Jacksonville High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Layne Hayden McGinnis 63 a longtime resident of Jacksonville Illinois passed away at Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on November 3 2025. He was born on October 26 1962 at Ft. Leonard Wood MO to Carroll and Marian J. Deitrick McGinnis. He is survived by his mother Marian Deitrick McDonald...

Hazel Sue L. Moss 95 of Jacksonville Illinois passed away Tuesday December 16 2025. She was born on January 28 1930 in Jacksonville to the parents of Herbert E. and J. Edith Watson Hogan. Sue married Warren E. Moss on February 16 1947 and he survives. Sue had said that her biggest accomplishment was...

Paula Kathryn Elkins 81 of Jacksonville Illinois died Monday December 22 2025 at Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. Paula is survived by her daughters Kathryn David Beauchamp of Green Castle MO and Jillian Robert Janes of Meredosia grandchildren Lauren Shane Little of Virginia Erin Beauchamp and ...

Larry Nichols Kyle 89 of Jacksonville Illinois and formerly of Appleton Neenah Wisconsin passed away January 1 2026 at his home. He was born December 25 1936 in Menomonie Wisconsin to Ronald Harwood Kyle and Irma Lucille Nichols Kyle. He is survived by his sons Ronald Charles Teresa Kay Kyle Troy T...

Jacqueline Jackie Sue Haverfield Van Hyning age 55 of Meredosia Illinois passed away on Tuesday January 6 2026 at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville Illinois. Jackie was born November 21 1970 in Denver Colorado to Eva Lee Van Hyning Morrell and the late Gerald Van Hyning. She attended Me...

Melba Jane Stocker 75 of Jacksonville Illinois and formerly of Arenzville and Carthage died Friday December 5 2025 at her home. She was born on June 11 1950 in Jacksonville the daughter of Martin and Mary Wilson Joeckel. She is survived by her niece Christina Bill Hannah of Lawrenceville GA great ni...

David R. Dave Walden 87 of Jacksonville Illinois passed away Sunday January 4 2026 at his home surrounded by family. He was born January 6 1938 the son of Frank Walden and Josephine Brown Walden. He married Shirley Grogan in Petersburg in 1959 and she survives. Dave is also survived by two sisters M...

Born in 1962 and raised with just the right mix of charm wit and stubbornness Rusty lived a life full of laughter friends golf andif were being honestprobably a little more laughter after a drink or two. Rusty leaves behind his two daughters Maggie Seymour Darrin and Katie Bull Chris who inherited h...

Steven D. Esslinger 74 of Jacksonville Illinois died Friday December 5 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital. He was born May 4 1951 in Mattoon the son of William Fritz and Mary Barbara Schaumburg Esslinger. Steven married Mary Jane Gilbert on September 19 1970 at Faith Lutheran Church in Jacksonvil...

Lois Jane Smith Rust 97 of Jacksonville Illinois died Wednesday December 17 2025 at The Pointe in Jacksonville. She was born July 6 1928 to LeRoy Thomas and Hattie Belle Scott Smith in Jacksonville. Lois married Paul Oliver Rust on July 24 1949 at Central Christian Church in Jacksonville they were m...

Ronald L. Hainds of Jacksonville Illinois passed to his eternal home on Thursday January 8 2026 at the age of 78. He was born September 20 1948 in Burington IA to Russell E. and Frances M. Lox Hainds. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years Shirley M. Davis Hainds. Together they had ...

Charles T. Tom Taylor 91 of Jacksonville Illinois died December 3 2025 Surrounded by his family at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital. Tom was born in Champaign on April 15 1934 the son of Harold L. and Audrey Dodds Taylor. He graduated from Champaign High School in 1952. Tom married Marilyn Ruth Shaw o...

Debra L. Turner 69 of St. Augustine passed away at 230 p.m. Monday January 12 2026 at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb. She was born on October 22 1956 in Jacksonville Illinois to Donald L. and Leona Rochester Reagor. She married Lewis Conrad Turner on June 15 1972 in Roodhouse. He survives. Al...

