Obituaries

July 21, 2020

Jerry W. Hinkle, 71, of Cisne and formerly of Louisville, passed away at 7:00 am on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Flora Gardens in Flora. He was born on April 12, 1949 in Louisville, the son of the late Pearl and Opal (Robinson) Hinkle. Jerry married Kay Pemberton on September 23, 1976 in Salem and she passed away on March...

July 19, 2020

James Dale Bowen Jr., 69 of Louisville, passed away at 1:20 am on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at his home. Jim was born on June 6, 1951 in Clay County, the son of the late James Dale and Mary Ann (Nosek) Bowen Sr. He married JoAnn Cruse on May 10, 1989 in Louisville and she survives. He was a mechanic...

July 18, 2020

Norman Hinkle, 79, of Fairfield and formerly of Louisville, passed away at 8:33 pm on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. He was born on December 17, 1940 in Clay County, the son of the late Pearl & Opal (Robinson) Hinkle. Norman lived at Fenney Cottage in Fairfield for several years, making friends with...

July 14, 2020

Viola Joan Wooden, 89, of East Moline and formerly of Louisville, passed away at 11:20 am on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Joan was born on December 5, 1930 in Louisville, the daughter of the late Paul Leander and Laura V. (Grove) Wood. She married James Wooden Sr. on November 24, 1954 in Louisville and he preceded her in death on...

July 14, 2020

Arnold David DeMain Sr., 68, of Kinmundy, passed away at 5:53 pm on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Salem Township Hospital in Salem. He was born on September 9, 1951 in Michigan the son of the late Roland Arthur and Mary Latha (Campbell) DeMain. Arnold married Jean Marie McCarty on June 2, 1973 in Salem and she survives. Mr. DeMain...

July 9, 2020

Joyce Lee Mulvaney, 79, of Louisville, passed away at 11:47 pm on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. She was born on December 15, 1940 in Effingham the daughter of the late John and Evelyn (Cox) Liggett. Joyce married Larry Raymond Mulvaney on March 6, 1959 in Iola and he preceded her in death on February...

July 7, 2020

Archie R. Cruse Jr., 56, of Louisville, passed away at 3:40 am on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at his home. Junior was born on May 18, 1964 in Clay County, the son of the late Archie and Doris (Harrington) Cruse Sr. He married Janet O'Dell on July 11, 2002 in Louisville and she survives. Mr. Cruse worked in road maintenance...

July 5, 2020

Ruth E. Miller, 94, of Salem and formerly of Kinmundy, passed away at 11:55 am on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem. She was born on March 2, 1926 in Marion County the daughter of the late Guy Wesley and Madeline (Wells) Shaffer. Ruth married Leon L. Miller on July 6, 1946 in Alma and...

June 22, 2020

Jason Aaron Freeman, 44, of Flora, passed away at 11:57 am on Monday, June 22, 2020 at his home. Jason was born on July 30, 1975 in Richland County, the son of James Earl and Ardeth (Newton) Freeman Jr. Mr. Freeman attained a bachelor's degree majoring in psychology and criminal science. He was a correctional officer at the Lawrenceville Correctional...

June 20, 2020

Kenneth H. Buhrmann, 81, of Louisville, passed away at 6:34 pm on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at his home. He was born on February 19, 1939 in Clay County, the son of the late Henry and Mildred (Allen) Buhrmann. He married Darlene Weidner on February 6, 1960 in Edgewood and she survives. At the age of 17 Kenny enlisted in...

June 4, 2020

Johnnie Jaco, 76, of Louisville, passed away at 8:19 am on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Country View Terrace in Louisville. He was born on June 19, 1943 in Missouri. Johnnie enjoyed tractors and farm machinery and visiting with friends. He was a kind soul that will be missed by those who knew him. Johnnie is survived by the residents...

May 30, 2020

Noma Lee Stanley, 85, of Bible Grove, passed away at 2:19 pm on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at HSHS St. Anthony's Hospital in Effingham. She was born on January 27, 1935 in Bible Grove, the daughter of the late Louis Edward and Lula Mae (Lyons) Fopay. Noma Lee married William "Bill" Stanley on her birthday on January 27, 1953 at...

May 15, 2020

Shanna Christine Haskins, 41, of Bloomington, Indiana, passed away at 11:54 am on Friday, May 15, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with chronic liver illness at the home of her brother in Louisville. Shanna was born on June 30, 1978 in Bloomington, Indiana the daughter of Dan (Shirley) Haskins of Linton, Indiana and Deborah (George Sanders) Hennon of...

May 8, 2020

Robert Allen Taylor, 42, of Olney, Illinois, passed away at Aperian Care in Olney on May 8, 2020. Mr. Taylor was born in Clay County Hospital, Flora, Illinois on May 23, 1977 to Robert Taylor and Connie Rockwood. (Taylor) Robert never married and spent a good portion of his life employed by the State of Illinois Rehabilitation. He is survived...

April 25, 2020

Denton Glen Brasel Sr., 90, of Kinmundy, passed away at 5:41 am on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. He was born on March 4, 1930 in Kinmundy, the son of the late Glen Benton and Dola O. (Chasteen) Brasel. He married Nelly Suarez on March 16, 1951 in Cameron, Texas and she preceded...

April 23, 2020

Iris Rae (Merritt) Frunz, 68, of Newton, passed away at 8:41 am on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. She was born on October 14, 1951 in Salem the daughter of the late Ira Garrett and Minnie (Mulvaney) Merritt Jr. Iris is survived by a brother; Robert Merritt of Fairfield, a sister; Judith (Leo) Thompson of...

April 19, 2020

Richard Keith Allison, 61, of Sailor Springs and formerly of Lawrenceville, passed away at 12:57 pm on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at his home in Sailor Springs. He was born on July 14, 1958 in Robinson, the son of the late Dewey and Margaret (Smith) Allison. Mr. Allison worked as a cook for several years. He enjoyed model cars and...

April 17, 2020

Brittney Ann Elledge, 35, of Farina, passed away at 5:22 am on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Clay County Hospital in Flora. She was born on April 16, 1985 in Midland, Texas, the daughter of Stephen and Karen (Yingst) Elledge. Brittney was a very kind person and cared about others. She loved her family and her dog Beethoven was like...

April 11, 2020

Helen Marie (Hout) Kessler Davison, 92, of Effingham, passed away at 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. She was born on September 15, 1927 in Farina, the daughter of the late Cecil Ray and Carrie (Harrell) Hout. She married George Kessler on September 16, 1943, and together they had two...

April 1, 2020