James E. Joiner, 56 of Carlinville, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at his residence in Carlinville. James was born on February 5, 1965, to William Robert “Bob” and Sharon Kay (Gross) Joiner in Carrollton and attended Carlinville High School. On May 1, 2010, he married Denise Whitlock in Carlinville. James worked as a […]

Bo Thomas Christy, infant, passed away on Wednesday morning, November 3, 2021, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Surviving are his parents, Zackery Shawn and Brittany Ann (Barth) Christy of Carlinville; paternal grandmother, LaDonna Christy of Arkansas and maternal grandmother, June Barth of Champaign; paternal great grandparents, Neil and Alice O’Ryan of Cherokee Village, AR, […]

Melissa S. Medders, 53 of Gillespie, died at Community Memorial Hospital, Staunton on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 6:43 a.m. She was born on August 13, 1968, in Litchfield. She was a graduate of Gillespie High School, St. John’s School of Nursing in Springfield, and SIUE where she received a bachelors in nursing.  She was a registered […]

Adam Louis Brown, 29 of Staunton, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton. He was born on July 31, 1992, in Litchfield a son of Jim and Leanne (Wray) Brown. Adam graduated from Staunton High School Class of 2010. He later graduated from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Class of 2015. He […]

Conrad Sherman Kee, 87 of Staunton, passed away peacefully with family by his side at his residence on Monday, October 18, 2021. He was born on February 4, 1934, in Elco, IL, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse and Donetta (Brooks) Kee. He married Barbara Wilhite on June 24, 2018, in Staunton […]

Nelda Edsall, 97 of Plainview, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Heritage Health in Carlinville. She was born on February 6, 1924, in Plainview the daughter of the late John Harry and Ethel (Bullman) Simmermaker. Nelda married Richard Edsall on August 15, 1942, in Carlinville. He preceded her in […]

Cinda McCullough, 76 of Chicago, died at Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at 2:36 p.m. She was born on July 9, 1945, in Litchfield to Franklin “Ike” Orr and Mary  T. (Saric) Orr.  She was an assistant to the president for the Chicago Futures Group. She was a loving mother to her son, […]

Brady A. Cox, 46 of Benld, died at Community Memorial Hospital, Staunton on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. He was born on November 23, 1974, in Litchfield to Glen R. “Buzzy” Cox and Barbara A. (Olds) Cox.  He married Brandi (Vollintine) Cox on July 23, 2012. He was a chief high explosives operator for Olin Corp. Brady loved […]

Rebecca Ruth French, 50 of Brighton, died at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Alton on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at 4:51 a.m. She was born on July 27, 1971, in Carrollton to Harold Rich and Verna Kay Harbaugh Rich.  She married Stephen French on December 20, 1992, in Palmyra. She was a teacher’s aide for Southwestern High […]

Lula C. Vaughn, 93 of Bunker Hill, died at her residence on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 5:25 a.m. She was born on October 6, 1928, in Kinmundy, IL to Leo Eastman and Ethel Hayes Eastman.  She married William H. Vaughn on June 9, 1946, in Bunker Hill. She was retired after having been an inspector for […]

Allen L. “Butch” Greeling Jr., 63, of Alton died at his residence on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at 5:01 p.m. He was born on February 5, 1958, in Staunton to Allen L. Greeling Sr. and Alice C. (Mullink) Greeling.  He was a machinist for Olin Corp. Allen loved sports especially the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues […]

On Friday, October 22, 2021, Cathleen Marie Dietiker (DeVivo) of Staunton passed away peacefully at the age of 60.   Cathy was born on September 30, 1961, in St. Louis, Missouri to Charles and Clare DeVivo.  She graduated from Jennings High School in 1979 and married Mark Dietiker on November 28, 1980. They recently celebrated their […]

Jody L. Ehlers, 51, of Hillsboro died at her residence on Monday, October 25, 2021, at 1:10 p.m. She was born on November 8, 1969, in Decatur to Ronald Earl Rhodes and Sandra Sue (Bailey) Rhodes.  She married Jerry A. Ehlers on March 19, 1999, in Carlinville. She worked in home health care. Jody enjoyed being with […]

Michael Joseph Bushman, 67, of Bunker Hill died at his residence on Friday, October 22, 202,1 at 3:08 pm. He was born on March 27, 1954, in Tampa Bay, FL to Wallace Bushman and Blanche Christina (Saake) Bushman.  He married Brenda Anne (Palmer) Bushman on June 19, 1982, in St. Louis, MO. He was a staff chemist […]

William Henry Graham, 76 from the Carlinville/Palmyra area, died just after 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield following a medical emergency. He died dreaming of sitting on an Arkansas porch with his daughter Deanna by his side. He was born the second child of three on November 27, […]

Karen J. Hall, 75 of Gillespie, died at her residence on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at 3:30 a.m. She was born on September 10, 1946, in St. Louis, MO to Eugene Martin and Mary (Self) Martin.  She married Charles E. Hall on October 16, 1999, in St. Charles, MO. He preceded her in death on January […]

Margaret Jo Leihy, 78 of Alton, died in Bunker Hill on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at 11:58 p.m. She was born on June 12, 1943, in Dyer, TN to Forrest E. Welch and Vera L. (Meadors) Welch.  She married Fred Charles Leihy on January 26, 1963, in St. Louis, MO. She was retired after having been […]

Arlene E. Ward, 86 of Carlinville, passed away on Wednesday evening, October 20, 2021, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Arlene was born on February 7, 1935, in Carlinville a daughter of John and Frances (Hicks) Bown. Arlene graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of 1953. She married Bill Ward on October 4, […]

Jeffery Kirk Harbaugh, 58 of Litchfield, died at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at 2:53 a.m. He was born on December 29, 1962, at Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County, MO to Charles W. Harbaugh and Norma Lorene (Bettis) Harbaugh.  He married Jenifer (Niemann) Harbaugh on August 26, 2000, […]

Douglas W. Booth, 65 of Staunton, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Elmwood Care Center in Maryville. He was born on February 21, 1956, in Alexandria, Virginia, a son of the late Eva Varble. Doug served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to 1977. He worked as a repair/maintenance man for many years. […]