Ruth Elizabeth Wiesenborn Smith Johnson, 89 of Herrin, Illinois formerly of Joppa, Illinois went to meet her Jesus In her home in the loving arms of her best friend, caregiver and daughter Belle at 9:23 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2022. Ruth was born June 20, 1933 in Saint Louis, Missouri …
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Gregory A. Craig
Gregory A. Craig, age 73, a resident of rural Vienna, Illinois and a former resident of Goreville, passed away Tuesday morning, September 6, 2022, at 6:04 AM, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Kentucky. Gregory was born June 11, 1949 in Carbondale, Illinois. He was …
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Beverley D. (Murrie) Duer, age 85 years, a resident of rural Tunnel Hill, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, September 1, 2022, at 12:00 A.M. at the Hillview Health Care Center in Vienna. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna.
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Linda Lea Gurley, age 83, a resident of rural Buncombe, Illinois, passed away Tuesday morning, August 30, 2022, at 9:55 AM at the Union County Hospital in Anna. Linda was born March 26, 1939 in Union County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Truman Charles Merriman and Bertha Violet (Robertson) …
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Ray Gurley, age 84 years, a resident of rural Buncombe, Illinois and a former resident of Dixon, passed away Saturday afternoon, August 13, 2022, at 12:35 PM at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. Ray was born February 19, 1938 in Vienna, Illinois. He was the son …
Read More »Cecilia Schnaare Hankins
Cecilia Schnaare Hankins, age 80, of Metropolis passed away at 8:21 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. Cecilia was born June 13, 1942 in Olmsted, Illinois. She was a graduate of the Grand Chain High School. Cecilia loved her dog, Bentley. She always enjoyed spending …
Read More »Tommy Lee Kimmel
Tommy Lee Kimmel, age 38 years, a resident of rural Vienna, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, August 1, 2022, at 11:52 AM at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. Tommy was born August 15, 1983 in Marion, Illinois. He was the son of Jim and Joyce (Alsip) Kimmel. In addition to …
Read More »Ellen Owen Peebels
Ellen Owen Peebels, age 78 years, a resident of rural Simpson, Illinois, passed away Wednesday morning, July 27, 2022, at 7:13 AM at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky. Ellen was born November 11, 1943 in Crown Point, Indiana. She was the sixth of nine children born to Mansel and Gertrude …
Read More »Sherman Lee McClellan
Sherman Lee McClellan, 85 of Baytown, Texas, formerly of Karnak, passed away at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Houston Hospice in Houston, Texas. Sherman was born September 4, 1936 in Karnak, Illinois to Vernon and Frances Houseright McClellan. A former resident of Houston, Sherman was residing in Baytown …
Read More »Tommy Mathis
Tommy Mathis, age 81 years, a resident of Vienna, passed away Wednesday evening, July 20, 2022, at 8:55 PM at the Autumn Ridge Supportive Living Center in Vienna. Tommy was born December 18, 1940 in Gary, Indiana. He was the son of Marshall Mathis and Hazel (Stanley) Mathis. On May …
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