Obituaries

Ira Gammon

Ira Gammon

December 24, 2017

Ira "Ike" Gammon, 84, of Alma, IL, passed away on February 17, 2011 at Momence Medows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Momence, IL. Ike was born on July 25, 1926 to James and Myrtle Ricker Gammon. He was the owner/operator of Standard Oil and Amoco Stations in Alma and Salem, IL and later a gasoline station in Kinmundy, IL He...

Aretha Young

Aretha Young

December 8, 2017

Aretha Elda Young, age 75, of Louisville, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at her home in Louisville. She was born January 2, 1942 in Louisville, the daughter of the late Loren and the late Inez (Bryan) Robinson. She was united in marriage to Harold "Pete" Young on June 30, 1959 in Geneva, IL. Pete survives in Louisville. Aretha was...

Ruth Hickman

Ruth Hickman

November 29, 2017

Ruth Ann Hickman, age 77, of Salem, IL, passed away at 11:13 pm, on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at SSM Health Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. Ruth was born Tuesday, March 12, 1940 in Centralia, the daughter of the late Granville Bullard and the late Naomi (Wingo) Bullard. She was employed by St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Centralia as...

Carol Trulock

Carol Trulock

November 12, 2017

Carol Louise Trulock, age 99, of Savoy, IL died on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at her home in Savoy. Carol was born Friday, January 25, 1918 in Louisville, the daughter of Hal James and Irma Laura (Smith) Pulliam. She married William Dale "Dale" Trulock on August 23, 1941 in Louisville, Clay County, IL. He preceded her in death on December...

Patricia Smith

Patricia Smith

November 1, 2017

Patricia (Chris) Christina Smith, age 67, of Louisville, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 4:47 pm in Nashville, IL. Chris was born March 28, 1950 in Olney, IL the daughter of Paul and May J. (Bell) Gibson. She was self employed as an artist and was an art teacher for Frontier Community College. In addition, she also worked for...

Earl Hamilton

Earl Hamilton

October 30, 2017

Early "Hambone" Eldon Hamilton, age 88, of Louisville, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017 at 2:42 am, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Hambone was born on October 5, 1929, in Clay County, IL, the son of the late Earl Theodore Hamilton and the late Juanita Cornelia (Lynn) Hamilton. He was self employed as an oil driller, carpenter and...

Gary Connerly

Gary Connerly

October 28, 2017

Gary Lee Connerly, age 76 of Louisville, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at his home in Louisville. Gary was born Thursday, June 12, 1941 in Hord, the son of the late Richard Lealan and the late Lieuzetta P. (Sehie) Connerly. He was united in marriage to Judy Ellen Jones on June 10, 1961 at the Louisville United Methodist...

David Harrington

David Harrington

October 9, 2017

David "Tom" Thomas Harrington, age 74 of Louisville, passed away at 5:00 pm, Monday, October 9, 2017, at his home in Louisville. Tom was born Friday, March 19, 1943 in Oskaloosa Township, the son of the late Floyd Raymond and Lora Alice (Mefford) Harrington. On June 06, 1976 he married Constance J. Montgomery at Wabash Baptist Church. He was a...

Roy Wren

Roy Wren

October 6, 2017

Roy Edward Wren, age 61 of Kinmundy, passed away at 12:40 am on Friday, October 6, 2017, at Centralia Manor in Centralia.. Roy was born Tuesday, May 15, 1956 in Saint Louis, MO, the son of the late Harold Wren and the late Ruth (Moore) Wren. On April 29, 1982 he was united in marriage to Carolyn Wilson in Saint...

Laurel Carter

Laurel Carter

October 6, 2017

Laurel Marie Carter, 88 of Louisville, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at Clay County Hospital. She was born in Bible Grove, IL, the daughter of William Noah and Lillian (Harmon) Lewis on April 21, 1929. She married Glen Carter of Bible Grove on August 24, 1946 in Effingham, IL. He preceded her in death. Laurel was a member of...

