84 year old Jerome "Jay" Hyde of Gillespie passed away March 28. A memorial service will be held Friday (Apr 1) at 1:00pm at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gillespie. Friends may call Friday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

95-year-old Harold Hadley of Witt passed away Monday (March 28), Funeral services for 95-year-old Harold Hadley will be held Saturday (April 2) at 2 p.m. at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis. Visitation Saturday from 12 Noon to 2:00 PM, prior to the services at the funeral home.  Interment will be at Fairview Church Cemetery, Nokomis, immediately following the services. 

78 year old Arthur Barber Jr. of Benld passed away March 11. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Mar 31) at 6:00pm at First United Methodist Church in Gillespie. Private burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4:00pm until the time of the service at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements.

85 year old Avis Joann Besaw of Elsah passed away March 25. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Mar 31) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Scenic Hill cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

60 year old Susan Laird of Hopwood, PA, formerly of Litchfield, passed away on Saturday (March 26). Funeral services for Susan will held on Saturday (April 2) at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Litchfield. . A dinner will follow at Moose Lodge #1634 in Litchfield. Visitation will be held on Friday (April 1) from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church.  There will be a Celebration of Life held in Hopwood, PA at a later date. Burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. 

80 year old Clifford McCarry of Jerseyville passed away March 26. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Thursday (Mar 31) at 10:00am at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

95 year old Laverne Leona Wiesemann of Staunton passed away March 21. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Mar 30) at Noon at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Friends may call Wednesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

80 year old Winona "Beth" Frye of Jerseyville passed away March 21. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Mar 29) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the funeral home. 

71-year-old Ronald B. Watson of Hillsboro passed away on March 17. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Saturday (April 2) from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church in Hillsboro. Cremation rites were accorded. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

64-year-old Ronald D. Edwards of Witt passed away on Thursday (March 24). Funeral Services will be held on Monday (March 28) at 4:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro Visitation will be held on Monda from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro

67 year old David Lee Waggoner of Waggoner passed away on Saturday (March 26). Funeral services for 67 year old David Lee Waggoner will be held on Saturday (April 2) at 11:00 a.m. at the Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held Friday (April 1) from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home. Burial will be at Bethel Ridge Cemetery in Atwater. 

59-year-old Joseph "Joe" E. Lowe of Witt passed away Friday (March 25). Graveside services for 59-year-old Joseph Lowe will be held Saturday (April 2) at 11am at Witt Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the Witt Lions Park Building . Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis is in charge of arrangements.

58-year-old Arthur “Art” Rudis 58 of Hillsboro passed away Saturday (March 26) A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

82 year old James Woolsey of Brighton passed away March 21. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Mar 26) at 2:00pm at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Brighton cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from Noon until the time of the service at the funeral home.

71 year old Michael "Slick" Rekart Jr. of Benld passed away March 20. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Mar 26) 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.

56 year old John Edward Taylor of Greenville passed away March 22. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Mar 26) at Noon at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Medora. Burial will bein Medora cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements.

72 year old Ruth Ann Davenport of Greenfield passed away March 16. Funeral services  will be held Saturday (Mar 26) at 11:00am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in Witt cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

64 year old Cynthia "Cindy" Rogers of Carrollton passed away March 17. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Mar 26) at 10;00am at First Assembly of God in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

83-year-old Francis Marie (VandenBergh) Sarsany of Witt passed away Tuesday (March 22). Funeral mass Saturday (March 26th) at 11am at St. Louis Catholic Church, Nokomis.  Visitation today (March 25th) from 5 to 7 pm at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis with Rosary at 7pm.  Interment following the funeral mass at Mt. Calvary cemetery in Witt.  

94 year old Thomas Flynn of Jerseyville passed away March 21. Funeral Mass will be conducted Friday (Mar 25) at 10:00am at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.  Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Jerseyville American Legion.

81-year-old Barbara Jean (Holmes) Marfell of Hillsboro passed away on March 9.  A Celebration of Life for 81-year-old Barbara Holmes will be held on Saturday (March 26) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Event Center of Montgomery County in Hillsboro. Cremation rites were accorded and burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

33-year-old Gina Dvorak of Irving passed away Monday (March 21st). Funeral services for 33-year-old Gina Dvorak will be Thursday (March 24) at 11:00 AM at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be Thursday from 10:00 AM until service time. Burial will be in Irving Cemetery. 

90 year old Darelene Hosto of Mt. Olive, formerly from New Douglas passed away March 20. A public graveside service will be held Wednesday (Mar 23) at 11:00am in the New Douglas cemetery.  A Celebration of Life will continue with a public luncheon at Immanuel Lutheran Church Hall in New Douglas. The Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge of arrangements.  

