Obituaries

Elizabeth Jean “Betty” Cross, age 72, of Goreville, passed away at 7:31pm on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Elizabeth was born in Jackson County, on March 13, 1948, the daughter of Harvey and Lydia (Bagley) Qualls. She married Willard E. Cross in Murphysboro …

Barbara Ann Carter, age 82 years, a resident of rural Goreville, passed away Wednesday morning, June 10, 2020, at 7:16 a.m. at her home. Barbara was born June 28, 1937 in Ozark, Illinois.  She was the daughter of George and Alta (Brumley) Crews. Barbara was united in marriage to Alex …

Pamela K. Meyer, 73, of Anna, passed away at 10:51 a.m. Sunday, June 7, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Pam was born November 5, 1946 in Aurora, Illinois, to James and Violet Cook Womack. She attended high school in Karnak.  Pam was an avid bowler. Pam had …

Allen Witzman, age 69, of Olmsted, Illinois passed away at 3:41 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 2020 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Allen was born December 25, 1950 in Cairo, Illinois. Allen was a member of the Boilermakers Union # 60 in Morton, Illinois.  Allen had …

Lee Perry, 85, of Goreville, IL, formerly of Elgin, passed from this life on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Heartland Medical Center with his loving family by his side. Lee is the beloved husband of Barbara J. Perry nee Garbrecht. The couple were united in marriage on August 13, 1955. …

Ruth Ann Kolb, 70, of Vienna, formerly of Dongola, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at her home in Vienna. She was born December 9, 1949 in Murphysboro to Edgar E. and Virble A. (Kinser) Wohlwend. She married Melvin Kolb on January 28, 1984.  He preceded her in death on …

Virginia Lee Galbreath, age 89 years, passed away Sunday morning, May 17, 2020, at 9:20 AM at Hillview Health Care Center in Vienna. Virginia had been a resident of Goreville for the past 10 years and was a former resident of Charleston, Illinois. Virginia was born March 15, 1931 in …

Stetson Vincent Snell, age 22 years, a resident of rural Grand Chain (the Hillerman community), was born September 9, 1997 in Paducah, Kentucky. He passed away Friday, May 15, 2020, in Paducah, Kentucky. Stetson was the son of Vince and Lori (Harris) Snell. Stetson was a 2016 graduate of Joppa …

Beverly June (Walker) Martin, 55, of Goreville, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Beverly was born February 17, 1965 to Gene Ward and June (Johns) Walker in Marion. Beverly worked for the Illinois Department of Corrections and later as a school social worker.  …

Gerald B. “Jerry” Krelo, age 66 years, a resident of Vienna, passed away Tuesday morning, May 12, 2020, at 5:30 AM at his home. Jerry was born August 1, 1953 in DuQuoin, Illinois. He was the second of six children born to Ben and Rosemary (Giordano) Krelo. On July 28, …