Category Archives: Obituaries

Jeri Lynn Carpenter, age 44, of Centralia, IL, passed away on Monday, April 29th, 2024. She was born on Tuesday, October 16th, 1979 in Centralia, IL, the daughter of Richard Carpenter and Mary Jo (Lem...

Billy Joe Hails, 67, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 pm May 10, 2024, at Mount Vernon Countryside Manor. He was born December 22, 1956, in Mount Vernon to the late Harley and Rosemary ...

Bessie Sprehe, 88 formerly of Hoyleton, passed away at 8:38 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at the Carlyle Health Care Center with her family at her side. She was born on November 9, 1935, in Marion C...

A Memorial Service will be held for Mildred (Gordon) Weems and James Gordon on Saturday, May 11th, at 10 a.m. at the Iuka General Baptist Church. Family and friends are welcome to attend.

Deloris M. Gaule, age 84 of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem. Deloris was born on September 16, 1939, in Lenox, Iowa, the daughter of Jesse and LaV...

Janith K. Scott, 85, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:25 pm on April 17, 2024, at Mount Vernon Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon. She was born February 17, 1939, in Jefferson County, Illino...

Known for her quiet elegance and calm, kind demeanor, Jean Myers Hutter, age 86, died peacefully on May 5. Born on Sunday, January 30th, 1938, in Centralia, Illinois to Alson Myers and Myrtle (Hallber...

Everett Lee Bullock, age 84, passed away on May 4, 2024, in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Everett was born in the woods northwest of West Salem Church, Mt. Vernon, Illinois on the 17th of September, 1939, ...

Jennifer "Jen" Ann Lewis, nee Yauch, peacefully passed away on April 27, 2024, in Effingham, Illinois, at the age of 50. She was born on February 26, 1974, in Olney, Illinois. Jennifer was known for h...

Wayne Douglas "Doug" Barrier, age 78 of Salem, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Doug was born on September 3, 1945, in Salem, the son of Leroy and Myrtle (Barrier) Boyles. He married J...