Jon W. Cherry, 53, of Benld, died at his family member’s residence on Saturday, November 10, 2018, at 3:10 p.m.  He was born on December 30, 1964, in Litchfield to Wesley Charles Cherry and Mary Ann (Pickerill) Scopel.  He married Christie D. (Alexander) Cherry on July 2, 1998, in Carlinville. He was a laborer for […]

Shirley Carole (Vesper) Graves, 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 28, 2018, at Generations Care Center in Lincoln after a two-year battle with ALS (Lou Gerhrig’s Disease). Shirley was born Jan. 10, 1935, in rural Staunton, the daughter of William F. and Beatrice I. (Hastings) Vesper. After graduating from Staunton High School in 1952, […]

Danni Lynne Woods, 63, of Benld, died at her residence on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. She was born on September 22, 1955, in Granite City to Ivan Griffin and Bonnie (Morris) Griffin. She was a laborer for warehouses. She is survived by her children, Adeana Burns of Benld, Justin Grider of Gillespie, […]

Dorothy Marie Daugherty, 82, of Carlinville, passed away Wednesday morning, November 7, 2018, at Heritage Health Care in Carlinville. Dorothy was born on April 9, 1936, to Melvin Curtis and Pearl Marie (Dickey) Bristow in rural Girard. She graduated from Girard High School with the class of 1954. Dorothy married Jacob Donald Daugherty on March […]

Lyndall Laverne Huff, 66 of Carlinville, passed away at 7:45 pm on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at the scene of an automobile accident two miles south of Chesterfield. He was born on Aug 7, 1952 to Harold Geraldine (Bister) Huff. Lyndall married Janice Dell Wilson on August 22, 1976. She passed away September 29, 2016, in […]

Richard D. “Rick” McCaherty, 70, of Carlinville, passed away Tuesday evening, November 6, 2018, at his residence in rural Carlinville. Rick was born on April 23, 1948, to John L. “Tink” and Ruth E. (Smith) McCaherty in Carlinville. He graduated from Northwestern High School with the class of 1966. Rick served in the United States […]

Mary Ann Malek, 83, of Staunton, passed away at Heritage Health in Staunton on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. He was born on December 16, 1934, in Chicago, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Malek. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church of Staunton. Mary Ann loved collecting stamps and coins, […]

Ronald L. “Sam” Maedge, 77 of Lake KaHo, Mt. Olive, formerly of Staunton, died at Heritage Health in Staunton on Monday, November 5, 2018, at 10:17 p.m. He was born on April 1, 1941, in Livingston, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Maedge. He married Shirley Luttman and they later divorced.  He […]

Rick Tarro, 71, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018, in his home. Rick was born on September 25, 1947, in Wyandotte, MI the son of James Richard and Roseann Amelia (Florian) Tarro.  He married Jeannette Kay Wimberly on March 8, 1969, in Benld and she survives.  ‘ Rick served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1969-1971. […]

To the editor: As I look forward to casting my vote in the upcoming election on November 6th, I invite Macoupin County voters to join me in supporting Andy Manar for re-election as State Senator from the 48th district. Being a longtime resident of Bunker Hill, I’m proud of the fact that our hometown is […]