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Kenneth Lee "Kenny" Webster, 80, of Odin, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born on September 21, 1941, the son of George and Edna (B...

Hugh Taylor, 57, of Odin, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at his home. Hugh worked at NAL in Salem for 5 years. He was a member of the Gospel Lighthouse Church in Odin. A Celebration of Life S...

Barbara Lou Martin, 85, of Sandoval passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Centralia Manor. Barbara worked as a loyal employee of Warren G. Murray Center as a health technician until her retirem...

Minnie Sneed heard the golden bells ringing and passed through those pearly gates in the early afternoon of December 23rd with her sons, Marion and Don, and caregivers, Elizabeth Ayer and Pam Graham s...

Curtiss C. Bean, 64, of Bluford, Illinois, passed away at 8:37 pm December 22, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Curtiss was a member of the Sons of American Legion 141 in Mount...

Jeffrey D. Rovenstine, 58, of Centralia passed away Friday, December 24, 2021. Jeff was a dedicated, protective family man who made sure to put his family's needs before his own. He was a loyal employ...

Frances G. Uchitjil, age 96 of Iuka, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at Frankfort Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in West Frankfort, IL. Frances was a member of the Woodlawn Church in Iu...

Eugene Morton, age 88 of Kell, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Eugene went eight years to grade school in a one room school in Raccoon Townsh...

Paula Sue Ford, 58, of Bonnie, Illinois, passed away at 12:51 pm December 24, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Paula was a member of Harlan Road Church of God in Mount Vernon. ...

James A. Vaughn, Sr., 88 of Salem, Illinois passed away December 28, 2021 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. James served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War conflict. He wor...