All Obituaries

Bonnie J. Wimberly, 87, of Salem passed away at 5:58 am, Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem, Illinois. Bonnie was born on October 2, 1935, in Kinmundy, Illinois, the daughter of Paul Harvey and Jessie Francis (Anderson) Gray. She married Jarold Richard Wimberly on July 29, 1954 at the Kinmundy Christian Church in Kinmundy and they shared 36 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on September 6, 1990. Bonnie worked for the Brown Shoe Company in...

Bobby Lee Birch, 89, of Bible Grove passed away at 4:23 pm on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. Bob was born on November 10, 1933, in Effingham, Illinois, the son of Orvin and Emma (Bloemker) Birch. He married Nelda Nichols on January 16, 1953, and they shared 65 years of marriage before she preceded him in death on October 29, 2018. Bob started his career as a farmer, ran the Shell gas station in Bible Grove, and worked at...

Ronald Dean Woods, 79, of Xenia passed away at 4:54 pm, Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Ronald was born on May 1, 1943 in Flora, Illinois the son of Loren “Slim” and Eileen (Dean) Woods. He married Helen (Susie) Hamilton on April 22, 1962 in Clay County, Illinois sharing 60 years of marriage and they were blessed with 3 children. Ronald had worked for Illinois Central Railroad and later for NAL where he retired. He loved spending time...

Steven Edward Pinnell, 66, of Kinmundy passed away at 9:57 pm, Sunday, March 19, 2023 at his home in rural Kinmundy. Steven was born on January 20, 1957 in Joliet, Illinois the son of Lloyd E. and Imogene M. (McCarty) Pinnell. He married Maureen Huvilla on April 8, 1978 in Joliet, Illinois and they were blessed with 3 children, then later divorced. Steve had worked for Knapp Oil in Xenia for many years as a truck driver. He had many different hobbies with some including, hunting, fishing,...

John W. Zink “Bud” passed on to eternity on March 18th, 2023 at his home in Louisville, Illinois, surrounded by love from his family. John was born on August 11, 1934 to John Calvin and Helen (Mitchell) Zink in Louisville, IL.  In 1936 John and his family were involved in a tragic auto accident that claimed the lives of his mother and two sisters. John was raised by his dad, doting grandparents, aunts and uncles. He especially loved spending time with his Aunt Faye and...

Melvin Kepley Stanley, 95, of Noble and formerly of Ingraham passed away at 8:50 am Saturday, March 18, 2023 at his home in Noble. Melvin was born on March 12, 1928, in Ingraham, Illinois the son of Harvey and Cleda (Kepley) Stanley. He married Helen Michels on January 17, 1949, and they shared 47 years of marriage before she preceded him in death on October 8, 1996. He later spent a time with a special friend, Ruby Griffith, who also preceded him in death in 2020. Melvin worked for...

Larry Arnold Wildbur, 81, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 7:18 am, Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the HSHS St. Anthony’s Hospital in Effingham. Larry was born on July 20, 1941, in Clay County, Illinois the son of Ivan A. and Mary Ethel “Krantz” Wildbur. He married Vivian Carol Brummer on June 9, 1962, in Clay County and they shared 60 years of marriage. Larry worked many different jobs over the years with some including, Effingham Equity for over 20 years, he owned and...

On Thursday, March 9th, 2023, Alene G. McPeak, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at the age of 88, in Winter Haven, Florida.  Alene was born on June 7th, 1934 in Hord, Illinois to Howard and Elva Kincaid, the youngest of 3 children.  Her brothers Ansil and Dean Kincaid preceded her in death. She married Osa T. McPeak, Jr. (Mac) on June 29th, 1950. They were just 20 days short of their 60th anniversary when Mac preceded her in passing by 12 years....

Douglas Keith Williams, 59, of Alma passed away at 9:04 am Monday, February 27, 2023 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Doug was born on April 20, 1963 in Salem, Illinois the son of Henry E. and Donna Louise (Shreffler) Williams. He married Sophie Marke on October 30, 1988, and shared a few years of marriage and then later divorced. He worked as a truck driver for Tune Trucking based out of Patoka for many years. Doug loved to work on tractors and helped with auctions for...

James “Jim” Fletcher Heflin, 78, of Flora passed away at 7:55 pm, Sunday, February 19, 2023 at the Clay County Hospital in Flora. James was born on January 18, 1945 in Saline County, Illinois the son of James “Coley” Alva and Mabel (Fletcher) Heflin. James married Rebecca Sue Mifflin on April 30, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and they shared 31 years of marriage. James worked for CIPS for 33 years holding several positions prior to retiring in 2002, as the director of...