Category Archives: Obituaries

Janet K. Hook, age 81, of Dahlgren, Illinois, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2026 surrounded by her husband and children at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Janet was born January 25, 1945 in Peor...

Chad Weedman, 51, formerly of Fairfield, passed away at 12:45PM on Monday February 23, 2026, at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. He was a sub-foreman in the maintenance Department at Southern Illi...

Marjorie "Mamaw" Chitwood, 85, of Albion, Illinois, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2026, at Wabash General Hospital with her family at her bedside. Marge was born in Dixon Precinct, Illinois, t...

Bethany Joelle Miller was born on February 22, 2026 at her home in Dale, IL and lived for 7 hours before being called back to her Heavenly home. Although her time here was brief, she will be forever r...

Joseph R. Acord, 70, of Carmi passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026 at SIH Herrin Hospital in Herrin, IL. He was born in McLeansboro, IL on July 8, 1955 the son of Ralph and Mildred (Gallian) Acord...

Julia A. Jelley, 95, of Fairfield died at 4:08 AM, Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Cisne Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Cisne, IL. She lived in the Chicago area for many years and worked as...

James R. Easton, 43, of Carmi, formerly of Fairfield, passed away at 5:43am on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN, as a result of a traffic accident. James was born on ...

Wayne Christopher Schell, 64, of Fairfield passed away at 1:45PM on Thursday February 19, 2026, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He was employed at Champion Laboratories for thirty-five plus years. Way...

Ruth Ann Smith, 89, of Carmi, Illinois passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Wabash Senior Living and Rehabilitation. She was born in Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois, on...

Claude Edgar Mark, a loving family man, was called home to Jesus on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at the age of 82. He was born on January 12, 1944, in Wayne County, IL, to the late Cecil and Ida "Bab...