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Bill G. William Turner
Bill G. William Turner, 75, of Good Shepherd Nursing Home, formerly of Evansville, Ind., died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002 at his residence.
Services will be held at noon Monday, Dec. 30, 2002 at Watson Funeral Home in Eldorado with the Rev. Mark Finnie officiating. Burial will be in Dodd cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time Monday at the funeral home.
He was born Jan. 14, 1927 in Eldorado to Clarence and Hanah Elizabeth (Hicks) Turner. He was retired from the U.S. Army.
He is survived by two brothers, Carl Turner of Wisconsin and Cecil Turner of Chicago; one nephew, Mark Finnie of Marion; and one niece, Mrs. Harold (Phyllis) Finnie of Eldorado.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Earl, and one sister, Louise Skelton.
Hattie Mae Goff
Hattie Mae Goff, 87, of Robinson, formerly of Lawrenceville, died 1:15 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, following many years of very poor health.
Services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at Pulliam Funeral Home in Robinson with the Rev. Louis Youngs officiating. Burial will be in the Robinson New cemetery in Robinson. Visitation is 11 a.m. to service time Monday at the funeral home.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, eight grandchildren, one sister and several nieces and nephews.
Dorothy Love Swinford
Dorothy Love Swinford, 83, of Moro, died 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at the Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville.
Services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Hosick Funeral Home in Rosiclare. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill cemetery in rural Elizabethtown. Visitation is 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2002, at the funeral home.
She was the widow of Marvin Love and Roy Swinford. She is survived by two daughters, four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one brother.
Joan Beatrice Taylor
Joan Beatrice Taylor, 76, of Rosiclare Healthcare Center, died 11:48 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2002 in Hardin County General Hospital in Rosiclare.
Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2002 at the Hosick Funeral Home Chapel with Father Don Abell officiating. Burial will be in the Taylor cemetery in Vienna. There will be no visitation.
She is survived by two sons, one daughter and two grandchildren.
Velma Hall
Velma Hall, 84, of 25 Beagle Road, Stonefort, died 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky.
Services were held 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at Absher-Nicholson Funeral Home in Carrier Mills with the Rev. Gordon Smith officiating.
Burial was in Joyner cemetery in Stonefort. Visitation was 9 a.m. to service time Friday at the funeral home.
She was born Dec. 23, 1917, in Stonefort to Alvin and Clara (Evetts) Nicholson. On Aug. 16, 1941, she married
William "Web" Hall, who survives.
She was a retired abstractor for Saline County Abstract & Title Company. She was a Methodist by faith and a member of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 31 of Stonefort.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a sister, Margaret Rosenkilde of California.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Everett, Vernell, James E. and Loyd Nicholson and five sisters, Ruby Russell, Thelma Whiteside, Ruth Church, Betty Richerson and Bonnie Paden.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Joyner cemetery in her memory. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Vernell Davidson
Vernell Davidson, nee Scott, born in Elba on Oct. 10, 1905, died at home on Nov. 23, 2002, of natural causes. She was a resident of Eldorado the majority of her life, but had been living in Elmhurst with her eldest granddaughter for the last eight years. Her husband, Graydon Davidson, preceded her in death after 66 years of marriage. She was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church in Eldorado where she was active as a Sunday school teacher and in the Wesleyan Society. She was also active in the Eldorado Women's Club and the Eldorado Chapter of the Saline County Home Bureau, holding several different offices in the leadership of both groups.
She also served as a Grand Lecturer of the Eastern Star and as the Chairman of Operation Bootstrap for Eldorado. She raised two children, the late David M. Davidson and Kathleen Richardson of Alton. She is also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, as well as her brother, Leland Scott and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be at noon Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at Colonial Terrace Funeral Home with the funeral service immediately following at 1 p.m. and interment at Lindale Memorial Gardens.
Wilma Ailene Sittig
Wilma Ailene Sittig, 77, of 96 Lancaster, Washington, died 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at her residence.
