Area Obituaries

  Barbara June Lewis, 84, formerly of Hardin County, IL died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at The Anchor Of River To River Community in Marion, IL. Survivors include her children, Rodney (Jeffie) Lewis of Marion, IL and Terry (Freddie Ray) Simmons of The Villages, FL; grandchildren, Tiff (Steve) Eckert, Chad (Kris) Jerrels, Tracy (Neil) Hamon,…

Robert “Bob” Banks, 72, of Rosiclare, IL, died on Friday, December 20, 2019 at Rosiclare Rehab and Health Care Center. Bob was enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a truck driver in Vietnam from 1967-1968. Survivors include his daughters, Shannon (Wayne) Lane of Rosiclare, IL and Vonnie Davis of Dell City, OK; sisters,…

Verna Mae (Davis) Hulleman, 91, of Elizabethtown, IL died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Hardin County General Hospital. Survivors include her daughters, Joyce (Gary) Hogan of Marshall, IL and Cynthia Vaughn of Elizabethtown, IL; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death was her husband, Harry Hulleman; parents, Otto and…

Juanita Rose Vinyard, 88, of Hardin County, IL, died Monday, December 16, 2019 while visiting her daughter’s home in Champaign, IL. She was a member of Union Social Brethren Church. Survivors include her children, James Eugene Vinyard of Tullahoma, TN, Karen Rose Vani of Urbana, IL, and Anna Sue Price of Champaign, IL; sister, Shirley…

  Linda L. Smith, 75, of Elizabethtown, IL died Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Hardin County General Hospital. She attended First Ohio Baptist Church of Shawneetown, IL. Survivors include her husband, William “Bill” Smith of Elizabethtown, IL; children, Ronell Smith of Carmi, IL, Renee Owens of Golconda, IL, Paula Johnson of Lake Glendale, IL, Dan…

  Kylie Brooke Smith, 16, of Elizabethtown, IL died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at her home in Elizabethtown, IL. Survivors include her parents, Jason and Amanda Smith of Elizabethtown, IL; brother, Tyler Smith of Elizabethtown, IL; grandparents, Dexter Conn of Cave-In-Rock, IL, and Charles and Melinda Smith of Elizabethtown, IL; and great-grandparents, Linda and Loy…

Floyd “Butch” Waggoner, 72, died Monday, December 9, 2019, in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Butch was born in Elizabethtown, on Aug 11, 1947 to Abner and Robbie Waggoner. He married Roberta “Bobbie” Lynn Van Niman of Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Aug. 18, 1973. He is preceded in death by his wife “Bobbie”, parents, and brothers Russell…

Shirley Ann Austin Jensen, 82, of Newburgh, IN died Monday, December 2, 2019 at the Evansville Protestant Home. She was born on March 12, 1937 in Elizabethtown, IL to the late Kenneth and Virginia (Winters) Austin. She was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death…