Category Archives: Obituaries

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Gary Bruce Riechman, a devoted father, brother, and friend, on November 12, 2024, at 11:09 a.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Il...

Darrell Lee Corners, 88, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 2:00 pm on November 5, 2024, at Green Tree Memory Care in Mount Vernon. He was born September 26, 1936, to the late Randall and Helen...

Sergeant First Class Milen T. "Milo" Suggs was born in Charleston, MO on May 17, 1961, to the parentage of Milen Thomas Armstrong, Sr. and Carla Sue (Suggs) Williams and departed this life on Sunday, ...

Edward Lewis "Ed" Orrell Sr., 88, of Carlyle, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024, at his home. He was born on July 23, 1936, the son of Charles "Mannie" and Maudine (Knutt) Orrell in Boulder. He ma...

Roger Clarence Graddy, 87, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 10:00 pm on October 30, 2024, at Progress West Hospital in O'Fallon, Missouri. He was born August 18, 1937, in Belle Prairie, Illin...

With heavy hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of Carol Bass of Salem on Monday, November 11, 2024, at the age of 89. Born in Kinmundy to Elliott and Florence (McCulley) Thoms, Carol was the belo...

Scott W. Jessup, 71, of Centralia, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Fireside House of Centralia after a long illness with Parkinson's Disease. Scott was born at Selfridge, MI Air Force B...

Ruth Ann Hale, 86, of Carlyle, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024. She was born May 24, 1938, in Vergennes, Illinois, the daughter of Louis Kmucha and Jessica (Nasley) Kmucha. She married Thoma...

Jackie Ray Applegate, age 76, passed away on October 29th, 2024 at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born on January 4th, 1948 in Centralia, IL, the son of Orval and Lillian Applegate. Jack is sur...

Linda Sue Venters, 80, of Salem, passed away peacefully on November 7th, 2024. She was born to Mary Genevea Ward on July 14th, 1944, in Salem. She is survived by two sons: Anthony Burgess, of Buford, ...