Category Archives: Obituaries

Edwin Sanders, age 76, of Newton, Illinois, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 3, 2025, at his home. He was born March 17, 1949, in Taylorville, the son of Howell and Annabelle (Louis) Sanders...

Otis Harold Brach, 96, of Fairfield, Illinois, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Otis was born on the family farm in Cisne, Illinois to Arthur and Rachel (McNeely) Brach on...

Janet Kay Woolsey, 80, of Carmi, IL, peacefully went to Heaven on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at her residence in Carmi, IL surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on September 16, 1944, in Chicago...

Dennis Charles Williams, age 74, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, passed away on Friday evening, August 29, 2025, at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Dennis was born August 21, 1951, in Urbana, the ...

Charles "Brook" Wilson, age 63, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025, at his lodge, in his recliner, facing his beloved pond. Brook was born December 3, 1961, in Effingham, to Charles E. Wilson Jr...

Dennis McKitrick, 69 of Fairfield, passed away at 8:06 PM, Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Born on February 15, 1956, in Fairfield to James and Joyce (Shuffett) McKitrick, h...

Patsy Y. Musgrave, 83, of St. Charles, MO, passed away at 3:59am on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at her home. She had worked for the automation department of McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, MO. Patsy was ...

Jerry Lee Holman, 36, of Carmi, IL., passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born on September 21, 1988, in Kentucky, the son of Charles Keith and Vi...

Ivan Lavern Porter, 81, of Cisne, IL passed away Thursday, August 28, 2025, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Marion, IL. Ivan was born April 28, 1944, in. Berry Township, Wayne County IL, to Cla...

David F. Nelson, 79, of Norris City, IL., passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville, IN. He was born on February 19, 1946, in Eldorado, IL., the son of Doyle and Nor...