89 year old Alice Mae Meece of Carlinville passed away November 21.  A graveside service will be held Wednesday (Dec 1) at 11:00am in Rural cemetery in Carlinville. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

92-year-old Mary Lou Waggoner of Auburn, formerly of Waggoner, passed away on Wed., Nov. 24  Funeral services for Mrs. Waggoner were held Saturday, November 27 at 1:00 p.m. at the Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Burial took place in the Bethel Ridge Cemetery in Atwater.   

75-year-old James "Jim" Anderson of Litchfield passed away away Wednesday ( November 24).  Funeral services will be held Friday (December 3) at 12:00 NOON at Litchfield Family Funeral Service in Litchfield. Visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Cremation rites will follow.

93-year-old Betty Plummer Jett Law of Litchfield passed away Tuesday (Nov 23).  A Funeral service will be Tuesday (Nov 30) at 1:00 PM at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation Tuesday from 11:00 AM until service time at the funeral home.   

95-year-old Charles Cress Jr.  of Coffeen passed away Thursday (Nov 25).   Graveside services will be held Tuesday (Nov 30) at 3:00 PM at Cress Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro with full military rites by the Irving American Legion. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

72 year old Mary Mentz of Litchfield passed away Thursday (Nov 25 th ).   Funeral services for 72 year old Mary Mentz will be held Monday (Nov 29 th ) at 6:00 p.m. in Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation Monday from 4:00 p.m. until service time in PlummerFuneral Home. Cremation will follow the services. 

78 year old William “Bill” Brown of Litchfield passed away November 15th.  Funeral services for 78 year old Bill Brown will be held (Saturday) Dec. 11 th at 2:00 p.m. in Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation (Saturday) Dec. 11th from 1:00 p.m. until service time in Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.  Burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. 

77-year-old Phyllis Millburg of Taylorville, passed away Wednesday (November 24).  A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday (Dec 1) at 11 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Taylorville. Visitation Wednesday from 10 until 11 at the church.   Burial will follow at St. Maurice Catholic Cemetery in Morrisonville.  Hough Funeral Home in Raymond is in charge of arrangements.  

89 year old Robert Lewis "Bob" Bray of Jerseyville passed away November 23. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Tuesday (Nov 30) at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Full military honors will be conducted by the Jereyville American Legion.

32 year old Joseph Lee Hulsey of Staunton passed away November 22. Funeral services will be held Monday (Nov 29) at 1:00pm at the Assembly Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 11:00am utnil the time of the service at the church. The Wilson Triplett Funeral Home in Kahoka, MO, is in charge of arrangements. 

93-year-old Betty Plummer Jett Law of Litchfield passed away Tuesday (Nov 23).  A Funeral service will be Tuesday (Nov 30) at 1:00 PM at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation Tuesday from 11:00 AM until service time at the funeral home. 

69 year old Ronnie Miller of Jerseyville passed away November 18. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Nov 27) at 3:30pm at the Meadowbrook Southern Baptist Church.  The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements.

48 year old Micah Lee Baker of Carlinville passed away November 19. A visitation will be held Saturday (Nov 27) from 3-5pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in New Calvary cemetery.

76 year old Thelma Goon of Brighton passed away November 22. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Nov 27) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Asbury cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

72 year old June Marie Boston of Edwardsville passed away April 18, 2020. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Nov 27) at Noon at Kravanya Funeral Home in Benld. Burial will be in Benld cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

59 year old Christopher Tucker of St. Charles, MO, formerly from Girard passed away November 16. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Nov 27) at 10:00am at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Girard. Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements.

3-day-old Baby Tyson Dwain Hayes from Raymond passed away on Sunday (November 21).  Funeral Services will be held on Saturday (November 27) at 10:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, Visitation will be held on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home. Burial will be at Ware’s Grove Cemetery in Butler, IL 

76-year-old Valgenia Mae Savage of Litchfield passed away Sunday (November 21).   Services will be announced at a later date.  Litchfield Family Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.  

