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Annalee Klevorn, 85, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 7:17 pm January 10, 2022 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. A Visitation will be held Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 9:...

Francis L. Witucki, 83, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:24 am January 10, 2022 at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon. He was born August 18, 1938 in South Bend, Indiana to the la...

Betty Jean Kracht, 91, of Centralia, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Centralia Fireside Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are tentatively set for Friday, January 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm and ...

Richard Earl Carpenter, 67, of Centralia, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Richard was a graduate from Centralia High School. He worked at Kirby Ris...

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...