52 year old Grayville resident, Patricia Lee Flanigan Smith, died Friday, June 4th, 2004 at her home following a long battle with cancer. She had worked for several years as a legal secretary at Jay Walden Law Office in Grayville
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Surviving are her husband Greg; her father, Leroy Flanigan; a daughter, Krista Neff; a brother, Mike Flanigan; and a sister, Charlotte Huffine all of Evansville.
Patricia Flanigan Smith's remains were cremated. A gathering of family and friends was held Monday, June 7th from 2-4 p.m. at the Cook Funeral Chapel in Grayville.
Louis O. Jones
75 year old McLeansboro resident, Louis O. Jones, died at 12:50 p.m. Saturday, May 29th, 2004 at the Enfield Healthcare Nursing Center. He had owned and operated Jones Marathon in Norris City, and managed several other service stations in Norris City. He also worked as a mechanic.
Surviving are his wife Joyce; 2 sons, Brad of McLeansboro and Steven of Montgomery, Indiana; a brother, Ivan Jones of Ridgway; 5 sisters, Wanda Greer of Marion, Opal Hackerson of Evansville, Maruvanne Boster of Holbrook, Pennsylvania, Novella Healy of Carmi and Teddy Lacefield of St. Louis; 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 1st at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro. Burial in Powell Cemetery at Norris City.
Visitation was from 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 1st until the time of service at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Mary Frances Venters
94 year old Mill Shoals resident, Mary Frances Venters, died at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, May 29th, 2004 at her home. She had been a cook for the Mill Shoals Grade School and she and her husband had owned and operated the DX Service Station in Mill Shoals for many years.
Survivores include two sons, Leroy Venters of Ridgway, Il., and Bill Venters of Mill Shoals, Il., three daughters, Mary Dagley of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Jean Taylor and Ann Sarks of Mill Shoals; three sisters, Julia Mayhue of Casper, Wyoming, Martha Haering of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Earline Silverheels of Fairfield.; 12 grandchildren, 1 foster-grandchild, 2 step-grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, 8 step-great-grandchildren, 7 foster great-grandchildren, 15 great-great-grandchildren, 7 step-great-greeat-grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, Rose Hiley and Betty Compton of Fairfield; two brothers-in-law, Dude Venters of Owasson, Oklahoma, and Richard Haering of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Funeral services for Mary Frances Venters were 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at Nales Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Shrewsbury Cemetery.
Visitation was from 6 til 8 Tuesday evening, June 1, at Nales Funeral Home in Fairfield.
Irma Richardson
93-year-old Wayne City resident, Irma Richardson died at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 29, 2004 at the Cisne Health care Center. She was a retired nurse at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Survivors include sisters, Flossie Kittle of Wayne City, Nora Aaron of Urbana, Il., Thelma Epperson of Washington, Il., and Peggy Heffron of Buffalo Grove, Il.
Funeral services for Irma Richardson were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City with burial in Olive Branch Cemetery.
Visitation was from 9 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday, June 2, at the Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City.
Memorials may be made to the Cisne Health Care Activity Department and will be accepted at the Richardson Funeral Home.
Doris E. Mincey
85-year-old former New Harmony, Indiana resident, Doris E. Mincey died Saturday evening, May 29, 2004 at Wayfair Restorium in Fairfield
Survivors include a step-son, Ronald Mincey of Mount Vernon, Indiana; two step-daughters, Janette Menard of Tampa, Fla., and Wanda Lee Redman of New Harmony, Indiana; three nieces, Sharon Grove of Fairfield, Patricia Tucker of Flora, Ill., and Doris Denise Weaver of Birmingham, Alabama; three nephews, Michael Lyke of Fairfield, David Lyke of New Harmony, Indiana and Bryan Lyke of Mount Vernon, Indiana and several step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Doris E. Mincey were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Werry Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Indiana with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery at New Harmony.
Visitation was noon Wednesday, June 2 until the time of service at the Werry Funeral Home in Mount Vernon.
Nales Funeral Home in Fairfield was in charge of all the LOCAL arrangementsn Funeral Home in Wayne City.
Dwight L. Bunnell
80-year-old Cisne resident, Dwight L. Bunnell died at 2:05 Thursday afternoon, May 27, 2004 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. A WW II veateran, he retired in 1987 from the Spaulding Fibre Company at DeKalb, Ill.
Survivors include his wife, Louise of Cisne, two daughters, Sharon Hubbard of Miland, Il., and Sherry Barnes of Genoa, Il., a son, Roger Bunnell of Idaho Falls, Idaho; two sisters, Marie Conard of Flora and Pauline Willison of Louisville, Il.
