Betty J. Emery, 79, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2008, at 3:10 a.m. at the home of her son.

Memorial services will be Monday, July 7, 2008, at 5 p.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Ray Heilener officiating.  Family will receive friends from 4:30 p.m. until the time of service on Monday at the church.  Entombment with be at East Lawn Cemetery.  Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Marion Senior Citizens or Hospice of Southern Illinois.  Envelopes will be available and accepted at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home, 800 North Market, Marion, IL  62959.

Jewel L. Lollar, 85, of Marion passed away at 2:41 a.m., Friday, July 4, 2008, at Shawnee Christian Nursing Home in Herrin.

 Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 7, 2008, at the Pittsburg Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Eddie Donelson, Rev. Ivan Ryan and Rev. Glenn Sanders officiating.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Sunday, July 6, 2008, at the church. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of the arrangements.

Kelly Sue Hays, 35, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Herrin, passed away at Tampa General Hospital at 11:35 a.m., July 2, 2008, of complications from breast cancer.

The funeral service will be at 1:42 p.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin.  A committal ceremony will be at East Lawn Memorial Gardens Tuesday afternoon followed by a reception for family and friends at Community of Faith Church. Visitation will be from 6 until 9 p.m., Monday, July 7, 2008, at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin.

Imogene Byassee, age 87, of Marion,  went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at 4:11 a.m. at Heartland Regional Medical Center, with her devoted husband, Howard, by her side.

The funeral service will be Saturday, July 5, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. at Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home, 900 N. Court St. in Marion, with Dr. Bob Dickerson officiating.
The visitation will  be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Roberta Lee (Bert) Morgan, 83, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2008, at 4 a.m. at Shawnee Christian Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be Thursday, July 3, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Wagner officiating and the eulogy will be delivered by Charles Moore.  Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Henry “Wayne” Kelley, 66, passed away at home Saturday, June 28, 2008.
Wayne was born Dec. 26, 1941, the son of Vernon and Lanora Kelley.

Visitation will be Tuesday, July 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in County Line Cemetery south of Creal Springs.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Creal Springs. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Cosby-Sloan Funeral Home.