Category Archives: Obituaries

James "Allen" Schnell, 73 of Fairfield
73 year old Fairfield resident, James "Allen" Schnell passed away at his residence on Monday, May 4, 2026. Allen was born on March 25, 1953 in Flora, Illinois to Donald and Shirley (Badger) Sch...
Mark Wells May 08, 2026

Ann Marie (Karcher) Burke, 67, of McLeansboro
Surrounded by family, Ann Marie (Karcher) Burke, 67, of McLeansboro, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. After a short but courageous battle with cancer, Ann faced her ill...
Mark Wells May 08, 2026

Rebecca Lynn Cartmill, 69, of Carmi
Rebecca Lynn Cartmill, 69, of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on Sunday, August 5, 1956, in Carmi, Illinois, the daughte...
Mark Wells May 08, 2026

Alan Lee Lemons, 64 of Flora
Alan Lee Lemons, 64 of Flora, Illinois, was born on June 28, 1961, to Charles Franklin Lemons and Thelma Ruth Holmes-Lemons. He passed away May 4, 2026 at his home. He is survived by his brothe...
Mark Wells May 07, 2026

Pamela K. (McGill) Bain, 74, of Carmi
Pamela K. (McGill) Bain, 74, of Carmi passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at White County Rehab and Nursing. She was born in Mt. Vernon, IL on November 30, 1951 the daughter of Orvil and Lillie Lorine...
Mark Wells May 07, 2026

Dorothea Jean (Vaughan) Andrews Jenkins, 90 of Fairfield
Dorothea Jean (Vaughan) Andrews Jenkins, 90 of Fairfield, born at home on October 9, 1935, in Pond Creek, Illinois, to Brose and Margaret (Bell) Vaughan, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2026...
Mark Wells May 06, 2026

Patti Renee Ratcliffe, 66, of Albion
Patti Renee Ratcliffe, 66, of Albion, Illinois passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. Patti was born on November 16, 1959 in Carmi, Illinois to George ...
Mark Wells May 06, 2026

Anita Diana "Diane" Wood, 86, of Wayne City
Anita Diana "Diane" Wood, 86, of Wayne City, Illinois, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026 at Coulterville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Coulterville, IL with her loving daughter by her si...
Mark Wells May 06, 2026

Alta Kay Krajec, 76, of West Salem
Alta Kay Krajec, 76, of West Salem, IL, passed away Friday, May 1st at her home. She was born September 10, 1949, the daughter of LD and Patricia Rothrock. Alta graduated from Richland County High Sch...
Mark Wells May 05, 2026

Alec Lee Tennyson, 29, of McLeansboro
Alec Lee Tennyson, 29, of McLeansboro, IL passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Fairfield, IL. Alec was born on March 7, 1997 in St. Louis, MO to Bob & Lisa (Milner) Tennyson. He worked as a ...
Mark Wells May 03, 2026