Category Archives: Obituaries

William 'Bill' Wright, age 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Somerset, Kentucky on March 12th, 2024. He was born on November 20th, 1937 in Flora, Illinois. He was a longtime resident of Salem,...

Kristen Jean Kessler, 63, of Centralia, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born September 30, 1960, in Clayton, Missouri, the daughter of Duane Keith Kessler and M...

Harry Echols, 75, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 10:58 a.m., Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born October 22, 1948, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Claude an...

Johnny "John" Titus, age 64 of Salem, passed away at his home on Sunday, March 17, 2024. John was born on June 8, 1959, in Gary, Indiana the son of Richard and Charlotte (Stage) Phillips. He is surviv...

Billy J. Hamburg, 77, of Centralia, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. He was born July 31, 1946, in Centralia, Illinois Howard Hamburg and El...

Kimberly A. Karbach, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and friend, passed away on March 15, 2024, at her home in Beckemeyer. She was born on June 25, 1959, in Highland, IL. Kimberly will ...

Eddie Eugene McCandrew, 52, of Texico, passed away at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 14, 2024, at his home. He was born June 19, 1971, the son of Edward McCandrew and Brenda Broadway. He attended Irvingto...

Anthony J. "Corky" Kleber, age 88 of Carlyle, passed away at SSM St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Centralia on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Mr. Kleber was born in Carlyle on March 30, 1935, a son of...

Constance Sue "Connie" Delaney, 72, of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 8:01 pm on March 16, 2024, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born February 23, 1952, in Saint Lou...

Mary Ellen Martin, 83, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 9:07 a.m. on March 17, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 17, 1940, in Mount Vernon to the late G...