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Anthony Owen Jones 67 of Bowling Green Kentucky formerly of Beaver Dam passed away Tuesday January 6 2026 at The Medical Center in Bowling Green. He was born April 20 1958 in Ohio County Kentucky to the late Arthur Jones and Cordie Mae Montgomery Rife. Anthony was a retired truck driver and had prev...

Tammy Kay Houck 68 formerly of Ozawkie KS passed away January 6 2026 at Villa St. Francis in Olathe. She was born December 26 1957 the daughter of Harold Eugene Weaver and Glenda Kay French Weaver Webb William Buzz Webb. Tammy was a 1975 graduate of Grandview High School. She attended Joe Herndon Te...

Donald E. “Donnie” Kraus, 78, of rural Oblong, passed away at 9:55 PM on Friday, January 23, 2026, at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, IL.Donnie was born December 28, 1947, in Ste. Marie Township, Jasper County, IL the son of Edgar George Kraus and Rosena Saloma Hahn Kraus. He married Bonni...

William Jean Bill Meriwether Jr. was born November 22 1928 in Hire Township McDonough County Illinois to William J. and Ferne Grigsby Meriwether. He attended Willow Grove school and graduated from Blandinsville High School in 1946. He married Rosalyn Harl on June 6 1954 in Colusa Ill. She preceded h...

Joan Phyllis Elden 89 of Geneseo IL passed away on Wednesday January 7 2026 at Hillcrest Home in Geneseo IL. Memorial service will be held at 1100 AM on Saturday January 17 2026 at First Lutheran Church in Geneseo with Rev. Laura Kamprath officiating. A memorial visitation will be held at the church...

William L. Shelton 90 formerly of Fairfield passed away Thursday December 11th 2025 at Villas of Hollybrook in Bethalto IL. Born June 17 1935 in Wayne County IL. He was the son of Harry and Leone Shelton and brother to David Shelton who all predeceased him. He married Janis Conard in 1958 and she pa...

Robert Keith "Bob" Cope 69 of Neoga Illinois passed away Friday January 9 2026 in his residence. He was born November 27 1956 in Harrison Township Michigan the son of Keith Cope and Anna Havrilla. Robert married Joan M. Garrison on September 15 1981 in Jersyville Illinois. He worked as a Regional Ma...

Edward "Bud" Trone 86 of Browning passed way at 657 pm on Thursday November 19 2015 at his daughters home in Quincy. He was born on May 4 1929 in Browning Township Schuyler County the son of William Guy and Beulah Susan Venters Trone. Bud married Evelyn Stambaugh on November 13 1948 in Rushville. Sh...

Irma L. McCormick age 91 of Macomb IL formerly of Ipava IL passed away at 900 pm Tuesday April 28 2015 at Wesley Village in Macomb. She was born on August 11 1923in Bernadotte Township Fulton County IL a daughter of William Henry and Loreine McCaughey Hamm. Irma married Paul W. Ladd on August 28 19...

Russell Glen Hamm was born in Bernadotte Township on January 19 1931 a son of William and Loreine McCaughey Hamm. He lived in Bernadotte Township and graduated from V.I.T. High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 2 years and was stationed in Korea. After returning from the service Ru...

Paul William Bill Porter 83 of Vermont died on November 6th 2019 at home. He was born June 9th 1936 in Macomb IL son of Paul and Lela Howell Porter. He first married A. Janette Easley on August 31st 1958 who preceded him in death on April 6th 1994. He then married Nancy Ward on January 26th 2002 who...

William Bill Walter Danner 87 of Astoria IL passed away at 744 pm on Saturday February 8 2025 at Graham Hospital Emergency Room in Canton IL. He was born to Hugh and Florence Wisecup Danner on November 4 1937 at home. He would live there his entire life. Bill married Marilyn J. Peg Foutch on July 14...