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www.thesouthern.com 3B Deaths More Deaths, Page 4B The Southern Illinoisan Friday, July 1, 2005 Connie Perrine White HERRIN Constance Perrine White, a native of Herrin, died Saturday, June 25, 2005, in Manhattan Beach, a victim of melanoma. Kelisha Cleveland Gooch HERRIN Kelisha Cleveland Gooch, 6 weeks old, died Saturday, June 25, 2005, in Nashville, as a result of an automobile accident. Kelisha was Kip Duane Gooch HERRIN Kip Duane Gooch, 11, died Saturday, June 25, 2005, in Massac County as a result of an automobile accident. He was born John W. Tucker PINCKNEYVILLE John W.

Tucker, 90, of Pinckneyville, passed away at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2005, in Pinckneyville Community Hospital. John was a retired supply truck driver for Consol Coal Mine. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Pinckneyville. He was a member of Mitchell Masonic Lodge 85 of Pinckneyville and was a past Chaplin for 26 years.

He a member of UMWA Local 1825. He was born Nov. 3, 1914, in De Soto, the son of the Rev. Jasper P. and Anna (Shupe) Tucker.

He married Nina L. Hurst June 27, 1943, in Elkville and she survives. He is survived by his wife of Pinckneyville; two sons, Tom Tucker and wife Janice of Fairfield and Dan Tucker and wife Mary of Nashville; five grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and five sisters. Masonic services will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 2, 2005, in Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin and funeral services will immediately follow with the Rev. Rob Mathis may call from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be in De Soto Cemetery. Friends may make memorials to Oak Grove Baptist Church and will be accepted at the funeral home.

For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, please visit www.searbyfuneral homes.com. Patricia A. Eastman GOREVILLE Patricia A. Eastman, 76, of Goreville, passed away at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2005, in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2005, in Goreville United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Alan Milligan and Tim Woodard officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the Blue Funeral Home in Goreville.

Burial will be in Cana Cemetery in Goreville. Memorials may be to the Goreville High School Beta Club; envelopes are available at the funeral home or may be sent co Blue Funeral Home, P.O. Box 411, Marion, IL 62959. Mrs. Eastman was born Feb.

14, 1929, in Boise, Idaho, to Daniel and Elsie (Schalka) Ryan. She married Roger "Bud" Eastman Jan. 30, 1948, in Seattle. Survivors include her husband "Bud" of Goreville; son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Ellen Eastman of Goreville; daughter, Candy Craig of Goreville; daughter and son-in-law, Sandi and Doug Atkins of Goreville; 10 grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; sister-in-law, Norma Durham of Goreville; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Margie and Harley Ward and Sue and Jack Hancock all of Goreville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Harold O'Donnell; stepfather, Clyde A.

Reeves; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Roger M. and Gladys J. Eastman; and brother-in-law, Bobby Jo Durham. Mrs. Eastman was a member of Goreville United Methodist Church.

She was active in Goreville Senior Citizens Center, Goreville Ministerial Alliance, Goreville High School Beta Club and she delivered Meals on Wheels to Goreville area seniors. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. To view this obit and sign the register book, visit our Web site at www.bluefuneralhome.com. Jennie Langhans BENTON Jennie Langhans, 89, of Cartersville, formerly of Benton, died at 7:10 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2005, in Starcrest of Cartersville in Cartersville, -Ga.

Arrangements are incomplete in Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home in Benton. Ted 'Don' Maxedon ELKVILLE Ted Donald "Don" Maxedon, 77, of Elkville, passed away at 10: 30 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2005, in St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Saturday, July 2, 2005, in Pettett Funeral Home, with Bob Hartsock officiating and burial in Hallidayboro Cemetery in Hallidayboro. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today and Saturday until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Don was born on July 26, 1927, in Carbondale, to Ted James Maxedon and Viola (Glenn) Maxedon.

He was a farmer and had worked for 15 years at a plumber's assistant at Weller's Plumbing and then worked at the bottling plant for New Era Dairy. Mr. Maxedon was known as a very hard worker. He married Margie Martie April 8, 1944, in Marion, and she preceded him in death on Sept. 1, 2001.

Don is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Ada and Thomas Davis of Elkville; two grandchildren, Donald Joseph Davis and his wife Violet Davis and Valentina Marie Knapp and her husband Brian Knapp, all of two great-grandchildren, Christina Marie Knapp and Slater Justice Highland Davis both of Elkville; and one half-sister Grace Davis of Ziegler. He was preceded in death by one brother William "Bill" Maxedon, one half-sister Helen Baumgarter Greenwell and his parents. Lewis Kellerman PINCKNEYVILLE Lewis V. Kellerman, 83, of Pinckneyville, died at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2005, in the Pinckneyville Community Hospital.

A funeral Mass will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Todd's Mill, with Father James Van Oss officiating. Interment will be in the St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery.

Graveside military rites will be conducted by Presswood-Daffron American Legion Post 2504 of Pinckneyville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home in Pinckneyville. Memorials may be made to the choice of the donor. Bernice M.

