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Vera June Whiteside

Vera June Whiteside

Oct 28, 2018

VERA J. WHITESIDE, 79, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away on 9:56 am, Sunday, October 28, 2018 at her residence.

She was born to the late Kermit and Dorothy (nee Burnett) Lewis on April 15, 1939 in Ava, Illinois.

Vera married Jesse Harry Whiteside on September 26, 1956 in Red Bud, Illinois;...

Donald Dale Waltemate

Donald Dale Waltemate

Oct 27, 2018

DONALD D. WALTEMATE, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:42 am, Saturday, October 27, 2018 at his residence.

He was born to the late Rudolph and Amanda (nee Jones) Waltemate on March 18, 1933 in Chester, Illinois.

He married Evadine Walker on December 28, 1963 in Chester, Illinois; she preceded him...

Melvin Garniss

Melvin Garniss

Oct 27, 2018

MELVIN GARNISS, 74, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:56 am, Saturday, October 27, 2018 at his residence.

He was born to the late Melvin Eggley and Agnes (nee Hamilton) Garniss on June 14, 1944 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

He married Ruth Kopp on March 2, 1974 in Chester, Illinois; she...

Alice J Kaiser

Alice J Kaiser

Oct 25, 2018

ALICE J. KAISER, 88, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 5:40 am, Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Henry and Veronica (nee Gross) Lauterjung on November 2, 1929 in Chester, Illinois.

She married Raymond M. Kaiser on October 15, 1949 at St. Mary...

Bradley D. Eggemeyer

Bradley D. Eggemeyer

Oct 19, 2018

BRADLEY D. EGGEMEYER, 25, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:48 am, Friday, October 19, 2018 in Perry County, Missouri.

He was born to David Eggemeyer and Lisa ( nee Lemmerman) Keener on February 6, 1993 in Chester, Illinois.

He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Chester, Illinois. Brad loved...

Dorothy Ann Yankey

Dorothy Ann Yankey

Oct 18, 2018

DOROTHY ANN YANKEY, 81, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:15 am, Thursday, October 18, 2018 at her residence.

She was born to the late Howard V. and Genevieve (nee Godair) Valleroy on October 18, 1937 in Evansville, Illinois.

She married William G. Yankey on March 25, 1956 at First United Methodist...

James M. Whittenberg

James M. Whittenberg

Oct 18, 2018

DR. JAMES M. WHITTENBERG, M.D., 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:32 pm, Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Thomas Layman and Bessie Mamie (nee Curtis) Whittenberg on January 6, 1939 in Libertyville, Illinois.

He married Wilma Derringer on November 7, 1979...

Elsie M Bert

Elsie M Bert

Oct 18, 2018

ELSIE M. BERT, 92, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:16 am, Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois.

She was born to the late William Paul and Caroline (nee Schnaare) LaBruyere on April 8, 1926 in Modoc, Illinois.

Elsie married Andrew D. Bert, Jr. on June 21,...

James Howard Ledbetter

James Howard Ledbetter

Oct 18, 2018

JAMES HOWARD LEDBETTER, 86, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 7:30 am, Thursday, October 18, 2018 at New Athens Home For The Aged in New Athens, Illinois.

He was born to the late Ralph and Euleda (nee Collins) Ledbetter on September 7, 1932 in Fort Gage, Illinois.

James married Paulette Colvis...

Laura T. Willcutt

Laura T. Willcutt

Oct 17, 2018

L AURA T. nee CHEEK WILLCUTT , 53, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:08 am, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to Daniel Cheek and Emma (nee Hefflinger) Cheek on September 18, 1965 in Red Bud, IL.

Laura married Larry Willcutt...

Glenda Byram

Glenda Byram

Oct 14, 2018

GLENDA BYRAM, 80, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 2:09 am, Sunday, October 14, 2018 at her residence.

She was born to the late Calvin and Lilly (nee McCalmon) Baker on July 12, 1938 in Marked Tree, Arkansas.

Glenda married Floyd L. Byram on April 11, 1959; he preceded her in...

Betty Haferkamp

Betty Haferkamp

Oct 13, 2018

BETTY J. HAFERKAMP, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:50 am, Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Douglas R. and Gladys A. (nee Small) Smith on November 9, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri.

She married Earl Haferkamp, Sr. on...

Audra Mae Lance

Audra Mae Lance

Oct 11, 2018

AUDRA MAE LANCE, 84, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:45 pm, Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Oak Hill, Waterloo, Illinois.

She was born to the late James and Beedie (nee Merritt) Nichols on February 11, 1 9 34 in Senath, Missouri.

Audra married Bill Lance on December 31, 1951 in...

Dennie Lee Sellers, Sr

Dennie Lee Sellers, Sr

Oct 7, 2018

DENNIE LEE SELLERS, SR., 71, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:55 am, Sunday, October 7, 2018 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois.

He was born to the late Thomas and Clara (nee Riebeling) Sellers on December 31, 1946 in Red Bud, Illinois.

He married Kathleen Horn on August 27, 1964; she...

Edward "Eddie" H Schneider

Edward "Eddie" H Schneider

Oct 3, 2018

EDWARD “EDDIE” H. SCHNEIDER, 90, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 3:44am, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois.

He was born to the late William H. and Esther Katherine (nee Brown) Schneider on May 30, 1928 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Eddie married Lorna (nee Stellhorn) Schneider...

Gary Ben Conner

Gary Ben Conner

Oct 2, 2018

GARY BEN CONNER, 65, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at his residence.

He was born to the late Charles I. “Chick” and Mary Ann (nee Taylor) Conner on January 28, 1953 in Chester, Illinois

He had worked at Sabreliner in Perryville, Missouri and M.C.A. in Pinckneyville, Illinois, and...

Nathalie R. Phegley

Nathalie R. Phegley

Sep 26, 2018

NATHALIE R. PHEGLEY, 79, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 10:02 am, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.

She was born to the late Albert and Mabel (nee Kennedy) Biethman on June 4, 1939 in Evansville, Illinois.

Nathalie married Kenneth Phegley on February 2, 1964 in Waterloo, Illinois....

Walter R. Morrison

Walter R. Morrison

Sep 24, 2018

WALTER R. MORRISON, 83, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:19 pm, Monday, September 24, 2018 at his residence.

He was born to the late Ernest and Goldie (nee Glasgow) Morrison on August 16, 1935 in Sparta, Illinois.

Walter married LaVerne Diercks on July 1, 1972 at St. John Lutheran Church in...

Shirley Mae Cushman

Shirley Mae Cushman

Sep 23, 2018

SHIRLEY MAE CUSHMAN, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:53 pm, Sunday, September 23, 2018 at her residence.

She was born to the late Fame C. and Ruth (nee Sutter) Miller on July 9, 1933 in Lovington, Illinois.

Shirley married Joseph J. Cushman, Jr. on October 28, 1950 at St. Mary...

Mary A. Howie

Mary A. Howie

Sep 23, 2018

MARY A HOWIE, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:15 pm, Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Ernie and Jessie (nee Gale) Rodewald in June 13, 1931 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

She married Harold T. Howie on August 25, 1950 at Peace Lutheran...

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