Category: Obituaries

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,

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