Dickey Juanita
4/4/2012Juanita Anne Dickey, 94, of Carbondale, Illinois formerly of Newton passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital, Carbondale, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Falmouth United Methodist Church, Falmouth, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 6, 2012 at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton, Illinois. Burial will be in the Brooks Cemetery, rural Newton. Memorial gifts for Juanita may be...
Pierce Frank
12/27/2011The Rev. Frank C. Pierce, 88, of Salem, Ill., formerly of Marion, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Salem Township Hospital. The funeral will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Revs. Kenneth Dillingham, Kristopher Dillingham and Dick Sullins officiating. A time of gathering for family and friends will start at 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to Crab Orchard Methodist Church. Envelopes will be available during the...
Swyear June
8/12/2011Loraine “June” Swyear, 87, of Benton died at 3:56 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Helia HealthCare in Benton. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor Shane Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials in June’s name may be made to the Benton First...
Pittman Vera
7/18/2011Vera J. Pittman, 89, passed away at 8:53 a.m. Monday, July 18, 2011, in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Vera was born July 20, 1921, in Murphysboro, to William and Emma Johnson. She married Leroy Pittman on Oct. 29, 1943, in San Francisco. Survivors include her husband, Leroy; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Stephen Leroy Pittman, and Michael Ray and Becky Pittman; three grandchildren, Nicolas Pittman of Urbana, Amanda Pittman of Dover, Del., and Olivia Pittman of Murphysboro; as well...
Renshaw Vonda M.
12/18/2010CARBONDALE -- Vonda M. Renshaw, 97, formerly of Carmi, died at 11:10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born April 27, 1913, in White County, the daughter of Ralph W. and Nora M. (Ackerman) Nelson and was married April 26, 1933, to Elvis W. Renshaw, who preceded her in death Sept. 25, 1987. She also was preceded in death by her parents; and her only brother, Lawrence L. Nelson. Surviving are her son, the Rev. Earl R. Renshaw and wife Sandra of...
Lyell Marie
12/8/2010Marie (Parsons) Lyell passed away December 8, 2010 at the age of 99. Marie was born on September 23, 1911 in Creal Springs, Illinois. For the past 19 years Marie has received loving and devoted care while she lived with her daughter Mona (Lyell) Wollard in Pensacola, Florida. Marie & Leroy lived for many years in Chittyville until they moved to their home on 20th street in Herrin. Marie was married for 58 years to Rev. Leroy Lyell who worked for many years at the Zeigler Coal Mine as well...
Blacklock Gloria
11/20/2010Gloria J. Blacklock, 78, of Vergennes, passed away at 6:14 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at her daughter's home in Carbondale, Ill. She was born Oct. 22, 1932, in Pinckneyville, Ill., a daughter to the late James William Jefferson Hickman and Mary Rosella (Fulton) Hickman. She was united in marriage to Ray B. Blacklock on Feb. 16, 1952, in Pinckneyville. He survives of Vergennes. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Virginia (Charles) Heidtman; and one brother, Jerry...
Holliday Harold
8/26/2010Rev. Harold H. "Preacher Harold" Holliday, 88, Oblong, Illinois went home to be with his Lord at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at Cotillion Ridge, Robinson, Ill. Born June 6, 1922, near Murphysboro, he was the son of Ira Holliday and Maude Naomi (Bailey) Holliday. He graduated from the four-year Course of Study School held at Garrett Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. Harold entered the ministry in 1950 serving churches in southern Illinois as a local pastor and...
Swyear Bill
8/12/2010Rev. William "Bill" E. Swyear, 87, of Benton died at 3 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in his home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton, with the Rev. Robert Shook officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic & Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. He was born in Logan on April 9, 1923, the son of George and Pearl (Oliver) Swyear. He married Loraine...
Corzine Robinson Wanda
7/26/2010MURPHYSBORO — Wanda Lee Corzine Robinson, 95, completed her earthly life on Monday, July 26, 2010, and entered into life eternal. She was born in Cairo on May 9, 1915, to the Rev. Charley Frank and Emma (Douglas) Corzine. She was united in marriage to the Rev. Dr. Wendell A. Robinson on July 26, 1936, in Centralia Demaree United Methodist Church by her father. She joined her husband in pastoring these United Methodist Churches: Worden 1937, Madison 1940, Cairo Tigert Memorial 1944,...
Henderson D'Arline
7/18/2010D'Arline Henderson (90), widow of the Rev. John Henderson, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2010 in St. Louis, MO. Together, they served local churches in the former Southern Illinois Conference, including the superintendents offices of the Harrisburg and East St. Louis districts. They retired from O’Fallon in 1981. He passed away in 1999. Visitation will be held at the Kurtis Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, 10151 Gravois in St. Louis, MO. Funeral Services...
Curtis, Anna
7/1/2010Anna Curtis, 103, of Birmingham, Ala., passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010 at the Fair Haven Retirement Community in Birmingham. Anna was born February 21, 1907 in Margaret, Alabama to Robert and Martha (Leslie) McMeekin. She married John R. Curtis, formerly of Royalton, Illinois November 16, 1925 in Birmingham. He preceded her in death May 1, 1980. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Reverend John R. and Margy J. Curtis, Jr. of Carlinville; a daughter and son-in-law, Margaret A....
Williams Emmalee
6/28/2010Emmalee F. Williams, age 88, of Marion, IL passed away at 1:10 a.m. on Monday, June 28, 2010, in Heartland Regional Medical Center of Marion, IL. She was born on December 27, 1921, in Harrisburg, IL the daughter of Jesse and Imogene (Macarath) Hunt. Emmalee was united in marriage to Rev. Carl Vernon Williams on November 22, 1959, in Mt. Vernon, IL and together they shared nearly thirty-three years of marriage until his death came on July 7, 1992. Early in her working career,...
Treat Mary
1/7/2010Mary Mathis Treat, 95, passed away at 1:45 pm Thursday January 7, 2010 at her granddaughter's home. Mary was born Dec. 1, 1914 in Johnston County to Ben and Frannie Mathis. She married Joe Wesley Treat on Dec. 1, 1933; he preceeded her in death August 18, 1982. Mary and Joe served 30 years in the ministry through the United Methodist Church. Survivors include her sister, Sarah (Mathis) Treat of Cypress, four children, Dr Robert Treat and wife Betty...
