
2005 Wayne County Press
Obituaries
By
Betty Wheat
Betty Wheat has collected the obituaries out of the Wayne County Press for the year 2005 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
Transcribed by Laurie Selpien
|
Name |
Birth date |
Death date |
Married |
Buried |
Obituary Date |
Father /Mother |
|
ADAMS, Rev. Ellsworth |
Nov 30, 1910 Thompsonville Mich. |
Aug 27, 2005 Fairfield |
May 18, 1937 Ethel Adeline Dial d. 1983 |
Harrison Cemetery in Buckner |
Wayne Co. Press Aug 29, 2005 |
s/o Lester Dewain & Emily Elizabeth WHITESIDE Adams |
|
AKERS, Clinton Leroy “Lee” |
Oct 24, 1915 White Co. |
July 24, 2005 Fairfield |
m.1 Mildred Dietz d. m.2 June 20, 1996 Ruby Mitchell-Warren |
Enfield Cem Military Rites |
Wayne Co. Press July 29, 2005 |
s/o George & Martha HAYES Akers |
|
ANDERSON, John |
July 16, 1947 Mt. Vernon |
May 26, 2005 Tigard Oregon |
Mar 13, 1971 Laura Goodnow m.2 Sept 5, 1980 Cynthia Rhein |
Cremated |
Wayne Co. Press May 31, 2005 |
s/o Russell & Virginia HARLAN Anderson |
|
APPLEGATE, Sandi Kay |
Feb 26, 1964 Berwyn |
Dec 23, 2004 Sunrise Beach Mo. |
|
|
Wayne Co. Press Feb 24, 2005 |
d/o Ray & Wilma Jean WOOD Harper
|
|
ARMSTRONG, Robert “Bob” |
Aug 27, 1942 Wayne Co., Il. |
Sept 19, 2005 Effingham |
|
Odd Fellows Xenia |
Wayne Co. Press Sept 22, 2005 |
s/o Stanley Rex & Esther FELTY Armstrong |
|
ARNOLD, Omaleen |
Apr 24, 1945 Sand Gap KY |
Aug 4, 2005 Sioux Falls S. D. |
Oct 5, 1963 Richard Arnold |
Parkersburg Cemetery |
Wayne Co. Press Aug 8, 2005 |
d/o Willard & Fredia WHITE Purvis |
|
AUSTIN, Jola WILKERSON |
Aug 22, 1914 Wayne Co. |
Dec 8, 2005 Mt. Vernon |
Eugene Henery d. 1991 Samuel Austin |
Thomason |
Wayne Co. Press Dec 12, 2005 Dec 8, 2005 |
d/o Frank & Catherin KEEN Wilkerson |
|
BAILEY, Maxine COURTRIGHT |
May 16, 1918 Rossville |
Jan 4, 2005 Rockford |
Dec 24, 1937 Leland R. Bailey d. Sept 2, 2002 |
Red Brush Cem Louisville |
Wayne Co. Press Jan 6, 2005 |
d/o Stokley Rude & Gladys FIELDS Courtwright |
|
BALDING, Abigayle Laurel |
Feb 5, 1998 Olney |
Sept 29, 2005 Richland Mem Olney |
|
Maple Dale Olney |
Wayne Co. Press Oct 3, 2005 |
d/o Perry & Donna LONG Balding |
|
BALLARD, Ruth A. HOOD |
Aug 16, 1926 St. Louis Mo. |
Dec 18, 2005 Mt. Vernon |
Russell Ballard Sr. d. 1995 |
Olive Branch |
Wayne Co. Press Dec 19, 2005 |
d/o Noel & Goldia BURNER Hood |
|
BARE, Lewis Kenneth |
Jan 22, 1938 Edwards Co., Il. |
Dec 9, 2005 West Salem |
|
Oak Hill Cem Parkersburg |
Wayne Co. Press Dec 12, 2005 |
s/o Roy & Lillie MORRIS Bare |
|
BASHORE, Connard “Connie” |
July 24, 1928 Wayne Co., Il. |
Apr 21, 2005 Fairfield |
