2004 Wayne County Press
Obituaries
By
Betty Wheat
Betty Wheat has collected the obituaries out of the Wayne County Press for the year 2004 and assembled them into a book. Below is a summery of the obituaries by Laurie Selpien. Complete obituary is available by request. Many thanks to Betty for all her hard work! lselpien@msn.com
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MALONE, Julia B. SIMPSON |
July 20, 1914 Geff |
Nov 30, 2004 Evansville Ind. |
Dec 25, 1935 Merle J. Malone d. May 7, 2003 |
Cisne |
Wayne Co. Press
Dec 2, 2004 |
d/o Samuel & Sidney Ellen SPRIGGS Simpson |
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MANAHAN, Lena L. WARREN |
Mar 27, 1914 Wayne Co. |
Apr 29, 2004 Fairfield |
Jan 2, 1932 Lewis Manahan d. 1984 |
Bailey |
Wayne Co. Press May 3, 2004 |
d/o Oliver & Sarah POWLESS Warren |
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MANN, Marion Lee Sr. |
Oct 23, 1910 Wayne Co. |
Nov 20, 2004 Franklin Grove |
Nov 29, 1933 Matilda Jane Heidinger d. Dec 11, 1979 |
Trinity Memorial Gardens Rochelle |
Wayne Co. Press Nov 22, 2004 |
s/o Frank & Augusta SMITH Mann |
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MANN, Wayne Loren |
Jan 30, 1922 Wayne Co |
Sept 20, 2004 Indianapolis Ind. |
June 27, 1946 Vivian G. Ganong d. Feb 1, 1996 |
East Lawn Cemetery Salem |
Wayne Co. Press Sept 23, 2004 |
s/o Loren O. & Mary FENIMORE Mann WWII U. S. Army Vet |
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MARSHEL, Stanley R. |
Aug 30, 1941 Bloomington |
Oct 14, 2004 W. Brooklyn |
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Lawnridge Rochelle |
Wayne Co. Press Oct 18, 2004 |
s/o Strauder & Cletus AYERSMAN Marshel |
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MARTIN, Danny Ray |
Jan 13, 1953 Edwards Co., Il. |
Jan 29, 2004 Noble |
Dec 6, 1997 Karen Rule (Shain) |
Marion Cemetery W. Salem |
Wayne Co. Press Feb 2, 2004 |
s/o Odean & Bernita BAKER Martin Vietnam Vet U. S. Navy |
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MARTIN, Mary Ann HOLLINGER |
Mar 1, 1940 |
Jan 26, 2004 Flora |
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Martin Creek |
Wayne Co. Press Jan 29, 2004 |
d/o Roy & Elizabeth MEDLER Hollinger |
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MARVEL, Rev. Raymond LeRoy “Lucky LeRoy” |
Aug 9, 1924 Benton |
Jan 12, 2004 Mt. Vernon |
June 24, 1952 Norma J. York |
Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens |
Wayne Co. Press Jan 15, 2004 |
s/o Everett B. Belvia OVERTURF Marvel U. S. Army Vet 2 bronze stars & Purple Heart |
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MASSIE, Norman Wilson |
Feb 25, 1913 Mt. Erie |
Aug 17, 2004 Carmi |
Jan 7, 1939 Anna Fern Wells |
Travers Cemetery Mt. Erie |
Wayne Co. Press Aug 19, 2004 |
s/o Grover & Lora FLOYD Massie |
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MASSEY, Stowell “ Zane” |
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Nov 20, 2004 Fairfield 71y |
Jan |
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Wayne Co. Press Nov 22, 2004 |
s/o William & Cloe Massey |
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MATTEWS, Dale L. |
Arizona Territory before it was a state |
Nov 22, 2004 95y |
1981 Virginia Moss d. 1996 |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Nov 22, 2004 Nov 24, 2004 |
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MATZ, Joyce McDermott POLLARD |
July 12, 1920 Burnt Prairie |
May 30, 2004 Fairfield |
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White Co. Memorial Gardens Carmi |
Wayne Co. Press June 3, 2004 |
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MAYER, Grace V. COMPTON |
Oct 17, 1914 White Co. |
Nov 22, 2004 Houston, Texas |
