Category Archives: Obituaries

Julie Ann Cates, age 66, of Cisne
Julie Ann Cates, age 66, of Cisne, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, June 20, 2024, at her home. She was born March 13, 1958, in Phoenix, Arizona...
Mark Wells Jun 21, 2024

6-day-old, Walker Rudy Stoltzfus of Cisne
Walker Rudy Stoltzfus was born June 10, 2024, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, and departed this life peaceful...
Mark Wells Jun 20, 2024

Laura Marie Edwards, 94, of Norris City
Laura Marie Edwards, 94, of Norris City, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born on February ...
Mark Wells Jun 20, 2024

Vicki Laird (Schlabach), 69 of Lafayette, Louisiana
Vicki Laird (Schlabach) died at her home in Lafayette, Louisiana on May 27, 2024. Vicki was born on November 5, 1954 - the youngest of five chil...
Mark Wells Jun 20, 2024

Gene Francis Churchill, 81, of Rockford Michigan (Formerly of Fairfield)
Gene Francis Churchill was born October 16, 1942 to Clayton and Doris Churchill in Carson City, MI. He was predeceased by his parents, his two b...
Mark Wells Jun 19, 2024

Robert Joseph Lauer II.,37, of Crossville
It is with great sorrow. We say goodbye to the earthly body of Robert Joseph Lauer II. of Crossville, Illinois at the tender age of 37. Robert e...
Mark Wells Jun 19, 2024

Dale Eugene Hillyer, age 68, of Xenia
It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dale Eugene Hillyer, age 68, on June 10, 2024. He passed away peacefully in th...
Mark Wells Jun 19, 2024

Jacob "Jake" Everette Ray, age 46, of Flora
Jacob "Jake" Everette Ray, age 46, of Flora, Illinois, passed away June 17, 2024, at his home. He was born June 22, 1977, in Flora, the son of D...
Mark Wells Jun 19, 2024

Barbara Grace (Hamner) Simpson, 79, of Fairfield
After a hard-fought battle with cancer, our loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Barbara Grace (Hamner) Simpson, 79, peacefully passed to be with her ...
Mark Wells Jun 18, 2024

Neil R. Speir, 70, of Albion
Neil R. Speir, 70, of Albion Illinois, passed away on June 15, 2024 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Born in Albion, Illinois...
Mark Wells Jun 18, 2024