June 24, 1949 Janet Bunting |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Apr 21, 2005 |
s/o Ben & Hattie Bashore |
|
BASHORE, Donald “Don” |
May 14, 1921 |
Mar 20, 2005 Fairfield |
Eva Mae Bashore died |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Mar 21, 2005 |
s/o Ben & Hattie MORLIN Bashore |
|
BASSETT, William P. |
Feb 5, 1934 Albion |
July 21, 2005 Salem |
July 18, 1953 Doris Wilson |
Paradise Cem. Salem |
Wayne Co. Press July 25, 2005 |
s/o Floyd & Catherine HATLETT Bassett |
|
BECK, Lealon “Shorty” |
Apr 23, 1917 |
Nov 5, 2005 Flora |
June 29, 1941 Arlene Sieberns d. 1968 Aug 11, 1969 Lois K. Sims |
Pleasant Grove Geff |
Wayne Co. Press Nov 7, 2005 |
s/o Charles Jesse & Bessie Blanche SONS Beck |
|
BECKER, Wayne A. |
Sept 5, 1946 Mendota |
Jan 10, 2005 Memphis Tenn. |
Roberta Stanford |
Wisner Cemetery Triumph |
Wayne Co. Press Feb 24, 2005 |
s/o John R. & Evelyn STEVENSON Becker Sr. |
|
BEEHN, John F. |
July 13, 1939 Olney |
June 17, 2005 Evansville Ind. |
|
Moravian |
Wayne Co. Press June 20, 2005 |
s/o John R. & Alice E. MILLER Beehn |
|
BEESON, Juanita MILNER |
June 9, 1921 Fairfield |
Feb 8, 2005 Fairfield |
July 9, 1937 James J. Beeson d. Feb 6, 1998 |
Oak Valley Geff |
Wayne Co. Press Feb 10, 2005 |
d/o Harvey F. & Josephine FLINN Milner |
|
BELT, Theda F. FULLER |
Jan 20, 1919 Tolu, KY |
Apr 3, 2005 Ceresco |
Eugene “Gene” Belt |
Ft. Custer National Cem. |
Wayne Co. Press Apr 7, 2005 |
d/o Cleve & Hattie BARRETT Fuller |
|
BENNETT, Drew |
May 16, 1992 Mt. Vernon |
Feb 12, 2005 |
|
Mt. Pleasant Xenia |
Wayne Co. Press Feb 7, 2005 |
s/o Bryan W. & Judy K. JONES Bennett |
|
BENNETT, Velma MUNDHANK |
July 13, 1930 Burnt Prairie |
May 4, 2005 Albion |
June 11, 1947 William G. Bennett Edwards co., Il. |
Lt. Wabash cem |
Wayne Co. Press May 5, 2005 |
d/o Ralph & Lola LEE Mundhank |
|
BERG, J. Bernard |
Sept 17, 1918 Fairfield |
May 15, 2005 Fairfield |
June 12, 1948 Lora Berg d. May 11, 2004 |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press May 19, 2005 |
s/o Oscar David & Grace May MATTHEWS Berg |
|
BEST, Winona F. |
Dec 21, 1916 Casper Wyo. |
June 25, 2005 Mt. Vernon |
John Best |
Brown |
Wayne Co. Press June 27, 2005 |
d/o Avery & Grace ORR Lester |
|
BIRKES, William “Bill” |
Sept 8, 1932 Breman Okla. |
Aug 13, 2005 Monahans, TX |
Nov 21, 1952 Gale R. Bryan |
Elmwood Cem Flora |
Wayne Co. Press Aug 15, 2005 |
s/o Floyd O. & Cora E. LACKEY Birkes U. S. Army Korean War |
|
BISHOP, Kenneth A. |
Jan 30, 1942 Chicago |
Aug 18, 2005 Evansville, Ind. |
Never married |
Maple Hill Military Rites |
