Vandalia
Samuel M. McNeely, Vandalia
Samuel Monroe McNeely of Vandalia died at 3:04 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Greenville Regional Hospital in Greenville.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Day Funeral Home in Patoka was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.dayfuneralhomes.com.
Samuel was born at 2:47 p.m. on Monday, May 23, 2012, at Greenville Regional Hospital.
Helen Alberta Wooten, 82, Vandalia
Helen Alberta Wooten, 82, of Vandalia, died on Friday, May 25, 2012, at Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia.
Read MoreGarry A. Lash, 69, Vandalia
Garry A. Lash, 69, of Vandalia, died on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 10, at the Family Worship Center, with the Rev. Martin Haseley officiating. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until time of services on Sunday at the Family Worshp Center. Hohlt and File Funeral Home in Vandalia was in charge of arrangements. Memorials: The family. Online condolences may be shared at www.hohltandfilefh.com.
Lucille M. Campbell, 79, Vandalia
Lucille May Campbell, 79, of Vandalia, formerly of Greenville, died at 12:36 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2012, at Greenville Regional Hospital in Greenville.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday at Mulberry Grove Cemetery, with the Rev. Ernest Flowers officiating. The family welcomed friends at the cemetery. Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home in Greenville was in charge of arrangements. Memorials: The family.
Read MoreArvil J. Melliges, 88, Vandalia
Arvil J. Melliges, 88, of Vandalia, formerly of Marion, died at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care in Vandalia.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Vandalia, with the Rev. Robert Weaver officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Hohlt and File Funeral Home in Vandalia was in charge of arrangements. Memorials: Fayette County Hospital Skilled Care Unit or First Baptist Church Building Fund.
Read MoreErma J. Warner, 83, Vandalia
Erma Joy Warner, 83, of Vandalia, died on Friday, May 18, 2012, at Hillsboro Area Hospital in Hillsboro.
Read MoreSchool district still struggling with shortfalls in state funding
Though the Vandalia Community School District was able to save $275,000 in payroll costs by not filling openings left by retiring staffers, it still may be hard pressed to keep up with plummeting state funds.
“We saved $275,000 without cutting a job,” Superintendent Rich Well told the school board Tuesday night. “We did all that through retirements. Nobody is going to the unemployment line because we cut their job.”
Helen Varga, 97, Vandalia
Helen Varga, 97, of Vandalia, died at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care in Vandalia.
Read MoreJohn E. ‘Johnny’ Dunn, 86, Vandalia
John Edward Dunn, “Johnny,” as he was called, 86, of Vandalia, died on Friday, April 27, 2012.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Noffsinger Cemetery in Tamalco. Online condolences may be shared at www.hohltandfilefh.com.
Mr. Dunn was born on June 25, 1925, in rural Fayette County, the son of John William “Bill” and Anna Belle Thomas Dunn. He married Jean Rohde on Jan. 1, 1950.
Read MoreDoris ‘Ilene’ O’Dell Rose, 82, Vandalia
Doris “Ilene” O’Dell Rose, 82, of Vandalia, died on Friday, April 27, 2012, at her home.
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