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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Mark E. Riley
Jan 15, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Mark E. Riley, 67, of Springfield, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at Heritage Health.
The son of Emmett and Kathleen Miller Riley, Mark was born May 21, 1948, in Decatur.
He graduated from Griffin High School in 1967, and served in the National Guard. Mark played guitar with many rock and...
Ralph A. Welch
Jan 14, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Ralph A. Welch, Sr., 87, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, Jan 14, 2016, at Auburn Nursing and Rehab.
Ralph was born Oct. 27, 1928, in Springfield, the son of Ralph David and Helen Hussey Welch. He married Esther Goesling on Nov. 8, 1952, in Carlyle; she preceded him in death on June 22, 2002....
Gerald W. Jones
Jan 12, 2016
AUBURN, IL - Gerald "Jerry" Wayne Jones, 71, of Auburn, formerly of Ashland, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center.
Jerry was born March 30, 1944, in Springfield, the son of Newell and Libby Walton Jones; they preceded him in death.
He was retired from Sheet Metal Workers Union Local #84. His...
Velma Gooding
Jan 9, 2016
Velma Gooding, 102, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at her residence.
Velma was born on January 9, 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...
Betty Ann Kovalik
Jan 8, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Betty Ann Kovalik, 91, of Springfield, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at St. John's Hospital.
She was born Nov. 23, 1924, the daughter of Andrew and Adena Lunik. She married John P. Kovalik on Aug. 12, 1944, in Springfield; he preceded her in death on March 12, 1995.
Betty is survived...
Jamie Lynn Corpstein
Jan 6, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Jamie Lynn Corpstein, 40, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center.
Jamie was born Feb. 5, 1975, in Springfield, the daughter of William and Pamela Hylton Brinkley Sr. She married Paul Corpstein on Sept. 19, 1998, at Washington Park in Springfield.
She worked for SPARC for many...
Alma Pruitt
Jan 3, 2016
ROCHESTER, IL - Alma "Ricki" Pruitt, 84, of Rochester, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at St. John's Hospital.
Ricki was born Aug. 22, 1931, in Niantic Township, the daughter of William and Edith Gass Headrick. She married Delbert E. Pruitt in 1955; he preceded her in death in 1993.
She worked at Franklin...
