Florence Gowen
Florence Gowen, 78, of 1700 Jasper St., Eldorado, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at Harrisburg Medical Center.
She was born on March 28, 1920, in Jersey County, to the late Elmer and Lucille (Corzine) Gowen.
Miss Gowen was a member of the Eldorado Assembly of God Church.
Surviving are a brother, Eugene Gowen of Jerseyville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Preston Gowen.
Services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Colonial Terrace Funeral Home in Eldorado, where visitation was held from 10 a.m. to service time. The Rev. Dwayne Jolly officiated and burial was in Wolf Creek Cemetery at Eldorado.
Nova S. Bovinet
Mrs. Nova S. Bovinet, 92, of McLeansboro, formerly of Harrisburg, died at 8:05 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.
She was the daughter of the late Cam and Gertia (Tate) Davis and was born on July 24, 1906, in Hamilton County.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lawrence Smith. She later married Roy Bovinet and he also preceded her in death.
Several cousins and special friends, Wayne and Lucille Hicox of Flora.
Graveside services will precede burial at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty Cemetery at Walpole.
Harold Miller Jr.
Harold Miller Jr., 62, of 225 East Carline St., Carrier Mills, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998 at 7:55 p.m. at Harrisburg Medical Center.
He was born on July 17, 1936, in Carrier Mills, to the late Harold and Alma (Jenkins) Miller Sr.
Mr. Miller was a retired mechanic and also served as a minister in Detroit until he became ill. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He attended the Carrier Mills Abundant Life Church.
He is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Otis and Betty Miller of Carrier Mills, several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Felty Funeral Home in Carrier Mills, where visitation will be held after 11 a.m. until service time. The Rev. Carl Shelton will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery near Carrier Mills.
Mary Catherine Howard
Mrs. Mary Catherine Howard, 73, of 710 S. Granger St. in Harrisburg, was dead on arrival at Harrisburg Medical Center Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 22, 1998.
The body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at McKinley Avenue Baptist Church. Robert Howard will officiate.
Reed Funeral Chapel in Harrisburg is in charge of the arrangements.
Twila (Carner) Pritchett
Mrs. Twila (Carner) Pritchett, 66, wife of Charles "Chuck" Pritchett, of New Lenox, formerly of Carrier Mills, died on Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998 at her home.
She was born in July 1932, to the late Darwin and Edith (Russell) Carner.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by five children, Jim Pritchett of Coal City, Rick Pritchett of Groves, Texas, Dicki Curry of New Lenox, Patty Fuse of Joliet, and Charles Darwin Pritchett, at home; five brothers and sisters, Maxine Sullivan of Carrier Mills, Monzell Clements of Lodi, Calif., Larry Carner of Marion, Marilyn K. Carner of Thompsonville, and Susie Datwyler of Milroy, Minn.; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Harris and two infant brothers.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Blackburn Funeral Home in Joliet, where friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Joliet.
Fonnie Garl Hendrix Jr.
Fonnie Garl Hendrix Jr., 76, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., formerly of Eldorado, died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, at the Hancock Medical Center in Bay St. Louis.
His wife, the former Betty Sue Reeder; a son, and daughter-in-law, Richard Garl and Tricia Hendrix of Orlando, Fla.; and a grandson, Richard Garl Hendrix II of Eldorado, survive.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, 1999, at Gaskins Funeral Home in Harrisburg. The Rev. Barry Winders will officiate and burial will be in Sunset Lawn Cemetery at Harrisburg.
Mary Durfee
Mrs. Mary Durfee, 95, a resident of Carrier Mills Nursing Home, died at 3:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 1998 in Harrisburg Medical Center.
Further family details and funeral arrangements will be announced later from Gaskins Funeral Home in Harrisburg. Noel Ralph
Noel Ralph, 83, of 125 Highland Rd., Galatia, formerly of Rosiclare, died at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at his home.
Further family details and funeral arrangements will be announced later from Hosick Funeral Home in Rosiclare.
Debra Moss Wilkins
Mrs. Debra Moss Wilkins, 37, of 322 McIlrath St., Harrisburg, died at 9:10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at her home. Debra had a long illness with cancer.
She was born in Harrisburg, on Feb. 6, 1961, to the late Walter T. Moss Sr. and Henrietta (Motley) Moss, who survives. She was married to Don J. Wilkins, who also survives.
She accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of The Abundant Life Fellowship Church in Carrier Mills.
Wilkins was an employee of Southeastern Residential Alternative, Inc. (The Lane House) in Harrisburg. In addition to her mother and husband, she is survived by three daughters, Amanda Wilkins, LaDawn Wilkins and Tabitha Wilkins, all of Harrisburg; her grandmother, Stella Motley, of Harrisburg; six brothers, Cecil Turner of Springfield, Lowell Moss of Maywood, Winfred Moss and William Moss of Ina, Randy Moss of Harrisburg and Raymond Moss of Galesburg; five sisters, Charlotte Taborn, Miriam Clingman, Nona Rice and Beverly Sanders, all of Harrisburg, and Elizabeth Jones of Apple Valley, Minn.; a grandchild, Kyleigh Peacock of Harrisburg; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Walter T. Moss Jr.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, 1999 at Reed Funeral Chapel with Rev. Carl Shelton officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday.
