Obituaries Chronicle a Cluster of Local Deaths Across Illinois
Violet M Burk 80 of Carbondale dies at home on December 24 2001. Funeral and burial plans note December 28 service at Meredith Funeral Home. John A Summers 84 of Murphysboro dies December 25 2001 with services at Crain Funeral Home Pleasant Grove. Helen P Wheat 75 of Christopher dies December 25 2001 with service at Gilbert Funeral Home. Dorthella G McVey 82 of Herrin dies December 24 2001 with services at Johnson Hughes Funeral Home. Faye Rene Mills 98 of Murphysboro dies December 25 2001 graveside at Pleasant Grove Memorial Park followed by a memorial at First Murphysboro. Dan Mann 75 of Carterville dies December 25 2001 with cremation and later burial at Oakland Cemetery Carbondale. Dollie Moore Filaoro 79 of Herrin dies December 25 2001 at Marion VA Medical Center. Dorothy Eloise Davis 80 of Vergennes dies December 24 2001 with church service and burial. Leota Elizabeth Phemister 84 of Larned Kansas dies December 24 2001 with Carterville burial details. Numerous survivors listed including spouses children grandchildren and great grandchildren across Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Carterville and Vergennes. Memorials noted for several organizations and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Leota Elizabeth Phemister
Larned
Kan
Carterville City Cemetery
Noel Taylor
Phemister
Crab Orchard Refuge
Dallas
Ida (Hendrickson) Chamness
Los Angeles
Billy Graham Crusade
Charles
Marilyn
William
Mary Anne
Wheaton
Susan
Manfred
Brooklyn
Tristan
Vivienne
Golda Matthews
du Quoin
Ardell
Don
Leslie
Clifton
Lara Walker
Nellie Brown
Fay McCree
Dorothy Gray
Lillian Dickerson
Golden Belt
Broadway
Great Bend
Morell Funeral Home
Longtime Benton area engineer John A. McCreery dies at 77
John A. McCreery 77 of 12906 Mallard Drive Benton died 1 10 p.m. Tuesday December 18 2001 at Severin Intermediate Care. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday December 29 2001 First United Methodist Church Benton Rev Jack Wolfe officiating Interment Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery family receives friends 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday before service Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home in charge Born April 14 1924 in Benton son of J A and Esther Markman McCreery married Johnnie Mae Perritte March 30 1946 she survives He served in the Army Air Force in World War II graduated University of Illinois mechanical engineering licensed professional engineer and McCreery Lumber co owner for 40 years Also survived by son Bill and daughter-in-law Martha McCreery Lake Benton, daughter Linda McCreery Albuquerque NM, grandsons Jordan John and Michael Lee McCreery. preceded in death by parents and brother Paul
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Faye Rene Mills
Faye
Elmer West Landess
Edna Belle (Boxell) Landers
William Leon Mills
Malden
Church of Christ
First Christian Church of
Ladies Auxiliary of
The
American Legion
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Federated Woman’s Club
Landess Leon Mills
Judy
Robert B. Mills
Joyce
Jeanette Hudgins
John
Michael Mills
Mary Pat Mills
Kauai
Hawaii
Melody Corso
Naperville
Gary Landers Mills
Brenda
Mike Mills
Nina
Sikeston
Robert Leon Mills
Marion
Stephen Mills
Tracey
Carterville
Joseph Hudgins
Lane Blume Hudgins
Jem Hudgins
Norwell
Mass
Molly Hudgins
St. Louis
Amy Jane Mills Tunnicliff
Hingham
Christopher Mills
San Francisco
Calif
Jason Zastrow
Carrie Corso
Elizabeth Stiegman
Steve
Casey Faye Mills
Sarah Mills
Devin Mills
Sean Mills
Spencer Mills
Lincoln Mills
Grant Mills
Shea Leigh Mills
Brockton Mills
Cameron Hudgins
Andrew Landess Hudgins
Kelly Faye Hudgins
Courtney Hudgins
Woody Tunnicliff
Faye Landess Tunnicliff
Lake Benton
John A. McCreery
Mallard Drive
Severin
First United Methodist Church
Benton
Jack Wolfe
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Mr. McCreery
J.A
Esther (Markman) McCreery
Johnnie Mae Perritte
Army Air Force
University of Illinois
Illinois Lumber Dealer’s Association
McCreery Lumber Company
Johnnie Mae
Bill
Martha McCreery
Linda McCreery
Albuquerque
N.M
Jordan John
Michael Lee McCreery
