Category Archives: Obituaries

Ronald Albert "Ron" Deen, 71, of Dale, IL
Ronald Albert "Ron" Deen, 71, of Dale, IL passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. Ron was born January 6, 1953 in Eldorado, IL to Hugh & A...
Mark Wells Jan 24, 2024

Dorla Jean (Farris) Swallows, 91, of Blairsville
Dorla Jean (Farris) Swallows, 91, of Blairsville, IL passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024 at her home. She was born on April 10, 1932 to William Farris & Lula Mae (Vaughn) Farris in the Bottoms...
Mark Wells Jan 24, 2024 ??????????

Larry M. Pilman, age 79, of Xenia
Larry M. Pilman, age 79, of Xenia, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born May 21, 1944, in Bible Grove, the son of Luther Clint...
Mark Wells Jan 23, 2024

Ruth A. Cooper, age 83, of Flora
Ruth A. Cooper, age 83, of Flora, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Flora Gardens Care Center. She was born in Annapolis, Maryland on August 14, 1940, to Arnold and Bessie (Baker...
Mark Wells Jan 23, 2024

Dennis K. Vail, 78, Fairfield
78 year old Fairfield Illinois resident, Dennis K. Vail passed away Friday, January 19, 2024 at his residence. Dennis was born on August 30, 1945 to Pat Leroy and Orpha (Sloan) Vail in Olney, Illinois...
Mark Wells Jan 23, 2024

Iven M. "Bud" Bassett, age 80, formerly of Clay City, Illinois
Iven M. "Bud" Bassett, age 80, formerly of Clay City, Illinois, passed away on the afternoon of January 19, 2024, at Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Born on November 21, 1943, in Olney, h...
Mark Wells Jan 23, 2024

Kalvin Lee Clark, 56, of Patoka
Kalvin Lee Clark, age 56, of Patoka, Illinois, and formerly of Flora, passed away Saturday morning, January 20, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born August 31, 1967, in Flora, to ...
Mark Wells Jan 23, 2024

Beverly Miller, Carmi
Heaven get ready because here she comes. Momma (and God), finally decided she had taught us all she could and some of us weren't gonna listen anyway. Residents of heaven be prepared, first you will be...
Mark Wells Jan 23, 2024
Eva Hicks
Eva Hicks, 87, of Olney, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at StoneBridge Memory Care in Olney. Eva was born September 14, 1936 in Mt. Erie, Illinois, the daughter of Herman a...
Mark Wells Jan 21, 2024
Mona Rae Holland
Mona Rae "Mo" Holland, age 65, of Douglas, Wyoming, passed away after a lengthy illness on January 18, 2024, at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, Wyoming. She was born on April 22, 1958...
Mark Wells Jan 21, 2024