Category Archives: Obituaries

Karen Diane Meador, age 75 of Salem, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. Karen was born on March 2, 1948, in Salem the daughter of Joe and Opal (R...

Caroline M. Sprehe, age 93 of Centralia, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Sprehe was born on January 15, ...

Verle Jerome Besant, 88, recently of Alpharetta, Georgia - but forever of Centralia, IL - passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on September 25th, 2023 and Jo Ann Besant, (83), recently ...

David L. Davis, 69, of Centralia passed away on October 29th, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon Illinois. He was born on November 10th, 1953 to Louis Davis and Beverly (Hickenbottom) Davis...

Patricia Ann "Pat" Peterson, 85, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 5:41 pm Friday, October 27, 2023, at her home with her family by her side. She was born May 30, 1938, in Sesser, Illinois to ...

Dolores Jean Harris, age 90, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Wednesday afternoon, October 25, 2023, at her home in the loving care of her daughter, Tammy Rene. She was born on September 14, 1933, in X...

Patricia "Joann" Byers, aged 75, of Salem, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at her home. Born on June 4, 1948, in Effingham, Illinois, Joann was the daughter of Adrian W. and Elba June Bushue....

George C. Wilkerson, 65, of Salem, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023, in his barn doing what he loved, trimming horses.He was born June 27, 1958, in Breese, the son of George C. Wilkerson, Sr. an...

Mary Ann Plakovic, 97, of Centralia passed away on October 30th, 2023 at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born on May 8th, 1926 to C. H. Jensen and Nina A. (Davis) Jensen in Centralia. She ma...

Bayley Allana Walker, age 20, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023. She was born September 25, 2003, in Olney, the daughter of Dustin A. Walker and the late Deborah A. (Potter) Wal...