Obituaries
Barbara J. Bower
Sep 24, 2015
Barbara Jane Bower, 69, passed away 6:45 P.M., Thursday September 24,, 2015 at Herrin Hospital. A Memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday September 27th, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church in Carterville, IL with Mel Bower, Jr. officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 PM Sunday at the church. Barbara was born October 28, 1945...
Mary K. Crews
Sep 18, 2015
Carbondale - Mary K. Crews, 82, passed away at 5:10 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Mary was born September 2, 1933 in Marion, to George and Cynthia (Jones) Parks. She married Bobby Joe Crews on January 27, 1951 in De Soto. Together they shared 65 years of marriage. He survives and is of Carbondale....
Margaret (Margie) Collins
Sep 16, 2015
Carbondale - Margaret (Margie) Collins died in her sleep Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis, from complications following a stem-cell transplant which had cured her leukemia. She was born on April 14th, 1947, in Long Branch, New Jersey, the daughter of Dorothy V. and Joseph M. Corvino. Margie is survived by her husband, Kenny...
Clifford L. Dietz
Sep 10, 2015
De Soto - Clifford L. Dietz, 72, of De Soto, passed away at 1:23 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Clifford was born July 5, 1943 in Carbondale to Herman Oscar and Helen Vida (Dixon) Dietz. They preceded him in death. He married, Sharon Marie Duvardo on November 26, 1971 in De Soto. She survives...
Kevin Aroldo Santos
Sep 5, 2015
CARBONDALE - Kevin Aroldo Santos, 22, of Carbondale passed away 6:49 p.m., Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Kevin was born on May 31, 1993 to Milton and Norma (Herrera) Santos in La Gomera Escuintla, Guatemala. He is survived by his parents, and step-father, Manuel Gamboa of Mexico; his girlfriend, Lillie Marie "Baby Girl" Betts of Carbondale;...
Genevieve Simons
Sep 2, 2015
Carbondale - Genevieve Simons, 95, of Carbondale, passed away at 12:04 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Manor Court of Carbondale. Genevieve was born January 17, 1920 in Carbondale to Leander and Mary Elizabeth (Grammer) Hagler. She married Harold Leonard Simons on May 15, 1940 in Jackson, MO. Together they shared 68 years of marriage. He preceded her in...
Roberta Harrison
Aug 29, 2015
Carbondale - Roberta Harrison, 93, of Carbondale, passed away 8:45 p.m. Saturday, August 29, 2015 at her home. She was born March 5, 1922 in Royalton to Allen and Ruby (Joplin) Wingett. On July 5, 1940, she married Emmett T. Harrison Sr. at Jackson, Missouri. He preceded her in death on November 26, 1992. Roberta was a member of the...
Lenn D. Carsrud
Aug 29, 2015
Murphysboro - Lenn D. Carsrud, 62, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale surrounded by his loving family. Lenn was born November 12, 1952 in Nevada, IA to Donn Leland and Alice Joan (Nerem) Carsrud. His mother preceded him in death. He married Carolyn Ann Christoff on June 16, 1973 in Carbondale. They shared 42...
Frank Gordon Tebow Jr
Aug 27, 2015
CARBONDALE - Frank Gordon Tebow Jr, 79, of Carbondale, formerly of Metropolis, passed away at 4:29 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Frank was born December 29, 1935 to Frank and Jenny (Van Koevering) Tebow in Burlington, WI. He married the love of his life, Susie O. L. Grammer on March 22,...
Dorothy H. Nelson
Aug 26, 2015
Carbondale - Dorothy H. Nelson, 89, of Carbondale, passed away peacefully at 7:44 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born January 30, 1926 in Durham, NC, to Richard T. and Mamie (Royster) Howerton. She married Earl Volney Nelson on August 29, 1953 in Durham, NC. He preceded her in death....
Carl Gene Berkey
Aug 24, 2015
Makanda - Carl Gene Berkey, 68, passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2015 at Carbondale Rehab & Nursing Center of Carbondale. Carl Gene was born January 17, 1947 in Carbondale to D. Carl and Imogene (Davis) Berkey. He is survived by his mother, Imogene, of Carbondale; daughter, Danielle (Philip) Hindman of Murphysboro; sister, Marla (John) Owens of...
Alene Hanson
Aug 18, 2015
Murphysboro - Alene Hanson, 93, was called home to be with her Lord and savior at 3:03 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Manor Court of Carbondale. Alene was born June 28, 1922 in Ziegler to Bill and Lela (Rushing) Bean. She married Bert "Buck" Hanson in 1941 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He preceded her in death on January...
Ka'Marieon Lee'Andre Richardson
Aug 15, 2015
Carbondale- Ka'Marieon Lee'Andre Richardson, 5 months, passed away at 9:07 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Ka'Marieon was born on February 28, 2015 to Ocie Richardson Jr. and Kristina Marineau. He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Deandra Richardson of Galesburg, and Desavion Phillips of New York; and one sister, Kaleiyah Hardy of Carbondale;...
Jack Henry Bass
Aug 8, 2015
Carbondale - Jack Henry Bass, 87, passed away peacefully at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Herrin Hospital, with his family by his side. Jack was born April 20, 1928 in Bridgeport, IL to Samuel Lewis and Olivia Frances (Tipton) Bass. He married the love of his life, Shirley Ann Baltzell on August 8, 1951 in Bridgeport. She...
Betty Lou Edwards
Aug 6, 2015
Marion - Betty Lou (Bell) Edwards, 82, of Marion, passed away peacefully at 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Parkway Manor of Marion. Betty was born March 17, 1933 in Carbondale to David and Ruth (Hill) Bell. She married the late William Arden Edwards Sr. on December 23, 1950 in Carbondale. He preceded her in death on August...
Sandra S. Lowell
Aug 1, 2015
Carbondale - Sandra S. Lowell, 77, of Carbondale passed away 1:10 p.m., Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Sandy was born on December 17, 1937, in Carbondale, to James A. Williams and Jennie E. Williams. She married Charles W. Peterson on March 31, 1957. She later married C. Milton Lowell in October 1982. They preceded her in...
Virginia Lee Neill
Jul 31, 2015
Carbondale - Virginia Lee Neill, 90, peacefully passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Virginia was born on August 31, 1924 in Tilden to J. Herbert and Ida L. (Sim) McQuater. She married Dr. Clifford Grant Neill on December 20, 1944 in Tilden. Together they shared an astounding 70 years of marriage....
Margaret Rendleman
Jul 19, 2015
Chester - Margaret Rendleman, 71, passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale surrounded by her loving family. Margie was born January 14, 1944 in Chester to the late, William Robert Sr. and Martha Camilla (Vance) Byram. She married William Rendleman in Chester on August 26, 1961. He survives and is of Chester....
Daniel W. Williams
Jul 18, 2015
Daniel W. Williams, 72, of Perryville, MO, passed away 3:05 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 20, 2015, at Walker Hill Cemetery, Grand Tower, with Pastor Peggy Camp. Memorial the family are the preferred form of remembrance. Dan was born on December 13, 1942 at...
Josephine Mae Cooper
Jul 13, 2015
DuQuoin - Josephine Mae Cooper, 86, passed away peacefully at 3:00 p.m. at her home on Monday, July 13, 2015. Jose was born August 8, 1928 in Herrin, to Burton and Hallie (Murrey) Bond. She married Jack B. Cooper on May 11, 1959 in Carbondale. Together they celebrated 20 years of marriage. Jose is survived by her son, Stephen W....
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