Category Archives: Obituaries

Ted Buckels Woods, 84, of Wheeler, Il, formally of West Salem
Ted Buckels Woods, 84, of Wheeler, Il, formally of West Salem, IL passed to his heavenly home on Saturday, March 22, 2025, surrounded by family at his home. Ted was born to Eugene Crump Woods and Mabe...
Mark Wells Mar 24, 2025

Johnnie W. Cox, age 87, of Clay City
Johnnie W. Cox, age 87, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Thursday night, March 20, 2025, at Axiom Gardens Care Center in Flora. He was born September 20, 1937, in Hobart, Oklahoma, the son of Thurm...
Mark Wells Mar 23, 2025

Debra Sue Leak, age 71, of Flora
Debra Sue Leak, age 71, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 17, 2025, at Clay County Hospital. She was born February 27, 1954, in Flora, the daughter of Charles Robert and Doris June (Holman...
Mark Wells Mar 22, 2025

Billy Wayne Reese Sr., 69, of Grayville
Billy Wayne Reese Sr., 69, of Grayville, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at home. He was born on Monday, June 27, 1955, in Grayville a son of Gerald and Judith Geraldine (Bunting) Reese. On J...
Mark Wells Mar 22, 2025

Emma Maxine (Clark) Brake, age 94, of Carmi
Emma Maxine (Clark) Brake, age 94, passed away at 9:30 P.M. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at Wabash Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Carmi, Illinois in White County. Emma Maxine (Clark) Brake was bo...
Mark Wells Mar 20, 2025

Marian Works, 95 of Fort Worth, TX and Formerly of Grayville
Marian Works, 95 of Fort Worth, TX and Formerly of Grayville, passed away on March 8, 2025. Marian was born and raised in Grayville Illinois. She lived in various places throughout her life including ...
Mark Wells Mar 20, 2025

Mary Ellen Ikemire, age 91, of Louisville
Mary Ellen Ikemire, age 91, of Louisville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday morning, March 19, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 14, 1933, in Flora, the daughter...
Mark Wells Mar 19, 2025

Carmen Jo Hart, 77, of Enfield
Carmen Jo Hart, 77, of Enfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. She was born on September 14, 1947, in Fairfield, Illinois, the daughter of Kenneth and Margaret (Weiss) Holder. Carmen married ...
Mark Wells Mar 19, 2025

Betty Louise Kennedy, 94, of McLeansboro, IL and formerly of Dahlgren
Betty Louise Kennedy, 94, of McLeansboro, IL and formerly of Dahlgren, IL passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at her home. Betty was born to Henry C. & Kathryn R. Kennedy in Ford County, Illino...
Mark Wells Mar 19, 2025

Jessie Nicole Back Tolliver, age 38, of Flora
Jessie Nicole Back Tolliver, age 38, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Friday, March 14, 2025, at her home. She was born June 10, 1986, in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of James William Jr. and Susa...
Mark Wells Mar 18, 2025