Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Margaret M (Beard) Wright born March 16, 1925, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on March 2, 2022. She was known as the "Ticket Lady" around the surrounding area for selling tickets for the Omega ...

Bradley "Brad" S. Parrish, age 51 of Salem, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Brad was a member of the Marion Lodge #130 A.F. & A.M., Shriners International and the Centralia Moos...

Mark Mobley, 60 of Divernon passed away Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 at his home. He graduated from Freeburg High School in 1979 and later graduated from Illinois State University in 1983. Mark married Dolor...

Jeffrey Johnson, 64, of Mt. Vernon passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Crossroads Hospital in Mt. Vernon. At the age of seven, Jeff moved to Warren G. Murray Center in 1964. This was his home un...

Hamp Webster, Jr., 84, of Centralia, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Hamp was known in the community as a jack of all trades. From carpentry,...

Barbara Ann Forrest, 85, of The Colony, Texas passed away February 11, 2022. She married Phillip Forrest April 25, 1954. She was a graduate of Southern Illinois University. Her passion was cooking for...

Arline E. Ahrens, 88, of Centralia, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Arline worked at Farmers State Bank in Hoffman as the Head Teller for 40 plus ...

Janet Sue Goodrich, 69, of Addieville, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Carlyle Healthcare. Janet was a loyal employee for Rockwell International and later retiring for Belleville Shoe Fact...

Doris Eileen Newbury, 88, of Bluford, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 am March 1, 2022 at her residence in Bluford, Illinois. Doris attended school in Mount Vernon. She was employed by the stove foundry...

Bonnie Pond Williams, 58, of Salem, IL passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022 in her home with her husband by her side. Bonnie was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She truly enjoyed the gathe...