Category Archives: Obituaries
Polly Jane Murdach - Enfield, IL
Polly Jane (Curtis) Murdach, 73, of Enfield, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi. She was born on July 2, 1950, in Kentucky, the daughter of John and Veneta (Mu...
Mark Wells Jul 09, 2023
Charles V. Cox - McLeansboro, IL
Charles V. Cox, age 85 and a resident of McLeansboro, IL, passed away at 4:20 a.m., Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. Visitation will be held from 6 - 8 p.m. Mon...
Mark Wells Jul 08, 2023

Shirley Ruth Eaton, 80, Flora
Shirley Ruth Eaton, age 80, of Flora, Illinois, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at her home. She was born June 19, 1943, in Xenia, the daughter of Charles Clifford "Cliff" and Freida (Co...
Mark Wells Jul 07, 2023

Joseph Eugene "Dusty" Rhodes Jr, 68, Norris City
Joseph Eugene "Dusty" Rhodes Jr, 68, of Norris City, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023, at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, Illinois. He was born on April 6, 1955, in Carmi, Illinois, the son of Joseph...
Mark Wells Jul 07, 2023

Gayla M. Wheeler, 62, Wayne City
Gayla M. Wheeler, 62, of Wayne City, IL, died on Friday, May 26, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, July 8th at the Archie Sanders Chapel in Wayne City, with burial of cremated ...
Mark Wells Jul 07, 2023

Phyllis Vergene (Melow) Ganieany, 78, Bluford,
Phyllis Vergene (Melow) Ganieany, 78, of Bluford, IL passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at her home in Bluford. Phyllis was born October 16, 1944 in Willmar City, MN the daughter of Elvir Ward Melo...
Mark Wells Jul 05, 2023

Lawrence Edward "Larry, L.B." Bryan, 69, Olney
Lawrence Edward "Larry, L.B." Bryan, age 69, of Olney, Illinois, and formerly of Ingraham, passed away at his home. He was born April 1, 1954, in Olney, the son of Jack Weber and Lavera Marie (Rauch) ...
Mark Wells Jul 05, 2023

Terry Homer Britton, 54, Sailor Springs
Terry Homer Britton, age 54, of Sailor Springs, Illinois, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston, Texas. Homer was born May 12, 1969, in Flora, the son of Homer Larry and Mary Jane (Walker) Br...
Mark Wells Jul 05, 2023

William Russell Parrent, 98, Fairfield
William Russell Parrent, 98, of Fairfield passed away at 3:20AM on July 3, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville IN. He was born in Jasper Township in Fairfield on June 27,1925 to William ...
Mark Wells Jul 05, 2023

Harold Otto Trausch, 92, Piopolis, IL
Harold Otto Trausch, 92, of Piopolis, IL passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at McLeansboro Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in McLeansboro, IL. Harold was born on June 19, 1931 in Piopolis, to...
Mark Wells Jul 04, 2023