Category Archives: Obituaries

Michael Ray Barr, 79, of Centralia passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022, in his home. Michael was born August 14, 1943, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Lewis Raymond 'Bill' Barr and Martha Jane (Orrison)...

Angela "Angie" Jayne (Johnson) Cook, age 47 of Carlyle, passed away at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis on September 6, 2022. Ms. Cook was born in Breese, Illinois on March 13, 1975, a daugh...

Melvin Nelson Cochrane, 90, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:37 am October 6, 2022, at Mount Vernon Countryside Manor. He was born November 8, 1931, in Ewing, Illinois to the late Ralph an...

Chester L. "Chet" Burks, 88, of Vernon passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Salem Township Hospital. He was born on May 26, 1934, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Goldie (Hoobery) Burks in Mt. Vi...

Larry R. Martin, 76, of Mount Vernon, Illinois passed away at 9:10 am on October 12, 2022, at his residence. He was born October 16, 1945 in Mount Vernon to the late Willis Martin and Kathryn (Purvis)...

Patricia Esther Louise Ann Hanagan, age 69, of Portland, Oregon, passed away on October 1, 2022, after succumbing to complications of long-term Lyme disease. She is survived by four brothers and one s...

Charlotte A. Baity, 58, of Salem, Illinois passed away on October 8, 2022, at Salem Township Hospital, with family at her side.Born March 14, 1964, in Chester, Illinois, she was the daughter of Ruben ...

William Maxwell Brown, 29, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022. Max was born June 28, 1993, in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Roger William Brown and Kerri Brown. He married...

Deidra J. Sledge, 55, of Centralia passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022, in her home. Deidra was born July 18, 1967, in Centralia, the daughter of Eddie Wayne Nelms and Carolyn (Martin) Nelms. She marr...

Ferrell Foster Payne, 82, of Opdyke, Illinois, passed away at 2:18 am October 9, 2022, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born April 21, 1940, in Jefferson County,...