70-year-old David “Bear” Lee Brown of Taylor Springs passed away on Sunday (November 21) . There are no services planned at this time. Burial will be in St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery in Hillsboro.   Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

83-year-old Beverley Beatrice Davis of Coffeen passed away on Monday (November 22).  A Private Graveside Memorial will be held. Burial will be at Wares Grove Cemetery in Butler, IL.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.  

75-year-old Elizabeth Davidson of Witt passed away Friday (Nov 19).  Cremation rites were accorded and no services are planned at this time for 75-year-old Elizabeth Davidson.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

60-year-old Ronald Eaton Jr. of Taylor Springs formerly of Litchfield passed away Friday (Nov. 19). A Celebration of life service will be held at a later date  Hough &Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

37-year-old Benjamin Eugene Ballhurst of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday (Nov. 17).   A Celebration of Life service for 37-year-old Benjamin Ballhurst will be held (Friday) December  3rd  from 3-8 PM at the Butler Community Center . Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

77-year-old Vivian Maxine Elliott of O’Fallon, MO, formerly of the Hillsboro area, passed away November 5. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday (November 27) at 12:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be held Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at Sunnyside Cemetery in Sorento.   Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.  

45-year-old William Lee Crays of Holt Florida, formerly of Litchfield, passed away  November 13. Funeral services will be Saturday (Nov. 27) at 11:00 AM at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be Saturday from 9:00 AM until service time at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield with full military rites. 

20-year-old Nathan Stephen Weller of Raymond passed away Monday (Nov 15). Services for Nathan will be held  at a later date.   Hough Funeral Home,  Raymond,

68-year-old Patricia Louise Niehaus of Hillsboro passed away November 8. A Memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday (Nov 24) at 10:00 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Hillsboro. Burial will be at Elm Lawn Memorial Park in Litchfield. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.  

39 year old Joseph Curto of Litchfield passed away Tuesday (Nov 16) . Memorial services for 39 year old Joseph Curto will be held Monday (Nov. 22 nd ) at 6:00 p.m. in Living Stones Church in Litchfield. Visitation Monday from 4:00 p.m. until service time in Living Stones Church in Litchfield. The Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

61-year-old Colette M. Hermann of Harvel passed away Wednesday (Nov 17),  A funeral service will be held Monday (Nov 22)  at 1:00pm at Hough Funeral Home in Raymond. Visitation Monday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the church.  Burial will follow at St. Raymond Cemetery in Raymond. 

90-year-old Louis Carl Epley of Nokomis passed away Tuesday (Nov 16).  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday (Nov 20) at 10:00 A.M at the St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis,. Visitation will be Friday, (Nov 19) from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at the church. Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Nokomis. Military Honors provided by the Funeral Honors Team and the Local Waples-Bauer American Legion Post #94 will take place at graveside. Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.  

83 year old William "Bill" Bilbruck of Girard passed away November 13. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Nov 20) at 11:00am at Rural United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Bethel Ridge cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

95 year old Margie Marie Kessinger of Dow passed away November 16. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Nov 20) at 10:30am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in East Newbern cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

86 year old Doris "Jean" Churchhill of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly from Brighton passed away October 26. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Nov 20) at 10:30am at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Brighton cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-6pm at the funeral home.

38 year old Candace "Candi" Meyer of Jerseyville passed away November 11. Funeral services will be held Friday (Nov 19) at 1:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.  

