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Edwin Dale Hawkey, 56, of Olney, passed away at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Richland Nursing and Rehab in Olney. Edwin joined the U.S. Navy and he served his country for 4 years. He then ...

Cheryl Ann (Bledsoe) Spicer, 61, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:45 pm March 9, 2022 at home with a family by her side. Cheryl was highly involved in her grandchildren's lives. She was a l...

Lowell C. Fisher, age 86 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Salem Township Hospital. Lowell was a stationary engineer in the boiler house at Murray Center until his retirement. He se...

Dana L. Jones, 76, of Salem, was called home to her Lord and Savior at 10:07 a.m. Tuesday, March, 8, 2022 at the Salem Township Hospital in Salem. Dana was a homemaker for many years before being empl...

Donald James Cochran, 67, of Haubstadt, Indiana, and formerly of Salem, Illinois, passed away at 4:42 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2022 at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Don worked as a...

Brenda Latchford, 71, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 am March 7, 2022 at White Oak Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Mount Vernon. Brenda was of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoy...

Timothy Philip Swigert, 62, of Waltonville, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in SSM St. Mary Hospital in Centralia. He worked for Bunn Capital in Springfield for a number of years. He began wo...

Hailey Marie Budde, 23, of Salem, Illinois, passed away at 3:25 pm March 6, 2022 at Salem Township Hospital in Salem. Hailey was loved by many and will be dearly missed. A Visitation will be held Wedn...

Barbara Cline Shoemaker, 83, of Centralia passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Centralia Manor. Barbara gladly served and was an active member in her home church, Central City Baptist. She always had...

Tom Tabor, 65 of Salem, Illinois passed away March 1, 2022, at Salem Township Hospital. Born June 5, 1956, in Salem, he was the son of Clarence and Phyllis M. (Webb) Tabor. Tom was a mechanic for Sale...