Category Archives: Obituaries

Alex Towle, Jr. 100 , passed away Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Silver Fox Nursing Home in McLeansboro, IL. Alex was born August 6, 1925 near Walpole, IL. He was a son of Alex M. Towle and Julia A. To...

Darrell Eugene Boyer, age 67, of Flora, Illinois, passed away early Sunday morning, December 7, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p...

Teresa LaNell Armour (nee Essary) passed away on January 29, 2026 in Lewisville Texas after a battle with cancer, during which she managed to remain the most put-together person in the room, even duri...

Norma Lee (Melton) Sledge, 79, of Wayne City, IL passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026 at her home. Norma was born on December 31, 1946 in Wayne City to Kenneth & Gladys (Hawkins) Melton. On Feb...

Tony E. Sutton, 57, of Concord passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2026. He was born in Santa Rosa, CA on August 4, 1968 the son of Donald Sutton and Leatha Mae (Fulkerson) Martin. Tony was a 1986 gr...

Doris Ward, 77, of Fairfield, Illinois, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville. Doris was a woman of deep faith...

Ruby Jean Blasdel, 98, of Wayne City, IL, passed away at 12:05am on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield, IL. Ruby was born on May 14, 1927, in Central City, IL, to ...

Thomas Allen Orrel, 84, of Albion, Illinois passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at his home in Albion, Illinois. Tom was born on October 12, 1941 in West Salem, Illinois, the son of Frank J. and...

Gale G. Balding, 84, of Fairfield, passed away at 2:50pm on Monday, February 2, 2026, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, IL. Gale was born on October 11, 1941, in West Salem, IL, to Med...

James David Cross, 47, of Dahlgren, IL passed away on February 1, 2026 at Belle Rive, IL. James was born July 2, 1978 in Sycamore, IL to David & Debbie (Clark) Cross. James worked in the oil field...