Canton High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Melba B. Collins 96 a resident of Bickfords Assisted Living in Macomb Illinois went home to be with her heavenly father on December 28 2023. She had previously resided at Cuba Frederick Astoria rural Astoria and Canton Illinois. Born November 4 1927 in Woodland Township Fulton County Illinois the o...

Gloria Ann Knutson Stroud 86 was born on November 23 1939 in Canton South Dakota. She died on February 5 2026 in Kansas City Missouri from complications following a heart procedure. Gloria grew up on the 160acre farm homesteaded by her Norwegian immigrant grandparents where she learned to love all a...

Gary D. Fulton 65 of Duncan Mills IL passed away at 911 am on Thursday February 18 2021 at his home. He was born on November 23 1955 in Canton IL the son of Russell and Betty Lockard Fulton. Survivors include his 2 daughters Samantha and Robert McIntire of Norris IL and Sarah Fulton of Duncan Mills ...

Wayne E. Azbell age 90 of Macomb formerly of Ipava IL passed away at 1015 pm on Saturday March 12 2016 at Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb IL. He was born on February 14 1926 in Ipava the son of Edward and Zena Nelson Azbell. On November 28 1946 he married Frances Jean Easley in Ipava. She ...

Mrs. Carole Lou Webber 85 of Knoxville Illinois passed away at 1108 p.m. on Thursday February 12 2026 at the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville. She was born March 10 1940 in Galesburg Illinois the daughter of George M. and Norma L. Cutshaw Tuthill. She married William C. Bud Webber on April 4 19...

Glenda B. Bishop, 83, of Buffalo, Wyoming passed away on February 8, 2026, at her home, in Buffalo. A Celebration of her life will be held Thursday, February 19, at 2:00 p.m. at The Playhouse, at 7 N. Main St. in Buffalo, with Pastor Doug Hanner officiating. Private family interment will be beside ...

Dinah Marie Ford age 66 of Pleasantview passed away on Saturday April 22 2017 at her home. She was born on April 17 1951 in Macomb IL the daughter of F. Jerry and Pauline J. Danner Ford. Dinah was a 1969 graduate of Industry High School. She graduated from Illinois State University in Normal IL an...

Edward Lee Wickert 63 of Ipava Illinois passed away at Graham Hospital in Canton Illinois on March 28 2023 with his family by his side. He was born on June 6 1959 in Havana Illinois the son of Tommy and Betty Bishop Wickert of Ipava. Ed married Pamela Collier Mayall on October 29 1983. She surviv...

Donna M. Farr 86 of Table Grove Illinois died on October 11 2022 at Graham Hospital in Canton Illinois. She was born on April 9 1936 near Vermont Illinois the third daughter of Leonard and Ailene Aten Brockley. She started her education at Kost School near Vermont and graduated from VIT High Sch...

Elizabeth Ann Phipps Mercer passed away at North River Health Campus on October 29 2024 in Evansville IN. She was born in St. Joseph Missouri on June 27 1942 daughter of the late Berwyn R. Phipps Sr. and Elizabeth Nance Ozenberger Phipps. She is survived by her children Ara Beth NelsonMercer Theron ...

Amanda Louise Wright 44 of Springfield IL formerly of Table Grove IL passed away at 1240 pm on July 17 2020 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield IL. She was born on August 23 1975 in Canton IL the daughter of Leroy and Joan Ritter Wright. Amanda is survived by her mother Joan Taylor of Table Gr...

Thomas F. France Jr. 79 of Galesburg IL passed away at 1244 pm on Saturday February 3 2018 at Cottage Hospital Emergency Room in Galesburg. He was born on Thursday July 7 1938 in Canton IL the son of Thomas and Mildred Hamm France. Survivors include his 2 daughters Melinda and Naji France Al Jabry o...

Nicholas L. "Nick" Hamm age 69 of Astoria IL passed away at 948 am on Tuesday August 9 2016 in the ER at the Mason District Hospital In Havana IL. He was born on September 30 1946 in Canton IL the son of Auston Jack and Mary Josephine Markley Hamm. He married Linda C. Dorich on June 24 1967 in Ast...

Nancy L. Wessel age 84 of Pittsfield IL passed away Tuesday January 6 2026 at Barry Healthcare and Senior Living in Barry IL. She was born July 20 1941 in Canton IL to Earnest and Hattie Barrett Henry. Nancy married Robert Leroy Pete Wessel December 14 1962 at the First Christian Church in Chandlerv...

Charline M. Smith age 70 of Hull Illinois passed away Friday February 13 2026 at Barry Healthcare Senior Living in Barry IL. She was born September 10 1955 in Ft. Bragg North Carolina to Robert Cooper and Rose Jeffers Watkins. She married Kevin Smith on July 4 1986 at the Calvary Baptist Church in ...

Sydney L. Williams age 27 of Astoria Illinois passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 in the Emergency Room at Graham Hospital in Canton Illinois. She was born on September 12 1998 in Canton the daughter of Curtis Lee and Kacie Lynn Shaw Williams. Sydney worked at Klides Fast Stop in Astoria for sev...

Barbara Jean Kendrick age 64 of Vermont Illinois passed away at 240 am on Sunday December 5 2021 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield Illinois. She was born on September 26 1957 in Canton Illinois the daughter of Harold L. and Helen L. Wheeler McCurdy. On September 25 1976 Barb married Danny Kendr...

Keith Hadsall passed from this life on September 1 2021 after a year long struggle with his health. He was born in Grand Forks North Dakota on November 20 1965 the second son of John and Phyllis Hadsall. He grew up in Ipava and graduated from VIT High School in 1984. While in High School Keith enj...

Blanche Ellen Baxter Mummert 77 of Havana IL passed away at 454pm on Thursday January 28 2021 at Mason District Hospital in Havana IL. She was born on December 11 1943 in Monmouth IL the daughter of Florence Pearl Bainter Baxter and Orion Bell Doc Baxter Sr. Blanche married Larry James Mummert on No...

Stanley Dale Stambaugh age 65 passed away in his home on Sunday October 6 2019 with the gift of being surrounded by his loving family. God blessed Stan with many gifts throughout his life. Although after his accident he had fewer fingers than most his hands helped many far and wide. He was a sour...