Lulubelle (Tucker) Paxton, 81, of Christopher, IL passed away July 11, 2015 at her home.

Lulubelle was born Nov. 8, 1933 in Sesser, IL the daughter of Lawrence Tucker and Freda (Merkel) Tucker.

She served in the U.S. Army and later worked as a licensed practical nurse in medical equipment sterilization.

She attended Immanuel Baptist Church in Benton, IL.

She is survived by her children, Dennis (Thelma) Paxton, of Benton, David Paxton, Hilton Head, South Carolina and Teresa Hallahan, Christopher; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one son John Milton Paxton and two sisters, Geneva Baney and Imogene Frank.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Gilbert Funeral Home, in Christopher, with the Rev. Naomi Edmonds officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m.

Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher is is charge of arrangements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlene Natalie Marlo, 90, of Sesser, IL, passed away July 10, 2015 at Helia Healthcare, in Benton, IL.

Charlene was born May 20, 1925, in Sesser, the daughter of Charles LeVault and Audrey (Cockrum) Levault.

She was a business owner.

Charlene was married to Ceasar Marlo and he preceded her in death on January 3, 1967.

She is survived by one son, Joe and wife Nancy Marlo, of Sesser, and one daughter, Shelley and husband Danny Page, of Sesser; grandchildren Brook and Tom Williams, Justin and Michelle Marlo, Camron Marlo, Brian and Natalie Page and Heather and Ben Rice; great grandchildren Bria Williams, Cale Williams, Max Marlo, Alex Marlo, Addison Page, Carlie Page and Ryker “Sweet Pea” Rice; brothers Jack LeVault, of Newport Richie, FL and Joe LeVault, of Thomasville, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers Percy LeVault, Melvin LeVault, Carlos LeVault, and Robert LeVault.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home, in Sesser, with Brother Bryant Harris officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m.

Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery, in Sesser.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made the Alzheimer’s Association and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  For more information go to www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com.

 

 

Halle Young, age 7, of Benton; died on Sunday, June 21, 2015 in Atlanta, GA, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

A memorial was held on July 1, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Christ’s View Christian Church in Christopher.

Arrangements were through the Gilbert Funeral Home of Christopher.

Halle was born on October 30, 2007 in Carbondale the daughter of Kimberly Marie Ingoldsby and Benjamin Everett Young.

Halle had just completed first grade at Benton Grade School.

She was baptized at Christ’s View Christian Church in Christopher on May 17, 2015. Halle was very artistic, had a beautiful singing voice and loved to whistle. She also enjoyed drawing and making pictures. She loved going to church and was full of life and love for God.

Halle is survived by her parents Kimberly Marie Ingoldsby of Tampa, FL and Benjamin Everett Young of Coello; paternal grandparents: Olen and Sandy Young of Coello, and Dianne Mitchell of Buckner; maternal grandparents Bob and Melissa Ingoldsby of Christopher, IL, Christine and Billy Carpenter of Christopher, IL; siblings: Clayton Flood, Sophia Brower, Lyleigh Young, and Hatti Ingoldsby; paternal great-grandparents: Constance Young of Coello, Gil Newton of Ava, IL; maternal great-grandparents: Dale and Ann Leffler, of Christopher, IL, Paul and Marianne Fowler, Wendell and Karen Smith; great-great-grandmother Marie Heckman; two very special uncles: Braden and Kameron Ingoldsby; also the Furlow and Osborne families.

Halle was preceded in death by her paternal great-grandpa Otho Young, and a brother Kaybrin James Osborne.

Memorial contributions may be made In Memory of Halle, to Christ’s View Christian Church, 4266 Pyramid Road, Christopher, IL 62822.

 

 

Benton, IL – Kaybrin James “KJ” Osborne, age 8, of Benton; died on Sunday, June 21, 2015 in Atlanta, GA, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

A memorial service for “KJ” will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Benton Elks Lodge.

Arrangements are through the Leffler – Poulson Funeral Home of Benton.

“KJ” was born on July 1, 2006 in Carbondale, IL the son of Justin Osborne and Kimberly Ingoldsby.

He had just completed the third grade at Benton Grade School.

He enjoyed many activities which included playing little league baseball, wrestling, Cub Scouts, Junior Ranger Football, skating, golfing, camping, fishing, video games, and riding four wheelers.

“KJ” especially loved spending time with his Pa Pa. Together they shared a love for 80’s to the present Heavy Metal Music.

“KJ” is survived by his parents Justin Osborne of Benton; Kimberly Ingoldsby of Tampa, FL; paternal grandparents: Mike and Anna Osborne of Benton; maternal grandparents Bob and Melissa Ingoldsby of Christopher, IL, Christine and Billy Carpenter of Christopher, IL; siblings: Karter Osborne, Clayton Flood and Hatti Ingoldsby; paternal great-grandparents: George and Helen Davis, Leona Osborne; maternal great-grandparents: Dale and Ann Leffler, Paul and Marianne Fowler, Wendell and Karen Smith; great-great-grandmother Marie Heckman; special aunts and uncles: Braden and Kameron Ingoldsby, John and Cindy Osborne, Kerrianne Hertleb; and his special cousins and friends Ethan and Lillian Osborne; also the Furlow and Young families.

