Author Archives: WJBD Staff
2021 07/15 - Terry Lee Joy
Terry Lee Joy, 72, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 12:42 pm July 13, 2021 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. Terry graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1966. He ser...
Jul 15, 2020
2021 07/15 - Karen "Susie" Sue Helt
Karen "Susie" Sue Helt, 82, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:50 am July 1, 2021 at her residence in Mount Vernon. Susie was a member of Jefferson County Historical Society and the AMVETS. S...
Jul 15, 2020
2021 07/15 - Dwight (Pooch) Stewart
Dwight (Pooch) Stewart, 84, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 8:12 pm on July 11, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia following a brief illness. As a child, Pooch attended Hickory Hill Sc...
Jul 15, 2020
2021 07/15 - Nancy Ann Redman Tate
Nancy Ann Redman Tate, 65, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 10, 2021, at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Nancy attended Central City Grade School and was in the "Class of 73" at Centra...
Jul 15, 2020
2021 07/15 - Kimberly Sue Mulvany
Kimberly Sue Mulvany is the daughter of Pastor Doug Meyer and his wife, Marilyn (Hartmann) Meyer. Kim was a 2002 graduate of Salem High School and then attended Kaskaskia College where she obtained an...
Jul 15, 2020
2021 07/15 - Benner S. Rhodes, Jr.
Benner S. Rhodes, Jr., 91, formerly of Salem, Illinois passed away on June 30, 2021 in Mansfield, MO. After graduating from Mansfield High School in 1947, Benner enlisted in the United States Air Forc...
Jul 15, 2020
2021 07/15 - Ralph Eugene Stark
Ralph Eugene Stark, 91, of Wayne City, Illinois, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Ralph was a retired maintenance employee of Wal-Mart at F...
Jul 15, 2020
2021 07/14 - Barbara Jane Mathis-Ferguson
Barbara Jane Mathis-Ferguson, 82, of Tempe, AZ, formerly of Centralia, IL, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Barbara was a loving and hard-working daughter, wife, ...
Jul 14, 2020
2021 07/14 - Karen Burleyson
Karen Burleyson, age 72, of Centralia, Illinois, passed at 8:20 P.M. on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana, with her loving family by her side. Funeral arrangem...
Jul 13, 2020
2021 07/09 - Lyal Sands
Lyal Sands, 86, of Irvington passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at Mt. Vernon Healthcare. Mr. Sands was a loyal employee of Burgess Norton in Geneva, Illinois for 20 years. Lyal was of the Pentecosta...
Jul 09, 2020
