Chaz Garnett, Christopher Hammersley and Jaxson Hammersley announce the marriage of their parents, Karen Elizabeth Walsh to Joshua Lee Hammersley. They were married Sept. 27, 2011, in a sunset ceremony on Henderson Beach in Destin, Fla. The bride was escorted down the aisle by her son, Chaz. The bridal party included Jennifer Walsh, Emily Rhymer, Jonathan Hammersley and Jordan Hammerlsey. Karen is a 2001 graduate of McLeansboro High School and a 2005 graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a bachelor's in business marketing and management. She is currently employed by True Blue Inc. as a labor ready branch manager. She is the daughter of Wendy Walsh of McLeansboro and the late William Walsh. Josh is a 1998 graduate of Eldorado High School. He is currently employed by Lucent Polymers as a plant manager. He is the son of Janice Hammersley of Evansville, Ind., and John Hammersley of Eldorado. The couple currently resides in Evansville, Ind.

Larry and Angela McEwen of McLeansboro announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Heather Daine McEwen, to Adam Wayne Redmon, son of Jim and Anita Moles and Bobby Redmon of McLeansboro. Heather is a 2008 graduate of Hamilton County Senior High School. She received her culinary arts degree in May from Rend Lake College. She is employed as a teller at Peoples National Bank in McLeansboro. Adam is a 2005 graduate of Hamilton County Senior High School. He is employed as a setup technician at Continental Tire. The wedding will take place Nov. 19, 2011, at Ten Mile Baptist Church in McLeansboro, with a reception immediately following. Invitations have been sent out; friends and family are invited.

Reverend Garlin L. Burris, 74, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 2:44 P.M. on Monday, November 21, 2011 at St. Mary Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Reverend Burris was born on Wednesday, June 16, 1937 in Buffalo Heart, Illinois the son of the late Jessie and Opal (Erwin) Burris. He married Dorothy Patterson on August 19, 1956 in Belle Rive, Illinois. Surviving family members include his wife: Dorothy Burris of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; 6 sons: Ernest Burris and wife Cathy of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Michael Burris and wife Tina of Dahlgren, Illinois, Jeffery Burris and wife Deloris of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Kevin Burris of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Albert Burris and wife Victoria of McLeansboro, Illinois and Brian Burris of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; daughter: Valerie Patterson and husband Roger of Bluford, Illinois; 17 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; brother: Noilla Burris and wife Kathlene of Opdyke, Illinois; sister: Elaine Cornwell of Florida; several nieces and nephews also survive. His parents, one grandson: Matt Buris and one sister Carolene Kennedy, preceded him in death Rev. Buris was a member and former pastor of Southside Baptist Church in Mt Vernon, Illinois. He worked as a farmer and pastor. VISITATION: will be held from 5 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, November 25, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICES: will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Southside Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Reverend Gary Davenport will officiate. INTERMENT: Middle Creek Cemetery in Hamilton County, Illinois. For those who wish, memorials may be given to the Southside Baptist Church and will be accepted at the funeral home, church or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864..

<http://www.carmitimes.com> Carmi Times Posted Nov 21, 2011 @ 06:16 PM McLeansboro, Ill. - Marie "Sis" McPeak, 91, of rural McLeansboro, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 at Pine Haven Nursing Home in Evansville, Ind. She was born May 8, 1920 in Melvin, the daughter of Thomas and Mattie (McMahon) Wheeler, and was married May 25, 1942 to Walter McPeak, who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and member of Lick Creek General Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Peggy (and husband, Don) Drew of Evansville, Ind., and Mary Lou (and companion, Danny Garner) of Crossville; four grandchildren, Teresa (David) Bradley, Lisa (Kraig) Hausmann, Stephanie (Mike) Eagan and Kelly (Jaclyn) Garner; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Alice Wheeler of McLeansboro. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, two brothers, Glen "Busso" Wheeler and John Wheeler; and two sisters, Mildred Renn and Maud Wheeler. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lick Creek General Baptist Church, the Rev. Bonnie Phillips officiating. Interment will be in Prospect Cemetery at McLeansboro. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

