Category Archives: Obituaries

Janet Anne Fopay, age 90, of Flora
Janet Anne Fopay, age 90, of Flora, Illinois, passed away early Monday morning, February 5, 2024, at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. She was born February 26, 1933, in Walnut Grove,...
Mark Wells Feb 07, 2024

Laverne Dale Strange, 81, Fort Wayne, IN
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Laverne Dale Strange, fondly known as Vern, who embarked on his final journey on February 2nd, 2024, surrounded by his beloved family. Born on Ja...
Mark Wells Feb 07, 2024

Ron Johnson, 80, of Mill Shoals
Ron Johnson, 80, of Mill Shoals passed away at 2:16 AM on Saturday February 3, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh IN. He was born in Mill Shoals on June 25, 1943, to Norbert "Bud" Blackfo...
Mark Wells Feb 07, 2024

Robert R. Ward, 92, Grayville
Robert R. Ward passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on February 4, 2024. He treated his body as he treated his tractors. He got every last bit of life out of it with a little ...
Mark Wells Feb 06, 2024

Eloise J. Carlock, 90 of Wayne City
Eloise J. Carlock, 90 of Wayne City, passed away at 8:10 PM, Sunday, February 4, 2024, at her home. Born on January 27, 1934, in Mill Shoals, IL to Lewis and Opal (Bond) Blackford, she had been a home...
Mark Wells Feb 06, 2024

Joseph Wiley Harmon, Jr. 77, of Carmi
Joseph Wiley Harmon, Jr. 77, of Carmi, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on May 19, 1946, in Harrisburg, Illinois, the son of Joseph ...
Mark Wells Feb 06, 2024

Steven Lee Neal, 67, of Norris City
Steven Lee Neal, 67, of Norris City, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital, in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on January 30, 1956, in Benton, Illinois, the son of Frank...
Mark Wells Feb 06, 2024

Yvonne Ernestine "Tina" Berry, age 75, O'Fallon, IL
Yvonne Ernestine "Tina" Berry, age 75, died February 3, 2024 in O'Fallon, IL. She was born April 2, 1948 in High Point, North Carolina to a family that moved with the interstate road construction sche...
Mark Wells Feb 05, 2024

Helen Jane McGehee, 92, of Norris City
Helen Jane McGehee, 92, of Norris City, departed this life on Friday, February 2, 2024 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, IN surrounded by family. Helen was born on October 12,1931 to the la...
Mark Wells Feb 05, 2024

Gerald "Jerry" Taylor, 84, of Wayne City, IL
Gerald "Jerry" Taylor, 84, of Wayne City, IL passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at his home in Wayne City. Jerry was born on September 18, 1939 to Hazel & Madeline (Hall) Taylor. On July 15...
Mark Wells Feb 05, 2024