Category Archives: Obituaries

Margaret Ann Hughes, age 94, of Kokomo, Indiana
Margaret Ann Hughes, age 94, of Kokomo, Indiana stepped into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at 5:26 p.m. on August 2, 2025 while living at Bloom Memory Care. She was born October 24, 19...
Jeremy Doty Aug 04, 2025

Harry Kenneth "Kenny" Fewkes, 84, of Bone Gap
Harry Kenneth "Kenny" Fewkes, 84, passed peacefully on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at his residence in Bone Gap, Illinois. Kenny was born on May 27, 1941, on the family farm in Edwards County, the son o...
Jeremy Doty Aug 04, 2025

CWO3 (ret. USMC) Robert Brian "Bob" Duvall, 56, of Crossville
CWO3 (ret. USMC) Robert Brian "Bob" Duvall, 56, of Crossville died Friday, August 1, 2025, as the result of a motor vehicle accident in rural White County, Illinois. Bob was born September 26, 1968, i...
Jeremy Doty Aug 04, 2025

Henrietta "Etta" Ruth Poe, age 97, of Clay City
Henrietta "Etta" Ruth Poe, age 97, of Clay City, Illinois, and formerly of Effingham, passed away Saturday morning, August 2, 2025, at her home. She was born May 11, 1928, in Effingham, Illinois, the ...
Jeremy Doty Aug 04, 2025

Betty Jo Forth, 92, of Cisne
Betty Jo (Yocham) Forth passed to her eternal reward on August 1, 2025, at Clay County Hospital, Flora, Illinois. She was born on March 4, 1933, to Bee Rose Yocham and Dollie Belle (Allison) Yocham at...
Jeremy Doty Aug 04, 2025

Betty Jean Pottorff, 96, of Fairfield
Betty Jean Pottorff, 96, of Fairfield, passed away at 10:55pm on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Betty was born on December 12, 1928, in St. Louis, OK, to Lloyd "Slats" and P...
Jeremy Doty Aug 03, 2025

Luther R. "Razor" Johnson, 93, of Norris City
Luther R. "Razor" Johnson, 93, of Norris City passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Norris City on July 1, 1932 the son of Herman and Carrie Caroline (...
Jeremy Doty Aug 03, 2025

Eldon Glen Musgrave, 76, of Sims
Eldon Glen Musgrave, 76, of Sims, IL, died on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at his home. The seventh of eleven children, Eldon was born to Glen and Mildred (Williams) Musgrave on August 29, 1948, at home ...
Jeremy Doty Aug 01, 2025

Robert Lawson "Bob" Caldwell, 91, of Albion
Robert Lawson "Bob" Caldwell, 91, of Albion, IL passed peacefully July 28, 2025. Born April 11, 1934 to Benton and LaVon (nee Bower) Caldwell in Hutsonville, IL, he lived a life marked by service and ...
Jeremy Doty Jul 29, 2025

Eva Jean Bailey, 91, of Mill Shoals
Eva Jean Bailey, 91, of Mill Shoals, passed away at 8:03am on Monday, July 28, 2025, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. She had worked as a secretary for the H & W Truss Company in Utah, a business t...
Jeremy Doty Jul 29, 2025