Mattoon High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Gary L. Bradford joined his bride in heaven on Sunday September 10 2023 at 2 pm at his home in Sparland IL. He was born on February 10 1941 to Jack Lawrence Bradford and Helen Francis Lee Spencer Bradford in Bardolph IL. Gary graduated from Bardolph High School in 1959. He went on to further his edu...

Lilly Malcome 23 of Neoga Illinois passed away February 9 2026 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign Illinois. She was born May 16 2002 in Mattoon Illinois the daughter of Larry and Leah Wannenmacher Malcome. Lilly was the beautiful kind talented baby girl of the Malcome family and her ambition ...

Mrs. Carolyn Marie Rich, 81, of Willow Hill, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 3:22 a.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Illinois. She was born December 18, 1943, in Willow Hill Township, Jasper County, the daughter of Harold Joseph Woodard and Marjor...

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...

On Saturday August 30 2025 John Robert Gray 85 passed away at home surrounded by love. He was born in Olney on January 8 1940 to Charles Christopher Gray and his wife Irene Helpingstine Gray. John married the love of his life Norreta Hodge on November 25 1962 in Sumner. They had three children David...