Category Archives: Obituaries

Gary W. Levall, 85, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:00 am July 7, 2025 at Breese Nursing Home in Breese, Illinois. He was born March 2, 1940 in Bluford, Illinois to the late Vernie "Bus" D...

Beverly Maxine Spitler, 95, of Odin passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at her home in Odin. She married Lawrence Spitler on June 29, 1947, in Hart, Michigan, and he preceded her in death on March 7, ...

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...