Category Archives: Obituaries

Delores Ann Downey, 80, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 5:48 pm on January 19, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born March 8, 1942, in Dahlgren, Illinois t...

Carl Leon Kirkman, 79, of Alma passed away at 4:20 am Saturday (January 21, 2023) at St. Anthony's Hospital in Effingham, IL. Carl was born on March 29, 1943, in Golden Gate, IL to William Eldon and M...

Luis Perez, age 94 of Beckemeyer, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Mr. Perez was born in Beckemeyer on April 16, 1928, a son of the late Ramon and Animia...

William Lester Thoms, 88, of Salem passed away at 1:27 pm, Friday, January 20, 2023, at the Salem Township Hospital in Salem. William was born on March 4, 1934, in Kinmundy, the son of Elliot and Flor...

Sondra K. James, 82, of Dix, Illinois, passed away at 2:24 am January 19, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born December 22, 1940, in Alton, Illinois to the late Cha...

Rodney C. Tate passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia surrounded by his family.Rodney was born on October 14, 1935, in Centralia to Ivan and Dora (DeSelms) Tate, ...

Sandra "Sandie" Oswald, 82, of Iuka, Illinois passed away on January 20, 2023, at the Odin Care Center, Odin, Illinois.Born January 29, 1940, in Clay City, Illinois, she was the daughter of Stephen D....

Maurice "Mo" H. Beckman, age 83 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem. Mo was born on January 2, 1940, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Ervie and Vona (...

Ted 'Tanner' Cosgrove, 66, of Centralia passed away on January 13, 2023, at his home. He was born on January 15, 1956, in Patuxent River, Maryland to Arthur and Evelyn (Gagne) Cosgrove, who preceded h...

Patricia A. Lockwood, 73, of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 6:49 pm on January 18, 2023, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born July 23, 1949, in Mount Vernon, Illinoi...