Burial will be in Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
William H. Kaegi
William H. Kaegi, 77, of 55 Market St. in Golconda died at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998 at Welborn Hospital in Evansville, Ind.
Mr. Kaegi was an elder in the Golconda First Presbyterian Church, a life member of the Golconda Masonic Lodge 131, a member of the Grand Order of the Sword of Bunker Hill 50, a life member of Golconda American Legion Post 2910. He was also a retired member of the board of directors and Pope County representative for the Egyptian Area Agency on Aging. He had served Golconda as a member of the city board. He retired from Southeastern Illinois Electric Cooperative after 38 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John William and Sarah Ellen (Derringer) Kaegi, and a brother, Albert Taylor Kaegi.
Mr. Kaegi is survived by his wife, Hope Kaegi, of Golconda; a daughter, Maribeth (David) Logsdon of Morganfield, Ky.; two sisters, Eva Frailey of Cave-in-Rock and Elsie Patton of Bridgeport; and three grandchildren.
The body has been cremated and there will be no visitation. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Golconda with Rev. Rick Riggle officiating.
The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations may be to the First Presbyterian Church, Golconda, Il. 62938.
Arthur B. Cook
Arthur B. Cook, 85, of Route 1, Herod, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998 in the Ferrell Hospital at Eldorado. He was a retired farmer and was also retired from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita (Showalters) Cook, of Herod; three daughters and son-in-laws, Thelma Lucille and David Helmers of Rosiclare, Alma and Gene Hayes of Karbers Ridge and Wilma English of Elizabethtown; two sons and daughter-in-laws, Hansel and Benita Cook of Chicago and James Gordon and Laverna Cook of Cave-in-Rock; a brother, Telford Cook of Cave-in-Rock; two sisters, Lula Brookmeyer of Freeman Spur and Lola Haney of Chandler, Ind.; 16 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hiram Fred and Edith (Oxford) Cook; a son, Marion Cook; three brothers, Ezra, George and Leonard Cook; and three sisters, Anne Heirdink, Edna Belt and Hester Price.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998 at Hosick Funeral Home in Rosiclare with Rev. Charles DePriest and Earl Cowsert officiating. Burial will be in the Central Cemetery. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ralph Weinraub
Ralph Weinraub, 80, a resident of Fountainview Nursing Home in Eldorado died Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 12:45 p.m. at the nursing home.
There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, at Wolf Creek Cemetery. Those attending should go directly to the cemetery.
Phyllis J. King
Services for Mrs. Phyllis J. King, 66, wife of Allen V. King, of 15 S. Granger St., Harrisburg will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Reed Funeral Chapel in Harrisburg, where friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Mark Haumschilt will officiate and burial will be in Big Ridge Cemetery. William Isaac Smith William Isaac Smith, 93, of Detroit, Mich., formerly of Ridgway, died Monday, Dec. 20, 1998 in Detroit. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, 1999 at Jackson Cemetery in Ridgway. The Rev. Ron Johnson will officiate. Those attending should go directly to the cemetery.
Vickery Funeral Chapel in Ridgway is handling local arrangements.
Connie Douglas
Mrs. Connie Douglas, 88, of Cave-in-Rock, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998 in Dallas, Texas. Services will be held at Rose-Gilbert Funeral Home in Cave-in-Rock at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Howard R. Vinson
Howard R. Vinson, 73, of Holiday, Fla., formerly of Galatia, who died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998 in Holiday. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999 at Sloan Funeral Home in Galatia with the Rev. Dennis Preston officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday. Burial will be in the Lebanon Cemetery near Galatia with military rites given by the Eldorado American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mabel (Karnes) Hayes
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Union Chapel Church for Mrs. Mabel (Karnes) Hayes, 86, of Lake Village, Ind., formerly of Bradley and Galatia. The Rev. Vola Sittig and the Rev. Ernest Donoho will officiate. Burial will be in Rhine Cemetery near Raleigh.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Sloan Funeral Home in Galatia. The body will be taken to the church at 10 a.m. to lie in state until time of service.
Goldie Madeline Walker
Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rose-Gilbert Funeral Home in Cave-in-Rock for Mrs. Goldie Madeline Walker, 69, of Ashland City, Tenn., formerly of Cave-in-Rock. Burial was in Cave Hill Cemetery.
Mary Katherine Durfee
Services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gaskins Funeral Home for Mrs. Mary Katherine Durfee, 95, a resident of Carrier Mills Nursing Home.
Burial was in Sunset Lawn Cemetery at Harrisburg.
Noel Ralph
Services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hosick Funeral Home Chapel in Rosiclare for Noel Ralph, 83, of 125 Highland Rd., Galatia. His son, Ted Ralph will give the eulogy. Burial was in Central Cemetery at Elizabethtown.
