Category Archives: Obituaries

Margel Stanley Peddicord, age 74, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, July 19, 2022 at his home in Mount Vernon. He grew up on a farm north of Wayne City and attended Wayne City High School, Mou...

Patsy "Pat" Lu Robertson, age 79, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 7:36 p.m. at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. She married Michael Robertson on December 29, 1963. She was a member of the...

D. Helen Alexander, 92, of Calumet City, formerly of Patoka passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, surrounded with the love of her family. Helen was blessed with amazing friends, neighbors, and bingo budd...

Melvin "Paul" Reuter, of Centralia, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital. Paul served in the Marines during the Korean War. After the serving our country, he went to St...

Leo Francis Murphy, 84, of Patoka passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022. Mr. Murphy was proud to be of service to his country in the United Stated Navy, where he was honored to serve until his retiremen...

Dorothy Mae Pitchford, 96, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 5:00 am July 20, 2022 at Mount Vernon Health Care Center. Dorothy worked at the Shoe Factory, Mount Vernon TB Sanitarium, Murray Ce...

Donald Bruce Jackson, 80, of Salem, Illinois passed away July 18, 2022 at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, IL. Donald was a retired pressman for Salem Gravure, Division of World Color Press in Sa...

Michael Glenn Richards, age 75, of Centralia, IL went to be with his Savior Saturday, July 16, 2022 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL with his family by his side. Mike was a 1965...

Elizabeth Anne Garrison, 93, of Mount Vernon, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Nature Trail Health Care Center where she had been rehabbing after a stroke in April. She was born on August 25, 1...

Meca Sue Peterson, 71, of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 7:50 pm July 19, 2022 at her residence. Meca was a faithful member of Woodlawn Christian Church. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse f...