Area Obituaries

Clifford C. “Junior” Hawkins, Jr., age 92, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. He was born January 25, 1927 in Shoals, Indiana, the

Eldon Eugene Elder, age 74 of St. Francisville, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at his home. He was born July 12, 1944 in rural Lawrence County to Jacob Hamilton Elder and his wife Beulah Alice

Barbara Wagner 89 of Bridgeport passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Hilltop Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Charleston, IL.

Barbara was born on September 17, 1929 in Bridgeport

Garrett William Harper, 21, of rural Lawrenceville, IL passed away Wednesday July 3, 2019 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, IL.

He was born September 15, 1997 in

Alice Lorraine Sharum, age 66, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of St. Francisville, Illinois, passed away June 3, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born October 5, 1952, in Mount Carmel, Illinois,

Gary W. Cooper, age 69, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at his residence. He was born April 10, 1950, the son of Hubert and Doris (Seed) Cooper. He married Debbie

On July 1st, 2019, Betty Lou (Breece) Smith was called by our Savior to use her angelic musical talents in Heaven’s worship orchestra. Her many talents will be missed by those who loved her here

Pattie Jo, age 63 of Bridgeport, went to be with the Lord on June 29th, 2019. She was born Dec 31st, 1955 in Gary Indiana to Verl Piper and Mildred Turner Piper.

Surviving family includes:

Edward Lee Edmondson, age 94 of Olney, Illinois, passed away at 8:41 pm Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Olney at Carle-Richland Memorial Hospital. He was born October 15, 1924 in Lawrenceville,

Samuel Bernard Ash, age 87 of Frankfort and formerly of Lawrence County, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Generations at Applewood in Matteson. He was born January 18, 1932 in Lawrence County