Funeral services for Dwight L. Bunnell were at 10 a.m. Monday, May 31, at the Hoselton Funeral Home in Cisne with burial in Johnsonville Cemetery with full military rites at the gravesite..
Visitation was from 6 til 8 Sunday evening, May 30, at the Hosselton Funeral Home of Cisne.
Muriel Glee Kennedy
96-year-old Crossville resident, Muriel Glee Wilson Kennedy died Monday, Jan. 12th, 2004 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi.
Survivors include a son, Charles Wilson; a granddaughter, Rebecca Rusina; a great grandson, Jacob Rusina all of New Orleans, Louisiana, and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service for Muriel Glee Wilson Kennedy was held at 5 p.m. Friday, May 28th at the Cook Funeral Chapel, Crossville.
Visitation was from 4 p.m. to service time Friday at the Cook Funeral Chapel.
Memorials may be made to Pets At Risk.
Benjamin Alan Hall
29 year old Olney resident, Benjamin Alan Hall, died Friday, May 28th, 2004 in Santa Claus, Indiana.
Surviving are his wife June; his parents, Gary and Opal Hall of West Salem; 2 daughters, Jordan Opal and April May both of Olney; a sister, Julie Reid of Lincoln, Il.; a niece, Kara Reid and a nephew, Nathaniel Reid both of Lincoln, Il.; several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive.
Funeral services and visitation were Sunday, May 30th from 5-8 p.m. at the Ingram Funeral Home in West Salem. Burial in Mountain View Church of Christ Cemetery in Maryville, Tennessee.
Memorials may be made to a scholarship fund for his daughters through Citizens National Bank of Albion.
Cathron Gregory
89-year-old McLeansboro resident, Mrs. Georgie C. Gregory died at 12:58 Monday evening, May 24, 2004 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi.
Survivors include a son, Thomas L. Gregory, Jr. of Valdosta, Ga.; a daughter, Mary Widick of McLeansboro; a daughter-in-law, Patsy Gregory of Hillsboro, Tennessee; 9 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services for Cathron Gregory were at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at the Elkton United Methodist church in Elkton Tennessee with burial in the Elkton Cemetery.
Visitation was from 6 til 8 Thursday evening, May 27, at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro, and from noon Saturday until the time of service Saturday, at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Carmi Baptist Children's Home or the Elkton Methodist Church and cemetery Society and will be accepted at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Frankie E. Brewer
88-year-old Crossville resident, Frankie E. Brewer died on Thursday, May 27, 2004 at Perry County Hospital in Tell City, Ind. She had been a homemaker.
Survivors include her son, Daniel W. Brewer of Lexington, Ky., her sister, Wilma Woolley of Tell City; a grandson, Justin Brewer, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Frankie E. Brewer were at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 30, at the Cook Chapel in Crossville with burial in Stokes Cemetery near Crossville.
Visitation was 2 p.m. Sunday until the time of service at the Cook Funeral Chapel in Crossville.
Memorials may be made to the White County Senior Citizens Center and will be accepted at the Cook Funeral Chapel.
Irene Kreher
80-year-old McLeansboro resident, Irene Kreher died at 10:30 Tuesday evening, May 25, 2004 in the Hamilton Memorial Hospital Nursing Center at McLeansboro. She was a retired cook and waitress and homemaker.
Survivors include sons, John Payne and P.A. Kreher of Dale, Indiana, Bob Kreher of Salem, and Mike Kreher of McLeansboro; daughters, Robin Hylton of McLeansboro, Luann Garwood and Leann Burton of Mount Carmel and Paula Curry of Marshall, Ill.; a daughtger-in-law, Bev Payne of Mount Carmel; a brother, Edward Rost of Dahlgren; sisters, Helen Walk of East Alton, Eleanor Rankin of Enfield, Mary Lou Brown of Phoenix, Az., and Floann Mitchell of McLeansboro; 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services for Irene Kreher were at 10 a.m. Friday, May 28, at St.Clement's Catholic Church in McLeansboro with burial in St. John's Cemetery at Piopolis.
Visitation was from 5 til 8 Thursday evening, May 27, at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with a Rosary Service at 7 p.m. Thursday evening.
Muriel Glee Kennedy
96-year-old Crossville resident, Muriel Glee Wilson Kennedy died Monday, Jan. 12th, 2004 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi.
Survivors include a son, Charles Wilson; a granddaughter, Rebecca Rusina; a great grandson, Jacob Rusina all of New Orleans, Louisiana, and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service for Muriel Glee Wilson Kennedy were held at 5 p.m. Friday, May 28th at the Cook Funeral Chapel, Crossville.
Visitation was from 4 p.m. to service time Friday at the Cook Funeral Chapel.
