1995

Wayne County Press Obituary Summaries

Originally saved and organized by Verla Morris & Bettie Wheat

Transcribed with permission from above April, 2008 by Michael J. Von Gebel in conjunction with Laurie Selpien, if you would like an actual copy of the obituary you can email me at vongoebel@hotmail.com

 

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Name

Birth date

Death Date

Married

Buried

Obit Date

Father/Mother

Allen, LaDonne

Apr. 24, 1921, Orchardville

Nov. 2, 1995, Johnson City, TN

Tom Allen, died- Jul. 26, 1993

Maple Hill Cem.

Nov. 6, 1995 WCP

Cloyd L. & Nellie Drake Burkett

Allgood, Ralph

Dec. 14, 1914, Decker, IN

Dec. 19, 1995, Olney, IL

Lillie Blankenship, May 6, 1939

Maple Hill Cem.

Dec. 21, 1995 WCP

Robert & Bertha Mae Howe Allgood

Aman, Sallie

Jan. 28, 1913, Farrar, TX

Sep. 22, 1995, Mexia, TX

E.O. Aman, Feb. 1, 1932

Maple Hill Cem.

Sep. 25, 1995 WCP

Rob & Ada Rand

Atkinson, Dellas

Nov. 3, 1918, Wayne Co.

Feb. 18, 1995, Fairfield

Betty Kee, Sep. 18, 1976

Victory Cem.

Feb. 20, 1995 WCP

Perry J. & Dora Miller Atkinson

Ault, Roy

Dec. 19, 1921, Casey, IL

Oct. 21, 1995, Sims, IL

Willadene Perryman, Dec'd

McInturff Cem., Hagerstown

Oct. 26, 1995 WCP

Dewey & Gertrude Hall Ault; WWII- U.S. Army

Baker, Wanda

Oct. 15, 1925, Wayne Co.

Nov. 29, 1995, Fairfield

Harol Baker, 1945

Maple Hill Cem.

Nov. 30, 1995 WCP

John Earl & Mildred Wood Grimes

Ballard, Russell

Jun. 22, 1921, Wayne Co.

Oct. 20, 1995, Mt. Vernon

Ruth Hood, May 11, 1946

Olive Branch Cem.

Oct. 23, 1995 WCP

Ernest & Lena Todd Ballard; WWII- Army Air Corp.

Barbee, Jennie Ruth

Sep. 10, 1920, Jefferson Co.

Nov. 7, 1995, St. Louis, MO

Frank Barbee, dec'd

Dahlgren IOOF Cem.

Nov. 9, 1995 WCP

Albert & Goldie Risley Finn

Barbre, Ada

Nov. 18, 1897

Jun. 6, 1995, Paducah, KY

Elias E. Barbre, Dec. 25, 1927, died-1943

Centerville Cem., nr. Carmi

Jun. 8, 1995 WCP

Joseph & Sarah Alice Hughes Stanley

Barbre, Carl

Mar. 24, 1925, Mill Shoals

Jun. 16, 1995, Fairfield

Maxine McGill

Richland Cem., nr. Boyleston

Jun. 19, 1995 WCP

Benjamin Harrison & Lucy Wright Barbre

Barnfield, John H.

Feb. 12, 1923, Cisne

Oct. 15, 1995, Fairfield

Bernita Wilson, Jul. 7, 1941, Henderson, KY

Johnsonville Cem., Johnsonville, IL

Oct. 16, 1995 WCP

Berlie H. & Edna Spriggs Barnfield; WWII

Bazzell, William Daniel

Apr. 9, 1939, St. Clair Co., IL

Dec. 4, 1995, Normal, IL

Judy Chambliss, Feb. 14, 1987

Thomason Cem.

Dec. 7, 1995 WCP

William & Mary Roux Bazzell

Berg, Mildred H.

Oct. 26, 1913, Wayne Co.

Dec. 8, 1995, Fairfield

M1- Otis Weedon, died-1948; M2- Wilbur Berg, died-1991;

Maple Hill Cem.

Dec. 11, 1995 WCP

Roy & Ella Matthews Andrews

Bergeon, Lois Louise Rockett

Jul. 10, 1911, Mill Shoals Twp.

