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Lynda Love Fry, 83, of Mount Vernon, Illinois passed away on January 31, 2022 at Good Samaritan Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a 1960 graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbonda...

Mary Ellen Peper, 48, of Walnut Hill passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022. Mary was of the Christian faith. Mary's heart was full of dedication to her family and there wasn't anything she wouldn't d...

Warren E. "Bunk" Holtz, 79, of Mount Vernon, Illinois passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. Warren retired after forty years of dedicated work a...

Glenn Winkler, 77, of Centralia, passed away January 20, 2022 at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Funeral arrangements are pending at Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home in Centralia, whe...

Morris "Mo" Ford, 84, of Centralia passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Morris worked as a loyal employee of Warren G. Murray Center in Centralia. H...

Claire Louise Killip, nee Brodish, 53, of Boise, Idaho, formerly of Centralia, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Claire was an intelligent lady and knew the benefit of a good education. She atte...

Deanna K Sides, 81, of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 12:16 am January 28, 2022, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Deanna was a faithful member of Woodlawn Christian...

Paula I. Kral, 75, of Salem passed away January 26, 2022. Paula was an amazing wife, mother, and grandmother, revealing her heart's deep devotion for her family through every word and action she share...

Lonnie Oliver Ruckman, 64, left this life to conquer another one in the early hours of Wednesday January 26, 2022, surrounded by his children. Lonnie enjoyed listening to Rock N' Roll. He also enjoyed...

Cmdr. Bonny Aloha Hurlbut, USN, retired, age 83, of Centralia IL died peacefully at Aperion Care in St. Elmo, IL on 01/13/2022. Following graduation from Florida Southern College in 1960 and participa...