Category Archives: Obituaries

Karen Lee Watkins, 72, of Flora
Karen Lee Watkins, age 72, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday night, December 12, 2023, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born January 15, 1951, in Flora, the daug...
Mark Wells Dec 14, 2023
William "Sherrill" Shannon, 77, Mt. Erie
77 year old Mt. Erie. Illinois resident, William "Sherrill" Shannon passed away Friday, December 8, 2023 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Illinois Sherrill was born on August 8, 19...
Mark Wells Dec 14, 2023

Everett Lee Redmon, 95, Springerton
Everett Lee Redmon, 95, of Springerton, IL passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Everett was born on July 9, 1928 to Marvin "Boots" Redmon & Mary (W...
Mark Wells Dec 13, 2023

Herbert G. Brown, 75, Xenia
Herbert G. Brown, age 75, of Xenia, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Herb was born May 24, 1948, in Salem, the son of Gilbert Ceci...
Mark Wells Dec 13, 2023

Susan Ann Bowman, 67, Norris City
Susan Ann Bowman, 67, of Norris City, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. She was born on July 14, 1956, in Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of Carl Matthew and Ev...
Mark Wells Dec 13, 2023

Dru Ann O'Dell, 71, of Clay City
Dru Ann O'Dell, age 71, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 12, 2023, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. She was born June 13, 1952, in Flora, the daughter...
Mark Wells Dec 13, 2023

Amy L. Leslie, 89, Albion
89 year old Albion, Illinois resident, Amy L. Leslie passed away Friday, December 8, 2023 at Oakview Nursing and Rehab Center in Mt. Carmel. IL Amy was born on May 31, 1934 in Albion, Illinois to John...
Mark Wells Dec 13, 2023

Command Sergeant Major Dixon S. Barfield, U.S. Army (Retired), 87, Idar-Oberstein, Germany Formerly of Xenia
Command Sergeant Major Dixon S. Barfield, U.S. Army (Retired), age 87, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army passed away the morning of November 22, 2023, in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, following a lengthy ba...
Mark Wells Dec 12, 2023

Harrell Lee Chilton, 74, Carmi
Harrell Lee Chilton, 74, of Carmi, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. He was born on May 10, 1949, in Omaha, Illinois, the son of James...
Mark Wells Dec 11, 2023

Joan (Musgrave) Braddock, 88, Wayne City
Joan (Musgrave) Braddock, 88, of Wayne City, IL passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at McLeansboro Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in McLeansboro, IL. Joan was born on March 27, 1935 in ...
Mark Wells Dec 11, 2023