m.1 Paul Spencer d 1949 m.2 John Mayer d. 1983 |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Nov 22, 2004 Nov 24, 2004 Nov 29, 2004 |
d/o Roy & Eva HUTCHCRAFT Compton |
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MAYFIELD, Alice JETT |
Dec 11, 1926 |
Oct 28, 2004 Phoenix Arizona |
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Cedar Hill New Mexico |
Wayne Co. Press Nov 15, 2004 |
d/o Arthur Lindsay & Fern Lois Lucretia HARRIS Jett |
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MAYFIELD, Elizabeth & Joshua (newborn Twins) |
Mar 7, 2004 |
May 7, 2004 Chicago |
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Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Mar 11, 2004 |
c/o Jeff & Cynthia Mayfield |
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MCCARY, Jack C. |
Apr 30, 1917 Diamond Okla. |
Apr 9, 2004 Fairfield |
Sept 13, 1939 Roberta BROWN |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Apr 12, 2004 |
s/o Clarence & Hazel McCary |
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McCARY, Roberta BROWN |
Nov 28, 1921 Pondcreek Okla. |
Sept 5, 2004 Fairfield |
Sept 13, 1939 Jack McCary d. Apr 9, 2004 |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Sept 7, 2004 |
d/o Robert & Anna GARTEN Brown |
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MCCORMICK, Burl (Robert) |
May 20, 1908 Wayne Co. |
Feb 22, 2004 Wayne City |
Jan 19, 1934 Gladys (BUTLER) d. Aug 30, 2003 |
Olive Branch |
Wayne Co. Press Feb 23, 2004 |
s/o Chesley Robert & Mary Elizabeth WOODS McCormick |
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MCCORMICK, Daniel L. |
Apr 2, 1954 McLeansboro |
Apr 6, 2004 DeSoto Mo. |
Sept 1, 1980 Peggy Twiggs |
Thomason |
Wayne Co. Press Apr 12, 2004 |
s/o Dennis “Dutch” & Lucille SPICER McCormick |
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MCCORMICK, Esther Merle DAVIDSON |
Sept 7, 1916 Eddyville |
Jan 9, 2004 Kankakee |
July 29, 1934 Edward McCormick d. Oct 10, 1977 |
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Wayne Co. Press Jan 15, 2004 |
d/o Dr. Frank Finis & Mary Ethel PYLE Davidson |
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MCCOY, Esther Lorene PENNINGTON |
June 24, 1920 Wayne Co. |
June 28, 2004 Springfield |
Freeman “Mick” McCoy d. |
Rochester Cemetery Rochester |
Wayne Co. Press July 1, 2004 |
d/o James Harrison “Harry” & Clara VAUGHN Pennington |
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MCCULLEY, Desiree Janice |
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Nov 15, 2004 12y hit by car Nashville TN |
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Wayne Co. Press Nov 18, 2004 |
d/o John & Kim McCulley |
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MCDUFFEE, Ronald Dale “Spanky” |
July 16, 1968 Pomona California |
Sept 22, 2004 Marion V. A. Hospital |
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Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Sept 23, 2004 |
s/o Elmer & Carolyn COPLAND McDuffee Navy Vet 1988-1992 |
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McELHATTAN, Kathryn SHEHORN |
Dec 11, 1927 Rinard |
Dec 11, 2004 Cisne |
Dec 13, 1945 Leo McElhattan |
Bunker Cemetery Rinard |
Wayne Co. Press Dec 13, 2004 |
d/o Clarence H. & Juanita GRANDON Shehorn |
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MCGREW, Madalyn COOK |
Mar 29, 1921 Gary Ind. |
Mar 6, 2004 Clay Co. |
June 14, 1941 Robert L. “Tony” McGrew d. Feb 14, 1992 |
Willow Branch Rinard |
Wayne Co. Press Mar 8, 2004 |
d/o Walter & Florence LEWIS Cook |
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McGUIRE, Karen PETTIGREW |
Mar 19, 1944 Morris |
Dec 25, 2004 Fairfield |
July 2, 1981 Darrel BUCKLES (as written in obit) |
Graceland Albion |
Wayne Co. Press Dec 27, 2004 |
d/o James & Eva Grace GILL Pettigrew |
