Category Archives: Obituaries

Donnie "Kickstand" Bowman, 63, of Norris City
Donnie "Kickstand" Bowman, 63, of Norris City, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025. He was born on July 17, 1961, in McLeansboro, Illinois, the son of George Eugene and Norma Lynn (Anderson) Bo...
Mark Wells Feb 17, 2025

Wayne Allen Hopper, age 50, a resident of McLeansboro
Wayne Allen Hopper, age 50, a resident of McLeansboro, IL. passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital, McLeansboro, IL. Wayne was born August 18, 1974 in St. Louis, Missouri....
Mark Wells Feb 17, 2025

Maynard Paul Doty, 79, of Fairfield
Maynard Paul Doty, 79, of Fairfield passed away at 11:10PM on Wednesday February 12, 2025, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh IN. He was a lineman having worked for GTE and Verizon. Maynard was...
Mark Wells Feb 17, 2025

Julie Helene McGill, 60, of Fairfield
Fairfield has lost one of its flowers. Mrs. Julie Helene McGill (1964-2025), a Fairfield, Illinois icon, moved peacefully into her next life on February 13, 2025, at 11:04 AM. She lovingly said goodby...
Mark Wells Feb 17, 2025

Norma Jean Peters, age 94, of Flora
Norma Jean Peters, age 94, of Flora, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday morning, February 14, 2025. Jean was born on July 9, 1930, in Flora, the daughter of Clarence Marvin and Mau...
Mark Wells Feb 16, 2025

Donald Ray Jordan, 77, of Carmi
Donald Ray Jordan, 77, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Wabash Senior Living in Carmi. He was born on June 16, 1947, in Carmi, the son of Sherman Smith and Florence (Meredith) ...
Mark Wells Feb 14, 2025

Sandra Kaye (Wiles) Thomason, 82, of Bone Gap
Sandra Kaye (Wiles) Thomason, 82, of Bone Gap, IL passed away on February 13, 2025 in Olney, IL. Sandy was born in Ellery, IL on August 26, 1942, the youngest of Ivan and Edith Wiles seven children. T...
Mark Wells Feb 14, 2025

Dallin Lee Green, 2-month-old, of Flora
Dallin Lee Green, the beloved 2-month-old son of Devon and Jessica (Mefford) Green of Flora, Illinois, was welcomed into the arms of angels, Wednesday afternoon, February 12, 2025, at Clay County Hosp...
Mark Wells Feb 14, 2025

Linda Lee Evans Pollard, 77, of Albion
Linda Lee Evans Pollard, 77, of Albion, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at River Oaks in Princeton, Indiana. She was born August 24, 1947 in Olney, Illinois to Virgil "Bud" and Ava...
Mark Wells Feb 13, 2025

Mechtilda Marie "Tillie" Kaufman, age 97, a resident of McLeansboro
Mechtilda Marie "Tillie" Kaufman, age 97, a resident of McLeansboro, IL. passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Silver Fox Nursing Home, McLeansboro. Tillie was born August 13, 1927 in Piopolis. IL...
Mark Wells Feb 13, 2025