Obituaries

January 16, 2022

KINMUNDY – Michael John Logue, 76, of Kinmundy, passed away at 11:38 p.m. Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Salem Township Hospital in Salem, Illinois.

Michael was born on December 24, 1945, in Keyesport, Illinois, the son of Lester and Iris “Cole” Logue.  He married Judy “Shaffer” on May 16, 1964, in Kinmundy, and they shared nearly 58...

January 15, 2022

LOUISVILLE – Erma Pearl Barbee, 72, of Louisville passed away at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, January 15, 2022 at her home in rural Louisville.

Erma was born on November 13, 1949, in Olney, Illinois the daughter of Glenn Gladson and Mary Pearl (Harrell) Berthold. She was baptized and grew up in the Louisville Christian Church and then she...

January 11, 2022

PINCKNEYVILLE – Larry William Jones, 72, of Pinckneyville, formerly of Louisville, passed away at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Mt. Vernon’s Good Samaritan Hospital.

Larry was born at home on June 25, 1949, in Louisville, the son of Leonard Dale and Elma Gale (Conard) Jones.  He married Janet Sue Wickiser on February 7, 1969, in...

January 7, 2022

LOUISVILLE – Jencie Karen Butcher, 75, of Louisville passed away at 6:30 a.m. Friday, January 7, 2022 at her home in Louisville.

Jencie was born on October 27, 1946, in Salem, Illinois, the daughter of William Orloff and Mildred Lafern (Montgomery) Smith. She married Xenophon B. “Pete” Butcher, Jr., on May 26, 1967, at the Bethel Christian...

December 29, 2021

FLORA – Juanita J. McCollum, 83, of Flora passed away peacefully at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at the Flora Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Flora.

Juanita was born on October 1, 1938 in East Alton, Illinois to Carl Leon and Alta Marie (Ross) Shoryer. She married Lowell McCollum, Jr. on October 28, 1967, and they...

December 26, 2021

LOUISVILLE - Chris McKnelly, 50, of Louisville passed away at 11:05 a.m. Sunday, December 26, 2021 at his home.

Chris was born on May 15, 1971, in Effingham, Illinois the son of Don and Jane McKnelly. Chris was a truck driver for many years traveling all around the U.S. He enjoyed the views as he traveled including...

December 24, 2021

John Thomas Tobiason, 53 of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away at 6:30 pm Friday December 24th, 2021 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, Missouri.

He was born on September 20th, 1968 in Creve Coeur, Missouri. John graduated from Teutopolis High School in Teutopolis, Illinois in 1988. He served in the United States Navy from 1991...

December 21, 2021

LOUISVILLE – Darlene Buhrmann, 81, of Louisville passed away at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, with her loving family by her side.

Darlene was born on March 2, 1940, in Clay County, Illinois the daughter of Clinton Earl and Blanche (Lister) Weidner. She married Kenneth Buhrmann, on...

December 8, 2021

LOUISVILLE - William Douglas “Doug” VanDyke, of Louisville, Illinois, passed Wednesday, December 8, 2021.

Doug was born in Mason, Illinois on March 29, 1939, to Ward and Helen (Hall) VanDyke. He was united in marriage to Sabra Thomas Zink in 1975, and they shared 46 years together. Doug graduated from North Clay High School in 1957 and...

December 5, 2021

KINMUNDY – Billy Ray Olden, 77, of Kinmundy passed away at 2:09 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 2021, at his home in Kinmundy.

He was born on July 5, 1944, in Kinmundy, the son of Raymond Roscoe and Mabel Pauline “Keen” Olden of Kinmundy. He married Ruth Ann Fender on February 5, 1972, and they celebrated 35 years...

December 4, 2021

MASON – Kathy A. Kessel, 68, of Mason passed away peacefully at 4:23 p.m. Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born on January 5, 1953, in Flora, daughter of Cecil J. and Lois “Cox” Thilker. She married James Kessel on February 7, 1997, and they celebrated almost 9 years of...

November 24, 2021

Urbana - Phyllis Anne Zink-Schwenk, formerly Phyllis Hayes, 73, of Urbana, IL passed Wednesday at 12:30 pm, November 24, 2021 at home surrounded by loving family.

Phyllis was born in Louisville, IL February 13, 1948 to John Calvin and Rochelle C. (Colclasure) Zink. She earned her Masters of Science in Education from Eastern Illinois University in 1994....

November 14, 2021

LOUISVILLE -Kenneth Richard Fulfer, Jr., 80, of Louisville passed away at 2:02 p.m. Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flora. Kenneth was born on February 11, 1941, at home in Oak Mound, Songer Township, Rural Xenia to Kenneth Richard Sr. and Wilma (Allison) Fulfer. Kenneth joined the U.S. Army and then returned...

November 14, 2021

LOUISVILLE -Kenneth Richard Fulfer, Jr., 80, of Louisville passed away at 2:02 p.m. Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flora.

Kenneth was born on February 11, 1941, at home in Oak Mound, Songer Township, Rural Xenia to Kenneth Richard Sr. and Wilma (Allison) Fulfer. Kenneth joined the U.S. Army and...

November 7, 2021

LOUISVILLE – Cora Jane Ballard, 90, of Louisville passed away peacefully at 11:33 a.m. Sunday, November 7, 2021, at her home with her loving family by her side.

Cora was born on March 25, 1931, in Clark County, Illinois the daughter of Floyd and Virgie (Hill) Coombes. She graduated from Hume Township High School in May 28,...

November 3, 2021

Iva Laretta Cox, 87, of Phoenix, AZ, passed away at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, AZ.

She was born to Homer J and Ruth Marie (Hunter) Williamson on March 15, 1934, in Richland County, Illinois. Iva meet and married William Hubert Cox on March 15, 1957. They later...

October 31, 2021

MASON – Albert “Darrel” Petersen, 67, of Mason passed away surrounded by his loving family at 9:40 a.m. Sunday, October 31, 2021, at his home.

Albert was born on December 3, 1953, in Effingham, the son of Edward and Marzella (Willis) Petersen. He married Loletta Kirby on July 13, 1974, at the Grace Lutheran Church, in Dieterich,...

October 26, 2021

Obituary FLORA - William Todd Martell, Sr., 77, of Flora passed away at 10:36 p.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at the Burge House in Flora. It was Mr. Martell's wishes for cremation and a family Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. His cremated remains will be interred at the Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs. The...

October 26, 2021

Obituary

FLORA - William Todd Martell, Sr., 77, of Flora passed away at 10:36 p.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at the Burge House in Flora.

It was Mr. Martell's wishes for cremation and a family Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. His cremated remains will be interred at the Dillman Cemetery, Sailor...

October 23, 2021

HERRIN – Talisha Sue Petersen-Beehn, 43, of Herrin passed away at 10:50 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 2021, at the Herrin Hospital, in Herrin, Illinois.

Talisha was born on October 17, 1978, in Effingham, the daughter of Phillip and Susan (Muller) Petersen. She married Robert Beehn on October 13, 2013, in Cisne Christian Church. She worked for Help...