Category Archives: Obituaries

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 ...

Madonna Sue Poninski, 83, of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 8:00 am February 18, 2022 at her residence. Sue was born with Spina Bifida and overcame overwhelming odds to live past the age of 21. Sh...

Gregory Eugene Hall (Greg) age 72, peacefully passed away on February 20, 2022 at 11:30 am at Good Samaritan Hospital Mt.Vernon Illinois surrounded by his loving wife, Anglea Hall and their children. ...

Cynthia "Cindy" McCann, 68, of Centralia, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at the Fireside House of Centralia. Per Cindy's wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and a private family service...

Joel Preston Whitener, 45, of Carlyle, passed away at 10:27 a.m., February 19, 2022, at his home. He graduated from Grand Prairie Grade School, Woodlawn High School, Fontbonne University, and Southern...