Category Archives: Obituaries

Dixie Lee (Champ) Benjamin, 78, of Woodlawn, Illinois passed away February 9, 2024, at 1:27 am surrounded by family. Dixie was born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois on August 7, 1945, to Mary Helen (McMahan) a...

Douglas R. Back, Sr., 76, of Patoka, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born June 27, 1947, in Hopkins County, Kentucky, the son of Cecil Back and Do...

Gregory Dean Essington passed away on February 7, 2024, at his home in Perryville, MO, at the age of 66. Greg was born on October 9, 1957, in Breese, IL, the son of the late Robert D. and JoAnn Essing...

John Glynn Norman, 76, of Salem passed away Feb 6, 2024, at his home. He was born September 3, 1947, the son of Bill and Lillie (Mauldin) Norman. John was married on September 22, 2000, to Deborah (Cr...

Dean Ellison Carter, 12, of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 9:25 pm on February 7, 2024, at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born March 18, 2011, in Centralia, Illino...

Kathleen A. "Kathy" (Theising) Patterson passed away peacefully on January 30, 2024, at Arcadia Care Center in Jacksonville, IL. She was 64 years of age. Born on May 25, 1959, in Breese, IL to Irene (...

Michael "Mike" Britton Jackson, 56, formerly of Mount Vernon, passed away suddenly on February 3, 2024 at his home in Jackson, Missouri. He was born on February 3, 1968, in Mount Vernon, Illinois to B...

Mary Elizabeth Earl, age 99 of Sarasota, Florida formerly of Salem, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at the Sarasota Hospice House of Florida. Funeral arrangements are pending at Crouse Funera...

Dixie L. Brown, age 75 of Carlyle, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. Mrs. Brown was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 21, 1948, the daugh...

Lena Marie (Halfacre) Michael, age 93 of Kell passed away Monday, February 5, 2024. She was born December 11, 1930, near Kell the daughter of Everet and Winnie (Simmons) Halfacre. She married Arthur G...