I also would be interested in the NC and Tennessee access..... Rita > From: rhardest@tampabay.rr.com > To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:27:24 -0500 > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records > > I would be interested also in the NC files...Richard > > -----Original Message----- > From: ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Jane > Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 11:48 PM > To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records > > Bob, Could you send me the website for the North Carolina and Tennessee > Probate Records. Having trouble finding that for some reason. Thanks > > Jane > > -----Original Message----- > From: ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Bob Foster > Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:08 AM > To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records > > I agree. I do not feel terribly comfortable with Mormon reasons for being > interested in genealogy (namely post-death baptism into the LDS faith), but > I do appreciate the results of their efforts. I have many ancestors who were > > from North Carolina and Tennessee and now that they've put the microfilms of > > the county probate records of these two states online, it's made my job so > much easier. No longer do I have to order films and drive 25 miles to the > nearest FHC to view them. I can do it all from my home computer. > > The Hamilton Co. clerk is showing terrible judgement. His/her actions reek > of religious intolerance. I hope there are paper copies of the Hamilton Co. > records stored in other places. I've seen what trouble a researcher can have > > in a burned county. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gale Nash > Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:36 AM > To: sandy@whalen-family.org ; ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records > > There are a few records online at the FamilySearch that are recent > additions I think or the are new online to me. > > I wish there were more available. > > Gale Prince Nash > > On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Sandy Bauer <sandy@whalen-family.org>wrote: > > > I certainly understand now may not be a good time for the clerk but I > > hope she eventually lets the Mormon missionaries photograph the records > > so they are preserved and made available online by the Mormons. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4628 - Release Date: 11/20/11 > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would be interested also in the NC files...Richard -----Original Message----- From: ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 11:48 PM To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records Bob, Could you send me the website for the North Carolina and Tennessee Probate Records. Having trouble finding that for some reason. Thanks Jane -----Original Message----- From: ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bob Foster Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:08 AM To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records I agree. I do not feel terribly comfortable with Mormon reasons for being interested in genealogy (namely post-death baptism into the LDS faith), but I do appreciate the results of their efforts. I have many ancestors who were from North Carolina and Tennessee and now that they've put the microfilms of the county probate records of these two states online, it's made my job so much easier. No longer do I have to order films and drive 25 miles to the nearest FHC to view them. I can do it all from my home computer. The Hamilton Co. clerk is showing terrible judgement. His/her actions reek of religious intolerance. I hope there are paper copies of the Hamilton Co. records stored in other places. I've seen what trouble a researcher can have in a burned county. -----Original Message----- From: Gale Nash Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:36 AM To: sandy@whalen-family.org ; ilhamilt@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records There are a few records online at the FamilySearch that are recent additions I think or the are new online to me. I wish there were more available. Gale Prince Nash On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Sandy Bauer <sandy@whalen-family.org>wrote: > I certainly understand now may not be a good time for the clerk but I > hope she eventually lets the Mormon missionaries photograph the records > so they are preserved and made available online by the Mormons. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4628 - Release Date: 11/20/11

