Category: Obituaries

Albert Edwin White, age 79 October 4, 1942 – April 16, 2022 Albert White, age 79, of Greenup, Illinois, passed away at 2:31 PM – Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Albert’s life will be held at 10:30 AM –

Jessica Lynn Spiker, age 14 May 16, 2007 – April 17, 2022  Jessica Lynn Spiker, age 14, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 3:00 AM – Sunday, April 17, 2022, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.  Funeral arrangements are pending at the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton,

William Norbert “Wild Bill” Ruholl, age 67 April 21, 1954 – April 11, 2022 William Norbert “Wild Bill” Ruholl, age 67, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 9:00 PM – Monday, April 11, 2022, at his home. A celebrating of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are

Lelia Marie Rennier, age 97 April 3, 1925 – April 9, 2022 Lelia Marie Rennier, age 97, of Sainte Marie, Illinois, passed away at 10:30 AM – Saturday, April 9, 2022, at her home. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:30 AM – Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at

Thomas E. Eaton, Jr, age 55 February 16, 1967 – April 4, 2022 Thomas E. Eaton, Jr age 55, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 10:22 PM – Monday, April 4, 2022, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. A reception celebrating the life of Tom will be begin at

Mervyn L. Reisner, 92, of Gila, IL. passed away at 5:40 am on April 8, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday April 16, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup, IL. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 am Saturday

Stacy Allen Meeks age 63 of Dundas, Illinois passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded.  Memorial services are being planned for a later date. Stacy was born on May 15, 1958 in Olney, Illinois the son of Russell and Dorothea Fern

Cathy Diane Leahy age 64, of Newton passed away peacefully on Monday, April 4, 2022, surrounded by her family at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Memorial services celebrating Cathy’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2022 at the Crain Funeral Home in Newton with Pastor

Linda Kay Worton, age 78 April 28, 1943 – April 2, 2022 Linda Kay Worton, age 78, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 5:04 PM – Saturday, April 2, 2022, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Linda’s life will be held at 3:00 PM – Friday,