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MCKAY, Elmer |
Aug 9, 1919 Mt. Erie |
Oct 24, 2004 Flora |
Alberta d. 1992 |
Oak Valley cemetery |
Wayne Co. Press Oct 28, 2004 |
s/o Chaney & Hannah WALTERS McKay |
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MCKIBBEN, Mildred Jane COLLINS |
Sept 29, 1914 Ellery |
Dec 24, 2004 Olney |
Sept 29, 1935 John A. McKibben |
Graceland Albion |
Wayne Co. Press Dec 27, 2004 |
d/o Lawrence & Myrtle BUNTING Collins |
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MCKINNEY, Evelyn WOOD |
June 6, 1914 Wayne County |
Mar 29, 2004 Wayne City |
William “Bill” McKinney d. Feb 28, 1988 |
Thomason |
Wayne Co. Press Apr 1, 2004 |
d/o Fred & Elsie SHARP Woods |
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MCLERRAN, Mary Opal FYIE |
Aug 27, 1909 Dexter MO |
Sept 22, 2004 Olney |
Jan 5, 1928 Russell McLerran d. Aug 22, 1981 |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Sept 23, 2004 |
d/o Nocholas & Martha McINTOSH Fyie |
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MCKNEELEN, Ruthy Pearl RICHISON |
Feb 2, 1900 Orchardville |
Feb 7, 2004 Nashville TN |
Feb 3, 1918 Leslie McKneelen d. May 21, 1989 |
Cisne |
Wayne Co. Press Feb 9, 2004 |
d/o Halleck & Dollie HAWKINS Richison |
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McSORLEY, Richard L. “Dick” |
Apr 13, 1935 Shelby Co. |
Nov 1, 2004 Wayne City |
May 4, 1978 Barbara Jean Bozarth |
Thomason |
Wayne Co. Press Nov 4, 2004 |
s/o Orval & Thelma HARRISON McSorley U. S. Army Vet |
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MEDLER, Charles R. |
June 2, 1932 Fairfield |
Apr 12, 2004 Joliet |
1951 Shirley Overbee |
Riverview Cemetery |
Wayne Co. Press Apr 15, 2004 |
s/o Holly & Gladys FLANDERS Medler |
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MEDLOCK, Dale L. |
Nov 6, 1978 |
June 12, 2004 Missouri |
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Wayne Co. Press June 14, 2004 |
s/o Dillard & Brenda Medlock |
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MEINSOHN, James Dudley |
Oct 25, 1928 St. Louis Mo. |
July 1, 2004 Englewood Colo. |
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Cremated |
Wayne Co. Press July 12, 2004 |
s/o Sarah STEWART Meinsohn served in the pacific |
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MELTON, Gerald |
July 12, 1934 Paragould, Ark |
July 21, 2004 Fairfield |
Bernice Musgrave |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press July 22, 2004 |
s/o Cecil & Maudie ALLISON Melton |
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MERCER, Annabelle JAMERSON |
July 7, 1913 Springerton |
May 5, 2004 Evansville, Ind |
Jan 3, 1931 John Mercer d. Sept 22, 1997 |
Springerton Cemetery Springerton |
Wayne Co. Press May 6, 2004 |
d/o William Henry & Ida METCALF Jamerson |
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MERITT, C. Ray |
Mar 14, 1933 Burnt Prairie |
Jan 1, 2004 Fairfield |
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Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Jan 5, 2004 |
s/o Rissell Harrison & Emalia K. KIESER Meritt Korean War Vet |
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MERITT, Dora JAMERSON |
Sept 20, 1905 Hamilton Co. |
May 23, 2004 Fairfield |
Curtis Meritt d. Apr 20, 1977 |
Shrewsbury |
Wayne Co. Press May 24, 2004 |
d/o Henry & Ida METCALF Jamerson |
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MERRICK, Blade Kristopher |
Aug 22, 2000 Fairfield |
Sept 6, 2004 Drowning accident |
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Branch Cemetery Geff |
Wayne Co. Press Sept 7, 2004 |
s/o Clayton Merrick & April Clifton |
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MERRITT, Raymond E. Sr. |
Dec 13, 1923 Carmi |
May 14, 2004 |