Category Archives: Obituaries

Curtis Elmer Brinkmann, age 80 of Hoyleton, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025, at SIH Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois. Curtis was born on November 22, 1945, in Centralia, Illinois, th...

Marty Lynn Melton, 45, of Sandoval, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born on December 14, 1979, in Centralia, the son of Michael Grady and Terrie Melton...

Delores Gleckler, of Salem, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Born Delores Jean Henson on July 2, 1937, in Marion, IL, the daughter of Loren "Knub" and Georgia Lee (White) Henson. S...

Elizabeth (Woodward) Edwards, age 65 of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Elizabeth was born on December 29, 1959, in Sacramento, Califo...

Barbara Ann (Hughes) Tippit, 76, of Centralia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at home surrounded by her family. Barbara was born January 15, 1949, in Paris, Tennessee, the dau...

Marlin D. Fortman, age 72 of Salem, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025. She was born on August 18, 1953, in Vandalia, the daughter of Richard and Roberta (Huddleston) Emert. She married Mark F...

Edie Boehne, formerly of Salem, Illinois, died on October 25, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Edie was born Eddazane Connolly on October 2, 1937, in Wichita Falls, Texas, the only child of C.C. and ...

Michael Lawson, 63, of Centralia passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2025. He was born on July 28, 1962, in Centralia, the son of Rolland Sr. and Veola (Willis) Lawson. He married Alicia Crump and the...

Mark B. Jones, age 61, of Carlyle, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones, on November 3, 2025, at his home. He was born on December 28, 1963, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Dan and Judy (Ha...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dustin D. Cody, who left us on Monday, November 17, 2025, at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, at the age of 44. Dustin was born on Fr...