Category: Obituaries

Barbara Spraggins, 84, of Yale, IL., passed away at 10:10 pm on January 10, 2023, at Park Terrace Village in Evansville, IN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday January 17, 2023, at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup, IL. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 am on Tuesday at the funeral

Charles Monroe Chapman, 80, of Greenup, IL. passed away on January 10, 2023, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL. Funeral services with Masonic Rites will be at 2:00 pm on Monday January 16, 2023, at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup, IL. Visitation will be from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm on Monday. Burial

Loretta Faye Wallace, age 82 July 14, 1940 – January 9, 2023 Loretta Fay Wallace, age 82, formerly of rural Montrose, Illinois, passed away at 5:31 PM – Monday, January 9, 2023, at Heartland Senior Living in Neoga, Illinois.     Funeral services celebrating Loretta’s life will be held at 11:00 AM – Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Meyer Funeral Home – Bishop Chapel in Greenup,

Larry Lee Woods, age 80 July 12, 1942 – January 8, 2023 Larry Lee Woods, age 80, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 5:39 PM – Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Helia Healthcare in Newton, Illinois.     Funeral services celebrated at 11:00 AM – Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton, Illinois, with Mike Knepper officiating.  Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery in rural West

Ella Lee Aten, 82, of Hidalgo, IL passed away peacefully at Cumberland Nursing & Rehab in Greenup, IL at 9:30 a.m. on January 7, 2023. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup.  Visitation will be held from 9:00-11:00

Homer F. (Jack) Kasserman III passed away peacefully at his home on December 29, 2022 at the age of 71. He is survived by his brother James Ross Kasserman, nieces Kelly Kasserman Dunnavant(husband David) and Morgan Kasserman Fruit (husband Steven), grand nephews Shane Walker Dunnavant and Bennett James Fruit, grand nieceSadie Ross Dunnavant, sister-in-laws Candy Howard (husband Bill) and Linda Tatham (husband Buddy).

Viola Evelyn Frey age 86 of Newton passed away Friday, December 23, 2022, at Helia Healthcare of Newton, Illinois. Memorial services celebrating the life of Viola will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the First Baptist Church in Newton with Rev. Steve Willis officiating.  Visitation will

Leroy Paul Frohning, age 85 August 24, 1937 – January 4, 2023 Leroy Paul Frohning, age 85, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 1:23 PM – Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at HSHS St Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.     Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM – Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Newton, Illinois, with Fr. Dean

John Paul Spence, Jr. age 68 of Newton passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois. Cremation rites were accorded with a memorial at a later date. John was born on August 3, 1954, in Effingham, Illinois the son of John Paul Spence, Sr. and