Category Archives: Obituaries

David Thomas McGarvey Sr., 75
It is with great sadness that we announce that David Thomas McGarvey Sr., 75, passed away at Linda E. White Hospice House with family at his side on Thursday, October 19, 2023. He was born March 19, 1...
Mark Wells Nov 15, 2023

Robert Lee Koehler, 79, Flora
Robert Lee Koehler, age 79, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday morning, November 14, 2023, at his home. He was born April 6, 1944, in Clay City, the son of Robert F. and Rosie L. (Brown) Koehler....
Mark Wells Nov 15, 2023

Mary Elsie (Donoho) Bradford, 97, of Keenes
Mary Elsie (Donoho) Bradford, 97, of Keenes, IL passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at Baisch Nursing Center in DeSoto, MO. Mary was born on February 28, 1926 in Keenes, IL to Wilbert & Lor...
Mark Wells Nov 15, 2023

Linda June Rider, 72, Norris City
Linda June Rider, better known as Momma or Mama, of Norris City, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023 in Evansville, Indiana at the age of 72. She was born in Centralia, IL on May 10, 1951. Lind...
Mark Wells Nov 15, 2023

Loretta P. Buckles, 85, West Salem
Loretta P Buckles, 85, of West Salem, Illinois passed away on Saturday November 11, 2023 in Olney, Illinois. She was born April 18, 1938 in West Salem, IL to WallaceSwartzbaugh and Jane (Wells) Davis....
Mark Wells Nov 13, 2023

James Clay "Jim" Rayburn, 75, of Fairfield
James Clay "Jim" Rayburn, 75, of Fairfield, passed away at 5:30 AM on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Aperion Care in Fairfield. Jim was born December 5, 1947, in McLeansboro, IL, to George and Bonnie (...
Mark Wells Nov 13, 2023

Robert "Bob" Wayne Healy, 78 of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
Robert "Bob" Wayne Healy, 78 of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas passed away on October 24, 2023. He was born on July 19, 1945 in Eldorado, Illinois to Don and Louise Healy.Robert graduated from Norris City Hi...
Mark Wells Nov 13, 2023

Sherrie Lynn Siegler, 58, of Louisville
Sherrie Lynn Siegler, age 58, of Louisville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday morning, November 7, 2023, at her home. She was born September 21, 1965, in Salem, the daughter of Rex D. West and Sandra D. ...
Mark Wells Nov 13, 2023

Stephen William Smith, 77, of Carmi
Stephen William Smith, 77, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois. He was born on March 20, 1946, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the son ...
Mark Wells Nov 13, 2023

Margie L. Moore, 90, of Carmi
Margie L. Moore, 90, of Carmi, Illinois, died Thursday, November 9, 2023, at her home. She was born June 20, 1933, in Edina, Missouri, the daughter of Richard J. Queen and Helen L. (Cheatum) Queen. Sh...
Mark Wells Nov 13, 2023