The records are at Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/ Browse by Location - Africa<https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=AFRICA> - Asia and Middle East<https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=ASIA_MIDDLE_EAST> - Australia and New Zealand<https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=AUSTRALIA_NEW_ZEALAND> - Caribbean, Central and South America<https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=CENTRAL_SOUTH_AMERICA> - Europe<https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=EUROPE> - Pacific Islands<https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=PACIFIC_ISLAND> - USA, Canada, and Mexico<https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=NORTH_AMERICA> - All Record Collections<https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Rita Pearman <bbmombb@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I also would be interested in the NC and Tennessee access..... > > Rita > > > > From: rhardest@tampabay.rr.com > > To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > > Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:27:24 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records > > > > I would be interested also in the NC files...Richard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto: > ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of Jane > > Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 11:48 PM > > To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records > > > > Bob, Could you send me the website for the North Carolina and Tennessee > > Probate Records. Having trouble finding that for some reason. Thanks > > > > Jane > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto: > ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of Bob Foster > > Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:08 AM > > To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records > > > > I agree. I do not feel terribly comfortable with Mormon reasons for being > > interested in genealogy (namely post-death baptism into the LDS faith), > but > > I do appreciate the results of their efforts. I have many ancestors who > were > > > > from North Carolina and Tennessee and now that they've put the > microfilms of > > > > the county probate records of these two states online, it's made my job > so > > much easier. No longer do I have to order films and drive 25 miles to the > > nearest FHC to view them. I can do it all from my home computer. > > > > The Hamilton Co. clerk is showing terrible judgement. His/her actions > reek > > of religious intolerance. I hope there are paper copies of the Hamilton > Co. > > records stored in other places. I've seen what trouble a researcher can > have > > > > in a burned county. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gale Nash > > Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:36 AM > > To: sandy@whalen-family.org ; ilhamilt@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records > > > > There are a few records online at the FamilySearch that are recent > > additions I think or the are new online to me. > > > > I wish there were more available. > > > > Gale Prince Nash > > > > On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Sandy Bauer <sandy@whalen-family.org > >wrote: > > > > > I certainly understand now may not be a good time for the clerk but I > > > hope she eventually lets the Mormon missionaries photograph the records > > > so they are preserved and made available online by the Mormons. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4628 - Release Date: 11/20/11 > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Irene Biggerstaff Dolan 91-year-old Rt. 4 McLeansboro resident, Irene Biggerstaff Dolan died at 7:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 at Wabash Christian Retirement in Carmi. Survivors include sons, John Robert Biggerstaff of Enfield and Carl Biggerstaff of Loganville, GA; daughters, Margaret Aydt of Dahlgren, Carolyn Clark of Carmi and Cindy Russell of Enfield; 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. A funeral mass for Irene Biggerstaff Dolan will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23 at St. Patrick Catholic Church near Enfield with burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 Tuesday evening, Nov. 22 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Enfield. A rosary service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the donor's choice and will be accepted at the Gholson Funeral Home of McLeansboro, which is in charge of all the arrangements

Irene Biggerstaff Dolan, 93, died at 7:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, in Wabash Christian Retirement Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Patrick Catholic Church near Enfield, with Father Stephen A. Rudolphi conducting the funeral mass and Chaplain Michael Fields assisting. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on November 21, 2011

Bob, Could you send me the website for the North Carolina and Tennessee Probate Records. Having trouble finding that for some reason. Thanks Jane -----Original Message----- From: ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilhamilt-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bob Foster Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:08 AM To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records I agree. I do not feel terribly comfortable with Mormon reasons for being interested in genealogy (namely post-death baptism into the LDS faith), but I do appreciate the results of their efforts. I have many ancestors who were from North Carolina and Tennessee and now that they've put the microfilms of the county probate records of these two states online, it's made my job so much easier. No longer do I have to order films and drive 25 miles to the nearest FHC to view them. I can do it all from my home computer. The Hamilton Co. clerk is showing terrible judgement. His/her actions reek of religious intolerance. I hope there are paper copies of the Hamilton Co. records stored in other places. I've seen what trouble a researcher can have in a burned county. -----Original Message----- From: Gale Nash Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:36 AM To: sandy@whalen-family.org ; ilhamilt@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records There are a few records online at the FamilySearch that are recent additions I think or the are new online to me. I wish there were more available. Gale Prince Nash On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Sandy Bauer <sandy@whalen-family.org>wrote: > I certainly understand now may not be a good time for the clerk but I > hope she eventually lets the Mormon missionaries photograph the records > so they are preserved and made available online by the Mormons. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

