Cleobelle I. Appel
Feb 24, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Cleobelle I. Appel, 95, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at Capitol Healthcare.
Cleobelle was born Aug. 16, 1920, in Laprairie, the daughter of Charles and Mayme Owen Koch. She married Eugene Appel on May 4, 1940; he preceded her in death on Aug. 22, 1993.
She was a homemaker...
Carol A. Gilson
Feb 24, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Carol A. Gilson, 52, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center.
Carol was born on August 27, 1963, in Springfield, the daughter of James and Juanita Best.
She worked as a caretaker in her own home. She loved to garden, cook, travel and spending time with...
Debra K. Lowe
Feb 23, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Debra K. Lowe, 60, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center.
Debra was born on December 3, 1955 in Springfield the daughter of Lowell and JoAnn Pearson Rexroad. She married Ronald Clifford Lowe in 1995; he preceded her in death on July 22, 2014.
Debra worked...
Susan Lynn Skeeters-Woodward
Feb 22, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Susan Lynn Skeeters-Woodward, 60, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center.
Susan was born June 29, 1955, in Springfield, the daughter of Charles "Charlie" R. and Laura June Kelley Skeeters. She married Stephen Woodward on Sept. 17, 1994, in Springfield.
Susan was a graduate of Southeast...
Marcella M. Byerline
Feb 17, 2016
MECHANICSBURG, IL - Marcella "Cella" M. Byerline, 86, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at St. John's Hospice.
Cella was born on May 29, 1929 in Pittsfield the daughter of George and Viola Dunham. She married Russell W. Byerline; he preceded her in death.
Mrs. Byerline graduated from Tri-City High School. She...
Ruth Ann Lemme
Feb 15, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Ruth Ann Lemme, 78, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at the Bickford House.
Ruth was born on July 19, 1937 in Virginia, IL the daughter of Harmon and Alma Hood Sours.
She had worked for the Illinois Department of Corrections at the academy as a trainer (CAT2) where...
Betty Marie Danenberger
Feb 15, 2016
EDINBURG, IL - Betty Marie Danenberger, 85, of Edinburg, passed away on Monday, Feb 15, 2016 at St. Johns Hospice.
Betty was born on March 9, 1930 in Taylorville, the daughter of Payne and LuVerna Walker Dooley.
She enjoyed reading, and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Betty is preceded in...
Jacqueline Louise "Smiley" Crenshaw-Green
Feb 14, 2016
DECATUR, IL - Jacqueline "Smiley" Louise Crenshaw-Green, 38, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at her residence.
Jacqueline was born on March 21, 1977 in Springfield the daughter of Robert Sr. and Jewel Woods Crenshaw. She married Patrick Green; they later divorced.
Jackie loved spending time with her kids. She was a...
Beverly Lorene Cothren
Feb 12, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Beverly Lorene Cothren, 69, of Springfield, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, at Capitol Healthcare.
Beverly was born Sept. 24, 1946, in Springfield the daughter of Thomas and Ruby Frances Watts Foster. She married Jerry Cothren; he preceded her in death in 2001.
She worked for the State of Illinois, Secretary of...
Richard Lee King
Feb 4, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Richard "Mickey" Lee King, 84, of Springfield, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at Oak Terrace Nursing Home.
Mickey was born Jan. 19, 1932, in Springfield. He married Sandra Lee Yaris in 1956.
He was a graduate of Lanphier High School where he had played on the baseball team. He was a veteran...
Julianne G. Glatz
Feb 4, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Julianne G. Glatz, 62, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at her residence.
Julianne was born on September 11, 1953 in Springfield the daughter of James and JoAnn'e Stevens Glatfelter. She married Dr. Peter Glatz on June 14, 1973.
Julianne received her bachelor's degree of fine arts from the...
Gene Carter Sagle
Feb 2, 2016
BUCKHART, IL - Gene Carter Sagle, 74, of Buckhart, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at his residence.
He was born July 13, 1941, in Springfield, the son of Ralph and Anna Hansen Sagle.
Gene was a retired Union Painter, avid hockey enthusiast, and Cardinal fan. He also enjoyed shuffleboard and drag racing.
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Dennis Freligh
Jan 30, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Dennis Freligh, 61, of Springfield, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center.
Dennis was born June 15, 1954, in Springfield, the son of Henry Freligh and Shirley Blankenship. He married Elizabeth Welsh on Sept. 3, 2001, in Springfield.
He worked as an independent contractor and enjoyed fishing.
He...
Shirley R. Leka
Jan 29, 2016
ILLIOPOLIS, IL - Shirley R. Leka, 73, of Illiopolis, passed peacefully on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at St. John's Hospital with her loving family by her side.
Shirley was born April 30, 1942, in Springfield, to the late Arthur "Babe" and Lois Marshall. Shirley married her high school sweetheart, John W. Leka, in June 1959.
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Larry Louise Churchill
Jan 23, 2016
ROCHESTER, IL - Larry Louise Churchill, 99, of Rochester, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at St. John's Hospital.
Larry was born July 19, 1916, near Greenview, the daughter of Guy Larry and Anna Smith Swiney. She married John H. Churchill; he preceded her in death in 1970.
She was a homemaker and, after raising her...
Emma Kunze Buie
Jan 21, 2016
PLEASANT PLAINS, IL - Emma "Jean" Kunze Buie, 71, of Pleasant Plains, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center.
Jean was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 26, 1944, to Elmer and Gladys Kunze.
She grew up in Warren County, Mo. On Aug. 28, 1966, she married Charles Ledrue Buie. They...
Cary Alan Sexton
Jan 21, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Cary Alan Sexton, 47, of Springfield, died at 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at St. John's Hospital.
Cary was born May 17, 1968, in Paris, Ill., the son of J.R. and Karen Sexton.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He is survived by his mother; daughter,...
Richard Winders
Jan 20, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Richard "Ricky" Winders, of Springfield, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center.
Ricky was born Dec. 15, 1962, in Springfield, the son of Walter and Georgia Miller Winders.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Bill Bob Miller.
He is survived by three siblings:...
Velma Gooding
Jan 19, 2016
Velma Gooding, 102, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at her residence.
Velma was born on January 19, 1916 in Granger, IA the daughter of William D. and Alice Skinner Stelle. She married Jack Gooding Sr.; he preceded her in death on June 23, 1989.
She worked as a real estate agent...
Robert W. Clements
Jan 17, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Robert W. Clements, 86, of Springfield, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center at Springfield.
He was born March 13, 1929, in Mount Auburn, a son of Cleatis and Myrtle Young Clements. He married Wilma I. Prior on April 21, 1950, in Mechanicsburg. She preceded him in death Aug. 5, 2013.
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