Category Archives: Obituaries

Sean C. Decker, 42, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:12 pm December 8, 2025 at Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was born August 24, 1983 in Fort Benning, Georgia...

JoDene nee Hollern Nall was born at home on January 31, 1931, in Centralia, Illinois, to Evelyn nee Duty and Arthur "Art" Hollern. She attended St. Mary Catholic Grade School and Centralia Township Hi...

Clarence Bruce Phillips, 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Casper, Wyoming, on December 13. 2025. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on April 11, 1936, to Clarence Henry "Red" and Mildred (Baker)...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Bobbie McClelland, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, at the age of...

John Lambert, age 63, of Flora, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. John was born on January 15, 1962, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the son of Warren and Beatr...

Norman Hirsch, a lifelong resident of Centralia, Illinois, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025, at the age of 80. Born on January 25, 1945, to the late John and Ruby Hirsch, Norman's gentle sp...

Peggy Jane Webber, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the age of 90. Born on Tuesday, October 1, 1935, in Ok...

Mrs. Alta Nadine Stonecipher, age 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 8, 2025. She was born on July 20, 1929, at her family home on Emma Street in Christopher, Franklin County, Illinois, th...

Debra L. Smith, 72, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 8, 2025. She was born on October 10, 1953, the daughter of Lloyd "Slug" Gambill and Phyllis (Hudspeth) Brewster. ...

Lynn Cherie Ott, of Wentzville, Missouri, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on December 3, 2025, at the age of 74. She was born on June 2, 1951, in Centralia, Illinois, and lived a lif...