WOLFE CITY, Texas - A memorial service for Ruby Alice Williams, 89, loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, was held Friday at Bellaire United Methodist Church in Bellaire, Texas, with the Rev. Jim Flag officiating. Interment was at Willis Cemetery in Willis, Texas. Mrs. Williams passed away Nov. 8, 2011, at her home at Tender Care Alzheimer's Home in Greenville, Texas. She was born Sept. 12, 1922, in McLeansboro to Madeline and Herman Steele. She graduated from McLeansboro High School in 1938. She married John Franklin Williams Jr. on July 18, 1952, in Hobbs, N.M. She was a homemaker, Sunday school teacher, den mother and school volunteer and was a member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church at the time of her death. Mrs. Williams is preceded in death by her loving husband of 48 years; her son Lester Nolan Lalley; her son John Thomas Williams; her brothers Otha Steele and James Monroe Steele; her sisters Orpha Bond, Ella Mae Harre and Eldora Townsend; and her parents. She is survived by her daughter, Tina Rabb and husband Robert of Austin, Texas; her grandson Joshua Godwin and wife Korey of Austin; her grandson Eli Rabb of Los Angeles; her grandson John Rabb and wife Alexa of Austin; her grandson Alec Rabb of Dallas; her great-grandson Holden Rabb and great- granddaughter Samantha Rabb of Austin; her sister Mary Ruth Pool and husband A.W. of Clinton, Okla.; and a host of nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our friends at Tender Care, whose loving kindness reached through the haze of dementia to touch Ruby's heart again and again for the last nine years, and to our friends from Hospice Plus, who cared for her as gently as if she were their ownWOLFE CITY, Texas - A memorial service for Ruby Alice Williams, 89, loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, was held Friday at Bellaire United Methodist Church in Bellaire, Texas, with the Rev. Jim Flag officiating. Interment was at Willis Cemetery in Willis, Texas. Mrs. Williams passed away Nov. 8, 2011, at her home at Tender Care Alzheimer's Home in Greenville, Texas. She was born Sept. 12, 1922, in McLeansboro to Madeline and Herman Steele. She graduated from McLeansboro High School in 1938. She married John Franklin Williams Jr. on July 18, 1952, in Hobbs, N.M. She was a homemaker, Sunday school teacher, den mother and school volunteer and was a member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church at the time of her death. Mrs. Williams is preceded in death by her loving husband of 48 years; her son Lester Nolan Lalley; her son John Thomas Williams; her brothers Otha Steele and James Monroe Steele; her sisters Orpha Bond, Ella Mae Harre and Eldora Townsend; and her parents. She is survived by her daughter, Tina Rabb and husband Robert of Austin, Texas; her grandson Joshua Godwin and wife Korey of Austin; her grandson Eli Rabb of Los Angeles; her grandson John Rabb and wife Alexa of Austin; her grandson Alec Rabb of Dallas; her great-grandson Holden Rabb and great- granddaughter Samantha Rabb of Austin; her sister Mary Ruth Pool and husband A.W. of Clinton, Okla.; and a host of nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our friends at Tender Care, whose loving kindness reached through the haze of dementia to touch Ruby's heart again and again for the last nine years, and to our friends from Hospice Plus, who cared for her as gently as if she were their own

Paul L. Crabtree, 77, of McLeansboro, passed away at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, at Hamilton Memorial Nursing Center in McLeansboro. He was born June 27, 1934, in West Frankfort, to Odie and Jesse Crabtree. He married Shirley A. Gunter on Nov. 7, 1959, in Kankakee, and she survives. He was a retired truck driver and construction worker, and enjoyed collecting John Deere items and primitive tools. He was a member of the Baptist faith. Paul and wife Shirley moved to McLeansboro in 1996 to be near Shirley's family. In addition to his wife, he is survived by special nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two half-brothers, Wayne and Carl; and three half-sisters, Ferol, Freda and Doria. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with the Rev. Robert Sefried officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery near McLeansboro. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Gholson Funeral Home..

