Obituaries

Sep 24, 2018

Earl Franklin St. Ledger, 92, of Albion, IL passed from this life to the next on September 24, 2018 at Wabash Christian Village in Carmi, IL.

He was born April 30, 1926 in rural Golden Gate, IL to Sybil (Shilling) and Clayton St. Ledger. He married Ruth Bunting on January 2, 1949, and she preceded...

Sep 23, 2018

GENE CARRINGTON, 89, of Cisne, passed away on September 23, 2018, at his home with his family by his side after a long battle with cancer.

Gene was born on April 22, 1929, in Charters, KY, to Edward and Mary (Zorns) Carrington.

Gene attended high school at Maysville Kentucky Highschool, and later educated at Harvard...

Sep 23, 2018

Albert W. Adamick Jr. loved God, his wife Shirley, his family and nature.  Throughout his life he lovingly grew and nurtured his family, plants and animals.  He believed the land and all that grew upon it were precious and should be respected and conserved.  Planting pine trees on a hillside was one of the first acts of conservation he...

Sep 23, 2018

Norma J. Briggs, 91, of Albion, IL, passed from this life into Jesus’s arms on September 23, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in O’Fallon, IL.

She was born June 13, 1927 in Albion, IL to Lourine (Tait) and Glenn Johnson. Her first marriage was to Dr. L.K. “Doc” Glover on May 18, 1946 and they welcomed two...

Sep 14, 2018

William Graham, age 65 of rural Xenia, IL passed from this life to the next on September 14, 2018 at his residence. He was born on November 20, 1952 in East St. Louis, ILto William Thomas and Virginia (Jackson) Graham. William was a machinist, working for several different factories over the years. He is survived by his mother, Virginia...

Sep 13, 2018

Vernita A. Weiss, 93, of Pocahontas, IL, died Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Highland Health Care Center.

Vernita was born, March 24, 1925 to Jesse and Hazel (nee Eastman) Harris in Lawrence, KS.  On November 28, 1942 she married Clarence Weiss in Lawrence, KS.

Vernita was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pocahontas...

Sep 9, 2018

Dennis G. Mueller, 68, of Pocahontas, IL, died Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his residence.

Dennis was born, December 27, 1949 to Glenn and Wilma (nee Hagler) Mueller Sr. in Highland, IL.

He owned Denny’s Phillip 66 Station for several years. He helped many people with their vehicles. He like to skydive, and travel to...

Sep 9, 2018

Ronald Melvin Naumer, 86, of St. Charles, Mo., passed away on September 9, 2018, at his home.

Ron was born on August 29, 1932, in Lebanon, IL.

Ron was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He served in the U.S. Air Force, honorably discharged at the rank of captain in 1957. He retired...

Sep 7, 2018

Mary Lou Wood, (nee Chapple), 78, of Lebanon, IL, passed to the next life September 7, 2018, in Trenton, IL.

Mary Lou was born on June 13, 1940 in Lebanon, IL. On July 9, 1960, she married William H. Wood.

Mary Lou was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She retired in 2013 from part...

Sep 4, 2018

Howard Burton Hocking, 77, of Albion, IL passed from this life to the next on September 4, 2018 at his home. Burton was born October 2, 1940 in Albion to Evelyn Louise (Michels) and Howard Allen Hocking. He married Donna Mason on January 14, 1961 at West Village Christian Church, and she survives. He started farming at 13 years...

Sep 2, 2018

Ron Cowles, age 65 of Grayville, IL passed from this life to the next on September 2, 2018 at his home. Ron was born on May 10, 1953 and his parents were Clyde and Pauline (Baker) Cowles. He married Suellyn Moore on November 14, 1971 in West Salem, IL. Ron retired as manager of the City of Grayville after...

Sep 2, 2018

SHIRLEY KAYE DICKEY, 74, of Benton, Illinois passed away 4:05pm Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Stone Bridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benton, Illinois.

Shirley was born January 30, 1944 at Geff, IL to Leo Vern and Eileen (Farris) Williams. She was a homemaker.

Shirley is survived by her mother Eileen Williams of Geff, IL,...

Sep 2, 2018

Dee Oliver Spencer, age 95 of Browns, IL passed from this life to the next on September 2, 2018 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. Dee was born in Hillard, MO on June 22, 1923 to Henry Rufus and Sylvia Mae (Richardson) Spencer. He married Edith Lorraine Moody on November 4, 1944 at her parents’...

Aug 31, 2018

Ethel E. Hanratty, age 91 of Olney, IL passed from this life to the next on August 31, 2018 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, IL. Ethel was born in rural Ellery, IL on July 10, 1927 to Reverend James and Elizabeth (Palmer) Weisenberger. She married John “Jack” Hanratty in Illinois. She was a member of the First Assembly...

Aug 31, 2018

WILLIAM ‘BERT’ RODGERS, 80, of Mount Erie, Illinois passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 at his residence.

Bert was born February 26, 1938 at Lambert, Mississippi to James and Nona (Caples) Rodgers.

Bert had worked as a laborer for TNT Hunting.

Bert is survived by one daughter, Wanda Hill and one son, William...

Aug 30, 2018

Shirley N. Oller, 93, of Trenton, IL died Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Cedar Ridge Health & Rehab, Lebanon, IL.

Shirley was born on October 26, 1924, in Litchfield, IL, to Clyde and Della (nee Williams) Pence. On February 16, 1946 she married Arley E. Oller in Litchfield, IL.

Shirley loved to ride horses and...

Aug 30, 2018

DOROTHY FERNE ATTEBERY, 84, of Cisne, Illinois passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Cisne Rehabilitation and Health Center.

Dorothy was born on June 23, 1934 in Rinard, Illinois to Harold Verne and Anna Elizabeth (Tenney) Conard. She married Robert S. Attebery on September 6, 1953 in the church she grew up in, Blue Point Free...

Aug 29, 2018

Jane L. (nee Pfister) Stieb, 84, of Highland, IL, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at Hitz Nursing Home, Alhambra, IL.

Jane was born May 14, 1934, in Highland, IL. She was the daughter of the late Eldo and Mildred (nee Mueller) Pfister.

She married Bill Stieb on June 25,1953, in Highland, IL.

She...

Aug 29, 2018

Terry V. “Yogi” Jakel, 69, born March 15, 1949, in Highland, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Terry waged a fierce 2-year battle against pancreatic cancer and died at his home.

Terry graduated from Highland High School in 1967, where he excelled in basketball and baseball. He retired from Gehrig’s Store after many years as a...

Aug 27, 2018

Dixie Jean Caudill, age 69 of Columbus, GA passed from this life to the next on August 27, 2018 at her home.

Dixie was born in Edwards county on December 1, 1948 to Rex and Hazel (Webb) Short.

She married William “Bud” Caudill on September 6, 1969 and he preceded her in death in 2009....