65 year old Rex Titsworth of Litchfield passed away Saturday (Nov 13 th ) at 9:29 a.m. in HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.  Private memorial services for 65 year old Rex Titsworth will be held at a later date.   The Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

77-year-old Philip (Phil) Larry Oltmann of Abilene, TX, formerly of Nokomis, passed away  August 18.    Friends of the Oltmann Family are respectfully invited to attend the Graveside Committal of Philip to be held Saturday, November 20th at 3:00 Pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Nokomis.  Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 

53 year old Tina Benish of Butler passed away Sunday (Nov 14 th ) in Hillsboro Area Hospital in Hillsboro.  A memorial service for 53 year old Tina Benish will be held at a later date. The Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

93-year-old Arlene Barnes formerly of Hillsboro passed away  November 5.   A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

62-year-old Susan Diane Hancock of Fillmore passed away on Saturday (November 13) . Funeral Services for 62-year-old Susan Hancock will be held on Thursday (November 18) at 10:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.    Visitation will be held on Wednesday (November 17) from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at a funeral home.   Burial will be at Bost Hill Cemetery in Fillmore. 

78 year old Jacqueline "Jackie" Angelton of Jerseyville passed away November 11. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Nov 18) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Private burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

79 year old Maurine Sue Vonderheidt of Brighton passed away November 13. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Nov 17) at 10:00am at Faith Lutheran Church in Godfrey. Burial will be in Fosterburg cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 5-8pm at the church. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements.

74-year-old Edgar “Ed” Ray Wallace of Shipman passed away Tuesday (November 9).   Funeral services for 74-year-old Edgar Wallace will be held on Wednesday (November 17) at 11 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home.  Burial will be at Prairie Lawn Memorial Garden in Carlinville. 

88-year-old Ellen Brown Snyder of Harrisburg IL, formerly of Irving, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 9). Funeral services will be today (Nov. 15) at 1:00 PM at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until service time. Burial will be in Nokomis Cemetery. 

64 year old Kerry “Keb” Griffiths of Sorento passed away Friday (Nov 12 th).  Funeral services for 64 year old Kerry “Keb” Griffiths will be held Saturday (Nov. 20 th ) at 11:00 a.m. in Sorento Presbyterian Church. Visitation Friday (Nov 19) from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Sorento Presbyterian Church.  The Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

65-year-old Sharon “Tootie” Fleigle  of Morrisonville passed away Friday (Nov 12).  A Funeral Mass for 65-year-old Sharon Fleigle will be held Wednesday (Nov 17) at 10:00 a.m. at St. Maurice Catholic Church.  Visitation: Tuesday (Nov 16) from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Morrisonville High School Gymnasium.  Interment will follow the mass at St. Maurice Catholic Cemetery in Morrisonville. 

95-year-old Cleola (Kasten) Brackett of Coffeen passed away Friday (Nov. 12)  Graveside services for 95-year-old Cleola Brackett will be held Tuesday (Nov 16) at 1:00 p.m.  in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro.  The funeral procession will leave Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro at 12:45 PM. 

82 year old Donald "Don" Westfall of Godfrey passed away November 9. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Nov 16) at 1:00pm at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Brighton cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

57 year old William "Bill" Luebbert of Piasa passed away November 1. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Nov 13) at 3:00pm at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Friends may call Saturday from 1:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

76 year old Stanley "Scratch" Dyer of Palmyra passed away November 9. A graveside service will be held Saturday (Nov 13) at 1:45pm in Oak Hill cemetery in Palmyra. Friends may call Saturday from 11:00am until 1:00pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville.

Larry "Joe" Price of Virden passed away October 28. A graveside service will be held Saturday (Nov 13) at 11:00am in the Oak Wood cemetery in Greenfield. A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday at 2:00pm at Pearls on the Auburn square.

43 year old Trevor Jordan McNeilly of Carlinville passed away October 27.  A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Nov 13) at 10:00am at Memorial Christian Church in Carlinville. The Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

87 year old Donald Vernon Gotcher of Carlinville passed away October 30. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Nov 13) at Carlinville First Assembly. Burial will be in Prairie Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.

77 year old Duane Gerlach of Carlinville (formerly of Litchfield) passed away Sunday (Nov. 7 th )  Funeral service for 77 year old Duane Gerlach will be held Saturday (Nov 13 th ) at 12:00 noon in Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time in Plummer Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Woodwreath Cemetery in New Berlin. 

