Obituaries
Deloris Sue Clendenin
May 27, 2022
Deloris Sue Clendenin, 82, went to be with the Lord at 12:15am on Friday, May 27, 2022 at her home in Herrin. Sue was born on September 29, 1939 in West Frankfort to Charles and Vivian (Jordan) Rumsey.She married Roy Kenneth Clendenin on September 1, 1967. Together they shared nearly forty-six years of marriage and five children. Sue attended the...
Marsha Lee Krivanko
May 27, 2022
Marsha Lee Krivanko, age 67, of Marion, Illinois, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 27, 2022 at her home in Marion, Illinois.
Marsha was born October 17, 1957 in Marion, Illinois, a daughter of James and Jessie (Travelstead) Key. Marsha grew up in Marion and was a 1972 graduate of Marion High School. After her marriage to Dennis Krivanko, she...
Dale Morris
May 27, 2022
Dale Morris, age 89, of Herrin, Illinois, away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Reflections Memory Care in Herrin, Illinois.
Dale was born October 31, 1932 in West Frankfort, Illinois a son of Elijah and Flossie (Crain) Morris. Dale grew up in Freeman Spur and graduated Herrin High School. He served in the US Army during the Korean War with the...
Belinda Emery
May 22, 2022
Belinda Kay Emery, age 76, of Marion, passed away at 4:54pm on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois.Belinda was born January 05, 1946 in Hartford, Arkansas, a daughter of William and Ruth (Goff) Bullington. Cremation rites will be accorded. No services will be held at this time. Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family...
Cathy Rollo Earnhart
May 22, 2022
Cathy Rollo Earnhart, age 74, of Murphysboro, Illinois, passed away early Sunday morning, May 22, 2022 at her home in Murphysboro, Illinois.Cathy was born November 28, 1947 in Carbondale, Illinois, a daughter of James and Mildred (Hampton) Rollo. She is survived by her son, Nathan Earnhart and wife April of Benton; grandson Jackson Earnhart of Benton; daughter-in-law Nikki Earnhart of...
John Kenneth "Ken" Taylor
May 21, 2022
John Kenneth. "Ken" Taylor, age 78, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Parkway Manor in Marion, Illinois.
Ken was born July 08, 1943 in West Frankfort, Illinois, the son of John T. and Geraldine "Geri" (Connell) Taylor. Ken grew up in the Chicago area. He attended college in Chicago and went on to become a...
Sharon Kay Keebler
May 20, 2022
Sharon Kay Keebler, age 61, of Bush, Illinois, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois.Sharon was born April 13, 1961 in Kentucky, a daughter of William and Carolyn O'Brien and Ted and Shirley (Rhodes) Dunnavant. She married the love of her life, Rick Keebler, Jr., in 1993 in Bush. Together, they shared more than thirty...
Rosemarie Logsdon
May 20, 2022
Rosemarie Logsdon, age 79, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.Rosemarie was born November 16, 1942 in Red Bud, Illinois, a daughter of Paul H. and Esther M. (Wilkening) Voss. She married Robert E. "Curly" Logsdon on November 08, 1963 in West Frankfort, IL. Rose grew up in Red Bud,...
Rosalie Will
May 18, 2022
Rosalie Will, age 77, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.Rosalie was born December 13, 1944 in Carterville, Illinois, a daughter of Raymond and Mary (Doty) Waldron. Rosalie grew up in Carterville and was a 1962 graduate of Carterville High School. She worked as personal secretary to Harry Crisp at...
Dr. Vinai Sawetawan
May 17, 2022
Herrin- Dr. Vinai Sawetawan, 89, of Herrin, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at his home in Herrin.
He was born on October 4, 1932 in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1959, he married Dr. Thavornwan Nid Sawetawan in Bangkok, Thailand. She preceded him in death on September 20, 2011.
He immigrated to the United States in 1973, beginning his medical...
Norman Earl Benton
May 4, 2022
Norman E. Benton, age 98, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at his home in Marion.Norman was born May 01, 1924 in Steelville, Missouri, a son of Joseph S. and Hanna L. (Fischer) Benton Sr. Norman grew up in Steelville Missouri and joined the US Navy during WWII from 1942-1946. He served on the Command Destroyer in...
Norman Bailey
May 2, 2022
Norman Lee Bailey, age 71, of Energy, Illinois, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022 at Herrin Hospital.
Norman was born February 12, 1951, a son of Homer and Rachel (Isaacs) Bailey. He married the love of his life, Mary Lee Gregge on May 21, 1982. She survives. Prior to his retirement, Norman had worked at General Tire.
He is...
Dustin Charles Rhodes
May 1, 2022
Dustin Charles Rhodes, age 30, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.Dustin was born February 20, 1992 in Carbondale, Illinois, a son of John Rhodes and Belinda Tolbert. He is survived by his father- John Rhodes, mother- Belinda Tolbert, sister- Tiffany (Kenny) Roman and brother- John A. Rhodes; several nieces...
Larry D. Wagoner
Apr 30, 2022
Larry D. Wagoner, age 67, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Flora Rehab in Flora, Illinois.
Larry was born January 20, 1955 in Herrin, Illinois, a son of Wayne O. and Patricia A. (Vaughn) Wagoner. He was a 1974 graduate of Marion High School. He worked for the IL Dept. of Natural Resources and later at...
Giesela Gerda Rilk
Apr 29, 2022
Giesela Gerda Rilk, age 94, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at Parkway Manor in Marion, Illinois.Giesela was born August 19, 1927 in East Berlin, Germany, a daughter of Franz and Selma (Fehlauer) Frehling. She married Truman Graves in Germany in 1951. He preceded her in death on December 12, 1971. She later married Rudy Rilk in...
Kevin Michael Phelps
Apr 26, 2022
Kevin Michael Phelps, age 67, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.Kevin was born November 13, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, a son of Thomas and Vivian (Augustine) Phelps. He had been employed as an over the road truck driver. He proudly served his country in the United States Army....
Eura Eugene "Gene" Parks
Apr 22, 2022
Eura Eugene Parks known to most as Gene Parks passed away peacefully April 22, 2022, just shy of his 84th birthday. He had recently moved to the Carrier Mills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for hospice care. Gene was born in Marion, Illinois on April 30, 1938, to Fred L. and Helen (Camden) Parks. He was the second of three sons...
Charles C. Murray
Apr 21, 2022
Charles C. Murray, age 86, of Carterville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna, Illinois.
Charles was born November 05, 1935 in Herrin, Illinois, a son of Charles and Mary (Goodwin) Murray. Charles was of the Protestant faith and had been employed as a Assemblyman at Maytag for 43 years. He was an avid...
Robert Skelton
Apr 14, 2022
Robert Skelton, age 73 of Marion, Illinois passed away at 3:26pm on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at home in Marion.Final arrangements are pending at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin.
James (Jim) Harold Bradley
Apr 14, 2022
James (Jim) Harold Bradley, age 91, of Marion, Illinois passed peacefully at his home with family in Knoxville, Tennessee on Thursday, April 14, 2022 and went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ.
Jim was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Jean Upchurch Bradley. He was also married to Gloria Sullivan for 7 years. He is survived...
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