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Jon D. Kline, age 72 of Kinmundy, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Jon was a United Methodist Pastor for over 20 years and attended the Kinmundy United Methodist Church. After hi...

Betty Ruth Rosenburgh, 90, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, formerly of Wayne City, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 7:35 am January 3, 2022 at Lavender Ridge. Betty was a graduate of Alton School of Nur...

Danee Melody Wiggins passed away at her home in Salem, IL on Thanksgiving Day morning, November 25, 2021, at the age of 47 with her sister at her bedside. Danee was a long-time member of First Christi...

Constance Lynn Oberholtzer, 75, of Kell, passed away Monday morning, January 3, 2022, at Salem Township Hospital. Lynn was a Kindergarten teacher at Summersville Grade School, where she was affectiona...

Georgetta Marie "Stormy" Stedman, 76, of Chesterfield, Missouri, passed away December 11, 2021 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. Stormy was the owner and operator of Stormy'...

John Max Kirk, beloved husband, father, and granddad, 83, of St. Louis, Missouri, died suddenly on January 1, 2022. An intelligent, athletic, and well-liked boy, John graduated from Mt. Vernon Townshi...

Mary "Mimi" Rapp, 65, of Irvington, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 2, 2022. Mimi graduated from Carlyle High School and also graduated from Eastern with her Bachelor's Degree in Social Wor...

Curtis Richard Fark, 96, of Odin passed away January 1, 2022, at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Curtis graduated from Centralia Township High School and attended the University of Illinois wher...

Charles "Marvin" Spell, Sr., 72, of Bluford, passed away December 26, 2021, at St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a roofer, and was of the Baptist faith. In accordance with ...

Richard Earl Carpenter, 67, of Centralia, passed away, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Sutherland-Garnier Funeral H...