Nona Evelena Settles, 98, of Carlinville, passed away Sunday morning, June 25, 2017, at Carlinville Rehab and Health Care in Carlinville. Nona was born December 30, 1918, in Scottville, IL, a daughter of Albert Martin and Martha Hannah Reed Edwards. She married Emmett July 4, 1936, in Virginia, IL and he passed away June 4, […]

Billy Joe Lindsey, 37, of Jacksonville formerly of Carlinville, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Billy was born May 27, 1980, in Litchfield, a son of Milburn Joe Sr. and Alma Mae McDaniels Linsdey. Billy had been employed at CISCO Steel in Carlinville for over 12 years and […]

Mary Ruth Milcic, 57 of Mount Olive, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at 1:55 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. She was born on September 3, 1959, in Litchfield to Elmer John Milcic and Jacquelyn Moynelle Gill. She attended her first two years at Holy Trinity Catholic School and then continued at Mt. Olive […]

Marlene Yolanda Jones, 73, of Benld died at Heritage Health of Gillespie on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at 7:50 a.m. She was born on March 19, 1944, in Staunton to Lewis Jarden and Marie (Sainer) Jarden. She married Donald E. Jones on August 12, 1969, in Carlinville. She was a homemaker. Marlene was a member […]

Mary Ethel Taylor, 83, of Litchfield, passed away on Mon., June 19, 2017, at 5:54 p.m. in HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.  She was born on Aug. 21, 1933, in Litchfield, a daughter of William Otis and Dolema Murl (Hammers) Pilger. Over the years, she worked at Alton Glass Works, as well as Wepco […]

James M. “Woody” Wood Jr., 72 of Benld, died at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at 5:18 a.m. He was born on April 14, 1945, in Redmon, IL to James M. Wood Sr. and Waneta (Reichert) Wood. He married Shirley (Osborn) Wood. He was a retired after having been a […]

Beulah O. Eldred, 106, of Carlinville, formerly of Chesterfield, passed away Wednesday morning, June 14, 2017, at Heritage Health Care in Carlinville. Beulah was born on May 9, 1911, to James and Sadina (Wilton) Brown in Chesterfield. She was a graduate of Chesterfield High School. Beulah married Myron “Tug” Eldred on January 25, 1934 in […]

Judy Lee King, 70 years, of Carlinville, passed away Wednesday morning, June 14, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Judy was born on September 9, 1946, to William A.R. and Naomi (Starkweather) Armstrong in Carlinville. She graduated from Northwestern High School with the class of 1964, received her RN in nursing from Passavent in […]

Verna Mae Bentley, 93, of Carlinville, passed away Wednesday morning, June 14, 2017, at Heritage Health Care in Carlinville. Verna was born on August 10, 1923, to Lennie and Ora (Buckingham) Smithson in Nilwood Township. She graduated from Virden High School with the class of 1940. Verna married William H. Bentley on March 22, 1945, […]

Jennifer Dawn “Jen” (Caveny) Briesacher, 34, of Edwardsville, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born March 13, 1983, in Springfield, Illinois, daughter of Michael and Dawn (Eck) Caveny, both of who survive in Springfield. Besides her parents, Jen is survived by her husband, David Briesacher, whom […]