Category Archives: Obituaries

George Nicholas Bougas, 73, of Enfield passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024 in Enfield, IL. He was born on September 13, 1950 in Greece, the son of Nicolas George and Eleftheria Bougas. George marri...

Billy Dale Sampson, 65. of McLeansboro, Illinois, passed away on Monday, January 8. 2024, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was born on February 20, 1958, in Evansville, Indiana, the so...

Bernard L. Turpin, 73, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.   Services will be held at Short-Cunningham Funeral Home Thu...

Ryan James McGhee, 24, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024. He was born on January 3, 2000, in Hanford, California, the son of Patricia Escovar. Ryan worked at Walmart as well as Pizza ...

Pat A. Cooper, age 93, of Flora, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, January 6, 2024, at Clay County Hospital. Born on July 30, 1930, in Salem, Pat was united in marriage with Paul T...

Sharon J. Gwaltney, 74, of Carmi passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024 at Eldorado Rehab and Health Care. She was born in Eldorado, IL on October 30, 1949 the daughter of Frieda (Kanady) Roe and Raym...

Virginia Yvonne (Springer) Preston, 82, of Mill Shoals, IL passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. Virginia was born on March 24, 1941 to Rural &...

Scott Lee Kittinger, 59, of Carmi, Illinois, died Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana, surrounded by his family and several of his friends. He was born Decembe...

William Joshua Schlick, 48, of Olney, Illinois, formerly of St. Peters, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Josh was born October 18, 1975 ...

Richard Carrol Griffith, 78, of Herrin, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. He was born on February 18, 1945, in Norris City, Illinois,...