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Bonita Kluck, 85, of Ina, Illinois, passed away at 10:05 am on August 3, 2022, at her residence. Bonita worked at Good Samaritan Hospital for 27 years. She attended the Harlan Road Church of God. Boni...

William E. "Bill" Sapp, age 85 of Salem, passed away at 6:18 pm on August 4, 2022 at Salem Township Hospital with his family by his side, after a long battle with cancer. Bill served in the United Sta...

Ellen Elizabeth Shanafelt, age 76 of Iuka, passed away at her home on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Ellen was a member of the Woodlawn Christian Church in Iuka. She retired from Salem Township Hospital af...

Lorene Sue Wheeler, 80, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Lorene had a compassionate heart, offering her best to comfort and care f...

Susan T. Allen, 64, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 3:45 am August 3, 2022 at White Oak Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Mount Vernon. Susan worked as a CNA for many years. She was a...

Mildred Ann "Millie" Hill, age 88 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Millie worked as a rehabilitation neuro nurse at Good Samaritan Hospita...

James David Maines passed on July 20th, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. James attended Centralia City Schools and graduated from Centralia High School in 2006. During his youth; he participated in ch...

Retirement Seen Through Your Eyes After you leave work, what will your life look like? Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   How do you picture your future? If you are like many contemplat...

Roy Junior Barth, 97, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 1:14 am July 31, 2022, at Centralia Manor in Centralia, Illinois. He was born September 30, 1924, in Marion, Illinois to the late Roy and M...

Jackie B. Lanham, 88, of Salem, formerly of Springfield, KY passed away in his wife's arms at home on Tuesday afternoon (July 20th, 2022). He was the 5th of 13 children. Jackie retired from World Colo...