Category Archives: Obituaries

Larry Joe Smith, 63, of Boyd, passed away on June 26, 2022, at Nature Trails Nursing Home in Mt. Vernon. He was born in Mt. Vernon on May 26, 1959, the son of William A. Smith and Mary Ann Mathis Smit...

Charles "Butch" W. Wilkey, 74, of Centralia, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born February 19, 1948, in Centralia, the son of William "Bud" ...

Robert Vern Rodgers, born on July 12, 1964, in Gary, Indiana, passed at St. Louis University Hospital on June 19, 2022, at the age of 57. He is survived by his loving mother, Bonnie Rodgers; his two o...

John A. Warren, W9BFO, passed away at 12:30 am June 20, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. John married Judith Ashbrook on September 10, 1972, in Mount Vernon, where they resided for m...

Charles "Chuck" D. Sullivan of Oxford, Florida (formerly of Salem) passed away on June 24, 2022. He was born in Brubaker, Illinois November 2, 1935, to A.L. Sullivan and Mary (Thompson) Sullivan. He i...

Patsy Jean Thomson, 84, of Iola, passed away at 10:20 pm, Monday, June 20, 2022 at the Lakeland Rehab and Health Care Center in Effingham. Patsy worked as a quality inspector for NAL in Salem, Illinoi...

Levi N. Rosecrans, 81, of Salem, Illinois passed away June 15, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born September 10, 1940, in Alton, Illinois, he was the son of Levi Nelson and Jettie (...

Lois Toler, age 86 of Salem, passed away on June 22, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. Lois was of the Pentecostal Faith. She was a feeder at World Color Press where she retired after work...

Joseph Ira Claxton, 95, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 5:45 pm May 29, 2022 at Nature Trail Health Care in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Mr. Claxton proudly served his country in the United State...

Lloyd Carpenter, 72, of Centralia passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Odin Health Care Center. Lloyd served his country with honor in the United States Marines, serving in Vietnam. A celebration o...