61-year-old Michael T. Short of Irving passed away Friday (Nov. 5).  A memorial service will be held Friday (Nov 12) at 11:00 AM At Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro  

70-year-old John Wayne DeWerff “Duke”  of Nokomis passed away Saturday (November 6).  Funeral services for 70-year-old John Wayne DeWerff will be held Thursday (November 11th) at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Rural Nokomis.  Visitation will be held Wednesday (November 10th) at the church from  5 to 7 p.m. and Thursday from 9 to 10:30 a.m.   Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.  

87-year-old Lyle McElroy of Nokomis passed away Saturday (November 6).  A Funeral Mass for 87-year-old Lyle McElroy will be held Wednesday (November 10) at 11:00 AM in St. Louis Catholic Church, Nokomis.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:30 to 10:30 AM with complete military services to follow after the Mass.  Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis is assisting the family 

64-year-old Brenda Homa of Witt passed away on Saturday ( November 6).  Cremation rites were accorded and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.   

68-year-old Bruce Hickey of Coffeen passed away on Saturday (November 6).  Private family services will be held with Military Rites at graveside.  Burial Green Hill Cemetery in Van Burensburg.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.  

45 year old Daniel Barton "Bart" Kramer of Medora passed away October 31. A memorial visitation will be held Thursday (Nov 11) from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Private burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.

56 year old James Joiner of Carlinville passed away November 6. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Nov 9) at 6:15pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-6pm at the funeral home.

53 year old Melissa Medders of Gillespie passed away November 4. A visitation will be held Sunday (Nov 7) from 4-7pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie.

95 year old Alan Dale "Granny" Bruce of Virden passed away November 1. Funeral services will be held Monday (Nov 8) at 10:00am at Prairie Temple Assemblies of God Church in Virden. Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements.

86 year old Norman Earl Radcliff of Brighton passed away Ocotber 28. A memorial visitation will be held Saturday (Nov 6) from 5-7pm at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. 

97 year old Nelda Edsall of Plainview passed away October 27. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Nov 6) at Noon at Zion Lutheran Church in Shipman. Burial will be in Shipman cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Anderson Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

29 year old Adam Brown of Staunton passed away November 2. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Nov 6) at Noon at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements.

99 year old Lois Naugle of Rockbridge passed away November 2. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Nov 6) at 10:00am at Rockbridge United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 5-7pm at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield.

78 year old Jacob Charles "Jack" Kallal of Jerseyville passed away November 1. A visitation will be held Friday (Nov 5) from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Military rites will be conducted by the Jerseyville American Legion Color Guard.

46 year old Brady Cox of Benld passed away October 26. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Nov 4) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Benld. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

87 year old Conrad Sherman Kee of Staunton passed away October 18. A memorial service will be held Thursday (Nov 4) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the Staunton Military Honor Guard. 

94-year-old Mary Evelyn Hinton of Hillsboro passed away on Thursday (October 28).  A funeral service will be held on Friday (November 5) at 2:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be held on Friday (November 5) from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Burial will be held at Waveland Cemetery in Hillsboro. 

74 year old Milton Francis "Rusty" Sutton of Godfrey passed away October 28. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Nov 2) at Noon at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Scenic Hill cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

68-year-old Evelyn Louise Carlock of Coffeen passed away on Friday, (October 29).   Graveside services will be held on Wednesday (November 3)  at 1:00 p.m, at Olive Hill Cemetery in Coffeen.  Family and friends will meet at Toberman-Dean Funeral Home in Coffeen, IL at 12:30 p.m. to proceed to the cemetery.   

86-year-old Norman Jacob Huisman of Donnellson passed away on Wednesda (October 27).   Funeral services will be held on Thursday (November 4) at 11:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home, Hillsboro. Visitation will be held Wednesday (November 3) from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Military rites will be accorded at graveside by Department of Defense and American Legion Post 425.  Burial will be in Donnellson Cemetery