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Letta Mae Hooten
Aug 12, 2011
Letta Mae Hooten MARION: Letta Mae Hooten, 83, of Marion passed away on August 12th, 2011 at 7:40am at Heartland Regional Medical Center. A memorial service for Mrs. Hooten will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2pm at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Father Richard Mohr officiating. There will be a time of gathering at 1pm until the...
Betty Emmerson
Aug 8, 2011
Betty Emmerson Marion-Betty Emmerson, 87, of Marion, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2011 at Parkway Estates. Visitation for Mrs. Emmerson will be on Thursday, August 11, 2011 from 11am-1pm at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Funeral services will follow, at the funeral home, at 1pm with Reverend Jim Holderfield officiating. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Marion. Memorials...
Riley L Chamness
Aug 3, 2011
Riley Chamness Creal Springs-Riley L. Chamness, 87, of Creal Springs passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 7:36 AM in Heartland Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 9-11 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Funeral services will be at 11 AM on Saturday at the funeral home with Reverend Shorty Alsip...
Mary Wanda Deere
Aug 3, 2011
Wanda Deere Murphysboro-Mary Wanda Deere, 76, of Murphysboro, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 7:05 PM at her home surrounded by her family, after a 3 year long battle with cancer. A visitation will be held on Friday, August 5, 2011, from 5-8 PM at the First Assembly of God Church in Murphysboro; 445 N. 16th Street. A...
David Duane Covey
Jul 30, 2011
David Duane Covey Marion— David Duane Covey, 35, passed away at 10:22 PM on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 from 4-7 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. A memorial service in David’s honor will be on Thursday, August 4, 2011 starting at 10 AM at the...
Alfred Reiter
Jul 29, 2011
July 29, 2011 Obituary Marion- Alfred William Reiter, 92, of Marion, passed away at 11:35 PM, Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the VA Nursing Center in Marion. Alfred was born on January 8, 1919 in Chicago to Alfred Stephen & Olga (Werner) Reiter. He married Gladys Madsen on October 13, 1945 in Chicago. She survives of Lake of Egypt. Alfred...
Kenneth Milton Hoercher
Jul 24, 2011
MARION – Kenneth Milton Hoercher, 71, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 1:55 AM at the VA Medical Center. It was Mr. Hoercher’s wishes to be cremated. A visitation to be with friends and family will be held on Friday, July 29, 2011 from 10-11 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. A memorial service will...
Robert Almaroad
Jul 16, 2011
Robert Almaroad Marion- Robert Almaroad, 94, passed away at 1:00am on Saturday July 16th 2011 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center. Funeral Services for Mr. Almaroad will be held at Blue Funeral Home on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 11am. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am to the service hour at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to...
Betty June Newbold
Jul 15, 2011
Creal Springs—Betty June Newbold, 80, of Creal Springs, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 8:40 AM at Angel Acres in Marion. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, July 18, 2011 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. Rev.Eddie Donelson will officiate. Burial will follow at Simmons Cemetery in Creal Springs. Visitation will be from 5-8:00...
Marvin Henke
Jul 13, 2011
Marvin Clifton Henke Marvin Clifton Henke, age 73, of Wickliffe,KY, died at 11:55a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Marion Veteran’s Hospital in Marion, Illinois. According to his wishes Mr. Henke will be cremated. A memorial service will be held at Blue Funeral Home at 11 am on Wednesday July 20th, 2011. There will be a time of visitation from...
Marjorie Kesler
Jul 13, 2011
Marjorie R. Kesler Marion-Marjorie R. Kesler, 89, of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 12:40 AM in Heartland Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held for Marjorie on Friday, July 15, 2011 starting at 10:00 AM in Maplewood Cemetery in Marion. Family and friends are requested to gather at the cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice...
Terry Lear Godbey, Sr.
Jul 12, 2011
Terry Lear Godbey, Sr. Goreville-Terry Lear Godbey, Sr., 68, of Goreville passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at his home. Services for Terry will be held on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Dr. Ron Ferguson, Reverend Brad Roberts and Reverend Topper Council officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July...
Richard Bagdonas
Jul 10, 2011
Richard D. Bagdonas Marion- Richard D. Bagdonas, 90, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 12:15 AM at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. According to Richard’s wishes, his body will be cremated and no services will be held. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is assisting the family with arrangements. Richard was born on March 31,...
Dalton Dossie Lotus Gourley
Jul 9, 2011
Dalton Dossie Lotus Gourley Thompsonville: Dalton Dossie Lotus Gourley, 13, of Thompsonville, passed away July 9, 2011 at 3:06pm Heartland Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, July 12th, at 8pm at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion. There will be a visitation from 5-8pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Marion Youth Football...
Paula Chamberlain
Jul 8, 2011
Paula Ann Gower-Chamberlain Marion— Paula Ann Gower- Chamberlain, age 62, of Marion Il, passed away July 8th, 2011 at Herrin Hospital. Paula was born Aug 24, 1948 at the Gower Farm House in Marion Il, to Paul and Shirley (Faulkner) Gower. She was a dedicated daughter, sister, niece, cousin, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and friend. Family always came first to...
Betty Louise Anderson
Jul 6, 2011
MARION – Betty Louise Anderson, 85, passed away peacefully at 2:00 PM, on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Heartland Regional Medical Center, with her family comforting her after complications from a stroke and loss of her husband in May, 2011. Visitation will be Saturday, July 9, 2011 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Blue Funeral Home in Marion. The...
John Balster
Jun 30, 2011
MARION- John H. Balster, 64, passed away at 3:26 PM on June 30th, 2011 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. John was born on November 22, 1946 in Beardstown, IL to Henry E. and Alberta (Jurgens) Balster. He married Jolene McKeighen and together they have shared forty two wonderful years. He was a Vietnam era Air Force Veteran who...
Pinkney Thomas
Jun 26, 2011
Pinkney C. Thomas Harrisburg-Pinkney C. Thomas, 71, of Harrisburg, passed away at 3:34 PM on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Harrisburg Medical Center. According to Pinkney’s wishes, she will be cremated and no services will be held. Pinkney was born on June 4, 1940 in Stuhgart, Ark to Charlie & Chlela (Broughton) Blue. She is survived by her sons, Chris...
Jane Molt
Jun 26, 2011
Jane “Becky” Molt Goreville-Jane Molt, 74, of Goreville, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at her home. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Blue Funeral Home in Goreville with Friends & Family officiating. A visitation will be held on Saturday from 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Memorials are...
Marvin Hite
Jun 24, 2011
Marvin Hite Marvin Hite, 73 of Marion passed away Friday June 24th at 6:43 pm at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. Services for Hite will be held at Blue Funeral Home at 11 am on Tuesday, June 28th 2011. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 27th from 5-8 pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the COPD Foundation....
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