Category Archives: Obituaries

Kenneth W. Chitwood, age 86 of Salem, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem. Kenneth was a retired carpenter and had been employed as the Assistant Marion Co...

Michael David Cash, 65, of Centralia passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at his home surrounded by people who cared and loved him. He was born on August 24, 1956, the son of Paul Sr. and Theresa (M...

Darrell Glynn Russell, age 61, of Salem, passed away on Feb. 27, 2022, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on Feb. 10, 1961, the son of Jerry and Bessie (He...

Mary G. Williams, 95, of Salem, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at Salem Township Hospital. She was born May 5, 1926, in Bloomington, the daughter of Jeff Ward and Rachel (Galiher) Ward. She is...

Archie Edward "Eddie" Thaxton, 71, of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 6:27 am February 20, 2022, at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born January 29, 1951, in Charles...

William "Bill" Price, age 79 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at his home. How do you sum up a lifetime in a paragraph? Papa was not all that complex; he enjoyed the simple things ...

Mathias J. "Mat" Kluemke, age 82 of Carlyle, died at Aviston Countryside Manor in Aviston, IL on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Mat raised his family on their dairy and grain farm outside of Carlyle. He...

Ralph R. Guy, 83, of Centralia passed away Thursday, January 19, 2022, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on October 19, 1938, the son of Ralph E. and Mary Ellen (Martin) Guy ...

Floyd Edward Cook, age 90 of Centralia, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 17, 2022, with his wife Sharon and friend Becky Jett by his side. Floyd was born on April 18, 1931, in Sandoval, I...

Becky Ault was a proud fourth-generation resident of Centralia, Illinois, where she was born, raised, and where she raised her family. She was passionate about her family and there could be no better ...