Donald Ralph Halbert

Donald Ralph Halbert Marion—Donald R. Halbert, 72, of Marion, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at his home in Marion. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 1:30 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with the Reverend Mike Hood officiating; burial will be in White Oak Cemetery, south of Marion. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 from 5-8 PM at the Funeral Home. Memorial donations are suggested to the Scottsboro Baptist Church; envelopes are available at the funeral home, or may be sent C/O Blue Funeral Home, P.O. Box 411, Marion, IL, 62959. Don was born in Cherryville, MO on January 15, 1939 to Ralph & Irene (Key) Halbert. He is survived by his wife 23 years, Alice Bennett-Halbert of Marion; daughter, Robyn & Bob Lindsay of Creal Springs; step-daughter, Mandy & Raymond Schuetz of Goreville; grandchildren, Colleen Elise Lindsay, Payton Evan Lindsay, Clark Aiden Lindsay and Hoyt Marshall Lindsay all of Creal Springs; step-grandchildren, Michaela Rae Schuetz, Kaitlyn Rose Schuetz and Ty Lucas Schuetz all of Goreville; brothers, Ray & Irene Halbert of Cherryville, MO, Clarid & Joyce Gibbs of Dillard, MO and Tom & Phyllis Gibbs of Davisville, MO; sisters, Nellie Wilhite of Davisville, MO, Margaret Hampton of Viburnum, MO, Loretta & Jesse “Skeets” Howdeshell of Bourbon, MO and Josephine Strange of Hillsboro, MO; mother-in-law, Thelma Pyatt of West Virginia; sisters-in-law, Barbara Gibbs of Sulphur Springs, IN, Nora McMillan of Beckley, WV and Donna Ward of Beaver, WV; brothers-in-law, Willard & June Bennett of Geneva, OH and Gary & Myrt Bennett of Elryia, OH; several other relatives and many friends. Don is reunited in Heaven with his toddler son, Jeffrey Jay Halbert; parents, Ralph Halbert & Irene Halbert-Gibbs; step-father, George Gibbs; brothers, Dale & (wife) Verla Gibbs and Kenneth Wayne Gibbs; sisters, Argie & (husband) Warren Parrett, Clio & (husband) Kenneth Ware and Shirley Hedrick; brothers-in-law, Tom Wilhite and Johnnie Strange. Donald was an active member and worker at the Scottsboro Baptist Church in Marion; he attended for over 44 years. He was employed as a Master Plumber for the Southern Illinois area through the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #551. Don enjoyed spending time with his family & friends and also riding his precious horse, Sky.