Eddy Allen Rogers age 82 of Christopher Illinois passed away Wednesday September 17 2025 at the BarnesJewish Hospital of St. Louis Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 100 p.m. Monday September 22 2025 at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton with Rev. Donnie Colson officiating. Burial with Milit...
Sara Sue Vancil aged 84 of Benton Illinois passed away peacefully on September 5 2025. In accordance with her wishes she will be cremated with no public services held. Arrangements have been entrusted to Leffler Funeral Home of Benton. Born on October 10 1940 in Kansas City Missouri Sara was the dau...
Liam was born July 24 2025 at the SSM Good Samaritan Hospital of Mt. Vernon Illinois to Taylor Nichole Tate and Brad William Greeney both of Benton Illinois. Liam is also survived by his siblings Alannah Tate Remington Greeney Meelah Greeney and Daylynn Greeney. He also is survived by his loving gra...
Terry K. Cockrum age 83 of Benton and formerly of Sesser passed away Saturday August 9 2025 at the SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Illinois. Terry was born Mar. 22 1942 to Kenneth W. Cockrum and Emma Louise Jackie Van Hoorebeke. Terry graduated from Sesser High School in the Class of 1960. For o...
Charles Curtis Curt Gibbs age 72 of Thompsonville peacefully passed away on Sunday September 7 2025 at his home. He was born on June 1 1953 in Rend City Illinois the son of Charles C. Gibbs and Ruby Isabelle Winters Gibbs. He married the former Sandra Renee Fletcher on February 4 2006 and she preced...
Betty Loraine Cochrane Sink age 83 of Ina Illinois passed away Tuesday September 16th 2025 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Visitation will be from 1100 a.m. to 100 p.m. at the Morton and Johnston Funeral Home of Benton Illinois Monday September 22nd 2025. Funeral service will follow at 100...
She was born in DuQuoin Illinois on December 21 1966 the daughter of Earl Minnie Armstrong Poe. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 400 P.M. to 600 P.M. on Saturday September 20th at the Morton Johnston Funeral Home in Benton. For more information or to send online condolences please visit www...
David E. Ward 76 of Johnston City IL and a former Franklin County resident passed away on Monday morning August 18 2025 at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston Texas. He was born in DuQuoin IL on September 16 1948 the son of Mack Edgar Margaret Murrena Beard Ward. David was a Veteran s...
On Friday September 12 2025 a band of heavenly angels descended to carry Rosemary to her final place of rest next to her husband her parents and among many other relatives and friends. This is her great reward for being such a great servant of our Lord on this earth in helping so many. Rosemary was ...
Anna Lucille Davis 82 of Benton passed away on Saturday August 2 2025 at the Franklin Hospital in Benton. She was born in Olive Branch IL on January 19 1943 the daughter of Frederick Dorothy Hill Story. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Elco Baptist Church. She was a cook at Jeans Country Kitchen for ...
cakes for the community. She was fondly known as Sherry Berry by her Walmart family and friends. Additionally she enjoyed attending services at the Thompsonville First Baptist Church A memorial gathering will be held on Friday July 11 2025 from 300 p.m. to 500 p.m. at Pate Funeral Home.
Leslie R. "Bud" Carter age 84 of Benton went home to see the woman he loved on Saturday June 14 2025. He passed peacefully at St. Marys Hospital in St. Louis MO. He was born on December 17 1940 to Willie and Ethel Mary Warren Carter in Benton IL. He married Gloria Mae Summers and after 57 years of m...
Amanda C. Casey 44 of Benton passed away at 1210 p.m. on Friday June 13 2025 at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville IN surrounded by her family. She was born on October 20 1980 to Randy Casey and Judith Mocaby Camden in Marion IL. Amanda worked at Schirm USA and Burtons Cafe. Amanda was a l...
Norman R. Fitzpatrick fondly known as Stormin Norm or Norm 68 of Ewing passed away at 1236 p.m. on Tuesday June 17 2025 at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon IL. He was born on October 23 1956 to Jack and Sonia Hammers Fitzpatrick in Benton IL. Stormin Norm worked at KS Bits in Benton Il as...
Mona Lee was born in Fredericktown Missouri and spent the majority of her youth living on the family farm mistakenly believing her family to be wealthy due primarily to the fact that there was on occasion meat for dinner on Sundays. One of her favorite recollections from her childhood was the fear s...