William A. “Bill” Harding, 86 of Carlinville, passed away on Wednesday evening, September 21, 2022, at his residence. Bill was born on July 5, 1936, in Scottville, IL, on a very hot day of 102 degrees, a son of John Texas and Hazel (Stewart) Harding. Bill graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of […]

Richard Franklin Wilson, 88 of Carlinville, passed away Monday morning, September 19, 2022, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Richard was born February 21, 1934, in Wood River a son of Yousuf and Martha (Neift) Wilson. Richard worked as a self-employed carpenter in the Meadowbrook, Illinois area and retired several years ago. He loved to […]

Brian John Leitschuh, 48 of Litchfield, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was born in Litchfield on March 20, 1974, a son of John and Mary Ann (Millburg) Leitschuh. He graduated from Litchfield High School with the class of 1992 and received his Bachelor of Science […]

Robert Dickey “Dick” Rutherford, 81 of Carlinville, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Heritage Manor in Carlinville. He was born on January 2, 1941, in Carlinville, the son of Dr. Robert and Dorothy “Dickey” Rutherford. He graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of 1958 and attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale […]

William B. Bomkamp, 92 of Gillespie, died at his residence on Sunday, September 18, 2022. He was born on October 19, 1929, in Carlinville to Joseph Bomkamp and Regina Schaefer Bomkamp. He married Maxine (Anderson) Bomkamp on February 21, 1953, in Carlinville.  He was retired after having been a maintenance supervisor for Monterey Coal. William was a veteran […]

Larry William Elvers, 79 of Litchfield, died at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 7:18 p.m. He was born on August 21, 1943, in Litchfield to William Henry Elvers and Betty Elam Elvers.  He married Ann Cavanaugh Elvers on June 27, 1964, at SS Simon and Jude Church, Gillespie. Larry was a […]

Dennis R. Satterlee, 80 of Gillespie, died at his residence on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 3:25 p.m. He was born on March 8, 1942, in Litchfield to Charles H. Satterlee and Lois E. McPherson Satterlee.  He married Carole Jane Cavitt Satterlee on September 28, 1974, in Gillespie. She preceded him in death on February 20, […]

Terry Jean Brawley, 64 of Gillespie, died at her residence on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. She was born on October 26, 1957, in Granite City to Jesse Junior Martin and Joan Courtney Martin.  She married Kerry Alvin Brawley on March 18, 1978, in Granite City. He preceded her in death on April 25, 2020. She was […]

Bernean R. Lovejoy, age 97 of Staunton, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Heritage Health of Gillespie in Gillespie. She was born on Tuesday, May 19, 1925, in Sorento the daughter of Joseph and Bertha (VanLeuwen) Bilyeu. She was married to Leonard L. Lovejoy on November 7, 1942, in St. Charles, MO. Leonard preceded […]

Gladys Marie Morgan, 75 of Litchfield, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 8:44 p.m. at her residence. She was born on August 30, 1947, in Seymour, IN a daughter of Dale and JoAnn (Mullins) Crowe. She graduated in 1965 from Clearspring High School in Clearspring, IN. She married Paul A. Morgan and he preceded […]

James L. Cox Jr., 70 of Mount Olive, died at his residence on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 11:15 a.m. He was born on September 27, 1951, in Litchfield to James L. Cox Sr. and Helen Conlee Cox.  He married Donna M. Morelan Cox on September 21, 1992, in Kissimmee, FL. He was retired after having […]

James Robert Dannis, 54 of Mt. Olive, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at 3:58 a.m. James was born on September 26, 1967, in Litchfield to Robert James Dannis and Jacqueline (Puckett) Dannis. He attended Mt. Olive schools and received a GED. He went on to become a truck driver. He […]

Steven Vernon Green, 72 of Litchfield, passed away at his residence on Friday, September 9, 2022. Mr. Green was born in Litchfield on July 27, 1950, a son of S. Vernon and Virginia Lee (Watkins) Green. He graduated from Litchfield High School with the Class of 1968 and attended Lincoln Land Community College. He was […]

Terry Mosser, 73 of Staunton, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Community Hospital of Staunton. He was born in Alton on September 22, 1948, the son of Carl and Selma (Schnaare) Mosser. Terry graduated from Staunton High School in 1966 and then attended SIUE. Until 1969, Terry lived and worked in St. Louis […]

Virgil L. Jones Jr., 56 of Staunton, passed away at 11:20 AM on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at his residence in Staunton. He was born on October 15, 1965, the son of Victoria Mae (Euler) Jones and the late Virgil Leo Jones.  He was employed as a laborer and also served his country in the […]

Danielle Lee Kohler, 29 of Hillsboro, died on Monday, September 5, 2022, at 2:23 p.m. in Hillsboro. She was born on September 16, 1992, in Litchfield to Doil “Bud” Kohler and Karen (Taylor) Harris. She attended Gillespie School and also trained as a certified nursing assistant. She worked at Casey’s General Store in Hillsboro and […]

Mary Josephine Horn, 92 of Litchfield, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 3:53 p.m. at her residence. She was born on July 18, 1930, in Litchfield to Amos and Marian (Worrell) Holden. Mrs. Horn attended Litchfield schools. She married Charles Melvin Horn on Dec. 6, 1947, in Hillsboro and he preceded her in death […]

Tammy Lee Muffly, 55 of Carlinville, died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 5:44 a.m. She was born on February 18, 1967, in New Mexico to Laverne Schwallenstecker and Mary Partridge Schwallenstecker.  She married Ralph S. Lee on August 11, 2022, in Bunker Hill. She was an account manager for Denver […]

Melvina Lorriane Knetzer, 90 of Gillespie, died at her residence on Monday, September 5, 2022. She was born on January 4, 1932, in Virden to Melvin Robinson and Rozzella Friend Robinson.  She married Joseph Knetzer on March 19, 1948, in Carlinville. He preceded her in death on March 1, 2017. She was a hairdresser.  She is survived by […]

Wayne Leon “Bub” Lanter, 88, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 9:46 p.m. at his residence in Litchfield. He was born on September 17, 1933, a son of Odell Bane and Estelle Edith Lanter in Litchfield.  Mr. Lanter graduated from Raymond High School, Class of 1951. He also graduated from Parks Air College in Cahokia with […]