FLORA – Thelma Marie Welty, 100, of Flora, passed away at 5:19 AM, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at the Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flora. Thelma was born on May 12, 1920, in Flora the daughter of Pearlie and Bessie (Tolliver) Holmes. She married Elza Welty on October 23, 1938, in Olney and they shared 73 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on March 14, 2012. Thelma was a homemaker and she loved to study the bible. She was an excellent cook and loved to...

KINMUNDY - Shirley Mae Sill (Brewer), 81, of Kinmundy, died at 2:25 PM, Monday, January 11th, 2021, at the SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.  She was born March 10th, 1939 in Tonti Township, daughter of the late Frank Brewer and Alice (Gillette) Brewer.  She is also preceded in death by her husband, Gale D. Sill.  They were married December 30th, 1955 in Salem. She was a devoted member of the Brown Christian Church in Kinmundy.  She worked...

KINMUNDY - James R. Jones, 79, of Kinmundy, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 in rural Kinmundy.   He was born December 15, 1941 near Kinmundy, Illinois, to James R. and Nelda Gray Jones. He attended Swift School, a one-room schoolhouse for four years before completing elementary and high school at the Kinmundy-Alma Community School. He received a BS in education from Southern Illinois University and an MS in education from Illinois State University. He enjoyed teaching...

EFFINGHAM – Cheryl Ann Butts, 55, of Effingham passed away at 4:25 AM, Friday, January 8, 2021 at the HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham.   Cheryl was born on June 4, 1965, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Mitchell and Ruth Ann (Fender) Estep. She was a homemaker, and loved going to rummage sales. Cheryl loved to watch cooking shows, and the Golden Girls.  Cheryl is survived by a special friend of many years; John Boswell, of Effingham, 3...

XENIA – Grace Ann Franklin, 64, of Xenia passed away at 6:23 PM, Friday, January 1, 2021, at the SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.  Grace was born on October 8, 1956, in Flint, Michigan, to Luther E. and Joanne (Stuart) Bonner. She married Woody Franklin on April 14, 2017, in Sherwood, Arkansas. Grace loved crafts she was very talented in making them, some of them she loved to do was quilting, and painting. She loved to decorate for Christmas and making Christmas crafts...

VANDALIA – Margaret “Diane” Kincaid, 68, of Vandalia and formerly of Louisville passed away at 11:19 AM, Friday, January 1, 2021, at the SSM St. Clair Hospital in Fenton, Missouri.  Margaret was born on August 5, 1952, in Clay County the daughter of the late Leroy and Helen (Oliver) Kincaid. She was a caregiver and loved to help people. Diane enjoyed playing Rummy, and good Bingo games. She loved cats especially her beloved cat “Spooky”. She was a huge...

KINMUNDY – Harold L. Behnke, 79, of Kinmundy passed away at 10:50 PM, Sunday, December 27, 2020, at the Doctors Nursing & Rehab Center.  Harold was born on December 22, 1941, in Iuka, the son of the late Charles and Trece (Holman) Behnke. He married Marilyn J. Pope on May 12, 1972, in Shelbyville, Illinois and they shared 48 years of marriage. Harold was a farmer and was a bus driver for the South Central School District for 18 years. He loved spending time with his family,...

LOUISVILLE – Harold Lee Hawn, 68, of Louisville passed away at 6:30 PM, Sunday, December 27, 2020 at his home in Louisville.  Harold Hawn was born in Effingham Co in 1952 to Hazel and James Hawn.  He began serving his Country at the age of 19 in the Army during the Vietnam War.  During his brief time in Vietnam he contracted malaria and took a direct hit from mortar that came in under the ambulance while being transported to a hospital in Saigon. Harold was an avid...

LOUISVILLE – Emma C. Dawkins, 101, passed away at 8:40 PM, Friday, December 25, 2020 at the Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flora. Emma was born on November 15, 1919, in Winnebago County, Iowa, the daughter of the late Edward and Abigail (Bunch) Bullard. She married Loren O. Dawkins, on July 20, 1942, and they shared 34 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on December 2, 1976. Emma was a homemaker and was a member of the Red Brush Christian Church and the...

LOUISVILLE- Rosalie Leonard, 82, of Louisville passed away at 8:25 PM, Sunday, December 20, 2020, at the Willowbrook Memory Support Residences in Effingham.  Rosalie was born on February 9, 1938, in Clay County, the daughter of the late Ernest and Marguerite (VanDyke) Hawn. She married Kenneth “Gene” Leonard, on April 27, 1956, in Clay County and they shared 63 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on October 3, 2019. Rosalie was a homemaker and helped at the...