Category Archives: Obituaries

Madlyn "Ann" Lewis, 68, of Fairfield passed away at her residence on September 18, 2025. She was born on May 29, 1957, in Bloomington, Illinois, to James and Madeline (Doty) Lewis. Ann had worked as a...

Betty J. Wagner, 100, of Carmi passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at her residence in Carmi. She was born on December 21, 1924, the daughter of Dolph and Clara Bell (McCarthy) Beasley. Betty...

Mildred Iladene Masterson, 91, of Fairfield, Illinois, peacefully passed away at her home on September 18, 2025. Mildred was born on October 28, 1933, in Overton County, Allons, Tennessee to Sarah Ber...

Jessie Keen, age 90, of Fairfield, Illinois passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was born on April 27, 1935, in Louisa, Kentucky, the daughter of ...

Maxine Lee, 99, of Fairfield, passed away at 7:17am on September 17, 2025, at Cisne Rehabilitation and Health Care. She had been a homemaker. Maxine was born on March 3, 1926, in Springerton, IL, to W...

Bernice Diane Ellis 97, of McLeansboro, IL passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. Bernice was born August 29, 1928 in Osage County, Oklahoma. She w...

Daddy has drilled his last well, he has found his last vein of oil. He took his rig to the yard and parked it. No longer hunting squirrel, rabbit, and deer. The fishing poles no longer strung. The gar...

Bobby Lee Akins, Jr., 60, of McLeansboro, IL passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Bobby was born on April 7, 1965 in Herrin, IL to Bobby Akins, Sr. &...

James W. Penrod, 57, of Fairfield, passed away at 5:59pm on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. Jim was born on April 8, 1968, in Howell, Michigan, to Vera (Thompson) and Tom Sm...

Dorothy Jean (Cushman) South, 98, of Enfield passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025 at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. She was born on July 4, 1927 in Springerton, IL the daughter of...