Category Archives: Obituaries

Noel Wood Thomason II, 78 of Keenes, IL
Noel Wood Thomason II, 78 of Keenes, IL, passed away at 8:40 PM, Friday, December 15, 2023, at his home. Born on January 20, 1945, in Mt. Vernon, IL to Noel and Zoe (Bethel) Thomason, he had worked in...
Mark Wells Dec 16, 2023

Paul Leo Wellen, 89 of Piopolis, IL
Paul Leo Wellen, 89 of Piopolis, IL went to be with the Lord on December 15, 2023 in his home surrounded by his family. Paul was a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Paul was bor...
Mark Wells Dec 16, 2023

Sherry Lynn "Sam" (James) Castic, 64, Carthage, Missouri (Formerly Carmi, IL)
Sherry Lynn "Sam" (James) Castic, 64, Carthage, Missouri, passed away early Sunday morning, December 10, 2023, at her home. She was born February 16, 1959, in Carmi, Illinois, the daughter of Charles ...
Mark Wells Dec 16, 2023

Dwight Cullen Thomas, 79, Enfield
Dwight Cullen Thomas, 79, of Enfield, Illinois, died Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Veteran Administration Hospital in Marion, Illinois. He was born March 24, 1944, in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Ray...
Mark Wells Dec 16, 2023

James H. Meriwether, 89, Fairfield
James H. Meriwether, 89, of Fairfield, died at 8:38pm on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at the Westmoreland Nursing and Rehab Center in Knoxville, TN. He retired from Kroger in Fairfield, where he had ...
Mark Wells Dec 14, 2023

Karen Lee Watkins, 72, of Flora
Karen Lee Watkins, age 72, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday night, December 12, 2023, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born January 15, 1951, in Flora, the daug...
Mark Wells Dec 14, 2023
William "Sherrill" Shannon, 77, Mt. Erie
77 year old Mt. Erie. Illinois resident, William "Sherrill" Shannon passed away Friday, December 8, 2023 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Illinois Sherrill was born on August 8, 19...
Mark Wells Dec 14, 2023

Everett Lee Redmon, 95, Springerton
Everett Lee Redmon, 95, of Springerton, IL passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Everett was born on July 9, 1928 to Marvin "Boots" Redmon & Mary (W...
Mark Wells Dec 13, 2023

Herbert G. Brown, 75, Xenia
Herbert G. Brown, age 75, of Xenia, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Herb was born May 24, 1948, in Salem, the son of Gilbert Ceci...
Mark Wells Dec 13, 2023

Susan Ann Bowman, 67, Norris City
Susan Ann Bowman, 67, of Norris City, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. She was born on July 14, 1956, in Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of Carl Matthew and Ev...
Mark Wells Dec 13, 2023