Brown County High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Esther Imogene Jean Briggs 93 of Springfield Illinois died Friday December 5 2025. She was born August 3 1932 in Benville Illinois to Markie Glen and Mabel Alice Davis Newton. She married Robert Lyle Briggs on March 1 1953 who preceded her in death. Jean is survived by her sons Rick Briggs Sharon of...

Donna Jean Hunter Brown 84 of The Plains Ohio passed away on Tuesday January 6 2026. Born November 20 1941 in Marietta Ohio she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Mildred Meek Hunter. She graduated from The Plains High School and resided in Athens County all her life. Donna worked for 34 yea...

Jane Swinford 93 of Jacksonville Illinois and formerly of Rantoul and Champaign died Thursday February 12 2026 at The Grove Nursing and Rehab in Jacksonville. She was born May 9 1932 in El Dorado Illinois the daughter of Harrison and Oma Allen. Jane married Robert Dean Swinford Sr. on May 13 1950 an...

Marjorie Mable Wherley age 96 of Lafayette Square in Macomb IL formerly of Table Grove IL passed away at 540 pm Saturday September 26 2015 at The Elms in Macomb IL. She was born on January 18 1919 in Oakland Township Schuyler County IL the daughter of Roy and Nellie Morrell Heaton. On May 17 1941 ...

Anjel Yvonne Brown Paschall age 89 was born on December 5 1936 in Fort Wayne Indiana to the late Elisha and Jessie Blanche Paschall. From an early age Anjel accepted Christ as her Savior and remained steadfast in her faith throughout her life. While not a member of any particular church Anjel faithf...

Donna Elaine Westall age 80 of Lawrenceville passed away unexpectedly at her home. She was born in Vincennes IN on August 9 1945 to Gerald and Edna Shaw Hardacre. On November 21 1998 Elaine married Robert A. Westall. He preceded her in death on October 31 1999. After graduating from Bridgeport Towns...

Mary Irene Vinson Van Fossen transitioned to her heavenly home to join her husband on November 1 2022 at Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria IL. Irene was born on May 9 1933 in Denton Hollow Alabama the second of five children to Johnny C. and Grace Frost Vinson. She married Roy Van Fossen on Augu...

Dale Lee Lascelles 82 of Ipava IL went hunting on Friday December 2 2022 at his home on the farm. He was born on February 19 1940 in Peoria Illinois to Charles and Ruby Schmidt Lascelles. Dale was a 1958 graduate of Easton High School. He married Addie Slater on June 12 1962 in Havana Illinois. She ...

J. David Bone passed away on January 28 2026 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield Illinois. He was born on September 23 1941 in Jacksonville Illinois the eldest son of Dr. Ernst Chester Bone and Eileen Kitts Bone. David was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Patricia his br...

Gwenda Roene Bergman Jackson 85 of LaPlata Missouri formerly of Lancaster Missouri passed away at the LaPlata Nursing Home in LaPlata Missouri on Monday January 26 2026. The daughter of Harold Earl and Thelma Eudora Forbes Bergman she was born on October 23 1940 in Lancaster Missouri. She was a grad...

Reverend Roger Lynn Green was born February 15 1945 to the late Lola and Ollie Mae Green. He departed this life on Tuesday November 18 2025 surrounded by loved ones. He was a lifetime resident of Randolph County and a devoted member of Bethel Glenola United Methodist Church. Retiring from Twinning T...

Theodora “Teddy” Gilliam, age 72, of Elkhart Lake, passed away peacefully in Libertyville, Illinois on December 29, 2025 with her children by her side.She was born on June 25, 1953 in Milwaukee, WI, a daughter of Herbert and Jo-Ann (Pirner) Hoepfner.After graduating from Elkhart Lake High School in ...