Leon A. Wright
Jul 9, 2008
Leon A. Wright, 88, of Danville, formerly of Fithian, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at the Hawthorne Inn, with his family by his side. Leon was born on January 3, 1920 in Royal, Illinois, the son of James and Beatrice (Silkey) Wright. Leon married Lois Smoot Huckin on December 7, 1940, at her parents home...
Donald Newlin
Jul 7, 2008
Donald Eugene Newlin, 84, passed this earthly existence, Monday, July 7th, 2008, 10:15pm, at the VA Illiana Medical Center, Danville, IL. Born March 3rd, 1924, in Georgetown, to Clayton and Nelle (Lemon) Newlin, Don helped on the farm, worked at Beanie Biggs gas station, was a 1942 graduate of Georgetown High School, then went off to Europe to fight...
Audrey Lawver
Jul 6, 2008
Audrey J. Lawver, 86, of Danville, passed away at 6:37 a.m. Sunday, July 6, 2008 at North Logan Healthcare Center in Danville. Mom was born on May 8, 1922 in Lewistown, Illinois, the daughter of Ross and Charlotte (Grigsby) Farris. She graduated from Lewistown High School. Mom married our dad Russell Lawver in April of 1943 in Canton, Illinois....
Thelma Laker
Jul 6, 2008
Thelma L. Laker, 97, of Oakwood and formerly of Danville, died at 3:45am on Sunday, July 6, 2008 surrounded by her loving family. Thelma was born October 10, 1910 to Birch and Eliza (Kriebel) Lenning in Linton, Indiana. Thelma married Samuel R. Laker on June 23, 1934 at First Presbyterian Church in Danville, Illinois. Samuel preceded her on November...
Robert J Caskey
Jul 6, 2008
GEORGETOWN - Robert J. Caskey, 39, of Georgetown, passed away at 6:00pm, Sunday, July 6th, 2008, at his home. He was born on March 10th, 1969, in Belleville, IL, the son of Jerry Caskey and Janice Walker. He was married to Janet Spangler on December 3rd, 1997, in Chester, IL. She survives. Other survivors include: his father, Jerry Caskey...
Sarah Borgwald
Jul 4, 2008
Sarah Elizabeth Borgwald Sarah Elizabeth Borgwald, 83, of Danville, IL passed away at 11:40 pm on July 4, 2008 at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville. She was born in Georgetown, IL on January 3, 1925, one of six children of Peter and Bessie (Readnour) Frahm. Sarah married Holly L. Borgwald on December 7, 1956 in Danville, IL....
Katie Aldridge
Jul 4, 2008
Katherine A. (Casagrande) Aldridge, 50, of Danville passed peacefully with her family at her side on July 4, 2008 at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. Known to everyone as Katie, she was born August 11, 1957 in Washington DC daughter of Joseph B. and Mary (Deveney) Casagrande. Joseph became Chair of Anthropology at the U of I in...
Mary Gribler
Jul 3, 2008
Mary Jayne Gribler, 84, of Danville passed away on July 3, 2008 at North Logan Health Care. Mary was born April 22, 1924 in Danville daughter of Forrest and Gertrude Fitzgerald Holmes. Survivors include numerous friends from St. Pauls Church, Valleyview apartments, Toastmasters, and throughout Danville. She was preceded in death by her parents. Mary was a graduate of...
Lela M. Rollins
Jul 2, 2008
Lela M. (Jenkins) Rollins, 85, of Georgetown, passed away at 10:45am, Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born on July 18th, 1922, in Jenkins Ford, IL, the daughter of Wilbert and Martha (Pridemore) Shuman, both deceased. She was united in marriage to John C. Jenkins in 1940 in Newport,...
Clayton Joslin
Jul 2, 2008
Clayton Stewart Joslin, 86, of Georgetown, passed away at 12:50 A.M., Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the VA Illiana Health Care System. He was born October 7, 1921 in Miles, MI, the son of Roland L. and Minnie A. (Winters) Joslin. Clayton married Velda M. Walters on August 19, 1972 in Catlin, IL. She survives. Other survivors includes two...