Category: Obituaries

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,

Bruce Allen Fisher, age 76 August 1, 1945 – March 28, 2022 Bruce Allen Fisher, age 76, of Teutopolis, Illinois, passed away at 8:48 PM – Monday, March 28, 2022, at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00 PM,

Ernest Thornton “Buck” Pickens, age 96 November 11, 1925 – March 28, 202 Ernest Thornton “Buck” Pickens, age 96, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 5:15 AM – Monday, March 28, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services celebrating Buck’s life will be held at 11:00 AM

Larry Gross Larry Raymond Gross, 81 of Cross Junction, VA passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center. Larry was born in 1940 in Centralia, IL the son of the late Edwin Wesner and Carolyn Matheny Gross. He was a graduate of the University of Illinois where he

Kathryn Rosalie Brooks White, age 93 of Hendersonville, TN (formerly of Decatur, IL) passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022 in Goodlettsville, TN. Kathryn was born in Veteran, WY and was the daughter of the late Owen Ellsworth Brooks and Ada Myrtle Thomas Brooks. Kathryn is survived by sons Mike

Francis Eugene “Gene” Zuber, age 89 July 21, 1932 – March 22, 202 Francis Eugene “Gene” Zuber, age 89, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 7:15 AM – Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Gene’s life will be celebrated at