Category Archives: Obituaries

Elijah Alexander Ligon went home to be with the Lord on January 24, 2025, at the age of 18. He was born on January 17, 2007. Elijah attended Summersville Grade School, St. Mary's Catholic School, and ...

Dana Diann Mays, 61, of Centralia passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born on December 13, 1963, the daughter of Delano and Nadine (Jones) D...

Jerome B. Koerkenmeier, age 93, of Damiansville, peacefully passed away on January 21, 2025, after a brief stay at Breese Nursing Home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 25, 1931...

Charles William Longwell, Jr., M.D., 76, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 10:30 pm on January 12, 2025, at his residence. He was born April 3, 1948, in Belleville, Illinois to the late Charle...

Carolyn R. Boeker, age 49 of Carlyle, passed away on January 25, 2025, in St. Louis, MO. Carolyn was born on June 5, 1975, in Salem, IL, the daughter of Elizabeth R. (Salonen) Blagoue and George S. Bl...

Jerry Coplin Miller 72 of Wichita Kansas, formerly of Salem, passed away on Friday February the 7th, 2025 after a brief but intense battle with ALS. Jerry was born on July 28th in Lansing Michigan to ...

Larry Nichols, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at the age of 78. He was surrounded by his loving family and sid...

Thomas Burton, 68, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, entered eternity after a short illness on Friday, January 25, 2025. He was born 12/7/1956 in Chicago Illinois to Ernest (Tom) and Rita (Nee Johnson) Burton....

Ocie Reeves Jr., 75, of Centralia, IL passed away Monday, January 20, 2025. He was born on October 13, 1949, in East St. Louis, IL, to Ocie Reeves, Sr. and Ann Harper Clark, who both preceded him in d...

Robert Lee "Bob" Moore, age 87 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Clayton, MO. Bob was born on October 11, 1937 in Salem the son of Darrell and Be...