Category Archives: Obituaries

Ellie Venable of Fairfield departed peacefully from this life on July 20, 2026, in Baltimore, Maryland. She was born Eleanor Louise Simpson in Fairfield on November 25, 1935, the eldest daughter of Be...

Paul DeWaine "Dude" Talbert, age 55, of Flora, Illinois, and formerly of Johnsonville, entered the gates of Heaven at 2:48 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born October ...

Maddison Marie Borah, 26, of Fairfield passed away on Thursday July 23, 2026. She was born in Mt Vernon on February 7, 2000, to Robert Matthew Borah and Darla Shaw. Maddison had been employed at Kiddi...

Carly Denise Schwierjohn, Nineteen months, went to be with Jesus on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at St. Louis Children's Hospital after a sudden illness. Carly was born on December 20, 2024, in Breese, IL...

Jess Parks, age 90 years 11 months passed peacefully into his heavenly rest on July 25, 2026, at the Marion VA Hospital. Jess was born in Thompsonville, IL on August 5, 1935, to Marion and Gladys (Doe...

Katherine Mayanne Lentz, 96, of Grayville, Illinois passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026, at home with her family close by. She was born on Sunday, July 28, 1929, in Stockton, Kansas, the daughter of ...

Curtis Ray Xanders, 78, of Fairfield passed away at 4:40PM on Thursday July 23, 2026, at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Ray was born in Mt Vernon on July 9, 1948, to Roy "Pete" and Hazel (...

Norman S. Beachy, age 85, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at his home in McLeansboro, IL. He was born February 20, 1941 at Dover, Delaware, the son of Samuel and Lena Beachy. On March 28, 1963,...

Timothy K. Willett, 60, of Fairfield, passed away at 1:15am on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Fairfield Senior Living and Rehabilitation. Tim was born on October 14, 1965, in Princeton, IL, to James and...

With deep respect and loving remembrance, we share the passing of Freda Evelyn (Carter) Dean, who departed this life on July 21, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois, at the age of 98. B...