Born on Feb. 9, 1925, in Williamson County to Fred and Hazel Prather Thompson, she married
Lester Walters on Nov. 23, 1941. She later married
James Clarence Sittig on Sept. 27, 1949, in Stonefort. He died on June 20, 2001, in Washington.
Surviving are one son, Kenny L. (Susan) Walters of Washington; three daughters, Wilma Pauline (Jerry) Eakle, Linda F. (Jerry) Rindfleisch and Nancy L. (Gary) Cooke, all of Washington; three sisters, Naomi (James) Tolbert of Harrisburg, Alma Middleton of Eldorado and Betty Branan of Harrisburg; 11 grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and four great-stepgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, one sister and two sons, Paul D. Sittig on July 28, 2000, and Mark Douglas Sittig, an infant son.
She did domestic work for Washington area families until 1992. She was a member of Beverly Manor Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, with visitation two hours before the services (12 to 2 p.m.) at Sloan Funeral Home in Galatia.
The Revs. Michael McCoskey and Gaylon Parks will officiate. There was additional visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, at Deiters Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will be at Big Ridge cemetery in Harrisburg.
Memorials may be made to her church.
Janet Lynn Herron
On Jan. 14, 2003, a new star emerged in the heavens as God welcomed Janet Lynn (Gaskins) Herron into His kingdom. Janet was born on Jan. 25, 1946, at Lightner Hospital in Harrisburg to Dr. James W. Gaskins and Marian Jean (Todd) Gaskins. She attended school in Harrisburg, graduating Harrisburg Township High School in 1964, along with certain classmates who were to remain her lifelong friends. Shortly after graduation Jan married
Ron Morse, and their son, Ryan, was born in 1966 at Cherry Point, N.C. Jan and Ron parted, and Jan returned to Harrisburg to work several years for her father as a dental assistant. In 1978 Jan and Ryan moved to Kansas City, Mo., where she resided until June of 2000, when she returned to Harrisburg with Ryan to live out her remaining years. Although Jan knew she had only a short life remaining, she lived each day to the fullest and brightened many lives. The last six months of her life Jan was confined to her bed. During this period she had loyal caregivers including Nita Linch, Claudia Libbie, Patsy Jones, Thelma Milligan, and most recently Phyllis Parish and Kathy Seely. With the help of these angels of compassion Jan's days and nights were filled with joy and peace. Because of Jan's strong and optimistic spirit, she enjoyed numerous visitors to her home daily. These visits never failed to inspire and brighten the lives of those who dropped by. A few of her most faithful visitors included her life long friends and classmates, Katie (Miley) Disney, Sally (Davis) Washburn, Sandra Smith, and Janet (Durfee) Masinelli, as well as her friends, Connie Frazier, Randi Smith, Dr. Roger Lyons and John (Spider) Pearson. Also, distance did not hinder Jan's strong friendships with Rhonda Hughes, Debbie Martin, Patti Ayers and Karen Muro who maintained frequent contact throughout her illness. The numerous friends which Jan acquired during her life speaks of her magic qualities and ceaseless interest in others.
Jan leaves her son, Ryan Scott (Morse) Rister; her brother, Russell Gaskins, and sister-in-law, Darlene Gaskins; along with her nephews, Garrett Gaskins and Grady Gaskins. Jan will also be missed by her aunts, Wilma (Bert) Gaskins and Anna Mae (Bob) Gaskins; and the cousins which she grew up with, and returned to be near at the end of her life, Susie (Gaskins) Lehman, Webb Gaskins and his wife, Pam, Wayne Gaskins and Katie Gaskins, all of Harrisburg, along with her cousins, Susie (Gaskins) Van Meter of Florida and David Gaskins of Ohio. Jan also leaves many friends and acquaintances whose lives she touched while residing in Kansas City, as well as her many co-workers and friends at Multi Service Company, where she was employed as a customer service representative. Through her employment Jan had the opportunity to travel throughout many states, making friends at each stop.