Paul L. Crabtree 77-year-old Rt. 3 McLeansboro resident, Paul L. Crabtree, died at 10:40 a.m. Friday, November 18 at Hamilton Memorial Nursing Center in McLeansboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Ronnie Dale Wallace, 55, of Evansville, IN and formerly of Carmi, passed away Monday, November 7, 2011 at 6:17 p.m. at his residence. He was born May 5, 1956 in Carmi, the son of Carl Ray and Lena (Thompson) Wallace. He had worked in electronics and as a car repairman. He is survived by his mother, Lena Wallace of Carmi; three sisters, Connie Wallace of Carmi, Brenda Bucinski of Harrisburg and Caroline Donovan of McLeansboro; two brothers, Wilbur Pennell of Carmi and John Thompson of Belleville; and an aunt, Ruby Winter of Carmi. He was preceded in death by his father, and two brothers, Tommy and Donnie Wallace. Graveside Funeral services and burial for Ronnie Dale Wallace, 55, of Evansville, IN will be Friday, November 18, 2011 at 2:00 pm at Brown Cemetery near Crossville. Friends may call at the Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi on Friday after 12pm (noon).

Erma Brieseacher, 99, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 10:25 A.M. on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at White Oak Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Erma was born on Friday, May 24, 1912 in Belle Prairie, Illinois the daughter of the late John Oscar and Lillie Mae (Gordon) Trotter. She married Amus P. Brieseacher on December 17, 1938 in Belle Prairie, Illinois and he preceded her in death on May 10, 1994. Surviving family members include her brother: Bernard "Bud" Trotter of Belleville, Illinois; sister: Bernice Poer of Houston, Texas; several nieces and nephews survive including: 3 nieces: Mildred Wilson of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Arlene Owens and husband Jerry of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and Joyce Dempsey and husband Allen of Woodlawn, Illinois; 2 nephews: Richard Brieseacher and wife LaVin of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and James Brieseacher of St. Louis, Missouri; 2 sisters-in-law: Mary Trotter and Gayle Trotter both of Wayne County, Illinois; several great nieces and nephews also survive. Her parents, husband, four brothers and four sisters preceded her in death. Erma worked at the International Shoe Factory in Mt. Vernon, Illinois until retiring and was the eldest living member of Logan Street Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Erma worked at the International Shoe Factory in Mt. Vernon, Illinois until retiring and was the eldest living member of Logan Street Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. VISITATION: will be held from 10:00 A.M. until the service time at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 21, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICES: will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 21, 2011 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Reverend Jimmy Bledsoe will officiate. INTERMENT: Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois. For those who wish, memorials may be given to the Logan Street Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864.

James G. Sutton 89-year-old Norris City resident, James G. Sutton died Thursday, Nov. 17 at his home. He was a longtime grain and livestock farmer. Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Myrtle; a daughter, Nancy Colbert of Norris City; four sons, Richard, Bob and Roger Sutton; all of Norris City and David Sutton of McLeansboro; a sister, Emma Noe Holliday of Russellville, KY; 14 grandchildren; 5 step-grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and 15 step-great-grandchildren. Services for James G. Sutton will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Plainview General Baptist Church in Norris City with burial in the Plainview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 Friday evening, Nov. 18 at Plainview General Baptist Church. The Campbell Funeral Home of Norris City is in charge of all the arrangements.

Hamilton Co., IL Researchers I need help. If you have the LOK books and can do a look up for me please send me private email. Thanks! Dianna

