Category Archives: Obituaries

Charles "Chuck" Kent Foster III, age 63 of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Chuck was born on August 13, 1960, in Centralia, Illinois, th...

Lois Ann Albert, age 80, of Centralia, Illinois, peacefully passed away at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at home with her loving family at her side. She was born on March 8, 1943, at her gr...

Donald "Gene" Payne, 77, of Irvington, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at his home. He was born November 19, 1946, in rural Dix, Illinois, to Harold and Lois (Ferguson) Payne. He married Joyce T...

Mildred L. Rakers, age 88 of Carlyle, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Mrs. Rakers was born in Centralia on August 11, 1935, a daughter of the late Lilly (Tybe...

Amy Lyn Burk, 45, of Texico, Illinois, passed away at 7:00 am March 3, 2024, at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born December 8, 1978, in Mount Vernon, Illinois to Michael Burk ...

Joseph H. West, 83, of Centralia passed away surrounded by his family's love, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at his home. He was born in Benton, Illinois on January 17, 1941, the son of Howard and Dorothy...

Gerald ("Gerry") Lee Stevenson, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Lakeland, Florida, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024, at 87 years old. A native of Salem, Illinois, he was born January 16, 1937, to Onet...

Lillian Ruth Smith, age 87 of Xenia, passed away on March 3, 2024, at her home in Xenia with her family at her side. Lillian was born on June 26, 1936, in Meacham Township in Marion County, Illinois, ...

Andrew "Andy" Eugene Slone, age 51 of Sikeston, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Andrew was born in Lima, Ohio on Se...

Anita Easley, 73, of Salem, passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at her home. She was born August 30, 1950, in Centralia, the daughter of Charles Knight and Beulah (Strong) Knight. She married Eddie Ear...