64-year-old Equality, Ill. resident, Nancy P. Welch died at3 ap.m. Tuesday morning, May 25, 2004 at the home of her mother in Equality.
Survivors includel her mother, Almedia Sneethen of Equality; two sons, David Welch of Warren, Oregon and Michael Welch of Cleveland, Texas; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services for Nancy P. Welch were at 11 a.m. Friday, May 28, at the Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Koontz Cemetery near Fairfield.
Visitation was from 9:30 Friday morning until the time of service at the Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield.
Shirley Kay Ayers
66-year-old Rt. 3 McLeansboro resident, Shirley Kay Ayers died at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2004 at her home.
Survivors include sons, Johnny Williams of McLeasnboro and Randall Williams of McLeansboro; a daughter, Kathy Knight of Walterboro, South Carolina; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services for Shirley Kay Ayers were at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 27 at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with burial in Enfield Cemetery.
Visitation was from 6 til 8 Wednesday evening, May 26, at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Ruby (Vaughan) Skipworth
91-year-old former Fairfield resident, Ruby (Vaughan) Skipworth of Mesa, Az. died on Monday, May 24, 2004 at the Eden Care Center in Mesa. She was the widow of Hilman Vaughan of Fairfield.
Survivors include a brother-in-law Tom Skipworth of Mesa, Az.
Graveside services for Ruby (Vaughan) Skipworth were at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 27 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
There was no visitation.
The Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield was in charge of all the arrangements.
Dora Merritt
98-year-old Fairfield resident, Dora Merritt died at 11:58 Sunday evening, May 23, 2004 at Wayfair in Fairfield.
Survivors include sons, James and Darrell of Fairfield, Gene of Carmi, Kenneth of Denver Colorado, and Farrell of Manhattan, Ks.; two daughters, Fannie Duvall and Delta Ewing of Fairfield; a sister, Pearl Maurschdant of Flora; 21 grandchildren, 25 great-granbdchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Dora Merritt were at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 27 at the Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Shrewsbury Cemetery at Mill Shoals.
Visitation was from 5 til 8 Wednesday evening, May 26, at the Johnson Funeral home in Fairfield.
Mary E. Hardy
85-year-old Flora resident, Mary E. Hardy died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20th, 2004 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.
Survivors include a son, Tom Hardy of Louisville, IL; a sister, Alice Huffman of Flora; two grandchildren, Stacey Burkett of Louisville, IL and Dustin Hardy of Flora, two great grandchildren also survive.
Graveside services for Mary E. Hardy were at 11 a.m. Friday, at the Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 at the Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora.
Memorials may be made to the Gale Smith Medical Fund.
Herman Talbert
84-year-old former Wayne City resident, Herman Talbert of Silver Springs, Nevadadied at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, August 7th, 2004 at his home in Silver Springs.
Survivors include two sons, Gerald Talbert of Florida and Cary Talbert of Arizona; three daughters, Alice of Peoria, Robin of Virginia and Yvonne Durr of Silver Springs, NV; one brother, Ted Talbert of Wayne City and several grand and great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Herman Talbert will be held at a later date in Peoria, IL.
Audrey Webber
89 year old Dahlgren resident, Mrs. Audrey Webber, died at 8:50 a.m. Sunday, August 8th, 2004 in the Nature Trail Care Center in Mt. Vernon, Il. She was a retired cook, having worked at Wilkey Cafe in Belle Rive several years.
Survivors include sons Arthur Webber of Dahlgren, Ronald Webber of Mount Vernon, William B. Webber of Dahlgren; daughters, Marilyn Smith of Woodtock, Ga., Wilma Cross of Dahlgren, and Nancy Herzing of Woodlawn; a brother, Jimmy Cook of Mount Vernon, Indiana; 13 grandchildlren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Audrey Webber were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 11, at the Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren with burial in the Oddfellows Cemetery at Dahlgren.
Visitation was from 5 til 8 Tuesday evening, August 10, at the Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren.
Gertrude Krumpock
85 year old Fairfield resident, Gertrude Krumpock, died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, August 7th, 2004 at her home.
