Category Archives: Obituaries

Amy Jo (Fleener) Jenkins, 42, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away on September 1, 2025, leaving behind a legacy and a generation of love, laughter, and compassion. Born on April 24, 1983, in Mount ...

Carolyn F. Lowery, 83, of Bluford, Illinois, passed away at 11:24 am September 3, 2025, at Silver Foxes Senior Living and Rehabilitation in McLeansboro, Illinois. She was born December 20, 1941, in Di...

Ruth Ann "Smokey" Schmitt, age 88 of Keyesport, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at Evercare of Breese. Mrs. Schmitt was born in Carlyle, Illinois, on August 8, 1937, a daughter of the late ...

Dennis P. Knutt, age 68, of Panama, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. He was born on August 29, 1956, to the late Richard "Don" and Dortha R. (Daniels) Knutt. On September 26...

Judith L. Davenport, age 71 of Highland, IL, passed away peacefully with family by her side at St. Joseph Hospice care in Highland, IL on Friday, August 15, 2025. Judy was born in Breese, IL, on Septe...

Robert "Bob" Earl Houser, 72, of Centralia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at Odin Healthcare. Bob was born on July 7, 1953, the son of Waldo "John" Howard and Charlotte Cora (Mc...

Debra Ann "Debbie" Lansdowne (Reece), age 67, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born July 15, 1958, in Mount V...

Loren 'Wayne' Pepple, 96, passed away on April 30th, 2025, at Gordon Manor, Redwood City, CA. Wayne was preceded in death by his brothers, Clarence and Robert, an infant sister, half-brother Clarence,...

Uriel "Mel" Arenas, born on September 12, 1950, in Guadalajara, Mexico, son of Francisco Arenas and Dolores (Lara) Arenas, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2025, just days shy of celebrating his...

Linda Border, 72, of Centralia, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at her home. Linda was born August 14, 1953, in Kinmundy, IL, to Eugene and Alice Gigar. Survived by her husband of 39 years,...