63 year old Dennis Dedlow of Mt. Clare passed away March 15. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Mar 22) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

75 year old Donald Dean Norris of Hettick passed away March 16. A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday (mar 22) at 11;00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

80 yearold Carolyn Minnie Crist of Greenfield passed away March 16. Funeral services will be heldTuesday (Mar 22) at 11:00am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in Witt cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

71 year old Wanda Mae Davis of Bunker Hill passed away March 16. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Mar 22) at 10:00am at First Baptist Church in Brighton. Burial will be in Woodburn cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 5-8pm at the Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill.

86 year old Shirley Elaine Taul of Jerseyville passed away March 15. Funeral services will be held Monday (Mar 21) at 11:00am at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Brighton cemetery.

80 year old Robert Dale Young of Walshville passed away March 16. Funeral services will be heldMonday (Mar 21) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 4-6pm at the funeral home. 

84 year old Wilma Marie Davis of Greenfield passed away March 16. Funeral services will be held Monday (Mar 21) at 10:00am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield . Burial will be in Keller cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 4-7pm at the funeral home. 

92 year old Louvine Sies of Mt. Olive passed away March 14. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Mar 19) at 12:30pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Mt. Olive City cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

62 year old Robert Lee Miller of Carlinville passed away March 17. A visitation will be held Saturday (Mar 19) from 9-11am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. 

97-year-old Helen Petty of Nokomis passed away on Sunday.  Funeral services will be held today (March 17th) at 2:00 p.m. at Sutton Funeral Home in Nokomis   Visitation will be held today from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Sutton Funeral   Burial will be in Nokomis Cemetery.

74 year old Carolyn Richardson of Mt. Olive passed away March 12. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 18) at Noon at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. Burial will be Tuesday in Camp Butler National cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

94-year-old Shirlen Arthur Rosenthal of Raymond passed away Monday (March 14th). Funeral Mass will be  Saturday (March 19) at 10 AM at St. Raymond’s Catholic Church Visitation will be held on Friday from 4 to 7 at St. Raymond’s Catholic Church in Raymond.  Burial will follow at St. Raymond’s Catholic Cemetery in Raymond. Hough Funeral Home in Raymond is in charge of arrangements.. 
 

31 year old Kenneth "Kenny" Torrez of Brighton passed away March 12. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 18) at 11:30am at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Bethalto. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Bethalto.  

58-year-old James Russell Walls Sr of Litchfield passed away Tuesday (March 15). Arrangements are pending through Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.

66-year-old Gary L. “Sammy” Boerckel Sr. of Litchfield passed away Monday (March 14). A Celebration of life will be held at a later date Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is charge of arrangements. 

74 year old Terry Brockmeyer of Raymond passed away Monday (March 14) at his home.  A Funeral Mass for 74 year old Terry Brockmeyer will be held Tuesday (March 22) at 12 noon in St. Raymond’s Catholic Church in Raymond.. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass at St. Raymond’s. Burial will be in St. Raymond Cemetery in Raymond Plummer Funeral home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

87 year old Florence Loy of Alton passed away March 6. A graveside service will be held Saturday (Mar 12) at 10:00am in Maple Lawn cemetery in Medora. The Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Alton is in charge of arrangements. 

65 year old John Davidson of Greenfield passed away March 4. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Mar 12) at 11:00am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:30am until the time of the service ata the funeral home.

67 year old Donald Batson of Alton passed away March 6. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 11) at 11:00am at Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Alton. Burial will be in Sunset Hill cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

74 year old Ronald Arras of Greenfield passed away March 3. A memorial service will be held Friday (Mar 11) at 11:00am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in Oak Wood cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

51 year old Jason Glasco of Sorento passed away March 6. A visitation service will be held Friday (Mar 11) from 9 until 10:45am at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston. Burial will be in Sunset Hill cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

75 year old Paul Warren of Jerseyville passed away March 3. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 11) at 11:00am at Gospel Assembly Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

79 year old Margaret Burleson of Carlinville passed away March 7. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 11) at 10:30am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville.  Burial will be in Prairie Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-6pm at the funeral home.

85 year old Dorothy Campbell formerly from Greenfield passed away February 23. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Mar 10) at 11:00am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greefield. Burial will be in Oak Wood cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

56 year old Joseph John Zimmerman of Gillespie passed away March 6. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Mar 10) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

90 year old Robert "Bob" Kertis of Mt. Olive passed away March 6. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Thursday (Mar 10) at 11:00am at St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Holy Trinity cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the church. Military rites will be conducted graveside and lunch will follow burial. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements.

85-year-old Marjorie Lucille Mitchell of Litchfield died  Wednesday (March 2).   No public services will be held.    Kravanya Funeral Home, Gillespie is in charge of the arrangements. 

40 year old Don Hankins of Livingston passed away February 25. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday (Mar 9) from 6-8pm at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston.

