Category Archives: Obituaries

Joan D. Willard, age 84 of Salem, passed away at her home on Saturday, May 28, 2022, with her daughter by her side. Joan was born on October 22, 1937, in Chicago, the daughter of Sollie and Lucille (R...

Rozella Pauline (Brubaker) Thomas, 91, formerly of Salem, passed away peacefully at her granddaughter's home in Herrin, IL Friday, June 17th with her family by her side. Rozella was born July 26, 1930...

Inda Blakely, 66, of Centralia passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, at Odin Health Care Center. Inda was a lady of strong faith and a member of the Second Missionary Baptist Church in Centralia. She was...

Lucille Jenkins, 96, of Glendale, Arizona, formerly of Richview & Centralia, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Glencroft Care Center in Glendale Arizona. Lucille was a member of the Faith Un...

David L. Freeman, 75, of Scheller, Illinois, passed away at 12:44 am June 21, 2022 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. David was a retired coal miner. He worked at Old Ben #24 ...

Howard Charles "Chuck" Baldridge, 67, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at the Centralia Fireside Nursing Home. Chuck was a Centralia High School Graduate of Class of 1977 and he als...

Steven A. Pate, age 67, passed away at his home in Beckemeyer Sunday afternoon. Mr. Pate was a member of the Salem Assembly of God. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt and fish. He was also a...

Donita "Doni K." Morris, 78, of Walnut Hill passed away Saturday June 18, 2022, at St. Louis University Hospital. Donita worked in the accounting department at World Color Press in Salem where she mad...

Audra R. Cowie, 73, of Centralia, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. Audra was a resident of Central City for 50 years, and moved to the Blue Rid...

Jane Faye Ioerger, 88, of Centralia passed away, Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Odin Health Care Center. She was born September 6, 1934, the daughter of Frank and Lola (McHaney) Storment in Salem, IL. Sh...