John Mcknelly

John Mcknelly

October 3, 2017

John William McKnelly, age 91 of Louisville, passed away, Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Evergreen Nursing and ReHab in Effingham. John was born Friday, November 27, 1925 in Bible Grove, Illinois the son of the late Grover McKnelly and the late Verdie (Webster) McKnelly. He was united in marriage on July 31, 1944 in Kentucky to Linda McKinney. She preceded...

Sue Kemmerer

Sue Kemmerer

September 9, 2017

Sue Glenora Kemmerer, of FLora, IL, departed this life on Saturday, September 9, 2017. She was born November 27, 1921 in Bigheart, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bud G. Barnes and Clara M. Barnes, formerly of Clay City. She was united in marriage with Roland Ross Kemmerer of Louisville, IL on December 24, 1941 in St. Charles, MO. She was preceded...

Lorraine Stortzum

Lorraine Stortzum

August 1, 2017

Lorraine Margaret Stortzum, age 95 of Louisville, passed away at 8:05 am, Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, IL. Lorraine was born February 25, 1922, the daughter of the late Fred and Carrie (Joergens) Brink. She was united in marriage to Otto John William Stortzum on July 19, 1941 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. He preceded...

Mildred Heiden

Mildred Heiden

July 14, 2017

Mildred Marjorie Heiden, age 93 of Louisville, passed away at 5:40 am, Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Burge House in Flora. Mildred was born Saturday, October 6, 1923 in Louisville, the daughter of the late Everett Kincaid and the late Margartet (Denton) Kincaid. On April 28, 1945, she was united in marriage to Howard John Heiden in Elizabethtown, KY....

Jack Daugherty

Jack Daugherty

July 13, 2017

Jack Glen Daugherty, age 84 of Louisville, IL, passed away, at 1:05 pm, Thursday, July 13, 2017, at his home in Louisville. Jack was born Thursday, April 6, 1933 in Louisville, the son of the late Guy Daugherty and the late Vida (Wolf) Daughtery. On August 22, 1950 he was united in marriage in Noble, IL, to Dorothy Barnfield who...

William Bartels

William Bartels

July 3, 2017

William Howard Bartels, age 88, of Louisville, passed away at 9:00 am, Monday, July 3, 2017, at Carlyle Healthcare Center in Carlyle, IL. William was born Tuesday, December 18, 1928 in Iola, the son of the late Theodore Bartels and the late Dorothy (Mascger) Bartels. He was employed by the US government as a systems analyst army finance and served...

Gwendolyn Reid

Gwendolyn Reid

July 2, 2017

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Sue Reid, age 66 of Farina, passed away at 10:29 pm, on Sunday, July 2, 2017, at her home in Farina. Gwen was born Thursday, October 26, 1950 in Salem, the daughter of the late Lawrence "Jerry" McCarty and the late Dorothy Mulvaney McCarty. She was united in marriage on October 2, 1970 in Centralia, IL to Robert...

Gerald Noll

Gerald Noll

June 28, 2017

Gerald Lee Noll, age 75 of Clay City, IL, passed away at 5:45 pm, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. He was born Wednesday, March 25, 1942 in Sailor Springs, the son of the late Harold Noll and the late Lou (O'Dell) Noll. Gerald was self employed as a farmer and was a member of the...

Richard Zink

Richard Zink

June 24, 2017

Richard Allen Zink, age 75, of Urbana, IL, the son of the late John Calvin Zink and the late Rochelle Colclasure (Hackett) Zink passed away peacefully of congestive heart failure, surrounded by family at 2:00 am, Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Upon his passing, he was escorted to his hometown of Louisville, IL by Neal...

Jerry Staggs

Jerry Staggs

June 9, 2017

Jerry Lee Staggs, age 75, of Hord, IL, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at home. He was the son of Georgie and Helen (Peterson) Staggs. Jerry was a 1959 graduate of North Clay High School in Louisville, IL. He married Ann (Busch-Cooley) September 1970 in Decatur, IL. Jerry attended Hord Congregational Christian Church. He had businesses in Decatur, Mt....