Category Archives: Obituaries

Nelda Gillenwater, age 74 of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Helia Healthcare of Salem. Nelda was born on March 29, 1949, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the daughter of Carl and Ruby (R...

Robert Ferrell Eubanks, 72, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:05 pm August 12, 2023, at his residence. He was born August 7, 1951, in Harrisburg, Illinois to the late William Albert and Dor...

Phyllis Irene Stephens, age 74 of Salem, passed away at her home on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Phyllis was born on December 3, 1948, in Salem, the daughter of Cecil and Betty (Revell) Dodson. She marri...

Jeffrey Alden West, 66, of Centralia passed away Saturday, August 12, 2023, at his home. He was born on July 7, 1957, the son of Jack and Nancy (Long) West in Waukegan. Survivors include his sisters, ...

Helen Ardelle LeBeau, 98, of Centralia, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023, peacefully at her home. She was born on February 26th, 1925 to Arthur J. Haas and Helen (Freeman) Haas. She married he...

Reverend Merle L. Fullerton, 86, of Mount Vernon, Illinois passed away at 11:14 am August 14, 2023, at his residence. He was born May 28, 1937, to the late Arthur and Beulah (Campbell) Fullerton. Merl...

Ora Lee (Garner) Davis passed away peacefully at her home on August 14, 2023. She was born to Frankie and Arthur Garner on October 20, 1916, in Marion County. She lived in Salem, with her family, unti...

Melbern Jannett, age 89 of Carlyle, passed away at Carlyle Healthcare and Senior Living on August 14, 2023. Mr. Jannett was born on April 27, 1934, in Carlyle, Illinois to the late Vernon and Pearl (T...

H. G. Lee, 50, of Centralia passed away August 12, 2023, at home. He was born on August 14, 1972, to Harry Paul and Loretta Jean (Johnson) Lee. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. He married Patri...

Paula "Joyce" Smart, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 6, 2023. She was born March 16, 1941, in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Opal Chelf and Henry Laswell. She married Edmund Smart on May 7, ...