Mary J. Taylor (Vaughn) was born September 30, 1932, in Brookhaven, Mississippi, to the union of John Vaughn and Mattie Lee Markham.  Mary was the fifth of nine children.  Her parents, four brothers (Ralph, Robert, James and Anderson) and one sister (Frances) preceded her in death. Mary moved to St. Louis, MO, where she met […]

Margaret Louise Rolando, 97, of Gillespie, died at Sycamore Village in Swansea, on Friday, May 19, 2017, at 1:42 a.m. She was born on July 30, 1919, in Gillespie to Charles Dominic Rolando and Teresa (Orso) Rolando. She was a realty assistant for the federal government having worked for nine presidents: Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, […]

Ross Everett Wilson, Sr., 86 of Litchfield, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, at 7:06 p.m. in his home. He was born on Feb. 7, 1931, in South Litchfield Twp. on the family farm, a son of Harry Joseph and Florence Sarah (Kahl) Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served […]

Gil Conui Fernandez, 77, of Litchfield, formerly of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at 9:24 p.m. at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. He was born on September 17, 1939, in Manila, Philippines , a son of Albino and Mercedes (Conui) Fernandez. He graduated from the Polytechnic Colleges of the Philippines with a […]

Paula Lynn Schwartz-DeWitt, 50, of Girard, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 13, 2017, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Paula was born on July 31, 1966, to Marvin Voss and Trudy (Brown) Dixon in Overland, MO. She graduated from Sesser-Valier High School with the class of 1984 and then graduated from Rend Lake College with […]

Edryne Anna Merten, 91 of Hudson, Ohio, formerly of Mt. Olive, died Thursday, May 11, 2017, at 6:30 a.m. at Laurel Lake Retirement Community in Hudson, Ohio. She was born on November 29, 1925, in Mt. Olive to the late Edwin Kuenneth and Alma Heusler. She married Helmut L. Merten who preceded her in death […]

Sandra L. Wise Hanson, 71 of Carlinville, passed away Sunday evening, May 14, 2017, with family and friends by her side in Carlinville. Sandra was born January 21, 1946, in Charleston , WV, a daughter of Fred and Madeline (Massey) Griswold. Sandra retired in 2011 after 20 years with Prairie Heart in Springfield with the […]

Alma A. Phelan, 88, of Bunker Hill, died at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehab Center in Jerseyville on Friday, May 12, 2017, at 8:54 p.m. She was born on October 11, 1928, in St. Louis, MO to Emmet F and Alma (Halley) Griffin. Alma married Robert F. Phelan on July 3, 1947 in Brighton, IL. He […]

Myrtle Marie Kessinger, 88, of Carlinville, passed away Monday morning, May 15, 2017, at Carlinville Area Hospital in Carlinville. Myrtle graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of 1947. She married Wayne Earl “Keek” Kessinger Sr. on April 17, 1948 in Carlinville and he passed away on May 28, 1995. Myrtle retired in 1983 […]

Shirley Ann Dustmann, 77, of Dorsey, died at Elmwood Nursing and Rehab in Maryville on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at 12:04 p.m. She was born on January 7, 1940, in Mt. Sterling, MO to Louis Hollandsworth and Dorothy (Holzschuh) Hollandsworth. She married Loris Dustmann on August 24, 1973 in Prarietown. He preceded her in death […]