Earl Marshall

Goreville Earl E. Marshall, 89, of Goreville passed away in Herrin Hospital at 3:20 AM on Sunday, June 24, 2012 with his family by his side. Funeral services for Earl will be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM in Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Reverends CE Sullivan, Robert Schierbaum & Howard Strunk officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Carbondale. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the funeral home in Goreville. Memorial donations are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association. Envelopes are available at the funeral home or may be sent c/o Blue Funeral Home, PO Box 411, Marion, IL 62959. Mr. Marshall was born on Saturday, July 1, 1922 in Murphysboro to Earl & Julia (McRoy) Marshall. Earl is survived by his wife of 14 years, Alice; children. Vernon & Linda Marshall, Fay & Terry Brown, Kay & Coy Girtman all of Goreville and Gary & Lisa Marshall of Vandalia; 8 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren & sisters, Aline Butcher, Margaret Ragle and Vera Mae Ragle. Mr. Marshall is preceded in death by his parents, Earl & Julia; 1st wife, Evelyn; grandson, Greg Marshall; brother, Harold Marshall and sisters, Cecil Irvin, Mary Evelyn Shelton and Pauline Ripley. Earl served in the United States Army during WWII. Earl and his 1st wife Evelyn were married for 53 years, spending 25 of those years singing Gospel music on WGGH. He was formerly employed with ET Simonds construction. He loved farming and working on machinery with his son-in-law, Terry.