“KJ” was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandpa Meredith Osborne, maternal grandpa Mark Hargis, and a sister Halle Young.

Memorial contributions may be made In Memory of “KJ”, to Mike and Anna Osborne, who plan to donate the proceeds to some of “KJ’s” favorite organizations.

To leave online condolences to the family, or to share memories of “KJ”, visit www.lpfuneralhome.com

Rick McClerren, 68, of Benton passed away Monday, July 6, 2015, at his home.

He was born in Herrin, IL on October 16, 1946, the son of William Silas & Mary Lou (Summers) McClerren.

Mr. McClerren was an Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He served in the Honor Guard at Camp Riley during President Eisenhower’s Funeral. He was a retired Coal Miner. He loved to work on cars. He loved his kids and his dog-Shaggy.

Mr. McClerren is survived by his mother, Mary McClerren, Benton, four children, Bridgett Thacker and Art Young of McLeansboro, Patrick McClerren of Benton, Kevin McClerren and wife Gayla of Benton and Mike McClerren and wife Tina of Logan, 13 grandchildren 1 great-grandson, two sisters, Candace Hall and husband Steve and Margaret Emerson; one brother, Sam McClerren and wife Karen.

Mr. McClerren was preceded in death by his father, by a daughter-Kelly J. Roberson, by a grandson and by a brother-in-law, Dale Emerson.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 9 at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton. Burial with Military Honors will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Thompsonville. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to any local veterans organization or to ASPCA.

For more information or to sign the online guest register please visit www.mortonjohnstonfuneralhome.com

Danny Lee Galloway, 56, of Sesser, IL, died Monday, July 6, 2015.

He was born August 23, 1958 in DuQuoin, IL, the son of Donald Lee and Helen (Kirkpatrick)
Galloway. He married Michelle (Bowman) August 8, 1997.

Danny worked at Continental Tire and retired in 2008 after more than 31 years and
then started his own successful construction company (DLG Construction).

He graduated Sesser High School in 1976. He was a craftsman and loved
to work with wood, he loved tractors, traveling, and hats, and shoes; he was the
kind of person that never met a stranger and was very well thought of in his community.

Danny was member of Logan Street Baptist Church for several years.

He is survived by his wife, Michelle; his daughter, Dacey (Galloway) Rogers and husband
Curtis of Carrier Mills, IL; a son, Dustin Galloway of Coulterville; 5 grandchildren
Dristen, Alyce, Hunter, Scarlett, and Presley; his mother Helen Galloway,
three sisters, Debbie (Galloway) Staley and husband, Jeff of Mt. Vernon, IL;
Diana (Galloway) Rea and husband Steve of Benton, IL; Dana (Galloway) Kingore
and husband Darrell of Ozark, MO; and many nieces, nephews, uncles
and aunts, cousins. He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents.

Arrangements are being handled by Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser, IL.
Funeral services will be on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home. Visitation will be Wednesday July 8, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Burial will be in Horse Prairie Cemetery in Sesser.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Pancreatic Cancer Research for
the Constructing A Cure Team at http://purplestride.kintera.org/stlouis/constructingacure and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Josephine Moschino, 97, of St. Charles, IL and formerly of Sesser, IL, passed away June 17, 2015 at her home.

Josephine was born December 22, 1917 in Sesser, IL the daughter of Martin Saiz and Anna (Kokal) Saiz.

She was a legal secretary.

Josephine was marred to Mario Moschino and he preceded her in death on February 15, 1991.

She is survived by one sister, Anna Drasler, Mechanicsburg, PA and two sisters-in-law, Julie Saiz, Hayward, WI and Bertha Saiz, of Pleasant Plains, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one sister Rose Watson and three brothers Stanley Saiz, Lawrence Saiz, and Martin Saiz.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015 at Maple Hill Cemetery.

There will be no visitation, friends and family are asked to meet at the cemetery

Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home, in Sesser IL is in charge of arrangements.

For more information go to www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com.

Harl Norman Flowers, 90, of Warrentown, MO and formerly of Franklin County, IL passed away Dec. 11, 2014 at his home.

He was born on Feb. 14, 1924 the son of Opal Flowers and Ethel Flowers.

He was an Army veteran and served in World War II.

He was married to Marion Carolyn (Davies) Flowers and she preceded him in death.

He is survived by two children, Neal T. Flowers, of Warrenton, MO and Carol L. Roby, of High Ridge, MO; grandchildren Thomas, Mark, Amy, Sarah, Timothy, Beth Ann and Jason.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one son Harl T. Flowers, Jr., and three sisters Maryilyn Teel, Mary Boyd and Ruth Stritzel.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Harrison Cemetery in Buckner, IL.

Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. For more information go to gilbertfuneralhomes.com.

 

 

Deanna Rose Casagrande, 71, formerly of Christopher, IL, passed away at her home in West Frankfort on June 12, 2015.

She was born January 24, 1944 in Christopher, the daughter of Harold Andrew DeSimone and Eula (Alldredge) DeSimone.

She was a homemaker.

Her wishes were to be cremated with no services.

Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher is in charge of arrangements.

For more information visit gilbertfuneralhomes.com.