Surviving are a daughter, Rita Wendle of Fairfield; 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Gertrude Krumpock were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 11th at Maple Funeral Home in Channahon, Il. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery in Joliet, Il.
Visitation was from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday, August 10th at the Maple Funeral Home in Channahon, Il.
Rosemary Higgins
76-year-old Olney resident, Rosemary Higgins died at 10:48 Thursday morning, Aug. 5, 2004 at her home. She ws retired, having worked in the housekeeping department at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Lomas of West Salem; a son, Kenneth Eugene Sager of Woodard, Oklahoma; a sister, Pat VanCleve of Winston Salem, North Carolina, step-brothers James Scherer of Sebring, Florida and Don Scherer of Channel View, Tx., a step-sister, Shirley Holt of Newton, Il., four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Rosemary Higgins were at 10 a.m. Monday, August 9 at the Summers Kistler Funeral Home in Olney with burial in Haven Hill Cemetery at Olney.
Visitation was from 6 til 8 Sunday evening, August 8, at the Summers Kistler Funeral Home in Olney.
Memorials may be made to the First Church of Olney.
Adam Troy West
31-year-old Fairfield resident, Adam Troy West died at 8:20 Thursday evening, August 5, 2004 in the Emergency Room at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He had worked at Champion Labs in Albion.
Survivors include his wife, Denise of Fairfield; his father, J.D. West of Fairfield, his mother, Trish Naney of Fairfield; a son, Troy Dale West of Fairfield; a daughter Shelby Lynn West of Fairfield; three brothers,Josh West, Jody West and Terry Naney, Jr. all of Fairfield; a sister, Shawna Naney of Fairfield; a sister-in-law, Stacy Ray of Cisne; his grandparents, Aline West of Fairfield, Pat Randolph of Fairfield, and Roland and Margie Berger of Wayne City; and his in-laws, Danny and Rhonda Ray of Cisne.
Funeral services for Adam Troy West were at 2 p.m. Monday, August 9, at the Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Union Cemetery.
Visitation was from noon til 2 Monday, August 9 at the Johnson Funeral home in Fairfield.
Lena Mae Tennyson
81 year old Dahlgren resident, Mrs. Lena Mae Tennyson, died at 6:20 p.m. Friday, August 6th, 2004 at Hamilton Memorial Nursing Center in McLeansboro.
Surviving are a daughter, Ruth Ann Wuebbels of Dahlgren; 3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Lena Mae Tennyson was at 11 a.m. Monday, August 9th at the Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren. Burial in IOOF Cemetery at McLeansboro.
Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, August 9th at the Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren.
Sam McCullough
93-year-old McLeansboro resident, Sam McCullough died at 11:15 Wednesday evening, August 4, 2004 at the Hamilton Memorial Nursing Center in McLeansboro. He had been a farmer.
Survivors include a daughter, Lela Mae Newton of McLensboro; a grandson, Robert McCullough of Peoria; two granddaughters, Linda Edwards of Mt. Vernon and Kristie Speicher of Washington, Il.; six great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Sam McCullough were at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 7 at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro with burial in Garrison Cemetery near Aden.
Visitation was from 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of service at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Juanita "June" Gaede
79-year-old former West Salem resident, Juanita "June" Gaede of Argenta, Ill. died Sunday, August 1, 2004 at Fairhavens Christian Home in Decatur, Ill. She had been a clerk at Gerhart Food Store in Oreana, Ill. for 14 years.
Survivors include her husband, Howard of Argenta, Il., a son, Rick Gaede of Oreana; a brother, Herschel Giese of West Salem; two grandchildren Chris Gaede of Forsyth, Il., and Tisha Zavala of Wilton, Iowa; and one great-grandchild, Cecilia Zavala.
Graveside services for Juanita "June" Gaede were at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 7, at the Moravian Cemetery. Family and friends went directly to the cemetery.
There was no visitation.
The Ingram Funeral Home of West Salem was in charge of all the arrangements.
