U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Gale Nuckolls
GRAYVILLE, Ill. — Gale Nuckolls, 88, of Keensburg, formerly of Grayville, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000, at Wabash General Hospital in Mount Carmel.
He had co-owned and operated Lentz and Nuckolls Welding Co. in Grayville for 25 years.
He was an Army veteran.
He was a member of the Grayville Gun Club and had been honored as Sportsman of the Year in 1997. He was a member of the Hadi Shrine in Evansville, and life member of the Masons in New Harmony, Ind.
He was a fisherman and expert trap shooter.
Surviving are his children.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home Grayville Chapel, with burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to service time at the funeral home.
Mary Culp
ROBINSON, Ill. — Mary Etta Culp, 72, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000, at Crawford Memorial Hospital. She had Alzheimer’s disease.
She had worked for the Victor Dana Corp.
She was a member of the Assembly of God and Moose 1369 in Robinson.
Surviving are her husband, Wendell Homer; two daughters, Deborah D. Boyd and Winetta K. Wilson, both of Robinson; a son, Steven D. of Newton; a brother, Charles Tyler of Braidwood; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Pulliam Funeral Home, with burial in Casey-Cumberland cemetery in Casey.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church building fund.
Edward Chilton
CARMI, Ill. — Edward Gerald Chilton, 83, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000, at his home.
He was a member of the Carmi Church of God.
Surviving are four daughters, Ruth Yates of Carmi, Freda Abbey of Herrin, Veda Parker of Carmi and Roberta Locus of Appaloosa, La.; a son, Gene Trout of Omaha; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Madeline (Campbell), and a son, Bill Trout.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Kittinger-Fair Funeral Home, with burial in North Maple Ridge cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Opal Castner
CARRIER MILLS, Ill. — Opal (Waltz) Castner, 81, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000, at Carrier Mills Nursing Home.
She had worked as a waitress.
She attended Ledford Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Elizabeth Angell of Harrisburg and Colene Littlefield of Rosiclare; a sister, Joann Brown of Harrisburg; four grandchildren, Harold Ray and Richard Lee Hancock, Kenny Gene Littlefield and Leslie Anne Brown; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Two husbands preceded her in death, Leslie Waltz and Gordon Castner.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Reed Funeral Home, with burial in Ledford cemetery in Harrisburg. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Florence Shelton
ALBION, Ill. — Florence E. Shelton, 85, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at her home.
She was a member of the First Christian Church.
There are no immediate survivors.
Her husband, Ernest, died in 1982.
The body was cremated.
Memorial graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Graceland cemetery. Nale’s Funeral home is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Lucy Zoph
CARMI, Ill. — Lucy Zoph, 75, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at the Enfield Care Center of heart failure.
She had been a switch operator with the Penn Central Railroad.
Surviving are a daughter, Maryetta Taylor of Carmi; two sisters, Ruby Dill and Lena Wallace, both of Enfield; three grandchildren, Wesley Knowlton, Jeanette Heads and Marie Ott; and three great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Earl, died in 1992.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Campbell Funeral Home, with burial in Brown cemetery in Crossville.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Leland Pennington
McLEANSBORO, Ill. — Leland Kenneth Pennington, 82, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital.
He had worked in the oilfields for Texaco for 35 years.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving with the 81st Infantry and was a member of the American Legion Post 106 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3851 of Carmi. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mildred; a son, Gary of McLeansboro; a sister, Eloise Buchanan of St. Francisville; three grandchildren, B.J., Jessica and Adam Pennington; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Harre Funeral Home, with burial in Powell cemetery, with military rites.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Bill Richards
FAIRFIELD, Ill. — Bill L. Richards, 62, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at his home of cancer.
He was an engineer for Wayne-White Electric Corp.
He was a member, deacon, trustee and superintendent at Geff Christian Church.
Surviving are two sons, Clay and Ty, both of Fairfield; a sister, Martha Gregory of Fairfield; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home, with burial in Maple Hill cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to service time at the funeral home.
Patricia Pankey
ELDORADO, Ill. — Patricia Ann Pankey, 53, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at her home of cancer.
She attended St. Mary Catholic Church, and was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies’ Auxiliaries.
Surviving are her husband, Mickey; a daughter, Angela Faye Smith of Vienna; a son, John Naas of Junction; a stepson, Shannon Pankey of Stedman, N.C.; her mother, Louise Ashley of Eldorado; two sisters, Linda Phelps of Galatia and Carol Stein of Eldorado; two brothers, Dann Baugher of San Antonio, Texas, and Vernon Thomas Baugher of Kerrville, Texas; two grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, Jeffrey Scott Naas.
Services and burial will be private. Watson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Josephine Rhoten
OBLONG, Ill. — Josephine B. “Josie” Rhoten, 55, of Stoy, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson from a heart attack.
She had worked at the Hershey Candy Co. for 30 years.
She was a member of the Bible Chapel Church in Robinson.
Surviving are her husband, Kenneth; her mother, Cora Meese of Oblong; two sisters, Marilyn Osborn of Oblong and Dorothy Ness of West Liberty; four brothers, Lavern, John and Gary Meese, all of Oblong, and George Meese of Robinson; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pulliam Funeral Home in Oblong, with burial in Shire cemetery in Stoy.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pine Haven Christian Children’s Home.
