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Ruth Ann Ford, age 82 of Salem, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Ruth attended Grace Church of the Nazarene in Salem. She was a homemaker, f...

Jamie Owens, 40, of Salem, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Jamie had a love for animals. She also enjoyed gardening and landscaping. Most of all, s...

Dwight Donald Duncan, Jr., 77, of Centralia passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021. He was born on March 22, 1944, the son of Dwight D. Duncan, Sr., and Ruby Bozson Young. Survivors include sister, V...

Gloria (Dedo) Jean DeVivo, 77, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:20 pm November 2, 2021 at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Gloria worked as a registered nurse and wa...

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 ...