Category Archives: Obituaries

Cecil Wayne Haynes, 78, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 7:45 am July 3, 2025, at Nature Trail Health Care in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born May 14, 1947, in Mount Vernon, Illinois to th...

Connie Vancil, age 78 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Connie was born on September 29, 1946, in Centralia, the daughter of James and...

Albert Lee Benjamin, age 84 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Salem Township Hospital in Salem, Illinois. Albert was born on January 29, 1941, in Boyd, Illinois, the son of Carol and B...

Janet Sue Wayman, age 82 of Odin, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Centralia Manor in Centralia, Illinois. Janet was born on December 15, 1942, in rural Benton, Illinois, the daught...

Colleen "Honey" (Sparks) Overturf, 80, Nashville, Tennessee, formerly of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away on July 2, 2025, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was b...

Mary Jo Kluck, 77, of Trenton passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 2, 2025. She was born on July 21, 1947 in Centralia, the daughter of Joseph and Dolores Kluck. As a child she lived in Healdton, Ok...

Local legend, Dr. Richard "Dick" Hill Garretson, passed away on June 25, 2025, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on July 24, 1938, to coal miner Richard Marvin and sea...

Donald Eugene Crocker passed away peacefully on June 6, 2025, at the age of 86. He was born on September 29, 1938, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Don lived a full life shaped by hard work, service, and love...

Ernie Dale Whipple, 48, of Salem passed away on June 16th, 2025, with his family by his side. He was born on May 25th, 1977, in Centralia to Ernie Lee Whipple and Kathey Jean (Ritter) Whipple. He enjo...

Phillip Sherwin, age 75 of Kell, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Nature Trail Health and Rehabilitation in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, surrounded by his family. Phillip was born on Febr...