Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Two sentenced to prison after entering guilty pleas in Marion County Court
A 30-year-old Decatur woman has been sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by one year of mandatory supervised release after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substanc...
Apr 14, 2021 Nathan Laurell / CC
2022 04/10 - Arthur George "Buddy" Miller, Jr.
Arthur George "Buddy" Miller, Jr. age 65 of Buckley, passed away at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Art was of the Lutheran faith. He was an avid sports fan. Art enjo...
Apr 10, 2021
2022 04/09 - Walter Ross Jr.
Walter Ross Jr., age 76 of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Christian NorthEast Hospital in St. Louis. Walter retired as a printer/ pressman at World Color Press in Salem. He had previo...
Apr 09, 2021
2022 04/09 - Charles C. Anspach
Charles C. Anspach, age 89 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, April, 7, 2022 at Odin Healthcare Center. Charles worked for many years in the building trades and was a member of the Carpenters Union. H...
Apr 09, 2021
2022 04/09 - Avis L. Simmons
Avis L. Simmons, 100, of Irvington, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at Fairview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in DuQuoin. Avis worked as a secretary for the Howard Baldridge Company and the M...
Apr 09, 2021
2022 04/09 - Harold "Doc" F. Shelton
Harold "Doc" F. Shelton, 80, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:00 am April 5, 2022 at his residence in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Doc loved horses and all animals. He was a very caring person ...
Apr 09, 2021
2022 04/08 - Stan Clark
Stan Clark, 82, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, peacefully entered into the Kingdom of Heaven this morning at 5:35 am April 5, 2022 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon with his family by ...
Apr 08, 2021
2022 04/08 - Lloyd Ingles
Lloyd Ingles, 86, of Odin passed away Monday, April 4 at Odin Health Care Center. Lloyd worked hard to provide for his family as a lifelong Union Plasterer. A skill that he has passed on to his family...
Apr 08, 2021
2022 04/07 - Sidney Joseph "S.J." Rhodes, Jr.
Sidney Joseph "S.J." Rhodes, Jr. age 72, a native of Morgan City, Louisiana and a resident of Salem died at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN on Monday, April 4, 2022 of cancer. Sidney attend...
Apr 07, 2021
Wildcats Soccer Knock Off Lebanon
The Salem Wildcats defeated Lebanon in prep soccer 6-1. Carter Wilson had 2 goals and an assist, Griffin Snodsmith added a goal and assist along with Thomas Hauglustaine. Caden Harris and Greg Briot a...
Apr 05, 2021