At Jan's request she will be cremated. Her family will receive visitors at Gaskins Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003. A memorial celebration of her life will be held when spring is in full bloom near her favorite meditation site at Glen O. Jones Lake. Friends and family will be notified of the exact date. For those wishing, memorials can be made to the First United Methodist Church of Harrisburg, whose caring members furnished food and spiritual nourishment to Jan and Ryan during the months of her confinement to bed, or to Hospice of Southern Illinois, whose skillful and loving care allowed Jan peace and comfort during her life's end. Memorials may be mailed or delivered to Gaskins Funeral Home, 109 W. Poplar, Harrisburg, Ill. 62946.
The Rev. Butch Cowsert
The Rev. Butch Cowsert, 52, of Rosiclare, passed away in the Hardin County General Hospital in Rosiclare on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003.
Services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, at Dorrisville Social Brethren Church 1320 S. Land, Harrisburg, with the Rev. Jay Raymond, the Rev. Steve Hunt, the Rev. Jason Cowgill and the Rev. Bernie Cowgill officiating. Burial will be in Grand Pierre cemetery in rural Golconda. Graveside honors will be by veteran's service clubs American Legion of Harrisburg Post No. 167 and Carrier Mills Post No. 364. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at the church. Hosick Funeral Home in Rosiclare is in charge of the arrangements.
The Rev. Butch Cowsert was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam. He worked for 25 years in the mining industry. Butch worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation in road maintenance. He was an ordained minister of the Social Brethren Church and served to pastor several area churches for approximately 20 years.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Kay Cowsert of Rosiclare; a daughter, Penny Davis of Harrisburg; two sons, Kenny and Billy Cowsert of Rosiclare; a sister, Betty Foster of Rosiclare; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Loveless (Atkinson) Cowsert; a sister, June Cowsert; and an infant brother.
Thora L. Cain
Thora L. Cain, 77, of 20 W. Church St., Raleigh, died 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado.
Services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at J.M. Weirauch Funeral Home in Harrisburg with the Rev. Russell Helton officiating. Burial will be in Raleigh Masonic cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at the funeral home.
She was born Oct. 6, 1925 in Galatia to the late Walter and Prudence H. Seyler. She married
John L. Cain, who preceded her in death on May 31, 1998.
She lived in Kankakee for many years. She worked for the state of Illinois for 24 years as a nursing assistant. She moved to California in 1972 and moved back to Eldorado in 1988.
She is survived by a son, Tim Cain of Castaic, Calif.; two daughters, Carol (Brad) Duncan of Eldorado and Linda (Bill) Lemna of Kankakee; two sisters, Beatrice Starkey of Jacksonville, Fla. and Pat Stratbucker of California; and three grandchildren, Bradley Cain Duncan of Eldorado, Kim Keller of New York, N.Y. and Rick Keller of Seattle, Wash.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Charles "Buddy" Seyler.
Lytle John Mossman
Lytle John Mossman, 93, of Redwood City, Calif., formerly of Ridgway, died 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at Kaiser Medical Center in Redwood City.
Services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ridgway with Father Mark Stec officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Vickery Funeral Chapel in Ridgway with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
He was born Dec. 13, 1909 in Oxly, Mo. to the late John Franklin and Margaret (Stancil) Mossman. He married
Loretto Irene Drone, who preceded him in death on March 23, 1974. He then married
Mary Nell Barley DuVall, who preceded him in death on Feb. 2, 1995.
He was a farmer and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Ridgway. He was a member of the Ridgway Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by two daughters, Jean Heaton Marticorena of Redwood City, Calif. and Mary M. Storment of Corona, Calif.; four grandchildren, Stephanie Underdown, Robert Storment, Lauren Jones and Taylor Brakemen; and eight great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents and both wives, he was preceded in death by a brother, Theodore Mossman.