John Krol, 71, of Carlinville, Illinois, passed away on the morning of January 5, 2026, at his home in Carlinville.Born on September 8, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, John was the son of Stanley and Helen Krol. He was a successful businessman in Chicago and Jacksonville Illinois. Many in Jacksonville w...

Joy Elizabeth Hainline passed on to a better place on January 11, 2026. Joy was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 11, 1959. She lived in many places in the United States in her life. Before moving to Georgia, she lived in Ohio, North Carolina, Missouri and Kansas with her family as her father moved ...

Jim Phalen was born on June 25, 1935, in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of August F. and Birdie E. Stricklin Phalen. He was married to Mary Theresa Evans on June 16, 1962, in Beardstown, IL.He is survived by his wife and two children, Amy Sue Phalen-Staudenmaier (m. Rob Staudenmaier) of Auburn, IL...

Lorraine Gail Byers 77 of Jacksonville Illinois passed away on December 28 2025 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield Illinois surrounded by her children. Lorraine was born on February 2 1948 in Decatur Illinois. She w

Wanda May Landes age 95 of Rushville Illinois formerly of Beardstown Illinois passed away at 850 pm on Tuesday July 14 2022 at her daughters home in Rushville. She was born on September 15 1926 in Browning Illinois the daughter of William Darius and Rose Workman Farwell. She first married Robert C...

Robert D. "Bob" Kessler age 66 of Lewistown IL passed away at 922 am Saturday August 25 2018 at his home. He was born on April 24 1952 in Canton IL the son of Clinton E. and Ferne E. McMullen Kessler. Robert married Gloria Fuqua in 1970. She preceded him in death. On August 27 2011 Robert marrie...

Eldon Lee Bucy age 97 of Macomb Illinois formerly of Vermont Illinois passed away at 506 pm Friday November 8 2024 at Wesley Village in Macomb Illinois. He was born on October 30 1927 in Vermont a son of John William and Erma Horner Bucy. On November 18 1950 Eldon married Bertha A. Pepmeyer at Cam...

Gary Dean "Mac" McDonald age 76 of Rushville Illinois passed away at 1240 a.m. Saturday September 2 2023 at HSHS St. Johns Hospital in Springfield Illinois. He was born on May 10 1947 in Quincy Illinois the son of Joseph Roy and Wyllodeane Eyman McDonald. Mac married Brenda Heffren on December 19 ...

Don DeWees age 82 of Macomb Illinois formerly of Astoria Illinois passed away at 558 am Tuesday November 3 2020 at his home. He was born on October 27 1938 in Cleveland Tennessee the son of Willard and Mary Gilliland DeWees. On June 19 1960 Don married Betty Ann Cufaude in Mason City Illinois. Sh...

Shirley was born on August 11 1935 in Jacksonville Illinois to the late Jesse and Anna Estes ne Meneces. Shirley was a devoted and active member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. For more than 30 years she worked in housekeeping caring for the rectory and church offices. She sewed and mended altar clo...

Sonia Sigrid Nielsen Taylor age 92 of Burnsville North Carolina passed away peacefully on Friday January 2 2026. She was born on August 13 1933 in Brooklyn New York to the late Thorvald D. Nielsen and Sigrid Wiren Nielsen. In addition to her parents Sonia was preceded in death by her granddaughter A...

William Stanley Wagner, passed away on December 2, 2025, at Evercare at University in Edwardsville, at the age of 67. He was born on July 9, 1958, in Jacksonville, Illinois, to...

Sandra Jane Halford age 77 passed away peacefully at her home in Ashland Missouri on December 18 2025 after a courageous journey with pulmonary fibrosis. Born with a bold spirit and a generous heart Sandy lived a life rooted in faith love and devotion to her family. She faced lifes challenges with c...