Category Archives: Obituaries

William Thomas Haywood, Jr, a veteran of the Vietnam War and longtime resident of Grayville, IL, passed away on January 24, 2024. Tom, as he was known to many in the area, was born on April 27, 1945 t...

Glen Allen Lawrence, 74, of Browns, Illinois, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Manhattan, Illinois. He was born October 1, 1949, in Hammond, Indiana, the son of Joseph Theodore Lawrence and Lena (En...

93 year old Mill Shoals, Illinois resident, James William Venters passed away Monday, April 15, 2024 at his residence. James was born on June 23, 1930 in Mill Shoals, Illinois to Roy and Frances (Hile...

Jeremy Joe Deem, age 47, of Rinard, Illinois, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024. He was born November 1, 1976, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Drue Allison Deem and Kathy Lee (Phillips). Jeremy...

Ruth Ann Benbrook, age 80, passed away 7:57 a.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab Center in Pinckneyville, IL. She was born February 20, 1944 in Thackeray, IL to Almon Brock...

Caroline "Carol" (Englebright) Williamson, 75, of Cummings, GA passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024. Carol was born in Carmi, IL on June 13, 1948 the daughter of Charles Frederick and Edna Lucille (Fiel...

Shirley Ola Shelton, 87, of Wayne City, Illinois, formally of Sandwich, Illinois passed away April 16, 2024 at Stonebridge Memory Care Center in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She was born June 10, 1936 in J...

Deborah L. Potter, 60, of Fairfield, died at 3:30am on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her home. She had been a homemaker. Debbie was born on December 8, 1963, in Elgin, Illinois, to George and Karla (Gla...

Carl Richard Drake, age 67 and resident of McLeansboro, IL, passed away at 7:50 p.m., Thursday, April 11, 2024 at his residence. Carl was born May 1, 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Charles Richard Dra...

Joan Dee Butts, 77, of Grayville, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Meadowbrook Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Grayville, Illinois. She was born on December 2, 1946, in Virginia, the daughter of...