Category Archives: Obituaries

Candace A. Campbell, 60, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away on December 3, 2023, at Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri. She was born August 24, 1963, in Kokomo, Indiana to th...

Hazel (Dare) Knox, 101, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 5:25 am December 1, 2023, at Mount Vernon Countryside Manor. She was born November 5, 1922, in Wayne County, Illinois to the late Oliv...

Sharlyn L. Evans, 65, formerly of Hoffman, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Cedar Ridge Village Retirement Community in West Des Moines, Iowa. She was born to William and Lorine (Schroe...

Ronald E. Kennett, age 69 of Sandoval, IL, passed away at home on November 28, 2023. Ronnie was born on July 29, 1954, the son of the late Howard Weems and Eileen (Griffith) Weems of Sandoval. Ronnie ...

John Allen Hogan, age 55 years, a resident of rural Tunnel Hill and a former resident of Alma, Illinois, passed away Wednesday morning, November 29, 2023, at 10:28 AM at Franklin Hospital in Benton, I...

Norman E. Matthews, Sr., 83, 0f Odin, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Norman was born January 6, 1940 in Dahlgren, IL, the son of Jasper Matthews and Jen...

Kathleen Sprague, 82, of Salem formerly of Carlsbad, California, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023.She was born July 6, 1941 in Long Beach, California, the daughter of Christopher O. and Lillia...

Lori D. Collins, 53, of Centralia passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in Centralia. Lori was born July 7, 1970 in Jacksonville, IL, the daughter of Delbert Rogers and Janet (Sellers) Rogers. She ...

William "Bill" D. Lueking, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home in Hoffman, Illinois on December 2, 2023. He was born on July 15, 1949, in Cent...

Norman D. Dierkes, age 96 of Carlyle, passed away at Carlyle Healthcare & Senior Living on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Mr. Dierkes was born in Wheatfield Township on July 30, 1927, a son of the ...