Obituaries
Kenneth Hord
February 13, 2019
Kenneth "Kenny" Wayne Hord, 87 of Flora and formerly of Hord and Louisville, passed away at 12:37 PM on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Clay County Hospital in Flora. He was born on May 28, 1931 in Hord, the son of the late Martin Thomas and Lena Mae (Wilson) Hord. Kenny married Patsy Ann Cooper on December 22, 1951 in...
Laura Gould
February 12, 2019
Laura Beth Gould, 80 of Bible Grove, passed away at 4:07 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign. She was born on October 12, 1938 in Flora, the daughter of the late James Ralph and Florence (Hostettler) Chandler. Laura married John Gould on October 16, 1956 at the Beulah Methodist Church in rural Flora and...
Luther Fender
February 9, 2019
Luther Dale "Dick" Fender, 82 of Louisville, passed away at 3:29 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at his home in Louisville. Dick was born on September 16, 1936 in Clay County, the son of the late Sherman Frazier and Lela Fender. He married Nevada "Peggy" Johnson on July 10, 1954 in Salem and she survives. Mr. Fender worked as...
Raymond Boose
February 3, 2019
Raymond Vaughn Boose, 106 of Louisville passed away at 9:50 am on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at his home in Louisville. He was born on April 23, 1912 in Bible Grove, the son of the late Loam and Gertrude (Fopay) Boose. Raymond married Loma McCollum on April 12, 1941 in Wood River, IL and she preceded him in death on...

Marguerite Mccarty
January 29, 2019
Marguerite McCarty, 91 of Casselberry FL and formerly of East Aurora, NY, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at South Seminole Hospital in Casselberry, Florida. She was born on August 16, 1927 in Buffalo, NY the daughter of the late Cecil and Bertha (Juenker) Fattey. She married Rex McCarty in 1961 in East Aurora, NY and he preceded her...
Charles Stanfield
January 29, 2019
Charles Robert "Bob" Stanfield, 79, of Louisville passed away at 5:53 a.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at his home in Louisville. Bob was born on March 8, 1939, in Blair Township, the son of the late Keller and Josie (Immel) Stanfield. He married Sue Miller on September 28, 1963, at United Methodist Church in Louisville, and she survives. Mr.Stanfield...
Jack Mcgee
January 21, 2019
Jack R. McGee, 85 of Louisville passed away at 8:22 am on Monday, January 21, 2019 at the Lutheran Care Centre in Altamont. He was born on August 16, 1933 in Clay County, the son of the late Allen and Nell (McGee) McGee. He married Greta Hardin on June 26, 1955 at the Methodist Church in Bible Grove and she...
Jackie Shafer
January 14, 2019
Jackie "Jack" Lee Shafer, 82 of Louisville passed away at 10:55 PM on Monday, January 14, 2019 at his home in Louisville. He was born on December 7, 1936 in Oskaloosa, IL the son of the late Stanley Lovejoy and Emogene Lucille (Holzhausen) Shafer. He married Joan Kay Gobel-Tinsley on April 19, 1984 at Hoosier Prairie Baptist Church and she...

Franklin Kester
January 12, 2019
Franklin "Frank" Roy Kester, 60 of Louisville passed away at 2:50 am on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Flora Health and Rehabilitation Centre in Flora. He was born on February 25, 1958 in Granite City, IL the son of the late Paul Eugene and Donna Jean (Hagen) Kester Sr. Mr. Kester worked as a painter and drywaller for several years...

Jack Brinkley
January 12, 2019
Jack R. Brinkley, 74 of Kinmundy passed away at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Flora Health and Rehabilitation Centre in Flora. Jack was born on July 31, 1944 in Flora, IL the son of the late Grover and Nadine (Coclasure) Brinkley. He married Shirley Yingst on October 3, 1967 in Effingham and she survives. Mr. Brinkley worked...
Nancy Mcgee
December 26, 2018
Nancy Lee McGee, 73 of Louisville, passed away at 4:54 PM on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas. She was born on December 28, 1944 in Effingham, the daughter of the late James Andrew and Irene (Harmon) Thompson. She married Joseph Carl McGee on March 31, 1962 at the Old Union Christian Church in Louisville...
Pauline Lange-Beckman
December 22, 2018
Pauline Lange-Beckman, 78 of Effingham and formerly of Kinmundy passed away at 11:55 am on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Willow Brook Memory Care Centre in Effingham. She was born on December 30, 1939 in Shelbyville, IL the daughter of the late Herman and Floy (Johnston) Simmons. Pauline married Wilmer Lange on June 9, 1957 in Tower Hill, IL and...
Roy Link
December 18, 2018
Roy Link, 97, of Bible Grove passed away at 5:09 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Flora Gardens Care Centre in Flora. He was born on December 18, 1921 in Scranton, KY the son of the late John Henry and Mattie (Walton) Link. Roy served in the Army during WWII. He was a member of the Flora American Legion...
Peggy Groves
December 6, 2018
Peggy Jean Groves, 83 of Flora, passed away at 2:15 PM on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Clay County Hospital in Flora. She was born on September 23, 1935 the daughter of the late Homer C. and Dora (Pickens) Britton. She married Lawrence "Larry" Gerald Groves on May 1, 1953 and he passed away on January 21, 1996. Mrs. Groves...
Joyce Hoard
November 25, 2018
Joyce Jean Hoard, 66, of Clay City passed away at 2:00 am on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Flora Gardens in Flora. Joyce was born on September 9, 1952 in Flora, the daughter of the late Ernest and Beulah (McBride) Noll. She married Benton Hoard on September 12, 1975 in Louisville and he survives. Mrs. Hoard was very family oriented...

Virginia Cole
November 25, 2018
Virginia Cole, 69, of Louisville passed away at 11:17 am on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Effingham. No services are scheduled. Private inurnment will be held at a later date. Triplett & Neal Funeral Home in Louisville is in charge of the care and arrangements. You are invited to share your memories of Virginia...
Walter Galloway
November 12, 2018
Walter Garland "Skillet" Galloway, 75, of Farina passed away at 7:14 PM on Monday, November 12, 2018 at Saint Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. He was born on June 23, 1943 in Champaign/Urbana the son of the late Walter John and Imogene Ruth (Wyatt) Galloway. Garland married Elena Kay McGrew on August 12, 1961 at Bible Grove Christian Church and...
Nivaldo Montes
November 9, 2018
Nivaldo Montes, 86 of Kinmundy passed away at 6:00 PM on Friday, November 9, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 9, 1932 in Saint Nicholas, Cuba the son of the late Manuel and Francisca (Chavez) Montes. Nivaldo married Amelie Garces on July 12, 1961 in Guines, Cuba and she survives. Mr. Montes worked for Stanford Engineering in...
Michael Harmon
November 3, 2018
Michael Lee Harmon, 69, of Louisville passed away at 1:47 am on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at his home in Louisville. Mike was born on May 7, 1949 in Bible Grove, the son of the late Daniel and Ellen F. (Lewis) Harmon. He married Marcia McDowell on September 1, 2001 in Louisville and she survives. Mr. Harmon worked as a...
Nelda Birch
October 26, 2018
Nelda Fern Birch, 82, of Bible Grove passed away at 2:03 PM on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. Nelda was born on December 30, 1935 in Dewitt County the daughter of the late Eldon and Nona Faye (Summers) Nichols. She married Bobby Lee Birch on January 16, 1955 at the Bible Grove...
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