Oct. 3, 1995, Huntington Park, CA

Arnold Bergeon, died-1957

Springerton Cem.

Oct. 19, 1995 WCP

Rev. James & Mary Belle York Rockett

Blackford, W.L.

Dec. 31, 1916, Tennessee

Mar. 28, 1995, Nashville, TN

M1- Helen (????); M2-Pearl (????)

Memorial Gardens Cem., Clarksville, TN

Mar. 30, 1995 WCP

William Leslie & Beulah Blackford

Blades, Alene

Dec. 23, 1907, Wayne Co.

Mar. 26, 1995, Dallas, TX

Ben C. Blades, Nov. 13, 1926

Maple Hill Cem.

Mar. 27, 1995 WCP

Ben & Minnie Monroe Crews

Blake, Mary C.

Feb. 23, 1920, Poseyville, IN

Jul. 8, 1995, nr. Bellflower, IL

Eldon O. Blake, Dec. 29, 1943, Leesville, LA, died Jun. 27, 1987

Mt. Zion Cem., Deer Creek

Jul. 10, 1995 WCP

Frank & Maude Wilson Troyer

Blowers, Darin

 

1995, Minnesota

Tammy Copeland

 

Dec. 4, 1995 WCP

 

Bourne, Roy S.

Mar. 2, 1908, Richland Co.

Nov. 13, 1995, Wynoose

M1- Lillie Marie Fuson, Apr. 26, 1930, died- 1978; M2- Mrytle Hunt Jenner, Dec. 20, 1980, died- 1988;

Greenhill Cem., South of Noble, IL

Nov. 16, 1995 WCP

Orie P. & Nora Goodhart Bourne

Boutell, Christine

Oct. 23, 1923, Knoxville, TN

Dec. 24, 1995, Fairfield

M1- Robert Solomon, died-1964; M2- (??????)

 

Dec. 28, 1995 WCP

Barry & Bertha Thompson Mellon

Boyd, William

Aug. 5, 1909, Wayne Co.

Nov. 24, 1995, Fairfield

Mildred Jackson, dec'd;

Maple Hill Cem.

Nov. 27, 1995 WCP

George W. & Mary Mae Pennington Boyd; WWII

Braddy, Alta M.

Jul. 23, 1995, Wayne Co.

Oct. 27, 1995. Centralia, IL

John Harvey Braddy, 1917, nr. Keenes, died- Mov. 22, 1953

Old Mt. Zion Cem., nr. Bluford

WCP

Thomas & Cors Mandrell Loyd

Bradham, Thomas E.

Feb. 8, 1924, Wayne Co.

Oct. 18, 1995, LaSalle, IL

Mary Jones, Jan. 5, 1946, Fairfield;

Sunset Memorial Gardens, nr. Machesney Park, IL

Oct. 23, 1995 WCP

Ernest & Bessie Schell Bradham; WWII & Korean Conflict- U.S. Army

Bradshaw, Mary H.

Mar. 18, 1906, Carmi

Dec. 23, 1995, Carmi

 

Kuykendall Cem., nr. Carmi

Dec. 25, 1995 WCP

David & Lyda (Easton) Cozart

Brandebury, Carolyn

Feb. 29, 1944, McLeansboro

Feb. 22, 1995, St. Louis, MO

Robert D. Brandebury, Mar. 17, 1970, Louisville, IL

Lovells Grove Cem., Omega Twp.

Feb. 27, 1995 WCP

Oscar & Gladys Trotter Thomason

Bredenkamp, Nellie M.

Oct. 8, 1918, Overton Co., TN

Nov. 21, 1995, Evansville, IN

Edwin H. Bredenkamp, died- Jan. 1, 1986

Bethel Cem., Bellmont

Nov. 27, 1995 WCP

Tim Osby & Mollie David Huddleston

Brinkley, James Mark

Mar. 25, 1960, Eldorado

Feb. 14, 1995, Victorville, CA

 

 

Feb. 20, 1995 WCP

Donald & Phyllis Rich Brinkley

Brock, Oscar Elmore

Aug. 28, 1918, Fairfield

Oct. 30, 1995, Brady, TX

Lexia Shuffield, Jul. 15, 1950, Brady, TX

Live Oak Cem.

