Category Archives: Obituaries

Paul A. "Punt" Holthaus, age 84, of Breese, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Aviston Countryside Manor. He was born April 19, 1938, in Breese, son of the late Louis and Cecilia, nee Kampwer...

Doris Jean Williams, age 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 17, 2022, at her daughter's home in Pegram, Tennessee.She was born May 14, 1942, in Vernon, Illinois to Cecil a...

Rochelle Baity, age 97 of Flora, formerly of Salem passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 at Flora Gardens Care Center. Rochelle was born on June 18, 1925 in Salem, the daughter of Cyrus and Flossie...

Patricia Lynn Dahl, age 52 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at her home. Patricia was born on September 15, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Michael E Dahl and Katherine A....

Betty Jean Justice, 95, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 8:30 am December 13, 2022, at her residence. She was born December 26, 1926, in Dix, Illinois to the late Jesse Clark and Lola Belle (...

John Prior, 83 of Centralia, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at his home. John was born January 19, 1939, in Benton, Illinois, the son of Harl and Rema (Kelley) Prior. He was preceded in death ...

Joe G. Wilks, 74, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:00 PM on December 14, 2022, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born August 19, 1948, in Du Quoin, Illinois to the late W...

Barbara J. Moss, age 83 of Carlyle, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese on Saturday, December 17, 2022. Ms. Moss was born in Carlyle on March 15, 1939, a daughter of John and Nola M. (nee L...

Jerline Whited, 32, of Taylorville, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy. Jerline was born December 19, 1989, in Decatur, the daughter of Robert Denbow and Cola (Carrol...

Betty L. Pauley, 92, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 5:29 pm December 10, 2022, at her residence. She was born September 4, 1930, in Bonne County, Indiana to the late Claude and Ada Carmolet...