Category Archives: Obituaries

Rodger A. Thomas, 72, of Centralia passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Mr. Thomas held a 9th degree black belt and practiced the art of Jujitsu and oth...

Charles "Chuck" Arlen West, 84, of Centralia passed away at 2:59 a.m. on Friday, January 14, 2022, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL from cardiac arrest. He was raised in Carlyle...

Mamie "Lois" (Smith) Clifton entered into eternal rest at Twin Willows Nursing Home in Salem on January 17, 2022 at the age of 92. She resided in Marion County her entire life, was baptized in Jim's C...

Thomas C. Jones, Jr., 81, of Centralia passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born on December 15, 1940, the son of Thomas C., Sr., and Joseph...

CENTRALIA - William Bundy "Bill" Wham, of Centralia, Illinois, and Cincinnati, Ohio, died on Monday, January 10, 2022, in Cincinnati, Ohio, just a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday. He was born in h...

Thomas Nicolay, 93, died at his home in Centralia on Thursday, January 13. He lived in Sandoval his entire life until moving to Centralia a few years ago. His life was defined by a sense of duty to hi...

Helen Jean (Mangrum) Burk, 86, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:28 pm January 16, 2022 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon with her loving family by her side. Helen was k...

Carol Lynn Houser (Voss), 73 of Centralia passed away January 14, 2022 at 3:26PM at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia surrounded by her family. Carol was a loving wife, mother, aunt, and grandmother. S...

Ingeborg "Inge" Gertrud Austin (nee Rose) died peacefully at her home in Elk Grove, California on January 6, 2022, at age 92. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Eual Jasper Austin, ...

Donald "Don" Finley, 77, of Centralia passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at his home in Centralia. Don was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness in 1993 and was privileged to serve as elder since 1995. He...