Category Archives: Obituaries

Bryson Allan Walker, age 13, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023. He was born June 7, 2010, in Effingham, the son of Dustin A. Walker and the late Deborah A. (Potter) Walker. Brys...

Betty A. Schulte, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 27, 2023, at Aviston Countryside Manor in Aviston, IL. Born on December 1, 1940, in Alber...

Beverly Ann Petty, 83, of Centralia passed away Monday, October 30, 2023, at Helia Health Care in Salem. She was born on August 15, 1940, the daughter of Charles and Mildred (Erwin) Strickler of New C...

Stanley F. "Stan" Jones, a beloved teacher and dedicated farmer, departed this world on October 25, 2023, at the age of 71, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on October 31,...

Charles Albert Sanders, 86 of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 9:58 p.m. on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Centralia Manor in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on July 31, 1937, in Centralia, Illinois...

Joan Carol Nix, 80, of Centralia passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born on April 10, 1943, the daughter of James I. and Thelma (Gwaltney) ...

Ruth Ann Johnston, 74, of Odin passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023. She was born on March 29, 1949, the daughter of Molly and Elsie Patton in Centralia. She married the love of her life, Samuel Johns...

Billy Joe Ray died October 25, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Shiloh, Illinois following a short bout with lung cancer. Billy was born on February 6, 1942, to George Virgil Ray and Mary Ray (Albers). H...

Fay Vaccaro of Centralia, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family and close friends...

Jerry Lloyd Piercy, 83, of Centralia, passed away at 4:52 a.m., Thursday, October 26, 2023, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital, in Centralia. He was born November 19, 1939, in Centralia, Illinois, the ...