She was united in marriage with Paul Kline on December 27, 1952 in Carbondale. She graduated from Carbondale Community High School in 1943, and worked at the Dillinger Feed Store for...
Patricia Ann Seegraves
Oct 18, 2016
Carbondale – Patricia Ann Seegraves, 68, passed away at 3:43 a.m. on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Patricia was born on September 9, 1948 to Arnold and Juanita (Bass) Nance in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Patricia worked as a taxi driver in Carbondale for many years. She liked to spend her time crocheting and fishing. She especially...
John K. Savitz
Oct 16, 2016
GOREVILLE – John K. Savitz, 52, of Goreville, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016. John was born October 25, 1963 in Carbondale to John Robert and Ardell (Smith) Savitz. They survive and are of Carbondale. John was of the Baptist faith. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to deer hunt. He was passionate about his automobiles and motorcycles...
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