Category Archives: Obituaries

Joyce E. Terrien, 87, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 2:45 pm March 11, 2022, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born August 21, 1934, in Gowanda, New York to the...

Cheryl Ann (Bledsoe) Spicer, 61, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:45 pm March 9, 2022 at home with a family by her side. Cheryl was highly involved in her grandchildren's lives. She was a l...

Lowell C. Fisher, age 86 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Salem Township Hospital. Lowell was a stationary engineer in the boiler house at Murray Center until his retirement. He se...

Nina Martin, 82, of Centralia, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022 at her home. Nina attended and graduated from Centralia Township High School and she earned her Bachelor's Degree at the University...

Gerald "Jim" Dean Murphy, 71, of Walnut Hill, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Jim worked as a truck driver for many years and retired from Wheaton Pla...

Ferva Belle Lowry, 88, of Centralia, passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday morning, March 2, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born December 16, 1933, in Iuka, the daughter of Doy L. and ...

Terry Louis Glispie, 59, of Centralia passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Terry was so very proud and considered it an honor to serve his country i...

Dana L. Jones, 76, of Salem, was called home to her Lord and Savior at 10:07 a.m. Tuesday, March, 8, 2022 at the Salem Township Hospital in Salem. Dana was a homemaker for many years before being empl...

Donald James Cochran, 67, of Haubstadt, Indiana, and formerly of Salem, Illinois, passed away at 4:42 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2022 at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Don worked as a...

Mr. Rolland Cornelius Lawson, Sr. was born on Saturday, July 2, 1938, in Centralia, Illinois to John Willie Dee and Frances (Inghram) Lawson. He slept in heavenly peace on Monday, February 28, 2022, a...