Author Archives: WJBD Staff
2021 09/18 - Steve Carter
Steve Carter, age 66 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Salem Township Hospital. Steve was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon. He taught biology for 34 years ...
Sep 18, 2020
2021 09/14 - Casey D. Anderson
Casey D. Anderson, 36, of Odin, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Casey enjoyed playing basketball and fishing. His family was very important to him ...
Sep 14, 2020
2021 09/13 - Lieutenant Colonel Helen Wells
Lieutenant Colonel Helen Wells, 96, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Waltonville, Illinois, passed away at 3:20 pm August 30, 2021 at The Vista at Blue Skies of Texas in San Antonio, Texas. Helen pr...
Sep 13, 2020
2021 09/12 - Betty June Mellott
Betty June Mellott, 90, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 8:20 pm September 6, 2021 at Imboden Creek Living Center in Decatur, Illinois. Mrs. Mellott attended New Hope Baptist Church and will ...
Sep 12, 2020
2021 09/11 - Carlyn Dee Duncan
Carlyn Dee Duncan, 82, of Dix, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at his home that he built for his family fifty years ago, just across the road from the house where he was born and raised. He...
Sep 11, 2020
2021 09/10 - Greta M. Bumpus
Greta M. Bumpus, 93, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 8:06 pm September 7, 2021 at her residence in Mount Vernon. Greta worked at Page Real Estate and was a Real Estate Agent at Cross Davidso...
Sep 10, 2020
2021 09/10 - Donald R. Hickam
Donald R. Hickam, 80, of Kinmundy, Illinois passed away at the Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, IL. He was an over-the-road truck driver for Schneider Trucking. He honorably served in the United Stat...
Sep 10, 2020
2021 09/09 - Janis E. Cooper
Janis E. Cooper, 73, of Rockford, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at SwedishAmerican Hospital. She grew up in Salem, IL before going to Southern Illinois University to become a dental hygieni...
Sep 09, 2020
2021 09/09 - Glen Eugene Allen
Glen Eugene Allen, 83, of Orchardville, Illinois passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Clay County Hospital in Flora, Illinois. Glen was a Carman-Welder for IC RR at Centralia, Illinois where he r...
Sep 09, 2020
2021 09/09 - Geraldine Ridenhower
Geraldine Ridenhower, 93, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 1:40 am September 1, 2021 at Mount Vernon Countryside Manor. A Graveside Service will be held Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 1:00 pm...
Sep 09, 2020