I would like to applaud Shelia and Sandy for their comments. The LDS (Mormons) do a great service to the world in their preservation of records. At their Family History Centers and the Family History Library in Salt Lake, they are there to help you with your research. It is a great benefit to all genealogists -- beginner and advanced. And, it is free. A personal note: We have close friends that are Mormon. They have a fabulous family life style. Perhaps we should learn from them. Joy -------------------------------------------------- From: "Sandy Bauer" <sandy@whalen-family.org> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:12 PM To: <ilhamilt@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Mormon project to photograph records > I'll second that Sheila! Where would we be without all their > missionary work to preserve records. > > I think it would be good for everyone to understand, in their own words, > why the Mormons do what they do for preserving records and what this > "sealing" is really all about: > > http://mormon.org/family-history/ > > I'm not Mormon but I believe everyone has the right to believe in the > religion of their own choosing. > > Sandy > > > On 11/13/2011 10:10 PM, Sheila Cadwalader wrote: >> The Latter Day Saints "seal" individuals together so they will continue >> to be a family in the celestial kingdom, but these are usually their own >> family ancestors. >> >> "Sealing" only allows those "baptized" people to hear and/or be taught >> the Morman principles, it doesn't make them Mormon. There is still "free >> will". >> >> Look how many of the Mormon doctrines are being adopted today: no >> caffeine, no tobacco, less meat (less cholesterol) - pretty healthy ! >> >> Thank goodness for us genealogists that they (Mormons) had the foresight >> to microfilm all those records. >> >> Sheila >> >> >> >>> I haven't noticed anyone tearing down the Mormons. But, lets be clear, >>> their >>> motives are very different from that of us family genealogists. We want >>> to >>> know who our ancestors were, while they want to convert our ancestors >>> into >>> their religion long after they are dead. And knowing how devoutly >>> Christian >>> some of my ancestors were, I know they would howl in outrage at being >>> turned >>> into a Mormon without their consent. So would I. And if you think this >>> is >>> all nonsense, think again. The LDS have run into firestorm of outrage >>> from >>> Jews who have learned that their ancestors were "sealed" into the Mormon >>> religion by non-family members. This is the dark side of the Mormon >>> religion. >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com >> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

CNHIThe Mt. Vernon Register-NewsMon Nov 14, 2011, 07:00 AM CST Teresa Marie (Judy) Bluett, age 90, a resident of McLeansboro, passed away 6:50 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, at the home of her daughter near McLeansboro. She was born Dec. 13, 1920, in McLeansboro, to Alonzo and Elsie (Trout) Wheeler. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with Rev. Robert Sefried officiating. Interment will follow at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in McLeansboro. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. She is survived by sons, Thurman "Mutt" Munsell of McLeansboro, Ivor Lloyd Patterson of Great Bend, Kan., and Michael (Donna) Patterson of McLeansboro; daughters, Joy Sue Webb of Dale, Patricia (Ronald) Hartline of McLeansboro, and Vickie (Gary) Williams of Saraland, Ala.; eleven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Leslie, Kenneth, and Charles Wheelerl; and two sisters, Nellie Thompson, and Helen Wheeler. Arrangements are under the direction of Harre Funeral home, McLeansboro.

I'll second that Sheila! Where would we be without all their missionary work to preserve records. I think it would be good for everyone to understand, in their own words, why the Mormons do what they do for preserving records and what this "sealing" is really all about: http://mormon.org/family-history/ I'm not Mormon but I believe everyone has the right to believe in the religion of their own choosing. Sandy On 11/13/2011 10:10 PM, Sheila Cadwalader wrote: > The Latter Day Saints "seal" individuals together so they will continue > to be a family in the celestial kingdom, but these are usually their own > family ancestors. > > "Sealing" only allows those "baptized" people to hear and/or be taught > the Morman principles, it doesn't make them Mormon. There is still "free > will". > > Look how many of the Mormon doctrines are being adopted today: no > caffeine, no tobacco, less meat (less cholesterol) - pretty healthy ! > > Thank goodness for us genealogists that they (Mormons) had the foresight > to microfilm all those records. > > Sheila > > > >> I haven't noticed anyone tearing down the Mormons. But, lets be clear, their >> motives are very different from that of us family genealogists. We want to >> know who our ancestors were, while they want to convert our ancestors into >> their religion long after they are dead. And knowing how devoutly Christian >> some of my ancestors were, I know they would howl in outrage at being turned >> into a Mormon without their consent. So would I. And if you think this is >> all nonsense, think again. The LDS have run into firestorm of outrage from >> Jews who have learned that their ancestors were "sealed" into the Mormon >> religion by non-family members. This is the dark side of the Mormon >> religion. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >