Larry Anderson, 78, of Norris City passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born on January 4, 1943 in Olney, IL the son of George Ellsworth and Hazel (Pyle) Anderson. Larry married Patsy J. Allen on August 14, 1967. He was part of the first graduating class from Southeastern Illinois College and went on to graduate from Southern Illinois University with his Bachelor and Master’s degrees. [Read more...]
Kenneth P. Burch, formerly of Norris City
Kenneth P. Burch, age 89, of Herscher, Ill., passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2020 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. He was born January 27, 1932 in Norris City, the son of Jesse & Vivian Edwards Burch. [Read more...]
Derek Henson, Norris City
Derek Henson, 56, of Norris City passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 at his residence. He was born November 8, 1964 in Carmi, IL, the son of Donald Wayne and Karen Rae (Jordan) Henson. Derek married Deborah Y. Dillard on May 22, 1988 at New Hope Baptist Church in Ridgway. Derek had been a truck driver for Countrymark. He enjoyed welding and was a member of the Norris City Sons of the American Legion. [Read more...]
Lyndal Sork, Jr., Norris City
Lyndal Ray Sork, Jr., 58, of Norris City, passed away on Tuesday December 22, 2020. He was born on January 2, 1962, the son of Lyndal Sork Sr. and Marilyn (Satterfield) Tidwell. [Read more...]
Almetha Weirauch, Norris City
Almetha "Bud" Weirauch, 97, of Norris City, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi, Illinois. She was born on February 27, 1923, the daughter of Clyde and Maud (Martin) Austin. [Read more...]
Randy Short, Norris City
Randy Carl Short, of Norris City, IL, was escorted into Heaven on December 19, 2020 at 3:30 AM. He was surrounded by people he loved. Born to Carl and Juanita Short on February 10, 1957 in McLeansboro, IL, [Read more...]
Juanita Short, Norris City
Juanita Short, 83, of Norris City passed away at 12:25 a.m., Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. She was born in Omaha, IL on November 17, 1937, the daughter of Johnnie Claud and Inis (Rister) Awalt. Juanita married Carl F. Short on June 6, 1956 and he preceded her in death on June 4, 2011. Juanita was a farm wife and member of Shiloh United Methodist Church in Norris City. [Read more...]
Debra Sauls, Norris City
Debra G. “Debbie” Sauls, 69, of Norris City passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born in McLeansboro, IL on January 24, 1951 the daughter of Laurel and Helen (Lowery) Huggins. Debbie married Rick Sauls on July 20, 2013. She retired from Wabash Christian Village where she had worked as an LPN. Debbie was a member of First Baptist Church in Norris City. [Read more...]