Category Archives: Obituaries
Rodney Lynn Legg, 75, of Wayne City
Rodney Lynn Legg, 75, of Wayne City, IL passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Rodney was born September 25, 1949 in Mt. Vernon, IL to Lowell & Dorothy (...
Mark Wells Apr 30, 2025
Wilbur R. Lawrence, 86, of Fairfield
Wilbur R. Lawrence, 86, of Fairfield, Illinois, passed away on April 28, 2025, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Wilbur was born in Galesburg, Illinois, on December 4, 1938, to Wilbur and Elenore (Abbot...
Mark Wells Apr 30, 2025
E. Ray Harrison, 71, of Fairfield
E. Ray Harrison, 71, of Fairfield, passed away at 2:29pm on Monday, April 28, 2025, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. Ray was born on October 28, 1953, in Fairfield, IL, to Albert...
Mark Wells Apr 29, 2025
John Calvin Scharer, 75, of Carmi
John Calvin Scharer, 75, of Carmi, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025. He was born on June 4, 1949, in Battle Creek, Michigan, the son of Wilbur D. and Mary Ann (Krawczyk) Scharer. John enjoyed g...
Mark Wells Apr 29, 2025
Robert "Bob" Scott , 95, of McLeansboro
Robert Euell "Bob" Scott, 95, of McLeansboro, IL passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Silver Foxes Senior Living and Rehabilitation in McLeansboro. He was born on September 6, 1929 in Broughton,...
Mark Wells Apr 29, 2025
Eddie Ray Ellison, 69, of Carmi
Eddie Ray Ellison, 69, passed away on April 25, 2025 at home in Carmi. Eddie was born on November 28, 1955 in Mcleansboro, IL the son of Clarence Edward and Oma (Crayne) Ellison; Eddie was reti...
Mark Wells Apr 29, 2025
Rebecca Scott, 70 of Geff
70 year old Geff resident, Rebecca Scott passed away Sunday evening at the residence of her companion in Fairfield. Rebecca was born August 24, 1954 in Olney, Illinois to Mason and Beulah (Baylor) Pet...
Mark Wells Apr 28, 2025
Philip Endicott Stocke, 80, of Carmi
Philip Endicott Stocke, 80, of Carmi, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. He was born November 27, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. He was th...
Mark Wells Apr 28, 2025

Tonyja Kay (Hosick) Cruse, age 69 of McLeansboro
Tonyja Kay (Hosick) Cruse, age 69 of McLeansboro, IL. passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at St. Mary's Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Tonyja was born October 10, 1955 in McLeansboro, IL. She was a daught...
Mark Wells Apr 25, 2025
Kern Doerner, 91, of Norris City
Kern Doerner, 91, of Norris City, Illinois peacefully passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at his home. He was born March 25, 1934, on the family's home place, south of Norris City. He was the so...
Mark Wells Apr 25, 2025