Area Obituaries

 Shelba Jean (Hobbs) Renfroe was born April 17, 1940 to Wendell and Ruth Hobbs in Rosiclare, IL. She passed away peacefully at Hardin County General Hospital holding both of her granddaughters hands on February 4, 2026 where she was surrounded by family. She was 85 when she passed.   In 1958 she graduated from Rosiclare High…

 Helen Faye Stroud, 73, of Shawneetown, IL died Monday, February 2, 2026 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, IL.  Survivors include her children, Harry Lee Barnes, Linda Faye Franks, Henry Allen Barnes and Kristy Ann Barnes; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Martha Jean Mattews, Charles Eugene Johnson, Tony Lee Johnson, Ronald Wayne Johnson, and Johnny…

 Donna Sue (Pierson) Butterworth, age 87, of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026, at Providence Pointe Healthcare. Donna was born in Harrisburg, Illinois, on April 5, 1938, to the late Thomas and Violet (Taylor) Pierson.    She was a member of Twelve Oaks Baptist Church in Paducah. Previously, she belonged to Golconda…

  James Ray Lindsay, Jr., 41, of Fort Branch, IN passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at Ascension St. Vincent in Evansville, IN. He was born on October 4, 1984 in Harrisburg, IL to Mary Cain/Hawk and Jimmy Lindsay.  He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth and daughter Dixie Lindsay of Fort Branch, Indiana;…

 Marvin Thomas, 76, of Elizabethtown, IL died Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky.  Marvin is survived by his sons, Rickie (Beverly) Thomas and Josh (Heather) Thomas; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Donna (Corky) Winters, Teresa Dutton, Sheila (Jim) Shelby, Bonnie Thomas, and Patricia Thomas; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends…

  Michael Keith Cox, 68, died Saturday, January 24, 2026, at his home in Cave In Rock, Illinois. He was born on November 17, 1957, to Patricia Baldwin Cox and the late Charles Cox.  He is survived by his mother, Patricia Cox; daughter, Keri Cox; grandson, Zane Smith; sisters, Leslie Turner of Dallas, Texas and…

June 5, 1992 – January 18, 2026 Zachary Ethan Dunstan was born on June 5, 1992, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky to Johnny and Carla Dunstan. He passed away at the age of 33 and is deeply and dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Zach was the youngest of five…

 Lacresia Elizabeth Parkinson, 90, of Harrisburg, IL, formerly of Hardin County, Illinois died Monday, January 19, 2026 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, IL.  Survivors include her son, Herbert Parkinson; grandson, Brian Lee (Megan) Parkinson; sisters, Dora Lee Jackson, Rosella Johnson, Mary McCaughin, Roberta Omara, and Diane Blodorn.  She was preceded in death by her husband,…

 Harold Deneen Davis was welcomed into this world on April 5th, 1940, to the late E.C. (Tom) Davis and the late Nancy Jane Davis.   At an early age Harold was beside his father Tom farming and trucking. Although farming was something he enjoyed, the trucks were his passion. Harold owned and operated Davis trucking and Davis and Barnard…

 Mark Wayne English, 57, of Elizabethtown, IL died on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at his home in Elizabethtown.   Survivors include his wife, Chassidi English; children, Cameron Wayne English, Mandy Dawn English Frailey, Nikki Jo English, Mason William Edinger, Donovan Dakota Bryan, Johnathan Justice Bryan, and Cash Allen Finley; grandchildren, Elijah Levi Frailey, Nova Mavis Frailey,…