Category Archives: Obituaries

Marie Rutger, 92 of Fairfield
Marie Rutger, 92 of Fairfield passed away at 5:53 AM, Friday, January 3, 2025, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Born on October 4, 1932, in Wayne County to Frances and Alta Gra...
Mark Wells Jan 05, 2025

Michael L. Batteese, 65, of Norris City
Michael L. Batteese, 65, of Norris City, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. He was born on March 12, 1959, in Eldorado, Illinois, the son of James Lewis and Norma (James) Batteese. Michael gra...
Mark Wells Jan 04, 2025

Bonnie Jean Gay, 84, of Carmi
Bonnie Jean Gay, 84, of Carmi, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025, at Wabash Senior Living in Carmi. She was born on August 22, 1940, in Princeton, Indiana, the daughter of Royal and Mary Josephin...
Mark Wells Jan 04, 2025

Glenna Harrison, 82 of Fairfield,
Glenna Harrison, 82 of Fairfield, passed away at 10:04 PM, Thursday, January 2, 2025, at her home. Born on April 14, 1942, in Wayne County, IL to Glen and Eleanor (Jesop) McDowell, she had been a seam...
Mark Wells Jan 03, 2025

Elaine McKitrick 74 of Johnsonville, IL
Elaine McKitrick 74 of Johnsonville, IL passed away at 10:50 AM, Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. Born on November 24, 1950, in Johnsonville to Eldon and L...
Mark Wells Jan 03, 2025

Edna Emily Pfaff, 90, of Keenes, IL
Edna Emily Pfaff, 90, of Keenes, IL passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. Mrs. Pfaff had resided the last few years at Countryside Manor Nu...
Mark Wells Jan 03, 2025

Alan Edward Mann, 55, of Ellery
55 year old Ellery resident, Alan Edward Mann, passed from this life to the next on January 1, 2025 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield, Illinois. Alan was born in Olney, Illinois on October 2...
Mark Wells Jan 02, 2025

Mary E Patridge, 76, of Clay City
Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Mary E. Patridge was surrounded by her family when she passed on December 31, 2024. She was born on September 11, 1948 and raised in Hord, IL. Mary was the d...
Mark Wells Jan 02, 2025

Earl Wayne South, 82, of Sedalia, MO (Formerly of Carmi)
Earl Wayne South, 82, of Sedalia, MO, passed away on December 17, 2024, in Independence, MO of a broken heart for the loss of his beloved Martha, leaving behind a legacy of love, hard work, and cheris...
Mark Wells Jan 02, 2025

Gary L. Maricle, 83, of Carmi
Gary L. Maricle, 83, of Carmi passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. He was born October 21, 1941 in Peoria, IL to Louis and Carrie ...
Mark Wells Jan 01, 2025