Category Archives: Obituaries

Rebecca "Becky" A. Zimmerman, 79, of Vernon, passed away March 24, 2026, at home. She was born the daughter of Darrel and Joyce (Hathaway) Zimmerman in Vandalia. Survivors to carry on Becky's loving s...

Barbara D. Lemons, 90, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:07 pm April 5, 2026, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born April 23, 1935, in Janesville, Wisconsin, t...

Jo Anne Cox, 88, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 11:47 pm April 3, 2026. Jo Anne was born May 24, 1937, in Spring Garden, Illinois, the daughter of the late Herbert a...

Dewayne "Butch" Loren Williams, 81, of Centralia, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on March 30, 1944, in Salem, the son of Roger Dew...

Jane Ann Jackson, age 85, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2026, at Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Hospital in Mount Vernon. Born on February 22, 1941, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jane was the daugh...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Peggy Phillips, who passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026, at the age of 86, in her home surrounded by loved ones. Peggy was born in Centrali...

Eileen Evelyn Moore Wooldridge, age 93, of Salem, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at Centralia Manor in Centralia. Eileen was born on August 5, 1932, in Odin, Illinois, the daughter of...

Marlyn "Puz" Culbreth, age 84, a lifelong resident of Centralia, IL, died on April 3, 2026. Marlyn was born on May 4, 1941, in Harrisburg, Illinois, the daughter of Charles H. Rude, Sr., and Carrie Do...

Patricia Ruth (Mollet) Whitchurch, 86, of Decatur, IL, formerly of Centralia, died Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. She was the youngest of seven children of Mike and Polly (Will...

Dewayne "Butch" Loren Williams, 81, of Centralia, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on March 30, 1944, in Salem, the son of Roger Dew...