Category Archives: Obituaries
Cpl. Jackie Lee Thurman, of Norris City
On May 18, 2026, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of U.S. Army Cpl. Jackie Lee Thurman, missing from the Korean War. Thurman entered the service from Illinois and se...
Jul 31, 2026
Donald R. Haley, 88, of Grayville
Donald R. Haley, 88, of Grayville, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on Thursday, April 26, 1938, in Marion County, Kentucky, the son...
Jul 30, 2026
Ellie Venable, 90 of Fairfield
Ellie Venable of Fairfield departed peacefully from this life on July 20, 2026, in Baltimore, Maryland. She was born Eleanor Louise Simpson in Fairfield on November 25, 1935, the eldest daughter of Be...
Jul 28, 2026
Paul DeWaine "Dude" Talbert, age 55, of Flora (formerly of Johnsonville)
Paul DeWaine "Dude" Talbert, age 55, of Flora, Illinois, and formerly of Johnsonville, entered the gates of Heaven at 2:48 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born October ...
Jul 28, 2026
Maddison Marie Borah, 26, of Fairfield
Maddison Marie Borah, 26, of Fairfield passed away on Thursday July 23, 2026. She was born in Mt Vernon on February 7, 2000, to Robert Matthew Borah and Darla Shaw. Maddison had been employed at Kiddi...
Jul 27, 2026
Carly Denise Schwierjohn, Nineteen months
Carly Denise Schwierjohn, Nineteen months, went to be with Jesus on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at St. Louis Children's Hospital after a sudden illness. Carly was born on December 20, 2024, in Breese, IL...
Jul 27, 2026
Jess Parks, 90, of Fairfield
Jess Parks, age 90 years 11 months passed peacefully into his heavenly rest on July 25, 2026, at the Marion VA Hospital. Jess was born in Thompsonville, IL on August 5, 1935, to Marion and Gladys (Doe...
Jul 27, 2026
Katherine Mayanne Lentz, 96, of Grayville
Katherine Mayanne Lentz, 96, of Grayville, Illinois passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026, at home with her family close by. She was born on Sunday, July 28, 1929, in Stockton, Kansas, the daughter of ...
Jul 26, 2026
Curtis Ray Xanders, 78, of Fairfield
Curtis Ray Xanders, 78, of Fairfield passed away at 4:40PM on Thursday July 23, 2026, at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Ray was born in Mt Vernon on July 9, 1948, to Roy "Pete" and Hazel (...
Jul 24, 2026
Norman S. Beachy, age 85, of McLeansboro
Norman S. Beachy, age 85, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at his home in McLeansboro, IL. He was born February 20, 1941 at Dover, Delaware, the son of Samuel and Lena Beachy. On March 28, 1963,...
Jul 24, 2026