Area Obituaries

Dorotha Evelyn Gowen, age 75 of Decatur and formerly of Lawrence County, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Decatur Rehabilitation and Healthcare. She was born

Bonny Lanore (Schemerhorn) Houchin, age 45 of Petrolia, passed away early Sunday morning, December 13, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born

Deborah Shane (Burrell) Padgett 66 of Bridgeport passed away December 14, 2020 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport with her loving sisters at her side.

She was born on December 8, 1954 to Harry

Laurie Jerrell ‘Jerry’ Rigg, age 84, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. He was born on June 19, 1936 in Birds,

Michelle L. (Ragin) –Nickolas-Murray 49 of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital with her family at her side on Thursday,

George Walter Harper, age 74 of Sumner, passed away unexpected Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 11, 1946 in Vincennes, IN to Joseph “Roy” Harper

James Boone Goodlink, Sr., age 87, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, December 08, 2020 at Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on March 02, 1933 in

Patricia Yvonne Sturgeon Reed, age 94, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Sunday, December 06, 2020 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She

James Leland “Butch” Cunningham, age 73 of rural Lawrenceville, went to be with his Heavenly Father early Monday morning, December

Katherine ‘Kate’ Jones, age 93, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Sunday, December 06, 2020 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born on July 04, 1927 in St.