67 year old Kathryn Westfall of Litchfield passed awy March 2. A graveside service will be held Wednesday (Mar 9) at 1:00pm in the Gillespie cemetery. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

87 year old Donald Schuetz of Brighton passed away March 6. A graveside service will be held Wednesday (Mar 9) at 1:00pm in Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey. The Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

87 year old Beverly Jo "Bev" Tucker of Brighton passed away March 3. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Mar 9) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Brighton cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the fueral home.

67 year old Alice Arvella Schaaf of Jerseyville passed away February 27. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Mar 9) at 11:00am at Fieldon United Church of Christ. Burial will be in Fieldoncemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.

97 year old Mary Jones of Litchfield passed away Thursday (March 3). A graveside funeral service for 97 year old Mary Jones will be held on Tuesday (March 8) at 11:00 a.m. the Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. A funeral procession will gather at Plummer Funeral Home at 10:45 on Tuesday morning to proceed to the cemetery. 

101-year-old Mary Eva (Riley) Myers of Hillsboro formerly of Springfield passed away March 3. No services are planned.  Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

45-year-old Dr. Staci Jo Garvin of Bartlett, formerly of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday (March 1st). Funeral services for 45-year-old Dr. Staci Jo Garvin will be held Wednesday (March 9th) at 10 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation Tuesday from 5 p.m. through 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Hillsboro.  

52-year-old Kim (McGill) Watson of Panama passed away on Tuesday (March 1st). Funeral services will be private. Visitation will take place Saturday (March 12) from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Hillsboro Junior High School.  Assalley Funeral Home Panama is in charge of arrangements. .

83-year-old Karen (Larimore) Winner Shafer of Springfield, formerly of Hillsboro passed away Friday (March 4). Funeral services will be Wednesday (March 9) at 1:00 PM at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 AM until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. 

77-year-old Carol Ann Schmidt of Litchfield passed away Saturday (March 5). Funeral services for 77-year-old Carol Ann Schmidt will be held Thursday (March 10th) at 11 a.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation Thursday from 10 a.m. until the funeral service at the funeral home. Burial in Elm Lawn Cemetery.  

87-year-old Beverly Nail of Litchfield passed away Friday (March 4). Funeral services for 87-year-old Beverly Nail will be held Saturday (March 12) at noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Litchfield. Visitation Saturday from 10:30 until the time of service. Burial Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield.

74-year-old Dale Alvin Harrison of Fillmore passed away Saturday (March 5). Services for 74-year-old Dale Harrison will be held Tuesday (March 8) at 11 a.m. at Miller Funeral Home in Fillmore. Visitation today (March 7) from 6 to 8 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home in Fillmore.

66 year old Bill Dittmar of Worden passed away March 1. A graveside service will be held Tuesday (Mar 8) at 10:00am in the Worden City cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton.

65 year old Janet Marie Price of Jerseyville passed away February 27. A graveside service will be held Monday (Mar 7) at 11:15am in Oak Grove cemetery in Jerseyville. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

86 year old Warren "Bud" Cottingham of Brighton passed away February 27. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Mar 5) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Shipman cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

24 year old William Gurley of Benld passed away February 21. A visitation will be held Saturday (Mar 5) from 11:00am until 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie.

80 year old Eva LeEtta Winters of Litchfield passed away on Wednesday (March 2).  A graveside funeral service for 80 year old Eva Winters will be held Saturday (March 5) at Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. A funeral procession will line up at 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Plummer Funeral Home. There will be no visitation.  

78 year old Sue Bruhn of Staunton passed away February 28. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 4) at 6:30pm at Net Community Church in Staunton. Friends may call Friday from 4:30pm until the time of the service at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

80 year old Fred Charles Leihy of Bunker Hill passed away February 27. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 4) at 6:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Friends may call Friday from 4:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

70 year old Jerome "Jerry" McKenney of Elsah passed away March 1. Funeral service will be held Friday (Mar 4) at Noon at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Military Honors will be conducted after the funeral service.

75-year-old William Michael "Mike" Dagon, Jr. of Butler passed away on Sunday (February 27).   Funeral services for 75-year-old William Dagon Jr will be held Monday (March 7) at 11 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation Monday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 299 and the Department of Defense at Wares Grove Cemetery.    

90 year old Lela Harding of Medora passed away February 28. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 4) at Noon at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Medora. Burial will be in Medora cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arramgements. 

91 year old Francis "Gene" Huff of Carlinville passed away February 27. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Mar 3) at 1:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 11:00am until the time of service at the funeral home.

71 year old Thelma Marie Heyen of Medora passed away February 26. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Mar 3) at Noon at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Medora. Burial will be in Summerville cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements. 

84 year old Lois Schuster of Sawyerville passed away February 26. A memorial service will be held Wednesday (Mar 2) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Benld. Burial will be in Benld cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home.