Obituaries
Thomas Gura
March 27, 2021
KINMUNDY - Thomas Joseph Gura, 65, of Kinmundy, passed away at 4:47 PM, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Thomas was born on December 1, 1955, in Joliet, Illinois the son of the late John C. and Agnes (Burian) Gura. Upon graduation, he joined the United States Army and had two...
Marie Sparling
March 21, 2021
INGRAHAM - Marie Louise Sparling, 81, of Ingraham, passed away at 5:22 pm March 21, 2021 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, in Effingham. Marie was born March 7, 1940 in Greenfield, IN to Mary Virginia Oakley and James Stanley. She married Cecil Milton Sparling June 12, 1956. She spent her life caring for family and enjoyed antiquing, crocheting, feeding her...
Darrell Pierson
March 18, 2021
FARINA - Darrell Wayne Pierson, 82, of Farina passed away at 6:25 AM, Thursday, March 18, 2021 at his home. Darrell was born on November 26, 1938, in Effingham, the son of the late Raymond Elbert and Ruby (Stanfield) Pierson. He married Janet Marie Blair on August 30, 1958, in Louisville and they shared 60 years of marriage before she...
Margaret Grove
March 11, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Margaret "Addie" Grove, 94, of Louisville passed away at 1:10 PM, Thursday, March 11, 2021 at her home in rural Louisville. Margaret was born on August 8, 1926, in Clay County the daughter of the late Stephen Lionel, Sr., and Blanche (Hastings) Grove. Addie in her younger years was a schoolteacher in the old one room schoolhouse during...
Benjamin Siegler
March 6, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Benjamin Mark Siegler, 66, of Louisville passed away at 9:31 PM, Saturday, March 6, 2021 at his home. Benjamin was born on March 23, 1954, in Boone, Iowa, the son of the late Daniel and Jeanne (Beghtol) Siegler. Mr. Siegler had worked as a janitor for the Flora Gardens Health Care Center in Flora for many years, and...
John Kelm
March 5, 2021
LOUISVILLE - John Marion "Pete" Kelm, 87, of Louisville passed away at 4:11 PM, Friday, March 5, 2021 at his home in rural Louisville. John was born on September 26, 1933, in Clay County, the son of the late Ople and Ethel (Stanley) Kelm. John married Aliene Klanke, on June 9, 1956 and she preceded him in death on June...
William Harbold
February 27, 2021
FARINA - William Stanley Harbold, 78, of Farina passed away at 9:00 PM, Saturday, February 27, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. William was born on August 16, 1942, in Los Angeles County, California, the son of the late Wilbur C. and Mildred E. (Widrig) Harbold. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Air Force from 1960...
Betty Willis
February 25, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Betty Alma Willis, 87, of Louisville passed away peacefully at 8:08 AM, Thursday, February 25, 2021 at her home. Betty was born on May 26, 1933, in Louisville the daughter of the late Leland Valentine and Bessie Lucille (Abel) O'Dell. She married Robert Willis on October 18, 1952, in Xenia and they shared 57 years of marriage before...
Spencer Peto
February 21, 2021
ALMA - Spencer Gilbert Daniel Walker Peto, 48, of Alma died from natural causes as a patient at Odin HealthCare Center on 21 Feb 2021. He was born 22 May 1972 at Elk Grove Village, Illinois. He was generously adopted by Robert Carl Peto and Gale Elinor (Madison) Peto Freeburg, who adopted Spencer as one of their three foster...
Dennis Traub
February 15, 2021
LOUISVILLE - Dennis Victor Traub, 66, of Louisville passed away at 12:15 PM, Monday, February 15, 2021 at his residence. He was born March 2, 1954, the son of the late Victor and Mabel (Heiden) Traub. Dennis was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church, Louisville. He married Leslie (Larson) Traub on October 3, 1997. Dennis is survived by his wife,...
Virginia Smith
February 10, 2021
FLORA - Virginia Lee Smith, 90, of Flora passed away at 3:15 PM, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the Burge House Assisted Living in Flora. Virginia was born on May 13, 1930, in Norris City, Illinois the daughter of the late Raymond Leonard and Evelyn (Roy) Rutland. She married Owen Earl Smith, Sr., on February 21, 1950 in Louisville, and...
Carlon Lewis
February 5, 2021
KINMUNDY - Carlon William Lewis, Sr., 76, of Kinmundy, passed away at 8:26 AM, Friday, February 5, 2021, at the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Carlon was born on October 17, 1944, in Clay County, Illinois the son of the late Sherman Joseph and Grace Myrtle (Pickel) Lewis. He worked for World Color Press in Salem for...
Virginia Green
January 23, 2021
KINMUNDY - Virginia Ann Green, 94, of East Peoria, Illinois and formerly of Kinmundy passed away at 3:52 PM, Saturday, January 23, 2021, at the Generations at Riverview Assisted Living, in East Peoria, Illinois. Virginia was born on May 10, 1926, in Kinmundy the daughter of the late Cecil Chester and Olive Mary (Meyer) Keen. She graduated from the...
Thelma Welty
January 13, 2021
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...
Shirley Sill
January 11, 2021
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....
James Jones
January 11, 2021
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...
Cheryl Butts
January 8, 2021
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...
Grace Franklin
January 1, 2021
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...
Margaret Kincaid
January 1, 2021
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...
Harold Hawn
December 27, 2020
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...
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