Category Archives: Obituaries

Patricia Lee, 75, of Centralia, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born April 1, 1948, in Salem, the daughter of Clayton Oga Branson and Vi...

Robert "Bobby" William Randall Jr., 68, of Centralia passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023, peacefully in his sleep. He was born on October 28, 1955, the son of Robert Sr. and Wilma (Heytz) Randall in...

Arthur Eater, 100, passed away at Oak Hill Assisted Living Center in Angier, North Carolina on Monday, December 18, 2023. Born in Illinois, he was the son of the late James J. Eater and Mary J. (Pace)...

Hala Marie Gillmore, 72 of Centralia passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023. She was born on December 5, 1951, the daughter of Arthur G. and Edith Edna (Kretzer) Groff in Centralia. She married the lo...

Bryan M Reynolds, 28, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:26 pm December 28, 2023, at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon. He was born June 8, 1995, in Centralia, Illinois to Jeff an...

Joan Adele (ne Wight) Munter, 76, of Salem, IL, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Joan was born on June 25, 1947, in Chicago, IL, to Jack and Jane (ne Brady) Wight. As...

Craig Patterson, 56, of Dix, Illinois, passed away at 12:48 pm December 28, 2023, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born December 28, 1967, in Centralia, Illinois...

Anna May Gaston, age 91 of Salem, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem with her family at her side. Anna was born on May 2, 1932, in Miami, Flor...

James W. "Augie" Augustine, 81, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away on December 23, 2023, at his residence. He was born September 2, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Walter and and Irene (Karab...

Lennon Ray Mefford, 86, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 2:44 pm December 20, 2023 at his home. He was born June 9, 1937, in Penrod, Kentucky to the late Harvey Jackson and Esmer Pearl (Peay) Me...