Obituaries

August 11, 2018

Darlene McNew,88, of Alma, passed away at 1:13 am on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Doctor's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salem. Darlene was born on July 8, 1930 in Saint Louis, Missouri to the late Louis and Ethyl (Kassinger) Moses. She married Earl McNew and he passed away on June 5, 1997. She is survived by her stepchildren, Linda...

August 10, 2018

Clinton Eugene"Gene" "Stretch" Griffy, 90, of Louisville, passed away at 10:05 am on Friday, August 10, 2018 at his home. Gene was born on April 20, 1928 in Blair Township to the late Henry and Bernice (Erwin) Griffy. He married Florence Heiden on December 22, 1951 in Florence's parents' home in Hord. She survives. Mr. Griffy served his country and...

July 19, 2018

LaDonna Grace Krutsinger, age 84 of Kinmundy, passed away at 8:20 am, Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Kinmundy, IL. LaDonna was born Monday, February 19, 1934 in Marion County, the daughter of the late Lewis Burkett and the late Sarah (Kirby) Burkett. On April 1, 1957, she was united in marriage to Ralph Krutsinger at the Broadway Christian Church in...

July 19, 2018

Jean Kepley-Pruett, 93, wife of the late Captain Carl Eugene Pruett, USN, MC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the Sylvestery in Mclean, Virginia. She was born on November 25, 1924 in Granite City, Illinois the only child of the late George Robert and Pauline (Farrell) Kepley. Mrs. Pruett graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a BA...

July 17, 2018

Steven Eugene Logue, age 65 of Alma, passed away at 1:44 pm, Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at his home in Alma, IL. Steven was born, February 24, 1953 in Peoria, IL, the son of the late Edward Logue and Joan (Blackwell) Logue who survives in Waldorf, MD. He worked for Washington D.C. and was a carpenter and dry wall painter....

July 14, 2018

Ora Allen Yates, 65, of Kinmundy passed away July 14th, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt.Vernon surrounded by his family. He was born February 14, 1953, in Salem, IL to Lavern and Marilyn (Bovard) Yates of Flora. Funeral services will be held at Neal Funeral Home, Kinmundy on Wednesday, July 18th at 10:30 a.m. with burial in Elder Cemetary...

July 4, 2018

Solomon E. Githinji, age 69 of Farina, passed away, at 9:42 am, Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Solomon was born Tuesday, August 10, 1948, the son of Eliud Muriithi and Mary Muthoni Muriithi. He was united in marriage to Connie Githinji on August 27, 1983 in Nairobi, Kenya. He graduated with a Business Administration...

June 15, 2018

Patricia Ann Hoyt, age 83 of Louisville, IL, passed away at 10:00 am, Friday, June 15, 2018, at Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora. She was born Tuesday, October 30, 1934 in Fairfield, IL, the daughter of the late Ted Smith and the late Letitia (Heussner) Smith. Patricia spent her time as a teacher throughout Effingham County. She is survived...

June 9, 2018

Dorothy Mae Hall, age 87, of Louisville, passed away at 11:40 pm, Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Effingham Rehabilitation Center in Effingham, IL. Dorothy was born July 17, 1930 in Clay County, IL the daughter of the late Washington and the late Stella M. Lewis. She was employed as a factory worker with Fedders, Inc. in Effingham and was a...

June 1, 2018

Evangelyn "Eva" Rae Wagstaff, age 79, of Alma, passed away at 8:17 am, Friday, June 1, 2018 at her home in Alma. Eva was born November 4, 1938, in Iuka, IL, the daughter of the late Edward and the late Mary Belle (Jean) Butts. She was united in married to David L. Wagstaff Sr. on June 27, 1959 in Kinmundy,...

May 26, 2018

Peggy Lee Micklautz, age 73 of Louisville, passed away at 8:19 am, Saturday, May 26, 2018 at her home in Louisville. Peggy was born February 6, 1945 in Effingham, IL, the daughter of the late Darrell and the late Maxine (Appelt) Jackson. She was united in marriage on September 4, 1966 to the late Victor Micklautz. She spent her time...

May 5, 2018

Berle Leroy Potter, age 83, of Kinmundy, passed away at 4:07 am, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his daughter's home in Kinmundy. Berle was born on December 16, 1934 in Mason, IL the son of the late Virgil Rufus Potter and the late Alice Grace (Whitt) Potter. He was united in marriage to Shirley Joan Potter on September 9, 1955...

April 19, 2018

Melanie Lynn Groves, age 40 of Louisville, passed away at 10:50 pm, on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at her home. Melanie was born Sunday, January 8, 1978 in Joliet, IL, the daughter of the late Michael Messina and Carole Messina of Newton. She was united in marriage on January 18, 2013 to Jason Groves in Louisville. She spent her time...

April 18, 2018

Norma Dean Seymore, age 89, of Louisville, IL, passed away at 1:15 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora, IL. Norma was born Wednesday, September 26, 1928, in Clay County, the daughter of the late Everett Carter and the late Myrtle (Trowbridge) Carter. She was united in marriage to Jack Shadwell and he preceded...

April 9, 2018

Betty Louise (Allen) Griffy, 86, of Flora, formerly of Louisville, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018 at Flora Gardens Care Center. She was born February 18, 1932, in Louisville, to Oren G. and Frances H. Allen. She married Harold Lloyd Griffy on November 11, 1951. He preceded her in death on November 16, 1995. She was also preceded in...

March 21, 2018

William D. Thrasher, most recently of San Diego, California; also from Chicago, and a descendant of pioneer families in the Kinmundy vicinity, dies on March 21, 2018 in La Costa (San Diego), California. His late parents were Lloyd L. and Mary Morgan Thrasher. Bill was proud to be descended from the Doolen, Morgan, Foster, Cummins and Thrasher families of the...

March 13, 2018

Garland Eugene "Gene" McGee, age 76 of Ramsey, IL, formerly of Louisville and Los Fresnos, TX, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 12:22 pm at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Gene was born on January 28, 1942 in Bible Grove, IL, the son of the late Vernon and Velma (Bailey) McGee. He was united in marriage to JaniceTurner...

February 27, 2018

John Ray Wilkins, age 78, of Ingraham, passed away, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 10:55 pm at his home in Ingraham. John was born May 23, 1939 in Flora, IL the son of the late Truman Ray and the late Lillian Berniece (Colborn) Wilkins. He was united in marriage to Alice Pickel on February 10, 1975 in Olney, IL. He...

February 16, 2018

Michael Eugene Gumbel, age 52, of Jasper, AL, formerly of Louisville, passed away at his home on Friday, February 16, 2018. Michael was born Monday, February 7, 1966 in Peoria, IL, to the late Norma Jean (Kuykendall) Gumbel and the late Eugene Berlin Gumbel. He spent his time as a laborer. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Krystal...

February 14, 2018

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