80 year old rural St. Francisville resident, Bernard Cameron Lewis, died Saturday evening, July 2nd, 2005 at his home. He had worked for more than sixty years in the oil business in the Illinois Basin. A U.S. Army veteran of WW II, he served in the Battle of the Bulge.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Norma Lewis; a brother, Kenneth Lewis of Sterling, Colorado; a sister, Eloise Hughes of Indianapolis, Ind., and childrlen, Bernie Lewis, Clyde Lewis, Theresa Sloss and Tammie McFarland; plus twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services for Bernard Cameron Lewis were 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, at the Allendale Cemetery.
Visitation was from 6 til 8 Tuesday evening, July 5, at the Ingram Funeral Home in Allendale.
Memorials may be made to the VNA TIP Hospice in Mount Carmel.
May Corina Dennis
99-year-old Fairfield resident, May Corina Dennis died at 2:45 Friday morning, July 1, 2005, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, Ill.
Survivors include daughters, Helen Hand of Peoria and Darlene Zachman of E. Moline, Ill., five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for May Corina Dennis were 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, at the Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Bestow Cemetery at Geff.
Visitation was from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the time of service at the Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield.
Betty L. McKinney
75-year-old Bluford resident, Betty L. McKinney died at 8:40 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2005, at her home.
Survivors include her husband, Robert McKinney; two sons, Danny McKinney of Fairfield and Kelly McKinney of Wayne City; a brother Bill Bruce of Fairfield; a sister, Peggy Daniels of Wilmington, IL, 12 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Betty L. McKinney were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 5th at Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City. Burial at Salem Mateer Davis.
Visitation was after 5 p.m. Monday at the Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City.
Flossie Irene Esmon
87 year old Wayne City resident, Flossie Irene Esmon, died at 9:40 Saturday morning, July 2nd, 2005, at Way-Fair Restorium in Fairfield.
Surviving are 2 daughters, Sue Meyers of Wayne City and Nelda Foster of Pana, Il.; 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Flossie Irene Esmon were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 5th at the Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City. Burial in Thomason Cemetery.
Visitation was from noon Tuesday, July 5th until the time of service at the Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City.
Memorials may be made to Lincoln Trail Boy Scouts of America.
Dorothy F. Pierce
91 year old McLeansboro resident, Mrs. Dorothy F. Pierce, died at 3:45 a.m. Friday, July 1st, 2005 at the McLeansboro Healthcare Center.
Surviving are 2 great-nephews, James Campbell and Timothy Campbell both of Hobe Sound, Florida; and a great-great-nephew, William Campbell of Hobe Sound, Florida, along with several cousins.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy F. Pierce were at 1 p.m. Monday, July 4th at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro. Burial in Oddfellows Cemetery in McLeansboro.
Visitation was from 11 a.m. Monday, July 4th until the time of service at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Herbert Leland Harrell
81-year-old rural Cisne resident, Herbert Leland Harrell died at 9:18 Thursday morning, June 30, 2005, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN.
Survivors include his wife of 63-years, Thelma; a daughter, Connie Stanley of Roderfield, WC; a son, Gary Harrell of Wayne City, IL; brothers, Charlie Harrell of Flora, 4 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Herbert Leland Harrell were at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne. Burial at Johnsonville Cemetery.
Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 2 at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.
David "Moose" Mayberry
52-year-old Dale, Ill. resident, David "Moose" Mayberry died at 3:42 Tuesday morning, June 28, 2005, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He had been a pipefitter and welder for Local 551 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union.
Survivors include his wife, Terry Mayberry of Dale; two daughters, Tina Warren of McLeansboro and Christy Lynn Currie of Troy, Il., a granddaughter, Kylie Brynne Currie of Troy; his parents, Joseph and Shirley Mayberry of McLeansboro; his mother-in-law, Virginia Durham and husband, Oliver "Corky" of O'Fallon, Il., brothers, Joseph of Benton, Anthony James Mayberry of Maple Grove, Minnesota and James Arthur Mayberry of Augusta, Ga., sisters, Donna Roberts of Raleigh, Il., Teresa Taylor of Salem, Judith Ford of Evansville, Ind., and Rhonda Ireland of McLeansboro; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for David "Moose" Mayberry were at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 2, at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro with burial in Digby Hill Cemetery at Dale.
Visitation was from 5 til 8 Friday evening, July 1, at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Memorials may be made to the Shriners Crippled Children Fund and will be accepted at the Harre Funeral Home of McLeansboro.
John W. Tucker
90-year-old Pinkneyville resident, John W. Tucker died at 11:50 Tuesday evening, June 28, 2005 at the Pinkneyville Community Hospital.
He was a retired supply truck driver for Consol Coal Mine.
Survivovs include his wife, Nina; two sons, Tom Tucker of Fairfield and Dan Tucker of Nashville, Il., 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for John W. Tucker were 2 p.m. Saturday at the Searby Funeral Home in DuQuoin with burial in DeSoto Cemetery at DeSoto, Il.
Visitation was noon until the time of service Saturday at the Searby Funeral Home in DuQuoin.
Memorials may be made to the Oak Grove Baptist Church and will be accepted at the Searby Funeral Home in DuQuoin.
Lester St. Clair
91-year-old former McLeansboro resident, Lester St. Clair of Dallas, TXdied Wednesday afternoon, June 29th, 2005 at the C.C. Young Nursing Home in Dallas, TX.
Survivors include a son, John A. St. Clair of Los Angeles, CA; a daughter, Ruth A. Winborn of Dallas, TX, 3 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 2 at Blooming Grove Cemetery.
Visitation was from 1 p.m. to time of service at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Jack W. Vertrees
82-year-old Fairfield resident, Jack W. Vertrees died at 6:25 Tuesday morning, June 28, 2005, at Wayfair in Fairfield. A WW II veteran, he was a long time editor of the Wayne County Press.
Survivors include his wife, Kay Vertrees of Fairfield; a son, Greg of Bloomington, Il., a daugher,Jill Vertrees of Pekin, Il., four grandchildren and three-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Jack W. Vertrees were at 11 a.m. Friday, July 1, at Nales Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery with full military rites provided by the Anthony Wayne Post 176 American Legion and the Wayne Memorial Post 4535 of the VFW.
Visitation was from 6 til 8 Thursday evening, June 30, at Nales Funeral Home in Fairfield.
Memorials may be made to the Fairfield First Christian Church or the American Parkinson Disease Association.
Kimberly Ann Cameron
37-year-old Summerville, Georgia resident, Kimberly Ann Cameron died at 6:15 Monday morning, June 27, 2005, in the Floyd County Medical Center in Rome, Georgia. She attended school in Grand Island, Nebraska, and Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Survivors include daughters, Tamara and Nicole Cameron at home, sons, Allen and Mike Cameron at home; her grandfather, Harold Brent of Mount Carmel, along with aunts and uncles, Donald and Beulah Irvin of Dale, Ill.; William L. "Pete" and Anna Mae Anderson of McLeansboro.; and brothers, Tony Eirick of Summerfield, Georgia and Rick Cameron of Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina.
Graveside services for Kimberly Ann Cameron were at 11 a.m. Thursdsay, June 30, at the Hebron Cemetery near Walpole.Those attending the service are asked to go directly to the cemetery. There will be no visitation.
The Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro was in charge of all the arrangements.
