Category Archives: Obituaries

Gary Leon Powless, 79, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born on February 28, 1945, the son of Robert "Leon" and Annabell...

Edna Faye Breeze, 91, of Mount Vernon IL, died at home on Saturday, December 7, 2024. She was born May 16, 1933, to Almon and Dessie (Jones) Good in Wayne County. Edna grew up and attended school in W...

Oscar Bruce Baird, 79, of Bluford, Illinois passed away at 1:37 pm, on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Deaconess Illinois Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. He was born Friday, May 25, 1945, in Califo...

Dorothy Marie Johnson (nee Maue), age 100, of Breese, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese. She was born April 15, 1924, in Breese, the daught...

Merle Lee Bumgarner, 78, of Woodlawn, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024, peacefully at his home. He was born on June 13, 1946, in Salem, the son of Clyde and Pearl (Sutherland) Bumgarner. He ma...

Jennifer Allyson Kalmer, 53, of Aviston, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, December 9, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Septem...

Anna Mae "Ann" Ruddick, of Pineville, North Carolina, formerly of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 1:08 am ET Friday, December 6, 2024 at The Laurel at the Villages in Pineville, North Carolina....

Deloris Nix, 88, of Olney, Illinois, passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Carle RMH. Deloris was born January 21, 1936, in Olney, Illinois, the daughter of Guy and...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Brenda Lowery, who left us peacefully on Friday, November 29, 2024, at the age of 64. Brenda was born on August 29, 1960, and lived a ...

Dennis "Dino" Littrell, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 9th, 2024, at the age of 68. Born on May 14th, 1956, in Centralia, the son of Robert Littrell and Valta (Camp...