Category Archives: Obituaries

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...

Jason Allen Brothers, 46, of Carbondale, formerly of Centralia, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025, in Carbondale. He was born November 14, 1978, to Lisa (Burge) Brothers and Mike Brothers of Centra...

Charles Herbert "Charlie" Williams, Jr., 69, of Dix, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 30, 2025, surrounded by his Fireside House of Centralia family, at Fireside House of Centralia. Charlie was ...

David Woolbright, 83, of Centralia, passed away peacefully, Monday, June 30, 2025, with his family by his side. He was born on November 14, 1941, in Centralia, the son of Alva "Cotsie" and Velina (Gal...

Kenneth Loren Albert, age 76, of Salem, Illinois, passed away at 12:04 pm, Saturday, June 28, 2025, at his home in rural Salem with his loving family by his side. Kenneth was born on January 30, 1949,...