Will Lindsay McGregor, 77, of Clay, Ky., died at 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 1998 at the Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, Ky.
He was a retired miner and a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a member of the Jachin Lodge No. 739 F.&A.M. in Clay, a 50-year Mason and a Kentucky Colonel.
Surviving are his wife, Jean McGregor; a daughter, Carol Vanover of Clay; two sons, Roger of Brentwood, Tenn. and Gene Lynn of Harrisburg; a sister, Helen "Sissy" Perkins of Madisonville, Ky.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three step grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren.
Services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Vanover Funeral Home. The Revs. Rick Oakley and Ron Austin officiated. Burial was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Clay.
Visitation was held Saturday from 3 to 9 p.m. and Sunday until service time. Masonic rites were held at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice of Webster County.
Ray Forrester Jr.
Ray Forrester Jr., 46, former Eldorado resident, died Saturday, Feb. 7,1998 at the Northern Illinois Medical Center in McHenry.
Further family details and funeral arrangements will be announced later from Colonial Terrace Funeral Home in Eldorado.
Mary McClure
Mrs. Mary McClure, 83, of 18 West Baker St., died at her home at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998.
She was the widow of Ollie McClure, who preceded her in death on Jan. 27, 1976.
She was born on Jan. 28, 1915, in Harrisburg to the late Logan and Ella Minor Beal.
Surviving are two brothers, Jess Beal of Johnston City and Tom Beal of Chicago.
Four brothers, Willie, Ernie, Eddie and Arthur Beal and two sisters, Naomi Meuller and Aline Mitchell, preceded her in death.
The body has been cremated. Memorial services will be announced later from J.M. Weirauch Funeral Home in Harrisburg.
Johnny W. Palmer Jr.
Johnny W. Palmer Jr., 23, of 7415 Montana, Ave., Hammond, Ind., died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998 in St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, Ind., as a result of a auto-train accident.
He was born on May 11, 1974, in Hammond, Ind., to John W. Sr. and Linda Seifert Palmer.
He was a brick layer and a graduate of Morton High School and attended ITT College.
Survivors include his parents, John and Linda Palmer of Hammond; grandparents, Henry Ray and Lucinda Seifert of Gary Ind. and Donna Palmer of Herod; and the following uncles and aunts, Dean and Debbie Palmer of Hebron, Ind., Stanley and Sarah Palmer, Ron and Beth Seifert and Don Seifert, all of Crown Point, Ind., Tom and Wanda Kastoff of Highland, Ind., Henry Ray and Sharon Seifert Jr. of DeMotte, Ind., Jim and Pattie Seifert and Bob and Evelyn Ketechem, all of Oblong.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at J.M. Weirauch Funeral Home in Harrisburg, where friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Gary Hayes will officiate and burial will be in Colbert Cemetery.
R.T. Joiner
R.T. Joiner, 72, a resident of Rosiclare Health Care Center, died there at 7 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998.
He was never married.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Loren and Stella (Carman) Joiner, a half-brother, Bruce Joiner, and a half-sister, Laverne Joiner.
Services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Cox Funeral Home in Rosiclare, where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Arthur Austin Jr. will officiate and burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Elizabethtown.
Anna M. Hale
Anna M. Hale, 67, of Raleigh, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998 in Ferrell Hospital at Eldorado.
Further family details and funeral arrangement are pending at Hosick Funeral Home in Rosiclare.
George A. Logan
George A. Logan, 16, of Broughton, died at 12:10 a.m Monday, Feb. 9, 1998, in Hamilton Memorial Hospital emergency room in McLeansboro of injuries received in an auto accident.
He was born on April 21, 1981 in Evansville, Ind., to George Logan Jr. and Diane (Taylor) Foster.
He was a Junior at McLeansboro High School and a member of McLeansboro High School Automotive Club.
Surviving are his father George Logan Jr. and wife, Donna of Broughton; his mother, Diane Foster and husband, Mike of Harrisburg; her sister Alecia Logan of Harrisburg, paternal grandparents, George Sr. and Norma Logan of Broughton; maternal grandparents, Bud and Ludene Taylor of Enfield; an uncle, Darrell Logan of Broughton; and three step-sisters, Angie, Lesley and Carrie Foster.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro with the Rev. Randall Ragan officiating. Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery near Walpole.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Harre Funeral Home.
William Darrel Piper
William Darrel Piper, 74, of Sesser, and formerly of Raleigh Road, died at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998 in St. Johns Hospital in Springfield.
He was born on April 11, 1924, in Sesser to the late Orval and Wanda (Gulley) Piper. He was formerly married to Mary (Phillips) Piper Loerch.
Mr. Piper was an electrical engineer and a World War II Army veteran.
He was a member of the Sesser American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War posts and was affiliated with the Methodist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Jon Piper of Litchfield, Daniel Piper of Granite City, and David Piper of Nashville; two daughters, Dianne (Piper) Rybak of Dixon, and Donna (Piper) Wallace of Belleville; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; a sister, Iris LeVault of Sesser; a dear friend, Ikey; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and a sister.
Services will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Sesser. The Rev. Jack Wolfe and the Rev. Floyd Blackard will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser.
The body will be take to the church to lie in state from noon until service time.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser.
Clyde Bean Peoples
Mrs. Clyde Bean Peoples, 83, of Golconda and formerly of Cunningham, Ky., died at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, 1998 in Hardin County Hospital in Rosiclare.
She was married in 1934, to James A. Peoples. He preceded her in death in 1975.
Mrs. People was born on Dec. 16, 1914, in Blandville, Ky., to the late Harry M. and Williana (Johnson) Bean.
She attended the United Methodist Church in Golconda and was a member of the Corinth United Methodist Church in Cunningham, Ky.
Surviving are two daughters, Louise Burkhart of Golconda and Jeanne Fuggiti of Marion; a son, Steven Peoples, Lone Oak, Ky.; four brothers, Glen Bean of Bardwell, Ky., Thomas Bean of Sault St. Marie, Mich., Ben R. Bean of Washington, Ind., and Jack Bean of Paducah, Ky.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Cunningham Cemetery in Cunningham, Ky. The Rev. Larry Schultz will officiate.
Friends may call at the Aly Funeral Home in Golconda from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Hazel Alexander
Graveside services for Mrs. Hazel Alexander, 92, of Muncie, Ind., will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 1998, at Sunset Hill Cemetery.
There will be no visitation at Gaskins Funeral Home in Harrisburg.
Mrs. Alexander, widow of Carl Alexander, and former Harrisburg resident, died Wednesday at the Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
She is survived by a daughter, Sue Alexander of Muncie. She was also preceded in death by her son George Alexander in 1982.