Admave MARION Bernice M. Admave, 82, of Marion, formerly of Ozark, died at noon, Thursday, June 30, 2005, in Fountains Nursing Home in Marion. Arrangements are incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna. May 1, 1994, in Herrin, to Kelli (Brewer) and Kip Duane Gooch Sr. Kip was a very good boy.

He loved to serve the Lord and his family Kip Gooch and was a very giving person, always thinking of others before himself. He was protective of his younger brother and sisters. It was said that he could fix anything and loved to work alongside his dad. Kip was an honor student at Herrin Elementary School where he just completed the fifth grade. He was a member of New Birth Kingdom Church International of Carbondale.

He enjoyed playing sports. He played football with Herrin Youth Football League. He was also a member of the fifth grade basketball team in which he was chosen to be on the traveling all-star team. He also enjoyed playing soccer, going to motorcycle races and fishing. Survivors include his parents, Kip and Kelli Gooch of Herrin; sisters, Kaybryn Sue and Kwinci Colleen Gooch and brother, Kellen Ezekiel Gooch, all of Herrin; stepsisters, Ariele Jade Gooch of Carbondale, Vanessa LaShay Gooch and stepbrother, Ian Garrett Hamilton of Harrisburg; maternal grandparents, Grover Cleveland "Bud" and Barbara Sue Brewer of Goreville; paternal grandmother, Colleen Gooch of Carrier Mills; aunts and uncles, Kevin Brewer of Seattle, Allison and Dan Snow of Herrin, Julianne and Ken Richard of Jackson, Percy Gooch Robin and Amber Gooch of Carrier Mills, Shawn Gooch of Harrisburg and Rick and Kristi Gooch of Princeton, great aunts and uncles, Dr.

Birk and Mary Lea Eck of St. Louis, Joe Baker of Rantoul, and Bill Baker and G.A. Baker of Thailand; cousins, Tyler and Zoe Brewer of Seattle, Adelyn and Caiden Snow of Herrin, Karleigh and Olivia Richard of Jackson, Jordan Gooch of Princeton, Blaine, Cordelle and Halle Gooch of Princeton, Shawn Michael and Caleb Gooch of Harrisburg and Michael, Jasmine, Dante Gabriel and Abigayle Gooch of Carrier Mills; and best friend, Ryan Hall of Herrin. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Percy Leon Gooch brother, Kelisha Cleveland Gooch and his uncle, Shawn Brewer. Services will be 11 a.m.

Saturday, July 2, 2005, in First Baptist Church in Herrin, with Pastors David and Paulette Sherwood officiating. Burial will follow at Herrin City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Herrin. Memorials may to be made to the family A trust has been set at Old National Bank in Marion.

Memorial envelopes will be available at the church and the funeral home. Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, please visit www.hughesfuneral homes.com. i -i. Constance Lynn Perrine was born March 11, 1932, in Herrin, the only child of Link and Audrey Perrine.

Link was a lifelong Herrin White resident probably still remembered by many for his fraternal and civic involvements. Audrey (Pace) lived briefly in Alabama before coming to Herrin as a child. She worked for several years at the Southern Illinoisan. Many summers of Connie's childhood were spent in Florence, Ala. She graduated from Herrin High School and attended Southern Illinois University before moving to Los Angeles.

For a short time she lived with her uncle and aunt, W.A. and June Pace, who had migrated earlier from Southern Illinois, W.A. from Herrin and June from Carterville. During this time she worked for North American Aviation as a clerk and receptionist. She soon sought greater adventure and entered training to become a stewardess for United Airlines.

Her flying career spanned 1953 to 1960 when she resigned to marry Bob White, a passenger met on a flight from Hawaii. Connie and Bob were married July 30, 1960, in Herrin Presbyterian Church. They settled in Manhattan Beach and raised three children, Katy, Link and Ann. Connie loved airplanes and the airline so it was natural for her to join other ex-stewardesses to become an "Airport Guide." This was a part-time occupation, leading tours and performing other PR functions at the Los Angeles airport. She became active in Clipped Wings, the organization of former United Airlines stewardesses, and in 1965 served as president of the Los Angeles chapter.

She enjoyed having a job, and the work she chose was nearly always aviation oriented. With the children grown, she worked briefly for Flying Tigers and then for nearly 10 years in the inflight office of Northwest Airlines, dealing regularly with flight attendants. Here she made many new friends and found great enjoyment associating with people working at the job of her youth. Connie had the wonderful gift of making people happy wherever she went. She was a leader, a problem solver, a counselor and was always considerate, sometimes even to a fault.

Following retirement from Northwest, she immediately accepted a part-time job at Los Angeles World Airport doing special assignments for the deputy executive director of airport operations. This continued until prevented by her recent illness. Connie enjoyed returning to Herrin whenever she could and did her best to maintain ties with her hometown. She is connected with the Kane family through her first cousin, Ruth Perrine Kane. She often made contact with other Herrinites gone to different locations and her dearest friend from childhood, Carmen Pollack Golding, another Herrin native, was with her in the last days.

She is survived by husband, Bob; children, Katy White Lockhart (Tom), Lincoln White (Monica) and Ann White; grandchildren, Madeline Lockhart, Caroline Lockhart, Andrew White and Lincoln White; and also, uncle and aunt, W.A. and June Pace. A memorial will be Friday, July 8, at 2 p.m. in St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Pacific Coast Highway and Ave.

Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Connie's favorite charities include one supported by Clipped Wings: The South Bay Vocational Center (Linda Mitchell (310) 784-2045), Trinity Hospice (310) 530-3800 or the cancer fund of your choice. i born May 10, 2005, in Carbondale, to Kelli (Brewer) and Kip Duane Gooch, Sr. He was a gift from God who was here for only a short time, but Kelisha Gooch he will be loved and missed deeply by all. Survivors include his parents, Kip and Kelli Gooch of Herrin; sisters, Kaybryn Sue and Kwinci Colleen Gooch and brother, Kellen Ezekiel Gooch, all of Herrin; stepsisters, Ariele Jade Gooch of Carbondale, Vanessa LaShay Gooch and stepbrother, Ian Garrett Hamilton of Harrisburg; mater-nal grandparents, Grover Cleveland "Bud" and Barbara Sue Brewer of Goreville; paternal grandmother, Colleen Gooch of Carrier Mills; aunts and uncles, Kevin Brewer of Seattle, Allison and Dan Snow of Herrin, Julianne and Ken Richard of Jackson, Percy Gooch Robin and Amber Gooch of Carrier Mills, Shawn Gooch of Harrisburg and Rick and Kristi Gooch of Princeton, great-aunts and uncles, Dr.

Birk and Mary Lea Eck of St. Louis, Joe Baker of Rantoul, and Bill Baker and G.A. Baker of Thailand; cousins, Tyler and Zoe Brewer of Seattle, Adelyn and Caiden Snow of Herrin, Karleigh and Olivia Richard of Jackson, Jordan Gooch of Princeton, Blaine, Cordelle and Halle Gooch of Princeton, Shawn Michael and Caleb Gooch of Harrisburg and Michael, Jasmine, Dante Gabriel and Abigayle Gooch of Carrier Mills; and best friend, Ryan Hall of Herrin. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Percy Leon Gooch brother, Kip Duane Gooch and his uncle, Shawn Brewer. Services will be 11 a.m.

Saturday, July 2, 2005, at First Baptist Church in Herrin, with Pastors David and Paulette Sherwood officiating. Burial will follow at Herrin City Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Herrin. Memorials may be made to the family.

A trust fund has been set up at Old National Bank in Marion. Memorial envelopes are available at the funeral home. Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, visit www.hughesfuneral homes.com. Robert Sanders COBDEN Robert E.

Sanders, 62, of Hickman, formerly of Cobden, died at 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2005, at home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Apostolic Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Cobden, with the Rev. Joey McKinnies officiating.

Burial will be in Cobden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and then after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden are in charge of arrangements.

H4 4 Fi1 Ralph Elmer Willis CHRISTOPHER 3 Ralph Elmer Willis, 80, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005, in Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher. Burial will be in Masonic IOOF in Benton. Visitation will be after 6 p.m.

today at the funeral home. Mr. Willis was a retired truck driver. He was a member of First Christian Church in Christopher. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II.

He was born Dec. 24, 1924, in Benton to Tommy Willis and Ruby Gray. He married Evelyn Logan Oct. 26, 1994 in Christopher. She survives.

Other survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph and Linda Willis of Christopher, and Larry D. and Renate Willis of Hanover Park; two daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda and James Hasse of Garner, and Diana Sue and Wayne Purdie of Coello; 15 grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Clarence Willis. Lester St. Clair MCLEANSBORO Lester St.

Clair, 91, of Dallas, TX, formerly of McLeansboro, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005, in C.C. Young Nursing Home in Dallas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2005, in Blooming Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Hutson officiating.

Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday in Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro. If 1 In Loving Memory of Loyd "Clifl" Dcrossctt March 14, 1931 July 2, 2004 IT 1 1 When someone you love becomes a memory, THE MEMORY BECOMES A TREASURE. Sadly missed by wife Lois, Children, Grandchildren, I Great Grandchildren In Memory of Michelle E. Simmons FLOYD GURLEY JR.

if January 24, 1988 to July 1, 2004 flowers grow in heaven Lord please pick a bunch for us, Place them in Michelles arms and tell her they're from us, Tell her that we love and miss her and when she turns to smile, Place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for awhile Remembering Michelle is easy, we do it every day, But there's a pain deep in our hearts that will never go away. Forever Missed by: Mom, Dad, Dreanne, Holly, Rachael, Mikey, Daniel, Hannah, Johnston City, IL Died Two Years Ago on July 1, 2003 God looked around I lis garden and found an empty space. He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face. He put His loving arms around you and lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful.

He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering, He saw the road was getUng rough and the hills hard to climb. So I le closed your eyes and whispered, peace be thine. It broke our hearts to lose you. but you did not go alone.

For part of us went with you the day God called you home. Sadly missed by wife, Betty Jo; daughter, Barbara Erwin husband, Ronald; Haylee, Jessica, your Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Friends! Our Memories of you will never die. granddaughter Chandra Jennings husband, Tim; ana great granacnuaren, savanan Jennings.