Category Archives: Obituaries

Douglas Heaton, 90, of Salem, passed away on December 17th, 2025, at Helia Healthcare of Salem. He was born to Donald and Robertus (Lee) Downs on June 3rd, 1935, in Roodhouse, Illinois. He would marry...

James Lewis Mosley, age 91 of Alma, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Nature Trail Health and Rehab Center in Mt. Vernon. Jim was born on October 19, 1934, in Vandalia, the son of James L...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of JoLinda Ross, 65, of Centralia passed away on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. She was bo...

Mark A. Firebaugh, age 58 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at his home. Mark was born on December 22, 1966, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the son of Carroll and Mable (Dubois) Firebaug...

Mark J. Walsh, age 66 of Odin, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at his home. Mark was born on April 8, 1959, in Salem, the son of William and Bertha JoAnne (Jezek) Walsh. He is survived by...

Edwin E. Gordon, 88, of New Lenox, Illinois, passed away at his son's home in Iuka, Illinois, surrounded by family. He was born June 4th, 1937, in Joliet, Illinois, to Edward and Kathryn (Hendrickson)...

Ethel Mae (Dillion) Miller was born in Pearl, Mississippi, on January 21, 1937, to Leon and Ellen Victoria (Tobias) Dillion. She was one of fifteen children. Her mother birthed ten. Ethel Mae Dillion ...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Amanda Nicole Melton, who left us on Friday, December 12, 2025. Amanda was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend to many. Born on ...

Walter Grimes, 67, of Centralia passed away Friday, December 12, 2025, at Centralia Manor in Centralia. He was born on May 30, 1958, in New Madrid County, Arkansas, the youngest son of six children to...

Patricia Diann McCabe, 82, of Vernon, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 14, 2025, in St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Pat was born in Harrisburg, IL, on October 25, 1...