Jerry Patton, age 77, resident of Shawneetown, Ill., passed away at 1:55 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville, Ind. Jerry was born April 23, 1945 in Shawneetown, Ill., the son of Lawrence and Alice (Brazier) Patton. On January 28, 1972 he married THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, Agnes "Aggie" Rider at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Ponds Settlement. Aggie preceded him in death on June 27, 2020, and left an
unfillable hole in his heart that remained unfilled till his last breath Thursday. To this union was born one son, Michael Patton. He and his wife Holly and grandson Trace Cooper (who was the apple of his grandparents' eyes) also live in Shawneetown. [Read more...]
Rev. C. Ernest Essary, Lewisville, Texas
Rev. C. Ernest Essary, 95, of Lewisville, Texas, formerly of Norris City, Illinois, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Plano, Texas. He was born April 14, 1927, in Dale, Illinois, to Isaac and Verna (Southard) Essary. Ernie married Nellie M. Davis Feb. 3, 1961, and she survives. Ernie graduated from McLeansboro High School and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. [Read more...]
Eulah Blanche Tartaglione (Short), California
Eulah Blanche Tartaglione (Short), was born on November 30, 1927, in Mayberry Township, Hamilton County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Ruby Harper and Eugene Short, and sister to Jo Ann. She passed away on October 6, 2022, in San Luis Obispo, California, at the age of 94. [Read more...]
Winnie Margaret Phillips, Norris City
Winnie Margaret (Trosclair) Phillips, 82, of Norris City, IL, entered heaven’s rest, Monday, August 1, 2022, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Ind. Winnie was born on December 10, 1939, in Houma, LA, the daughter of Earl Anthony and Margaret Josephine (Blanchard) Trosclair. On September 10, 1956, Winnie married Charles Alva Phillips and together they shared over 42 years of marriage before his passing on September 23, 1998. Winnie was a woman of faith, who loved the Lord Jesus and her family. She spent her life working various jobs and most recently was retired after owning Phillips Army Surplus Store in Norris City, IL. Winnie was the founding member of Outreach for Christ Tabernacle in Brownsville, Ill. [Read more...]
Karen Brown, Norris City
Karen Sue Brown
February 16, 1968 — July 25, 2022
Norris City
Karen Sue (Nash) Brown, 54, of Norris City, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. She was born on February 16, 1968, the daughter of Larry Michael and Vera Ann (Pate) Nash. She married Timothy Brown and he preceded her in death on September 24, 2016. Karen worked as a truck driver for Penske in Princeton, Indiana. [Read more...]
Robert Sutton, Aurora. IL
Robert W. Sutton, age 86, a resident of Aurora, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022. He was born October 30, 1935, in Ashley, Missouri to Charles & Julia Sutton.
“Bobby Wayne”, as he was known by his family, grew up in Bowling Green, Missouri where he graduated from High School before joining the military. He excelled in basketball, baseball and the high jump while in High School and held many jobs, from “candling” eggs to working in his step-father’s auto body shop. Through his step-father, Jesse Hearn, Bob also learned his strong work ethic and began a life-long passion for horses. [Read more...]
Ray Bryant, Fort Branch, Indiana
Ray Dean Bryant, 89, of Fort Branch, Ind., passed away at North River Health Campus in Evansville, Ind., on Thursday, April 7, 2022. He was born to the late Nelson and Isabelle (Satterfield) Bryant on November 6, 1932, in Omaha, Ill. [Read more...]
Jerry Leaman Hill, Ormand Beach, Fla., formerly of Norris City
Jerry Leaman Hill, 84 of Ormond Beach, Fla., passed away Tuesday March 22, 2022 at Bridgeview Center, Ormand Beach, Fla. He was born Sept. 21, 1937 in Carmi Ill., the son of Elwood and Gladys Hill. Gary married Laura Josephine Moye on December 26, 1961. He was a 1955 graduate of Norris City Omaha High School and a U.S. Air Force veteran. [Read more...]