Category Archives: Obituaries

Deloris "Dee" Harper, 86, of Fairfield
86 year old Fairfield resident, Deloris "Dee" Harper passed away at Fairfield Memorial Hospital on Sunday, August 4, 2024. Dee was born in White County on September 10, 1937 to Charles and Hazel (O'De...
Mark Wells Aug 06, 2024

Robert Dale Bricker, age 77, of Xenia
Robert Dale Bricker, age 77, of Xenia, Illinois, passed away Sunday morning, August 4, 2024, at Clay County Hospital. He was born June 8, 1947, in Clay County, the son of Roy Edward and Erma Marie (Fo...
Mark Wells Aug 06, 2024

Carroll Grimes, 85, of Mount Carmel
Carroll Grimes, at 85 years of age, died peacefully at his residence in Mount Carmel, IL, August 4th, 2024, surrounded by family. Carroll was born in Fairfield, IL, on January 24th, 1939, to Jo...
Mark Wells Aug 05, 2024

Linda Lou Smothers, 80, of Burnt Prairie
80 year old Burnt Prairie resident, Linda Lou Smothers passed away at Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana on Sunday, August 4, 2024. Linda was born on January 20, 1944 to Ivan Taylor and Lucy (Files...
Mark Wells Aug 05, 2024

Barbara Ann Fryburger, age 90, of Clay City
Barbara Ann Fryburger, age 90, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Flora Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. She was born on December 26, 1933, in Philadelphia...
Mark Wells Aug 04, 2024

Betty Ann Colclasure, 81 of Mattoon, IL (formerly of Rinard)
81-year-old Betty Ann Colclasure of Mattoon, formerly of Rinard passed away on July 30th She was born May 10, 1943, to William and Wilma Laughlin, on the family farm near Rinard, Illinois. She was the...
Mark Wells Aug 04, 2024

Anna Sneed, 83, of Carmi
Anna Sneed, 83, of Carmi, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Lucy Smith King Care Center in Henderson, Kentucky. She was born on April 19, 1941, in Warrick County, Indiana, the daughter of Cl...
Mark Wells Aug 01, 2024

Ronald Leon McKinney, 81 of Wayne City
Ronald Leon McKinney, 81 and a resident of Wayne City, IL passed away at 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at Aperion Care in Fairfield, IL. Ronald was born March 3, 1943 in Mt. Vernon, IL to Jeffer...
Mark Wells Aug 01, 2024

Phyllis L. Sutherland, 84 of Mill Shoals
Phyllis L. Sutherland, 84 of Mill Shoals passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Aperion Care in Fairfield. Phyllis was born July 22, 1939, to Charles and Inez (Foster) Sutherland in Wayne County, I...
Mark Wells Aug 01, 2024

Allen Louis Walker, age 63, of Louisville, Illinois
Allen Louis Walker, age 63, of Louisville, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday morning, July 31, 2024. He was born on April 7, 1961, the son of John and Mardel (Keller) Walker in Effingh...
Mark Wells Aug 01, 2024