All Obituaries

     Wyatt L. Drake, age 71, of Harrisburg, passed away at 8:42 PM, Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Harrisburg Medical Center.      Wyatt was born in Paris, Illinois on January 19, 1950 to Artie and Dorothy (Rhoads) Drake.  He married Betty Fox on January 7, 1984, and she survives.  Wyatt was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Harrisburg.  Wyatt was employed at WDDD, WJPF/WCIL, WPRS and WEBQ AM-FM Harrisburg Radio Station where he was...

     Thomas L. Gott, Sr., age 82, of Harrisburg, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at 4:15 AM at the Putnam Center.      Thomas was born on September 14, 1939 in White County to the late Roy and Nigel (Hale) Gott.  He married Katherin Nell on April 28, 1962 and she preceded him in death on May 28, 2014. Thomas worked as a coal miner and later as a truck driver.      Thomas is survived by three sons, Keith Gott and wife,...

     Darrell Gene Eisenhauer, age 80, of Harrisburg, passed away at 7:20 AM, Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, surrounded by his family.      Darrell was born in Pinckneyville on August 27, 1941 to Frederick and Catherine (Lacy) Eisenhauer. He married Sharon Hohl on May 4, 1973 and she survives. Darrell was employed as a Claims Representative for the Social Security Administration. After retiring from a career at the Social...

     Edith Feazel, age 89, of Harrisburg, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 3:10 PM at Shawnee Rose Care Center in Harrisburg, surrounded by her family.      Edith was born on April 17, 1932, in Harrisburg, to the late James Hubert and Eulah Icle (Morris) Feazel.  She was a homemaker and never married.      Edith is survived by her siblings, sister, Mary Byron of Harrisburg; sister, Delores Underwood of Harrisburg;...

     “Although you were here for a short time you made the biggest impact on all of our lives”           John David Fuller, Jr. was born at 7:09 PM, on Friday, October 15, 2021 and passed at 9:33 PM on October 15, 2021 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.      John was born to, Megan (Wren) and John David Fuller of Equality, and is also survived by a sister, Wrenlee Grace Fuller...

     Dixie Ann Sweat, age 67, of Harrisburg, passed away at 3:05 AM, Friday, October 15, 2021 at her residence, surrounded by her family.        Dixie was born in Harrisburg on March 20, 1954 to Wilford and Lou Eva (Robinson) Dearing. She married Steve Sweat on March 24, 1983 and he survives. She was a teacher’s aide for Harrisburg schools for several years. Prior to that, Dixie worked as a seamstress for ten years at Nationwide Glove...

     Sadie Lou Stricklin, age 93, of Eldorado, formerly of Harrisburg, passed away at 5:45 AM, Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Eldorado Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.        Sadie was born in Harrisburg on March 25, 1928 to Howard D Pearcy and Allie (Collier) Pearcy. She married James Milton “Jim” Stricklin on February 1, 1948 and he preceded her in death on November 2, 1999. She was employed for many years as a secretary to J....

     Thomas Jeffrey Hobbs, Sr., age 74, of Harrisburg, passed away at 3:38 PM, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.      Thomas was born in Chicago on July 12, 1947 to Elmer and Kathy Hobbs. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Thomas was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Eldorado. He loved being with friends and shooting pool.      Thomas is survived by two children, son,...

Robert Wayne Richey passed away October 4, 2021, after contracting COVID-19 at Wesley Acres Stoddard Health Center. Known as “R. Wayne Richey,” he was born July 6, 1928, in Bradley, Illinois, the oldest of eight children of parents Ina Lee (Thompson) and Robert Walter Richey. The family was raised in Western Saline County, Southern Illinois. Wayne attended Neal Country School for grades one through eight and Harrisburg High School, graduating in 1945. The challenge of daily...

     Roger Dale Horton, 76, of Harrisburg, passed away at 8:42 PM, Thursday, September 30, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family.      Roger was born in Harrisburg on June 15, 1945 to the late Clarence and Fern (Martin) Horton. He married Sharon (Reynolds) DeNeal on December 28, 1994 and she survives in Harrisburg. Roger retired from Kerr McGee/American Coal Company where he worked as a coal miner.      In addition to his...