Dec. 11, 1995 WCP

Eli & Daphne Brock; Vet. USAF

Brown, Anna Files

Nov. 12, 1902, Barnhill

Oct. 23, 1995, Fairfield

Luther Brown, May, 1921, died- Aug., 1982;

Maple Hill Cem.

Oct. 23, 1995 WCP

Rufus & Mary Pifer Files

Brown, Leslie

Nov. 15, 1916, Xenia

Nov., 1995, Vincennes, IN

M1- Pauline Faye Milner, Aug. 28, 1938, Clinton, died- Jun. 1,1978; M2-Laura Lucille Brenningmeyer, Apr. 24, 1979

Johnsonville Cem., Johnsonville, IL

Nov. 27, 1995 WCP

Daniel E. & Etta Ott Brown

Brown, Zelma

May 20, 1912, Wayne Co.

Dec. 17, 1995, Fairfield

Marshall Brown, died- Apr. 4, 1993

Thomason Cem.

Dec. 18, 1995 WCP

Roy & Ruth Trotter Thomason

Burge, Gracie RaeAnn

Mar. 15, 1995, Springfield, IL

Apr. 7, 1995, Springfield, IL

 

Needmore Cem., Xenia

Apr. 10, 1995 WCP

Rose Burge

Burgess, Michael E.

Oct. 16, 1953, Orchardville

Dec. 18, 1995, Flora, IL

 

Poplar Creek Cem.

Dec. 21, 1995 WCP

Ellis & Shirley Harrell Burgess

Burroughs, Icle Fern

Jun. 4, 1905

Dec. 22, 1995, Flora, IL

 

Odd Fellows Cem., Xenia

Dec. 25, 1995 WCP

Carl & Lulu Wolfe Burroughs

Burton, Quentin Donald

Oct. 26, 1918, Cisne

Aug. 14, 1995, Vero Bch., FL

Betty (????)

Pleasant Grove Cem., nr. Geff

Aug. 31, 1995 WCP

John D. & Elsie Harmon Burton; WWII- USN

Burton, Viola

Sep. 27, 1912, Pontiac

Nov., 1995, Geff

Loren Burton, Feb. 6, 1950, Terre Haute, IN, died- Dec. 1, 1988

Pleasant Grove Cem., nr. Geff

Nov. 13, 1995 WCP

Enos & Anna Schertz Schrock

Calkin, Mabel Esther

Dec. 9, 1921, Piggott, AR

Apr. 14, 1995, Greeley, CO

George R. Calkin, Feb. 23, 1943, St. Louis, MO, died Feb. 17, 1991;

Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, CO

Apr. 20, 1995 WCP

Rufus & Mary Files

Campbell, James E.

Oct. 24, 1911, Jamestown, MO

May 21, 1995, Versailles, MO

Clare E. Admire, Jun. 26, 1935, Versailles, MO, died-Aug. 12, 1990;

Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett, MO

May 25, 1995 WCP

Luther M. & Clara Potter Campbell

Carr, Harriett Dickey

Dec. 8, 1910, Barnhill Twp.

Jun. 20, 1995, Fairfield

Lelan Carr, Jun 6, 1964, dec'd;

Maple Hill Cem.

Jun. 22, 1995 WCP

Emory & Matilda Merten Dickey

Carrell, Helen E.

Dec. 30, 1913, Xenia

Dec. 8, 1995, Fairfield

Everett Carrell, Oct. 28, 1931, Effingham, died- Feb. 15, 1980;

Odd Fellows Cem., Xenia

Dec. 11, 1995 WCP

Albert O. & Clela Westcott Akes

Cartmill, Bertis E.

Aug. 1, 1922, Gallatin Co., IL

Jul. 23, 1995, Phoenix, AZ

Flora Lee Sheraden, Dec. 24, 1947;

National Memorial Cem., Phoenix, AZ

Jul. 27, 1995 WCP

Jess & Florence Jacques Sheraden; WWII

Cavanaugh, Frank W.

Aug. 3, 1920, Brookline, MA

Aug. 14, 1995, Fairfield

Frances (????)

Maple Hill Cem.

Aug. 17, 1995 WCP

Frank W. & Florence Ayer Cavanaugh; WWII

Chaney, Thomas L.

Feb. 21, 1909, Wayne Co.

Mar. 26, 1995, Fairfield

Mary Ruth Lang, Dec. 22, 1940

West Antioch Cem., nr. Mill Shoals

Mar. 27, 1995 WCP

Carl & Mary Stewart Chaney

Chapman, Marie

 

Feb. , 1995 Fairfield

Edwin Chapman

Maple Hill Cem.

Feb. 9, 1995 WCP

 

Clark, Buddy

Aug. 1, 1935, Mill Shoals

Dec. 19, 1995, Fairfield

Dell Ridgley

 

Dec. 21, 1995 WCP

Alva & Lula Mossburger Cox; Vet- U.S. Army

Clark, Lula

Jun. 12, 1900, White Co.

Dec. 15, 1995, McLeansboro

Alva Clark, Dec. 27, 1916, died- Mar. 25, 1963

Shrewsbury Cem., Mill Shoals

Dec. 18, 1995 WCP

Samuel & Mary Jackson Mossberger

Clark, Terry

Nov. 25, 1951, McLeansboro

Dec. 24, 1995, Carmi

Vicky Medlin, Jun. 6, 1976

Enfield Cem.

Dec. 28, 1995 WCP

Cupel Woodrow & Anna Vondas Storey Clark; Vet- USMC

Clement Sr., Roy E.

Sep. 4, 1905, Rinard

May 24, 1995, Flora, IL

Blondee Farmer, Nov. 4, 1928, Flora, IL

Russell Cem., Rinard

May 25, 1995 WCP

Edward Alexander & Nancy Ann Flynn Clement

Collins, Kenneth W.

Feb. 28, 1920, Cisne

Sep. 22, 1995, Merrillville, IN

Oral (????)

Chapel Lawn Mem. Gardens, Schererville, IN

Sep. 25, 1995 WCP

Clyde & Ruby Clark Collins

Cox, William E. Sr.

Nov. 7, 1943, Hamilton Co.

Dec. 27, 1995

Sylvia Koehn, Jun. 15, 1962, Onarga, IL

Limestone Twp. Cem., nr. Kankakee

Dec. 28, 1995 WCP

Pearl W. & Mary Isaacs Cox

Coy, Gordon R.

Dec. 30, 1924, Hamilton Co.

Oct. 14, 1995, Evansville, IN

Lucina Roesch

St. John Cem., Hamilton Co.

Oct. 16, 1995 WCP

Samuel & Rella Millenbine Coy; WWII USMC

Crane, Victor L.

Feb. 12, 1942, Berryville, IL

Feb. 5, 1995, Houma, LA

Naomi (????)

 

Feb. 9, 1995 WCP

Charles W. & Jennie V. Lathrop Crane

Crask, Charlie

Jan. 30, 1913, Wayne Co.

Jul., 1995, Keenes

Anna Jean Wakefield, Mar. 24, 1936, died- July,1994;

Crask Cem., nr. Keenes

Jul. 17, 1995 WCP

James P. & Ella Perkins Crask

Davis, Alva C.

Jul. 21, 1912, Bixby, OK

Jun. 4, 1995, Paducah, KY

Marjorie Wilson, Nov. 9, 1942

Maple Hill Cem.

Jun. 8, 1995 WCP

Mr. & Mrs. Alva C. Davis

Day, Charles David

Aug. 7, 1916, Indianapolis, IN

Feb. 9, 1995, Indianapolis, IN

Minnie H. Atteberry, Dec. 30, 1934

Floral Park Cem., Indianapolis, IN

Feb. 20, 1995 WCP

David & Silver R. Day; WWII

Day, William Edward

Dec. 11, 1916, Vandalia, IL

Nov. 4, 1995, Savoy, IL

Edna Love, Sep. 19,1939