Obituaries
Death of Dick Price
Dick Price, 77, of Carlinville, IL passed away Saturday morning, October 19, 2013, at his residence. Dick was born December 13, 1935, in Carlinville, IL, a son of Franklin “Bud” and Dorothy (Rathke) Price. Dick graduated from Gillespie High School with the class of 1953.
After graduation he served his country by joining the United States Air Force. Dick married Rose Marie Lonzerotti October 29, 1960, in Gillespie, IL at the Ss Simon & Jude Catholic Church.
Dick was employed at the Carlinville Area Hospital for 36 years and retired in 1996. He held various jobs at the hospital and retired as the Director of Clinical Services. He was a member of Ss Mary & Joseph Catholic Church in Carlinville, was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus Council #663 where he was a 3rd Degree.
Dick enjoyed the outdoors, which included duck and goose hunting. Dick loved to take the grandkids fishing, cookouts with the family, train his Black Labs and enjoyed his friends and family at the cabin on the Mississippi River.
Surviving are his wife, Rose Marie Price of Carlinville, IL, son, Jeff (Susan) Price of Shiloh, IL, son, Neil (Cheryl) Price of Carlinville, IL, daughter, Jennifer (David) Eghigian of O’Fallon, IL, son, Derek (Lesley) Price of Woodstock, IL, 7 Grandchildren, Erik & Kellen Price, Connor Eghigian, Evan Price, Madison Eghigian, Marin & Lauren Price, sister, Patricia (Ron) Frew of Gillespie, IL, brother, Donald (Dianne) Price of Alhambra, IL, 3 nieces and 3 nephews.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Ss Mary & Joseph Catholic Church in Carlinville. Prayer service will be held at 7:00pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, October 23, 2013, Ss Mary & Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Angel Sierra celebrant. Burial will be in New Calvary Cemetery in Carlinville, IL
Memorials may be made to Ss Mary & Joseph Catholic Church or Carlinville Area Hospital.
Davis Anderson Funeral Homes are in charge of the arrangements.
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Robert Leeroy Blevins, 77 of Litchfield, passed away the evening of Thursday, November 20, 2025, at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. He was born in Litchfield on December 24, 1947, a son of Robert James and Betty Bernadine (Cranford) Blevins.
He graduated from Centralia High School and proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam era. He was employed for many years as a cabinet maker with Adenca Manufacturing in Litchfield. Robert enjoyed many outdoor activities including camping, fishing, hunting, mushroom hunting, and looking for buried treasures with his metal detector.
He was a talented musician and played guitar and saxophone. Robert enjoyed watching and listening to all spectator sports and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. He married the former Wanda Kay Large and they later divorced.
Robert is survived by sons, Christopher (fiancée Grace) Blevins and Jason (Jamie) Blevins, all of Litchfield; daughters, Jennifer (Gordon) Fenton of Salem, MO and Shannon Large of Litchfield; brothers, Chesley Blevins of Staunton, Joseph Blevins of Litchfield, Floyd Blevins of Highland, and Fred Blevins of Litchfield; sisters, Barbara (Ray) Schuster of Sorento, Sharon (John) Wickerheim of Chicago, and Pamela Poppenhouse of Litchfield; and several grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Robert J. and Betty B. Blevins.
Funeral services for Mr. Blevins will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Pastor Gilbert Dealey will officiate. Burial will be in Crabtree Cemetery. Military honors will be at graveside. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the family of Robert Blevins, c/o Christopher Blevins. Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.
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Joyce Carleen Simmons, 83 of Litchfield, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 23, 2025. She was born in Pana on May 31, 1942, a daughter of Carl Cornelius and Lucille Romelta (Miller) Brakenhoff.
She was a member of the Litchfield High School graduating class of 1960. She married Raymond “Larry” Simmons on June 6, 1965, at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield, and they enjoyed nearly 55 years of marriage until his passing on January 23, 2022.
Joyce was an excellent cook and well known for her beef and noodles, Texas cake, and stew. Joyce’s delicious cooking skills were evident during her 22-year career as manager of Jubelt’s Variety Bakery in Litchfield and as a ten-year cafeteria worker for the Litchfield Community School District #12. She also enjoyed gardening, canning, tending to her fruit trees, and sewing. Joyce enjoyed serving others by teaching Sunday School at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield and volunteering for the local Meals on Wheels.
Joyce is survived by her sons, Raymond (Vicki) Simmons of Evansville, IN and David (Jacqueline) Simmons of Haymarket, VA; daughter, Laura Simmons of Edwardsville; brothers, Leslie (Sue) Brakenhoff of Litchfield, Byron (Terry) Brakenhoff of Chattanooga, TN, and Dale (Nancy) Brakenhoff of Litchfield; sisters, Ramona Warman of Charleston, IL and Marilyn (Don) Loptien of Fort Collins, CO; grandchildren, Zachary Simmons, Makenzie (Jeremy) Frazier, Emma Simmons, and William Simmons; and great-grandchildren, Gunnar, Wyatt, Eli and Calla.
Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Rev. Larry Brakenhoff and Bernard Brakenhoff; brother-in-law Robert, “Bob” Warman; and niece, Kimberly (Brakenhoff) Bergman.
Funeral services for Joyce will be held at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Burial will follow in Edgewood Cemetery in Litchfield. Visitation will be at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Road, St. Louis, MO, 63141-8557. Plummer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
