Category Archives: Obituaries
2021 05/19 - Lois Mae Dejournett
Lois Mae DeJournett, 89, of Bluford, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Salem Township Hospital, in Salem, surrounded by her immediate family. She was born November 22, 1931, in rural Keenes, the ...
May 19, 2020
2021 05/17 - John Robert 'Harley' Nichols
John Robert "Harley" Nichols, 59, of Centralia passed away Friday, May 7, 2021, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis. John served his country with honor and pride in the United States Navy. The love he ha...
May 17, 2020
2021 05/17 - Richard William Morrison
Richard William Morrison, age 76, of Orient, Illinois, formerly of Iuka, Illinois passed away at 9:15 AM on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Marion. Richard was a ve...
May 17, 2020
2021 05/17 - Geneva Diane Roethemeyer
Geneva Diane Roethemeyer, 79, of St. Louis, formerly of Centralia, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021. Diane was a member of the Calumet Street Christian Church in Centralia. She was a loyal employee of ...
May 17, 2020
2021 05/15 - Carol Ann Oestreich
Carol Ann Oestreich, age 68, of Sandoval, Illinois, passed away at 3:50 P.M. on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at Fireside House in Centralia, Illinois. Mrs. Oestreich was a member of Saint Lawrence Cathol...
May 15, 2020
2021 05/15 - Gene Phelps
Gene Phelps, 72, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:45pm May 12, 2021 at his residence. Gene worked for many years for George Smith AG Service in Keenes. He later worked for Beelman Trucking....
May 15, 2020
2021 05/15 - Gerald "Jerry" Kent Pursell
Gerald "Jerry" Kent Pursell, 74, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021 at his home. Jerry attended and graduated from Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes) with his Engineering Degree...
May 15, 2020
2021 05/15 - Robin Keen McGill
Robin Keen McGill, 56, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:01 am May 12, 2021, at Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri. Robin worked as a cook for various restaurants and n...
May 15, 2020
2021 05/15 - Mary Jane Graham
Mary Jane Graham, 73, of Benton, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 8:00 pm April 30, 2021 at her residence and surrounded by her children. Mary Jane was an entrepreneur who began her business advent...
May 15, 2020
2021 05/15 - Emmett "Sonny" L. Ellis Jr.
Emmett "Sonny" L. Ellis Jr., 82, passed away at 4:35 am April 28, 2021 in his home town of Mount Vernon, Illinois. Sonny attended Mount Vernon Community College to play basketball before earning a Bac...
May 15, 2020
