Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Donald Ray Kelly, 96 years old, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Our father graduated from Centralia High School and immediately enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He participated ...

Ferdinand Wendell "Fred" Bauer, age 85, passed away at 11:37 p.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Universal Healthcare in Raleigh, North Carolina, after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Fred ...

Sharnella Andrea Deloch, 32 of Milwaukee Wisconsin, passed away on October 27, 2021. Sharnella was born on December 07, 1988 in Mount Vernon Illinois to Andrea V. Moore and Darnell Deloch where she wo...

Tika Hines, age 75 of Salem, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 31, 2021. Tika was retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections after 25 years in the business office. She had also worke...

Robert T. Day, 84, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Doctor's Nursing Home and Rehab Center in Salem. Robert worked in Construction for many years. He was an avid huntsman, fis...

Carol Elizabeth Cook, age 83 of Greensburg, KY, passed away at her son's home in Odin, IL on November 2, 2021. Carol was a member of the Nazarene church. She worked for World Color Press and later at ...

Larry D. Morton, 60, of Salem, passed away October 16, 2021, at St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis. Larry worked as a Lineman with IBEW Local 702, before his retirement in 2019. He was a memb...

Matthew Fox, 44, of Centralia passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Odin Health Care Center. Matthew appreciated the friendships he made at Warren G. Murray Center in Centralia, that he called home...

Janet Marie Young, 59, of Centralia, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Aperion Care in Fairfield, Illinois. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home at 235 Nort...

Jerry Dean Evischi left his earthly body on October 30, 2021 in Centralia at the age of 84. Always the life of the party, he always had a magic trick, or joke for friends. His favorite pastimes includ...