Category Archives: Obituaries

Bill Williams, 88, Enfield
Bill Williams, 88, of Enfield, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, surrounded by his family in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on July 18, 1934, in Gallatin County, Illinois, the son of Oren Elm...
Mark Wells Jun 16, 2023

Ezra Ellsworth Millspaugh, 95, Norris City
Ezra Ellsworth Millspaugh, 95, of Norris City, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on October 24, 1927, in Norris ...
Mark Wells Jun 16, 2023

Betty Jane Cooper, 93, Flora
Betty Jane Cooper, age 93, of Flora, and formerly of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Sunday night, June 11, 2023, at Flora Gardens Care Center. She was born April 4, 1930, in Clay City, the daughter ...
Mark Wells Jun 14, 2023

Anita Winter, 82, Ellery
82 year old Ellery resident, Anita Winter, passed away at Fairfield Memorial Hospital on Monday, June 12, 2023. Anita was the daughter of Roscoe and Alice (Simms) Jones. Anita first married Larry Hodg...
Mark Wells Jun 14, 2023

Michael J. Gregory, 75, Wayne City
Michael J. Gregory, 75, of Wayne City, IL passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023 at his home. Michael was born April 20, 1948 in Mt. Vernon, IL - the son of Noel & Eva (Feather) Gregory. On April 8,...
Mark Wells Jun 13, 2023

Roger Lee Kirkman, 60, Altamont
Roger Lee Kirkman, age 60, of Altamont, Illinois, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was born March 8, 1963, in Decatur, the son of Carl Leon and Janice K....
Mark Wells Jun 13, 2023

Nancy B. Musgrave, 79, Fairfield
79 year old Fairfield, Illinois resident Nancy B. Musgrave passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Aperian Care in Fairfield, Illinois. Nancy was born on June 8, 1944, in Wayne County, Illinois t...
Mark Wells Jun 13, 2023

Freddie Ray Randall, 83, Flora
Freddie Ray Randall, age 83, of Flora, Illinois, passed away on Sunday morning, June 11, 2023, at the home of his daughter. He was born June 25, 1939, in Xenia, the son of Arthur Tom and Kathryn (Gaha...
Mark Wells Jun 13, 2023

Eddie Spence, 82, Carmi
Eddie Spence, 82, of Carmi passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023. He was born in Norris City, IL on July 6, 1940 the son of Dalton and Fannie (Wilson) Spence. Eddie married Gail Campbell on June 4, 1...
Mark Wells Jun 12, 2023

Wallace James (Wally) Paynter, 55, Evansville (Formerly of Carmi)
Wallace James (Wally) Paynter of Evansville died on May 30th, 2023. He was born in Carmi, Illinois on May 26, 1967, the son of Patricia Lucille O'Daniell Paynter and James Paynter. He is predeceased b...
Mark Wells Jun 12, 2023