Category Archives: Obituaries

Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through his servant Melba Nolte. Melba Jun...

John William Roberts, age 82, passed away on Monday, October 21st, 2024 at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. He was born on April 9, 1942 in Centralia, IL to Charles H. Roberts and Lo...

Laura Bell (Freeman) Mefford, 83, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 10:41 a.m. on October 19, 2024, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born April 3, 1941, in Eureka, C...

Marcella Webb, age 80 of Iuka, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in Sigel, Illinois. Marcella was born on May 3, 1944, in Toledo, IL the daughter of Dewey and Beulah A. (Coats) Shaw. She marri...

James Andrew Snow, age 77 of Iuka, passed away on October 12, 2024, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. James was born on May 1, 1947, in Salem the son of Loren and Rosalle (Williams)...

Polly Ann Murray, 82, of Salem, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024, at St Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, MO. She was born on May 1, 1942, the daughter of Truman and Mary (Evans) Bartle in Sandov...

Rosetta Mae Shaffer, 94, of Sandoval, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Helia Healthcare in Salem. She was born on September 26, 1930, the daughter of Fred Paul and Marcilla Mae (Q...

Melba Jean Jones, 87, of Salem, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 16th, 2024, with her family by her side. She was born June 18th, 1937, in Odin, Illinois to Herbert and Rosemond (William...

On October 1, 2024, at 8:57 am, Aletha Claybourn, 71, of Centralia, passed away peacefully, at her home with her family by her side. She was born September 24, 1953 in Centralia, the daughter of Charl...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jeffrey Scott Peppenhorst, a devoted father, son, brother, and friend. Born with the soul of a farmer, Jeff embraced life with humility and a de...