Obituaries
John Franklin "Frank" Biggs
Feb 6, 2015
Carbondale - John Franklin "Frank" Biggs, 69, passed away at 10:42 a.m. on Friday, February 6, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale with his family by his side. Frank was born July 10, 1945 in Carbondale to John Franklin and Evelyn Ruth (Golliher) Biggs. He married A. Lynn Biggs on November 18, 1967 in De Soto. She survives and is...
M. Kathleen Neal
Feb 1, 2015
Carbondale - Mary Kathleen Neal, 96, formerly of Carbondale, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Owen Valley Health Campus in Spencer, IN. Kathleen was born July 9, 1918, in Boskydell to Rev. Hugh and Edith (Tabouring) Stearns. She married John Herbert Neal on May 6, 1935, in Carbondale. They celebrated 66 years of marriage before he preceded her...
Donald W. Shay
Jan 28, 2015
Carbondale - Donald W. Shay, 64, passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at his home with his wife by his side. Don was born December 13, 1950 in Boonville, MO to Max S. and Edna M. (Young) Shay. He married Kathy J. Shapkoff on September 17, 1999. She survives and is of Carbondale. Other survivors are...
James M. 'Jim' Rossiter
Jan 24, 2015
James M. 'Jim' Rossiter, 75, of Carbondale, passed away at 8:00 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015, in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Jim was born March 1, 1939, to Lewis James and Florence (Mitchell) Rossiter. He graduated from University High School in 1957 and then joined the US Army from September 18, 1957 to September 16, 1960. In 1966 he graduated...
Joan Lavelle Hagan
Jan 24, 2015
Makanda - Joan Lavelle Hagan passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 24, 2015. She was born August 8, 1935 in Granite City, Illinois to Johanna Elizabeth Walker (nee Lavelle) and Victor Lionel Walker. Joan attended Roxana High School where she was homecoming queen and graduated in 1953. After high school, Joan worked as a secretary at Olin Mathieson...
Dr. Douglas Calvin Smith
Jan 22, 2015
Carbondale - Dr. Douglas Calvin Smith, 65, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at his home. Dr. Douglas Smith was born August 5, 1949 in Kokomo, Indiana to Calvin Eugene and Betty Lou (Harrison) Smith. After his mother Betty, passed away, his father remarried, Agnes Smith. Both she and his father precede him in death. He leaves behind two...
Mildred J. Hale
Jan 12, 2015
Mildred J. Hale, 95, of Grand Tower passed away at 2:27 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Mildred was born November 1, 1919 in Grand Tower to Stanley and Flora (Berkbigler) East. She married Thomas F. (Tommy) Hale on August 5, 1940 in Jackson, MO. He preceded her in death on March 13, 2002. She...
Jack Knupp
Jan 9, 2015
Grand Tower - Jack Knupp, 76, passed away at 1:41 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital in Murphysboro, with his loving family by his side. Jack was born February 22, 1938 in Grand Tower to Robert and Dorothy (Reed) Knupp. He married the love of his life, Sharon Edwards, on June 25, 1960. Together they shared...
Gladys Bandy Lovelace
Jan 2, 2015
Gladys Bandy Lovelace, 88, passed away at 3:20 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Herrin Hospital with her loving family by her side. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 at the Meredith Funeral Home, Carbondale, with Rev. Greg Parker officiating. Interment will be at the De Soto Cemetery, De Soto. Friends may call at...
Susan A. Yates
Dec 28, 2014
Carbondale - Susan A. (Wise) Yates, 87, passed away at 11:25 p.m. on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale surrounded by her family. Sue was born March 18, 1927, to Clyde and Eva Alma (Addison) Wise in Benton. She married Frank Junior Yates on September 8, 1947 in Carbondale. He survives and is of Carbondale. Other survivors...
Shirley Chen
Dec 27, 2014
Murphysboro - Shirley Chen, 78, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014, at her home with her family by her side. Shirley was born in Taipei, Taiwan on November 06, 1936 to Pu Chen and Zong Lee. She is survived by her two sons, Anthony Chou and Winslow Chou, both of Murphysboro; brothers, Robert Chen, of San Jose, CA and...
Sunantha K. Simmons
Dec 25, 2014
Makanda - Sunantha K. Simmons passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2014. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Mound City National Cemetery, Mound City. Family and friends are asked to gather at the cemetery.
Cecilia F. ���Chilang��� Cottingham
Dec 5, 2014
Makanda - Cecilia F. "Chilang" Cottingham, 75, passed away at 11:15 a.m., Friday, December 5, 2014 at home with her daughter by her side. Chilang was born on June 7, 1939 in Guam to Jose L. and Maria (Taijeron) Fernandez. She was raised by Carmen Mendiola Fernandez after her mother, Maria passed away. She married Steven M. Cottingham on October...
Barbara Lipe
Nov 24, 2014
Carbondale - Barbara Joyce (Penrod) Lipe, 70, went to meet her Lord on Monday, November 24, 2014 at 4:15 p.m. at her home. She was born to Willard "Buck" and Mary (Blandford) Penrod on December 9, 1943 in St. Andrews Hospital, Murphysboro. Her parents preceded her in death in 2002. Barbara grew up in Grand Tower and graduated Shawnee High...
Mia Gabriela Bily
Nov 22, 2014
Oak Grove, Kentucky - Mia Gabriela Bily, two month old daughter of Andrew and Iveth (Hernandez) Bily of Oak Grove, KY, formerly of Carbondale and Murphysboro, passed away at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 2014, at St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO. She was surrounded by her loving parents and family. Other survivors include, Grandparents, Domingo and Alma Hernandez...
Sharon K. Lingle
Nov 21, 2014
DuQuoin - Sharon Kay Lingle passed away peacefully at home with her family, at the age of 65, on Friday, November 21, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. On May 31, 1949 Sharon was born in Carbondale, in the Old Holden Hospital, the daughter of Josephine and Orrie Hatley. . She married Donald R. Lingle on February 3, 1967 in Cape Girardeau,...
Laura J. Qualls
Nov 19, 2014
Metropolis - Laura J. Qualls, 64, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. Laura was born March 7, 1950 in Belleville, to Robert Harold and Charlotte Louise (Erwin) Pearson. She married Bobby D. Qualls on October 1, 1995 in Kentucky. He survives and is of Metropolis. Other survivors...
Damon Paul Tyman
Nov 17, 2014
Murphysboro - Damon Paul Tyman was born in Carbondale, on February 25, 1985, to Marilyn Repeck Tyman and Stephen Tyman. He graduated from Carbondale Community High School in 2003, and attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Like his mother before him, he studied computer science. He earned his degree in 2007. For two years he was employed in...
Sylvia Herron
Nov 13, 2014
CARBONDALE - Sylvia E. (Greer) Herron passed away at 9:45 a.m., November 13, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Born the same day in 1923, it was her 91st birthday. She was born in Brisbane, Australia to Samuel and Amelia (Percy) Greer who preceded her in death. During WWII, she served as a civilian switchboard operator under General Douglas MacArthur....
Paul Douglas Sarvela
Nov 9, 2014
Paul D. Sarvela, 55, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. He had been affiliated with Southern Illinois University for more than 28 years, serving as interim chancellor of SIU Carbondale since July. The great grandson of Finnish immigrants, Dr. Sarvela was born August 7, 1959, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the son of...
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