Category Archives: Obituaries

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,...

Linda Darlene Jones, 77, of Centralia, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born June 19, 1945, in Centralia, the daughter of Harold LeRoy Smith...

William H. Goldman, age 92 of Carlyle, passed away July 13, 2022, at his home with his wife Eileen Goldman by his side. Besides his wife, Bill is also survived by his daughter Judy Goldman of New Mexi...

William Irvin "Billy" O'Bryan, 88, of Salem, Illinois passed away on October 6, 2022.Born May 6, 1934, in Springfield, Washington Co., KY, he was the son of Thomas W. and Mary A. (Badgett) O'Bryan.Fun...

Bernard G. Heiligenstein, 93 of Carlyle, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022, at Trenton Village in Trenton, Illinois. Mr. Heiligenstein was born in Freeburg, Illinois on October 17, 1928, a son of...