Category Archives: Obituaries

Gussie McNeil-Marlow, age 85, of Salem, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on September 24, 1940, in Goreville, Illinois, the daughter of...

Sharon A. Wilkes, age 77 of Centralia, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Sharon was born on February 14, 1949, to Harrison and Ida (Daniels) Whit...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Evelyn G. Marshall who passed away on Wednesday, May 6th, 2026. Evelyn was born on Friday, August 20th, 1948, and spent her wonderful 77 yea...

John W. Busscher passed away on March 23, 2026, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born to his parents, William J. and Claire "Pat" Busscher on November 27, 1955, in Centralia, Illinois. John married J...

Gerald Wehrheim, 87, of Centralia passed away Friday, May 8, 2026. He was born on October 9, 1938, in Evansville, IL, the son of Elroy and Elba (Billimack) Wehrheim. He married his true love, Cathy Re...

Rena Sanders, 84, of Woodlawn, passed away at 1:35 a.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at her home. She was born August 13, 1941, in Dunmor, Kentucky, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Melhiser) Coleman. Ren...

Earlando Burns passed away on Friday, April 24th, 2026, in Tempe, AZ, at the age of 59. Born on Friday, April 7th, 1967, in Centralia, Earlando is the son of Earl Jones and Ophelia Jeter. Earlando is ...

Roberta F. "Bert" Davis passed away Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Salem Township Hospital, surrounded by her family that she loved dearly. Roberta was born on July 21, 1935, in Sumner, Illinois, the daught...

Billie Jo "Jo" Allison, 87, of St. Augustine, Florida, and formerly of the Kinmundy-Alma area, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2026, surrounded by the family she loved so fiercely. Jo was bor...

Dorothy "Dottie" Lenora Helpingstine, age 87, of Salem, passed away surrounded by her four children, on Monday, May 11, 2026 at Centralia Manor. She was a beloved resident of Salem, Illinois, and was ...