Obituaries
Bill Casteel
Sep 1, 2014
Makanda- Bill Casteel, 82, of Lake City, Arkansas, formerly of Makanda, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014. A Graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Rowan Cemetery, Makanda. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Thursday at Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale. Service: 12:00 p.m. Thursday, September 4,...
Jason Webb Fuller
Aug 4, 2014
Jason Webb Fuller, 44, of Pittsboro, N.C., formerly of Carbondale, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014, in Roanoke, Virginia. Jason was born March 2, 1970 in Laramie, Wyoming, to Jackie Wilbur and Coreen Louise (Englehart) Fuller. He married Kristen Huffert Fuller on August 5, 1995 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. She survives and is of Pittsboro, North Carolina. Jason also left...
David E. Christensen
Jul 28, 2014
Carbondale - David Emun Christensen, a retired SIUC Professor, died on July 28, 2014 at the age of 93. Dave will be remembered as a caring husband, father, grandpa, teacher, friend, and "world citizen". Dave was born in Ashland, WI, on Feb. 17, 1921, to Emun and Carrie (Loken) Christensen. He served as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer during WWII, attaining...
Jacquelin L. Allen
Jul 25, 2014
Jacquelin Latham Allen, 90, passed away 8:28 a.m., July 25, 2014 at Carbondale Rehab & Nursing Center with her children by her side. Jacquelin was born to Warren Wright and Frances (Latham) Wright on June 10, 1924 in Westbury, New York. She married Maurice Allen on July 11, 1964 in Virginia. He passed away on July 7, 2005. Besides her...
Mattie L. Murry
Jul 20, 2014
Mattie L. Murry, 88, of Herrin, formerly of Carbondale, passed away 12:00 p.m., Sunday, July 20, 2014, at the Herrin Hospital. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, with Reverend John Annable officiating. Friends are requested to go directly to the cemetery. Mattie was born at Thomastown, Mississippi to Robert...
Donna M. Speith
Jul 9, 2014
Carbondale - Donna Mae Speith, 70, passed away at 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at her home. Donna was born January 11, 1944 in Alexandria, Louisiana to Ross John and Dorothy Sophie (Hartmann) Luehr. She married John R. Speith on August 18, 1963 in Campbell Hill. He survives and is of Carbondale. Other survivors include, her son, Jeffrey...
Elisabeth Latimer Mitchell
Jul 9, 2014
Carbondale - Elisabeth Latimer Mitchell, formerly of Carbondale, passed away on July 9, 2014 in Hilton Head, SC. Elisabeth was born September 25, 1918 in Eldorado Illinois. She was the daughter of Leland Stanford Latimer and Romaine Whitley Latimer. In 1939, she married James Edward Mitchell Jr., son of James Edward Mitchell and Mollie Vancil Mitchell of Carbondale. He was...
James "J.R." Rumps
Jul 7, 2014
DuQuoin - James "J.R." Rumps, 66, formerly of Belleville and Freeburg, passed away at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 7, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital of Belleville. An informal memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at the Freeburg Township Hall in Freeburg. Memorial donations are the preferred form of remembrance, and may be...
Ronnie Dean Ellet
Jul 6, 2014
Ellis Grove - Ronnie "Skillet" Ellet, 71, of Ellis Grove formerly of Grand Tower, passed away at 9:10 a.m. Sunday, July 6, 2014 at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Marion. Visitation will be Saturday July 12, from 9-11 A.M. followed by a memorial service at 11 A.M. at the Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale with Rev. Darrell Neathery officiating. Ronnie...
Dr. Harold G. Halterman
Jul 2, 2014
Harold Halterman was born November 7, 1922, in Carbondale to Thomas & Lois (Mc Sparin) Halterman. He married Anna K. (Easterly) on November 16, 1946 and resided in the Carbondale/Murphysboro area for over 65 years. He passed away on July 2, 2014 in College Station, TX of Lewy Body Dementia. Visitation will at the Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale from...
Brenda S. J. (Lyman) Shores
Jun 28, 2014
Brenda S. J. Shores nee Lyman, 57, of Carbondale, passed away 4:55 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born in Springfield to Harold M. and Norma J. (Williams) Lyman. Brenda became a florist and pursued that occupation at Kroger. Brenda married Kirk Shores on March 13, 1989 in Paducah, KY. Brenda was survived by...
Chris S. Williams
Jun 24, 2014
Marion - Chris S. Williams, 28, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in Evansville, IN from injuries sustained as a result of an auto accident. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Lakeland Baptist Church, 719 S. Giant City Road, Carbondale, with David Fletcher, Tyler Glodjo and Josh Williams officiating. Visitation will be...
Ann L. Ellis
Jun 22, 2014
Marion - Ann L. Ellis, 85, passed away at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at her home with her family and close friends by her side. Ann was born March 12, 1929, in De Soto, to Frederick Jacob Dietz and Anna Margaret (Mueller) Dietz. She worked for the Department of Agriculture at SIU as an Administrative Assistant until...
Birdie Elizabeth Anderson
Jun 22, 2014
Carbondale - Birdie Elizabeth Anderson went to her heavenly home on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Carbondale, IL, with Father Joseph Brown, SJ officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. till 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the church. Memorials...
Bonnie L. Gore-Qualls
Jun 19, 2014
Marion - Bonnie L. Gore-Qualls, 74, passed away at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Bonnie was born on December 4, 1939 in Cypress to Luther Dallas Gore and Lova Irene (Penrod) Gore. She is survived by her son, Daniel W. Qualls of Murphysboro; four grandchildren, Lisa Rebman, Laura Ellet, Julie Qualls...
Frances Lucille Marshall
Jun 18, 2014
Frances Lucille Marshall, nee Daniel, age 93, died at 5:09 a.m., June 18, 2014, at her home at Liberty Village of Carbondale. Frances was the eldest daughter of Charles E. Daniel and Marcy Ashton Daniel, nee Grymes. She was born in Washington D.C., on June 17, 1921. On Jan. 24, 1942, Frances was united in marriage to Matthew Dover Marshall....
Beverly J. Barnett
Jun 16, 2014
De Soto - Beverly J. Barnett, 74, passed away at 4:12 a.m. on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Beverly was born November 20, 1939 in Cobden, to Roy Eugene and Wretha Leona (Clutts) Brasel. She married Martin Barnett on April 22, 1961 in Carbondale. He preceded her in death on January 19, 2005. Beverly...
Beverly Ilene Parum
Jun 1, 2014
Murphysboro - Beverly Ilene Parum, 72, of Murphysboro, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at St. Joseph Hospital of Murphysboro. Beverly was born September 3, 1941 in Carbondale to Joe Allen and Nellie Mae (Wilson) Wright. She married Charles Frank Parum on September 6, 1958 in Odessa, Texas. He preceded her in death on December 11, 2010. Beverly is...
Sharleen Meredith
May 31, 2014
Sharleen L. Meredith, 86, of Marion passed away peacefully at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2014, at home with her husband at her side. A celebration of her life will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the Zion United Church of Christ, Marion, Illinois with Pastor John Holst officiating. Interment will be in New Rose Hill Cemetery...
Mark Doman
May 20, 2014
Carbondale - Mark James Doman, 45, of Carbondale, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 20, from cardiac arrest. Mark was born on Jan. 27, 1969, in Peoria, Illinois. He attended Carbondale schools and was graduated from Carbondale Community High School in 1987, where he was a member of the Terrier football team. He started college at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and...
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