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Jeffrey Johnson, 64, of Mt. Vernon passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Crossroads Hospital in Mt. Vernon. At the age of seven, Jeff moved to Warren G. Murray Center in 1964. This was his home un...

Hamp Webster, Jr., 84, of Centralia, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Hamp was known in the community as a jack of all trades. From carpentry,...

Barbara Ann Forrest, 85, of The Colony, Texas passed away February 11, 2022. She married Phillip Forrest April 25, 1954. She was a graduate of Southern Illinois University. Her passion was cooking for...

Arline E. Ahrens, 88, of Centralia, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Arline worked at Farmers State Bank in Hoffman as the Head Teller for 40 plus ...

Janet Sue Goodrich, 69, of Addieville, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Carlyle Healthcare. Janet was a loyal employee for Rockwell International and later retiring for Belleville Shoe Fact...

Doris Eileen Newbury, 88, of Bluford, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 am March 1, 2022 at her residence in Bluford, Illinois. Doris attended school in Mount Vernon. She was employed by the stove foundry...

Bonnie Pond Williams, 58, of Salem, IL passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022 in her home with her husband by her side. Bonnie was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She truly enjoyed the gathe...

Kenneth W. Chitwood, age 86 of Salem, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem. Kenneth was a retired carpenter and had been employed as the Assistant Marion Co...

William "Bill" Price, age 79 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at his home. How do you sum up a lifetime in a paragraph? Papa was not all that complex; he enjoyed the simple things ...

Mathias J. "Mat" Kluemke, age 82 of Carlyle, died at Aviston Countryside Manor in Aviston, IL on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Mat raised his family on their dairy and grain farm outside of Carlyle. He...