Category Archives: Obituaries
Donald R. Bowen, 84, West Salem
Donald R Bowen, 84, of West Salem, IL passed away on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 at his home. He was born September 2nd, 1939 in West Salem, IL to Edgar and Sarah Margaret (Hicks) Bowen. Don married...
Dec 04, 2023
Verla M. Meriwether, 88, Fairfield
Verla M. Meriwether, 88, of Fairfield, died at 10:55pm on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Westmoreland Nursing and Rehab Center in Knoxville, TN. She had worked as the city collector for several ...
Dec 04, 2023
Larry D. Williams, 85, Fairfield
Larry D. Williams, 85, of Fairfield, died Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital Skilled Care Unit. He moved to Fairfield from Johnston City in 1961 when he became a driver education...
Dec 04, 2023
Larry Andrew Cain, 76, of Flora
Larry Andrew Cain, age 76, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Thursday night, November 30, 2023, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born April 26, 1947, in Mattoon, the son of Ro...
Dec 04, 2023
Gerald W. Rutger - Flora
Gerald W. Rutger, 62, of Flora passed away at 9:25 pm, Sunday, November 26, 2023 at his home in Flora. Gerald was born on July 19, 1961, in Fairfield, Illinois the son of Veryl and Faye (Bowlin) Rutge...
Dec 03, 2023
Barbara Ann (Rose) Murdach, 79, of McLeansboro
Barbara Ann (Rose) Murdach, 79, of McLeansboro, IL passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at Marshal Browning Hospital in Du Quoin, IL. Barbara was born on May 11, 1944 to Thomas "Benny" Rose &am...
Dec 02, 2023
Leone (Neff) Cox, 96, Clay City
Leone (Neff) Cox, a lifelong resident of the area and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who was devoted to her family, died Nov. 28, 2023, surrounded by family including her six childre...
Dec 01, 2023
Gary Wayne Lewis, 80, of Flora
Gary Wayne Lewis, age 80, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Wednesday evening, November 29, 2023, at his home. He was born September 14, 1943, in Clay County, the son of Eldo Woodrow and Eva Fern (Hurd)...
Dec 01, 2023
Rolla Joe Trout, 70, McLeansboro
Rolla Joe Trout, age 70 and resident of McLeansboro, IL, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023 as the result of an automobile accident. Joe was born in McLeansboro, IL to James R. Trout and Marguerit...
Nov 30, 2023
Charles David Winfree, 88, McLeansboro
Charles David Winfree 88 years of age, resident of Carmi, IL, formerly Enfield and McLeansboro, IL passed away 8:00 P.M., Saturday, November 25, 2023 atDeaconess Hospital in Henderson, KY A Mem...
Nov 30, 2023