McCreery
Paul
Two Carbondale Area Residents Listed in Death Notices
Marilyn Sue Evrard Belt and Helen Hagler, both from Harrisburg and Carbondale, died within days of each other in December 2001. Hagler, 96, formerly of Carbondale, worked as a seamstress. Belt, 48, with ties to Harrisburg, held a bank career and church memberships. Services and visitation details are provided for both families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Marilyn Sue (Evrard) Belt
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Violet M. Burk
Carbondale
Meredith Funeral Home
Tommy Monroe
Oakland Cemetery
Violet
George Washington
Hettie Mae (Reams) Adams
Parma
Lee Roy Burk
Portageville
Lee Roy
SIU
Marie B
Michael Blankenship
Truman
Wayne
Myra Burk
Donald
Cletis Adams
Mildred Riley
Juanita Pratt Stevens
Cambria
Milford Andrew Burk
John A. Summers
Jackson County
Albert and
Marie (Green) Summers
Doris Lorraine Brewer
Captain Mine
UMWA
AF & AM
First Baptist Church of
James Summers
Marilyn Summers
Vieanne Hunter
Roy
Earl Summers
William Summers
Marie Pleasant
Crain Funeral Home
Pleasant Grove Chapel
Jeff Gordon
Bert Mitchell
Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
Murphysboro Lodge
Helen P. Wheat
Leon Wheat
Patty
Robert Aaron
Rose Ann Mick
Herrin
Dorthella G. McVey
Mrs. McVey
Everett H
Dexter Pearl (Howell) Wade
John B. McVey
Cape Girardeau
Cottage Home Baptist Church
Cary Dale
Christine McVey
Sandra Sue Jordan
Wendy Sue
Dave Smith
Cindy Jo
Kelly Fenton
Matthew
Gaia McVey
Timothy McVey
Patrick Ryan McVey
Everett Russell
Dorothy
Ralph Brandon
Herrin City
American Heart Association
Thesouthern.com
Hughesfuneralhomes.com
Daniel R
Dan’ Mann
Manning) Mann
U.S. Army
Dan
SIU Carbondale
Daniel Mann
Rick and
Tina Mann
Jeff Mann
Jane Miller
Vienna
Jerri Lynn Mann
Carl LaVerle Mann
Mann
Dollie Moore
Filaoro
Dollie Moore Filaoro
Marion V.A. Medical Center
Mrs. Filaoro
Charles F
Ada (Murray) Moore
Jim Filaoro
New York City
N.Y
Herrin First
Gay
Dwight Hoffard
Johnston City
Jim
James Filacro II
Kay Filaoro
R. G
Charles Moore
Charline Roberson
Eva Cripps
Jerry Roberson
Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home
Herrin American Legion
VFW
Dorothy Eloise Davis
Vergennes
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Wesley United Methodist Church
Earl Renshaw
Bill Wiggs
Parrish Cemetery
Pettett Funeral Home
Southern Illinois
Davis
Brown Shoe Co
Elverado
Wesleyn Women’s Society
Robert Isham
Alice Maude (Robinson) Parrish
Clifton Glenn Davis Sr
Jackson
Clifton Glenn Jr
Pat Davis
Delores
Leo Ogolini
St. Charles
Kim
Wendell Wheeler
Tim
Marcy Davis
Kris
Christie Ogolini
Connor
Macie Wheeler
Jamison
Aubrey Davis
Thomas V
Ra E
Paul W. Parrish
Wiley B. Parrish
Irene E. Showmaker
Mary F. Ferguson
Phoenix
Phoenix, Ariz
Sarah I. Doerr
Lula Belle Boulden
London, Ky
Sharon K. Maynor
Elkville
John and
Lennie Robinson
Burk
McVey
Margaret F. Wilson
Steeleville
Three Springs Lodge
Chester
Wilson
Nan Ellis
Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Peace Lutheran Church
Union
George F
Maggie (Black) Heitman
Richard A. Wilson
Jerry R
Gecy Wilson
Cypress
Janet R
Carl Hafford
Percy
Frances
Westwood Retirement Home
W. Monroe
Larry G. Hughes
Johnson - Hughes
Mitchell - Hughes Funeral Homes
Ryan M. Hughes
Hughesfuneralhomes
Pentecost Rd
Open Mae
Eectare Furniture
Alata
Frankfort
Helen Hagler
Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Helen
Cobden
Monroe
Ollie (Payne) Jackson
Irvy Alonzo Hagler
Nancy Saddler
Bessie Corder
Beverly Barrett
Marilyn Sue Evrard Belt
Lindale Cemetery
Darrell Ford
Don Abell
American Cancer Society
VNA Hospice
Gaskins Funeral Home
Bell
Old National Bank
St. Mary Catholic Church
Liberty Baptist Church
Mary (Boyke) Evrard
Gary Belt
Billy
Jane Evrard
Judy “Muffett
Evrard
Cindy
Mike Gott
Brian
Melissa Belt
Brandi
Jason Haney
Brandon
Brianna Belt
Jadyna Haney
Maxine Belt
Robert Evrard
Ee Oden
Olives
Naturalizer
SAS
Trotters
Rockport Soft Walk
Dexter
Clarks
Hush
Rockport
Florsheim
New Balance
Bostonian & More
Swaroviski
Monet
Napier & More
Etienne Aigner
Austin Reed
Erin London
Koret Willi
Alfred Dunner
Lana Lee
East Main
DuQuoin
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