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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...

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...