Wayne Co. Press Aug 18, 2005 |
s/o Arthur & Evelyn Bishop |
|
BLAGG, Marjorie FELIX |
|
May 13, 2005 Barrington |
|
Barrington |
Wayne Co. Press May 16, 2005 |
d/o George & Ethel Felix |
|
BLESSING, Rev. Donald |
Oct 3, 1912 Jackson Co. |
May 30, 2005 Olney |
Allene Blessing |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press May 31, 2005 |
s/o Fredrick & Rosa EAVES Blessing |
|
BLOCK, Carroll A. |
May 5, 1918 Cisne |
Mar 9, 2005 Flora |
Feb 11, 1947 Geneva Kittle |
Cisne Cem |
Wayne Co. Press Mar 10, 2005 |
s/o William A. & Ethel CONARD Block |
|
BOOR, Bernice BARNARD Daubs |
Jan 16, 1912 Geff |
Mar 12, 2005 Olney |
Sept 10, 1940 Byron J. Daubs d. Nov 3, 1957 m.2 Jan 16, 1960 Ralph Boor d. June 6, 1996 |
Scott Mt. Erie |
Wayne Co. Press Mar 10, 2005 Feb 21, 2005 |
d/o Roscoe P. & Clara GROVE Barnard |
|
BOUCHERIE, Harvey |
Mar 7, 1930 Florissant, Mo. |
July 23, 2005 Fairfield |
Sept 19, 1953 Margaret Russell |
Shrewsbury Cem. Mill Shoals |
Wayne Co. Press July 25, 2005 |
s/o John & Irene SOMMERTON Boucherie |
|
BOZARTH, Chester |
Apr 7, 1936 Keenes |
Nov 17, 2005 Oswego |
Oct 13, 1963 Clara Porter |
Riverside Cem |
Wayne Co. Press Nov 28, 2005 |
s/o Burl & Drucilla WITHROW Bozarth U. S. Army |
|
BOZE, Frederick |
Apr 15, 1924 Fairfield |
June 28, 2005 Midland, TX |
Beth Boze |
Sunset Mem Park Cem Evansville, Ind. |
Wayne Co. Press July 5, 2005 Aug 1, 2005 |
s/o Mr. & Mrs. Homer Boze |
|
BRADDY, Jeffrey W. |
Sept 20, 1960 Jefferson Co., Il. |
June 4, 2005 Fairfield |
Aug 27, 1994 Stacy Trotter |
Knob Prairie Cem Waltonville |
Wayne Co. Press June 6, 2005 |
s/o Russell & Maxine TAAKA Braddy U. S. Navy |
|
BRAINARD, Sylvia GILL |
May 16, 1905 Wayne Co., Il. |
Nov 14, 2005 Effingham |
Jan 6, 1926 Fred Brainard In Louisville |
Kneff Cem. Flora |
Wayne Co. Press Nov 17, 2005 |
d/o Lafayette & Nancy Jane KAUBLE Gill |
|
BRANOM, Matthew |
Aug 14, 1983 Flora |
Oct 5, 2005 Fairfield accident |
|
Odd Fellows Xenia |
Wayne Co. Press Oct 6, 2005 |
s/o Frank Branon Jr. & Elisabeth Given |
|
BRANOM, Shannon “Pete” |
Sept 9, 1977 St. Louis Mo. |
Oct 5, 2005 Wayne Co., Il. |
|
Odd Fellows Xenia |
Wayne Co. Press Oct 6, 2005 |
s/o Cynthia Branom-Brown |
|
BREEZE, Rev. Donald Louis |
May 8, 1927 Centralia |
June 25, 2005 Bluford |
Mar 24, 1949 Edna Faye Good |
Thomason |
Wayne Co. Press June 26, 2005 |
s/o Lester William & Meda MILLER Breeze |
|
BRIGHT, Clinton E. |
|
90 yrs |
Mary |
|
Wayne Co. Press Nov 21, 2005 |
s/o Edward & Floy CORNSTUBBLE Bright WWII Vet fought Normandy & Battle of the Bulge |
|
BRINKLEY, Charles “Bud” |
Sept 6, 1940 Leeper Mo. |
