Katherine Irene Baxter
82-year-old Albion resident, Katherine Irene Baxter died at 9:30 Wednesday morning, Oct. 6, 2004 at her home.
Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Harold Baxter; four daughters, Shirley Trott of Albion, Linda Kinsey of Evansville, Ind., Lanna Kemper of Tilden, Il., and Patricia Williams of Odon, Indiana; two sons, Charles Henry Baxter of Albion and Keith Lavern Baxter of Albion; three sisters, Mary Reeves of Ironton, Mo., Louise Chappell of Mount Carmel and Marjorie Cessna of Bridgeport, Il.; two brothers, J.F. McNew of Sumner and Richard McNew of Colorado Springs, Colorado; 14 grandchildren and 11 gret-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Katherine Irene Baxter will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Ingram Funeral Home in Albion with burial in Graceland Cemetery at Albion.
Visitation will be from 6 til 8 Friday evening, Oct. 8, at the Ingram Funeral Home in Albion.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Southeastern, Illinois.
Doris Prince
77-year-old McLeansboro resident, Doris Prince died at 11:55 Tuesday evening, Oct. 5, 2004 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was a retired secretary for A-1 Tool Service Company and was a past president of the Desk and Derrick Club in Mt. Pleasant, MIchigan.
She was the wife of the late Everett Prince. Survivors include a daughter, Dana L. Hunt of Dale, Il., three sons, Terry L. Prince of West Virginia, Thomas L. Prince of McLeansboro and Duane Prince of Scotts, MIchigan; one sister, Julia Joyce Ratliff of McLeansboro, a brother-in-law, Bill Prince of Carmi; four sisters-in-law, Junaita Henninger of McLeansboro, Maxine Waggoner of Marshall, Il., Betty Swartz of McLeansboro and Peggy Vaupel of Thackery, Il.; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services for Doris Prince will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro with burial in Enfield Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Merle Langley
57-year-old Rt. 3 McLeansboro resident, Merle Langley died at 4:34 Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 5, 2004 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He had been a maintenance employee for Hucks Truck Stop in Mount Vernon.
Survivors include his wife, Verla; a son, Merle Edward Langley, II of McLeansboro, daughters, Jane Guthrie and Tina Banks of McLeansboro; brothers, John Langley of DeKalb, Il., and Wayne Langley of McLeansboro; sisters, Barbara Smith of Lincoln, Il., Gloria Butler of Springfield, Il., Helen Reynolds of Mathinson, Miss., and Paula Scott of Troy, Mo.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Merle Langley will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with burial in Hopewell Cemetery at McLeansboro.
Visitation will be from 6 til 8 Friday evening, Oct. 8, at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Buell C. Puckett
84-year-old former Mill Shoals resident, Buell C. Puckett of Albany, Georgiadied Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004 at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth of Albany; three daughters, Ann Wilson of Athens, Georgia, Tamara Vail of Fairfield and Patricia Puckett of Avondale Estates, Georgia; two sons, Charles Puckett of Columbus, Ohio and Edward Puckett of Cusseta, Georgia; a sister, Verniece Harris of Mill Shoals, 10 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Buell C. Puckett will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, at the Nales Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Shrewsbury Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 til 8 Saturday evening, Oct. 9, at Nales Funeral Hom ein Fairfield.
Memorials may be made to the Fairfield Rotary Club Polio Plus Fund.
Ralph C. Becker
77-year-old McLeansboro resident, Ralph C. Becker died at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, 2005 in the Highlands Regional Hospital in Sebring, Fla.
Funeral services for Ralph C. Becker are pending at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Alta Hook
96-year-old McLeansboro resident, Alta Hook died at 1:20 Monday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2005 in the White County Medical Center at Carmi.
Funeral services for Alta Hook are pending at the gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Sue Sloan
64 year old McLeansboro resident, Sue Sloan, died at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12th, 2005 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was a retired X-ray technician for General Tire Company in Mt. Vernon, Il.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Allison Rapp of Dahlgren; a sister, Delores Wolfe of Jackson, MIchigan; 2 sisters-in-law, Mrs. Kay Sloan of McLeansboro and Mrs. Clara Etta Sloan of Spring Arbor, MIchigan; and 2 grandchildren.
Funeral services for Sue Sloan will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16th at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro. Burial in Hebron Cemetery near Walpole, Il.
Visitation from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15th at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Melvin Tad Crackel
82-year-old Browns resident, Melvin Tad Crackel died at 6:55 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2nd, 2005 at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Nadine Harper Crackel; two daughters, Nancy Rasmussen of Woodlands, TX, and Sally Howell of Mt. Carmel, 8 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Melvin Tad Crackel will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16th at Browns United Methodist Church. Burial will be at the Browns Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Nale's Funeral Home in Albion.
Memorials may be made to the Browns United Methodist Church or the Albion Senior Citizens Center.
Mary West
86-year-old Fairfield resident, Mary West died at 5:50 Monday morning, Feb. 14, 2005 at Way-Fair in Fairfield. She had been a cook at Way-Fair.
Survivors include a son, Tom McGowan of Tabernash, Colorado; a step-son, Paul West of Ormand Beach, Fla.; four daughters, Linda Clark and Brenda Bone of Fairfield, Melba Nolan of West Memphis, Arkansas and Jan Schwandt of Las Vegas, Nevada 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mary West will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at Nales Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Koontz Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 til 8 Wednesday evening, Feb. 16, at Nales Funeral Homein Fairfield.
Helen Marie Bohleber
84-year-old Carmi resident, Halen Marie Bohleber died Monday, Feb. 14, 2005 at Wabash Christian Retirement in Carmi. She was the widow of Art Bohleber who died in 2002.
Survivors include a son, Jeff Bohleber of Carmi; two daughters, Kay Winter of West Frankfort and Brenda Loosley of Houston, Tx.; and six grandchildren, Stan Winter, David and Scott Loosley, Arthur, Alex and Olivia Bohleber.
Funeral services for Helen Marie Bohleber will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Cook Funeral Chapel in Carmi with burial in the White County Memorial Garden west of Carmi.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Thursday until the time of service at the Cook Funeral Chapel in Carmi.
Dorothy Harper Hood
94-year-old McLeansboro resident, Dorothy Harper Hood died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15th, 2005 at Hamilton Memorial Nursing Center, McLeansboro.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Elder of Colp; one grandson, William Thomas Pell of Johnston City and one great-grandson.
Funeral services for Dorothy Harper Hood will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 at Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro. Burial at Ten Mile Cemetery, west of McLeansboro.
Visitation will be at 11 a.m. until the time of service Thursday at Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Memorials may be made to McCoy Memorial Library and will be accepted at the funeral home.
