Spurlin obituaries: Illinois
An index of 12 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Illinois, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.
Sourcing: weak 2 news · 16 genealogy
This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index. Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute.
1900–1949
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matilda (Spurlin) Leech | 25 Dec 1830 | 2 Aug 1908 | Rock Island | longtime Eliza Township, Mercer County resident; born Westmoreland, Ind. | Rock Island Argus (via Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[1]; Find a Grave[2] |
2000–2009
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William L. Spurlin | — | 26 Mar 2003 | Herrin | retired C & EI Railroad employee; World War II Marine Corps veteran | GenLookups.com (volunteer transcription)[3] |
| Benjamin Joseph Spurlin | 27 Nov 1923 | 1 Sept 2003 | Simpson | Dugger Masonic Lodge member; formerly of Pleasantville, Ind. | Greene County Daily World (Linton, Ind.)[4]; Find a Grave[5] |
2010–2019
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Spurlin | 28 Feb 1924 | 23 Oct 2016 | Chicago | Cage Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Services (via Tribute Archive)[6]; Find a Grave[7] | |
| Ruth Hulda (Wiss) Spurlin | 12 Aug 1923 | 21 Mar 2018 | Vandalia | retired restaurant waitress; Holy Cross Lutheran Church member, Vandalia | Miller Funeral Homes (Vandalia, Ramsey, Fillmore) (via Tribute Archive)[8]; Find a Grave[9] |
| Robert E. "Bob" Spurlin Sr. | 22 Apr 1928 | 13 May 2018 | Caledonia | Chicago police officer for 25 years; Korean War Marine Corps veteran | Honquest Family Funeral Home (Roscoe, IL)[10]; Find a Grave[11] |
| Kenneth L. Spurlin | 5 Sept 1948 | 16 Apr 2019 | Trenton | retired USAF chief master sergeant; Lockheed Martin financial analyst; Galax, Va., native | Moss Funeral Home (Trenton, IL)[12] |
| Maggie Mae Spurlin | 16 Feb 1935 | 12 Aug 2019 | Chicago | retired factory worker; native of Lexington, Mississippi | A. A. Rayner & Sons Funeral Home (Chicago)[13] |
| Warren G. Spurlin | 9 May 1925 | 23 Aug 2019 | Chicago | Jones Funeral Home, LLC (Chicago) (via Tribute Archive)[14]; Find a Grave[15] |
2020–present
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Spurlin | 29 June 1956 | 10 Oct 2022 | Chicago | Sacred Memories Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive)[16] | |
| James Edward Spurlin | 4 June 1976 | 30 Dec 2022 | Brookport | millwright | Lindsey Funeral Home (Paducah, KY)[17] |
| Howard F. Spurlin | 14 Dec 1944 | 21 June 2025 | Mokena | Illinois Central Railroad switchman; Metra conductor; carpenter | Kurtz Memorial Chapel[18] |
See also
- Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
An archival index of 793 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices. - Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins. - Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.
References
- ↑ Rock Island Argus, Aug. 3, 1908, p. 5 ('Mrs. Andrew Leech') — Rock Island Argus (via Library of Congress, Chronicling America); Obituary; died the previous morning News
- ↑ Matilda Spurlin Leech (1830-1908) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 25 Dec 1830, Owen County, Ind.; died 2 Aug 1908, Rock Island, Ill., aged 77; daughter of Daniel Spurlin; burial Leech Cemetery, Eliza, Mercer County, Ill. Genealogy
- ↑ Illinois Obituary and Death Notice Archive - Page 616 — GenLookups.com (volunteer transcription); transcribed death notice, original newspaper not named; formerly of Villa Grove; Joines Funeral Home, Villa Grove; burial Villa Grove Cemetery Genealogy
- ↑ Benjamin Joseph Spurlin / Archives / suncommercial.com — Greene County Daily World (Linton, Ind.); Published Sept. 2, 2003; born in Greene County, Ind.; the notice also spells some family names Spurling News
- ↑ Benjamin Joseph Spurlin (1923-2003) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial with matching dates (27 Nov 1923, Linton, Ind. - 1 Sep 2003, Marion, Ill.); veteran; burial Kerley Cemetery, Flatwoods, Johnson County, Ill. Genealogy
- ↑ John W. Spurlin - 2016 - Cage Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. — Cage Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Services (via Tribute Archive) Genealogy
- ↑ John Wesley Spurlin (1924-2016) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 28 Feb 1924, Holmes County, Miss. (matches); gives death as 24 Oct 2016 (the obituary: Oct. 23); Korean War Army veteran; burial Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Ill. Genealogy
- ↑ Ruth Hulda Spurlin - 2018 - Miller Funeral Homes — Miller Funeral Homes (Vandalia, Ramsey, Fillmore) (via Tribute Archive) Genealogy
- ↑ Ruth Hulda Wiss Spurlin (1923-2018) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial with matching dates (12 Aug 1923 - 21 Mar 2018, Vandalia); burial Holy Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery, Vera, Fayette County, Ill. Genealogy
- ↑ Obituary for Robert E. Spurlin, Sr. / Honquest Family Funeral Homes — Honquest Family Funeral Home (Roscoe, IL); formerly of Chicago Genealogy
- ↑ Robert E. “Bob” Spurlin (1928-2018) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial 189755322; buried Highland Garden of Memories, Belvidere Genealogy
- ↑ Kenneth L. Spurlin, CMSGT, USAF, Ret. / Moss Funeral Home — Moss Funeral Home (Trenton, IL) Genealogy
- ↑ Maggie Spurlin Obituary / AA Rayner and Sons Funeral Homes — A. A. Rayner & Sons Funeral Home (Chicago); Posted Aug. 21, 2019 as funeral-program images; program also spells the name 'Magie M. Spurlin' Genealogy
- ↑ WARREN G. SPURLIN - 2019 - Jones Funeral Home — Jones Funeral Home, LLC (Chicago) (via Tribute Archive); Service listing; interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Genealogy
- ↑ Warren G Spurlin (1925-2019) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial with matching dates (9 May 1925 - 23 Aug 2019); veteran; burial Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Ill. Genealogy
- ↑ Ronald Spurlin - 2022 - Sacred Memories Funeral Home — Sacred Memories Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive); Listing only; obituary text not posted Genealogy
- ↑ Obituary information for James Edward Spurlin — Lindsey Funeral Home (Paducah, KY); died in Paducah, KY Genealogy
- ↑ Howard F. Spurlin Obituary — Kurtz Memorial Chapel; born on Chicago's south side Genealogy
Last reviewed 2026-09-27.