July 1, 2005 Evansville, Ind. Car accident |
|
Union Ridge New Haven |
Wayne Co. Press July 7, 2005 |
s/o Edward & Floy GENTLES Brinkley |
|
BROCK, Lewis |
May 27, 1916 Grapevine TX |
Mar 7, 2005 Mt. Vernon |
Dec 14, 1939 Greda Guymon |
Maple Hill |
Wayne Co. Press Mar 10, 2005 |
s/o John Word & Bessie BUSHONG Brock WWII Vet |
|
BROCK, Linda S. GREEN |
June 29, 1936 |
Dec 28, 2005 Fairfield |
|
Pleasant Grove |
Wayne Co. Press Dec 29, 2005 |
d/o Kisel & Louis Mary MADDOX Green |
|
BROOKER, Flo FANSLER |
May 14, 1908 Geff |
June 16, 2005 Geff |
Mar 4, 1931 Jess Sons Dec 14, 1964 Vernon Brooker d. June 14, 1988 |
Oak Valley Geff |
Wayne Co. Press June 20, 2005 |
d/o Ira Leroy & Nannie Arvilla SMITH Fansler |
|
BROWN, Kermit K. C. |
Aug 19, 1920 Fairfield |
Oct 28, 2005 Mississippi |
|
|
Wayne Co. Press Nov 10, 2005 |
s/o Harry & Nora WALKER Brown WWII Navey |
|
BROWN, Twanette D. |
Feb 10, 1911 Franklin Ind. |
May 22, 2005 Effingham 94y |
Sept 4, 1929 Lawrence J. Brown d. Mar 31, 1997 |
Johnsonville Cem |
Wayne Co. Press May 23, 2005 |
d/o Chester & Jessie SMITH Doty |
|
BRYANT, Lana FLECK |
Oct 3, 1905 Enfield |
Sept 1, 2005 Carmi |
William O. Bryant d. 1982 |
Lt. Zion Cem White Co. |
Wayne Co. Press Aug 6, 2005 |
d/o Jacob & Fannie TURNER Fleck |
|
BUCHANAN, James C. |
Nov 3, 1934 Wayne Co., Il. |
Apr 15, 2005 Wayne City |
Gracie Darlene Young d. Dec 28, 1976 |
Victory |
Wayne Co. Press Apr 18, 2005 |
s/o James Arvel & Alice Vergene JENKINS Buchanan |
|
BUCHANAN, Michael Lee |
July 20, 1952 Lawrenceville |
Oct 25, 2005 Evansville, Ind. |
Feb 6, 1999 Debora Ann Hedge |
Melrose Cem. Carmi |
Wayne Co. Press Oct 27, 2005 |
s/o Clarence Irl “Buck” & Donna Rae SHICK Buchanan |
|
BUMPASS, Alice “Lucille” MOLT |
Nov 8, 1903 Wayne Co., Il. |
Jan 11, 2005 Quincy |
Clay Bumpass d. Oct 4, 1970 |
Quincey Mem Park |
Wayne Co. Press Jan 13, 2005 |
d/o Everett & Stella ALGIRE Molt |
|
BUNTING, Jessie K. RACSTER |
Jan 9, 1909 Wayne Co., Il. |
July 7, 2005 Carmi |
Jan 9, 1926 Mr. Bunting d. 1979 |
Graceland |
Wayne Co. Press July 11, 2005 |
d/o Joseph & Martha Grace WEST Racster |
|
BURGESS, Betty M. BYERS |
Aug 28, 1926 Clay Co., |
Feb 16, 2005 Xenia |
Oct 12, 1943 Roy R. “Blue” Burgess d. Oct 11, 1984 |
|
Wayne Co. Press Feb 21, 2005 |
d/o Harvey & Gertrude PEMBERTON Byers |
|
BURGESS, Kelley |
Aug 14, 1926 Wayne co. Il. |
Oct 17, 2005 Flora |
Aug 26, 1950 Dorothy Dulaney In Clay Co. |
Mt. Pleasant Orchardville Military Honors |
Wayne Co. Press Oct 17, 2005 Oct 20, 2005 (Correction) |
s/o Fredie E. & Erma Irene HARRELL Burgess |
|
BURKITT, Dr. Paul “Pud” (Veterinarian) |
|