Category Archives: Obituaries

Nancy Lee Burkett, age 73, of Xenia, Illinois, passed away Monday night, June 26, 2023, at her home. She was born September 8, 1949, in Flora, the daughter of Harold Wayne "Hack" and Doris Lee (Purdy)...

Joan B. Glascock, 80, of Centralia, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2023, in her home surrounded by her family.Joan was born July 15, 1942, in San Mateo, California, the daughter of John Fanzone and Ca...

Freda Marie Shafer, age 84, passed away on June 26, 2023. She was born at her childhood home in Wayne County, Illinois on May 20, 1939, and was the daughter of Jesse Roosevelt Lowery and Greta Grace (...

Richard Ray "Razor" Nattier, 71, of Patoka passed away Sunday, June 25, 2023, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born on February 4, 1952, the son of Floyd and Almeda (Sherill) Nattier in Vandal...

Kelley G. Smith, 58, of Centralia, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023.Kelley was born November 14, 1964, the daughter of Merrell "Gene" Petrea and Carolyn (Haack) Petrea. She married Dawayn Joseph "Joe...

Christina (Bender) Rigney passed away on July 24th, 2023 at her home. She was born on December 5th, 1981 in Riverside, California to Edmond Alson Bender and Nancy (Vaughn) Candler.Christina is survive...

Micheal David Shaw, age 32, of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away at 11:27 P.M. Saturday, June 17, 2023. Micheal was born in Centralia, Illinois on Wednesday, December 5, 1990, to David and Michelle Shaw....

Donna Mae Cummings, 68, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 3:39 pm June 23, 2023, with her daughters holding her hand. She was born November 5, 1954, in Mount Vernon to the late Samuel Martin a...

James William "Bill" Bates, 92, of Patoka, passed away, surrounded by the love of his family, Sunday, June 25, 2023, at his home in Patoka. He was born on June 15, 1931, the son of Lewis Joseph and Ad...

Gary G. Webb, 83, of Wayne City, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 pm June 24, 2023, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born March 17, 1940, in Mount Vernon to the lat...