64 yea old Kenneth "Kenny" Crull of Carrollton passed away May 23. Funeral services will be held Thursday (June 1) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Rosedale cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

84 year old Edward Carl “Sonny” Johnston of Witt passed away Sunday.  Cremation rites will be accorded.   Visitation for 84 year old Edward Carl “Sonny” Johnston will be held Sunday, June 4 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in McCracken-Dean Funeral 

62-year-old Debra Sue (Plunkett) Patton of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday (May 24th). Services for 62-year-old Debra Patton will be held Monday, June 12th at 12:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro. Visitation starting at 11:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Cress Hill Cemetery.  Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is charge of arrangements. 

84 year old Marilyn Barnes of Litchfield passed away on Tuesday (May 23).  Private family graveside services will be held for 84 year old Marilyn Barnes. Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

83 year old Harold Stokes of Litchfield passed away Saturday (May 27). A memorial visitation for 83 year old Harold Stokes will be held Friday (June 2d) from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. 

79-year-old Creighton “Creig” Rudy Prosser of Coalton passed away Friday (May 26). No services are planned and cremation rites will be accorded.  Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home of Nokomis is assisting the family.

46 year old Benjamin Jacob Klopfer of Jerseyville passed away May 19. Funeral services will be held Wednesday  (May 31) at 11:00am at Grafton Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Scenic Hill cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-8pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.   

62 year old Jeffrey Eugene Brinkman of Jerseyville passed away May 10. A graveside service will be held Friday (May 26) at 2:00pm  in the Noble cemetery in Otterville. A Celebration of Life at the Do Drop Inn in Dow will follow the gravesdie service.  The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements. 

88 year old Mary Ann Bertels of Dorsey passed away May 22. Funeral mass will be conducted Friday (May 26) at Noon at Our Lady Queen of Pecace Church in Bethalto. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the mass at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill is in charge of arrangements. 

70 year old Jeffrey Neal Klaas of Jerseyville passed away May 20. Funeral services will be held Friday (May 26) at 10:00am at Open Door House of Praise in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the church. The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements. 

83 year old Janice Lea Hagen of Fieldon passed away May 19. Funeral services will be held Friday (May 26) at 10:00am at the Fieldon United Church of Christ.  Burial will be in Fieldon cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

83-year-old Donald Lee Angle of Litchfield passed away Thursday (May 18). A celebration of life for Donald will be held Friday (June 2nd)  from 5:00-8:00 PM at the Litchfield VFW.   Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is charge of arrangements. 

72-year-old Gail Elaine Stewart of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday (May 17). A Funeral Mass for 72-year-old Gail Stewart will be held Saturday (May 27th) at 12 p.m. at St Agnes Catholic Church., Visitation will be held on Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church  Burial will be in St Agnes Catholic Cemetery in Hillsboro, IL. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Debra Sue Hamilton-Marten of Raymond passed away Thursday (May 18). A Catholic funeral service will be held on  Wednesday (May 24th) at 10:00 am at The Community of Faith’s Living Center in Raymond,. Burial will follow in St. Raymond’s Catholic Cemetery.   Hough Funeral Home in Raymond is assisting the family with arrangements. 

73-year-old Diana Holmes of Hillsboro passed away Saturday (May 20).  A  Memorial Service for 73-year-old Diana Holmes will be held Sunday (May 28th) at 1 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  A Memorial Gathering will be held Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home . Reception will Immediately follow at the Ambulance Garage on School St in Hillsboro. Inurnment will be at a later date in Rosamond Cemetery in Rosamond

94-year-old Merle Green of Pocahontas, formerly of Coffeen,  passed away Saturday (May 20).  Funeral services will be held Friday  (May 26) at 11:00 a.m  at the Toberman Dean Funeral Home in Coffeen.  Visitation will be held on Friday  from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.   Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery in Coffeen

76 year old James Smith of Staunton passed away May 21. Funeral services will be held Thursday (May 25) at 5:30pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Thursday from 4:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

97 year old Cecil Brackman of Staunton passed away May 19. Funeral services will be held Thursday (May 25) at Noon at the Assembly Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Tine Sawyer cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

81 year old Kay Ann Purdy of Gillespie passed away May 19. Funeral services will be held Thursday (May 25) at Noon at First United Methodist church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Gillespie cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

73 year old Louretta Jane Kitson of Jerseyville passed away May 16. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (May 24) at 11:00am at Gospel Assembly Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-8pm at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

73 year old Curt Hicken of Gillespie passed away May 18. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (May 23) at Noon at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

86 year old George Albert Kahl of Shipman passed away May 18. A visitation will be held Tuesday (May 23) from 10:00am until Noon the Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Shipman cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Alton VFW.

72 year old Dennis Nowell formerly of Mt. Olive passed away May 16. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (May 23) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Mt. Olive City cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 6-8pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive and Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church.

89 year old Margaret Keller of Girard passed away May 15. Funeral services will be held Monday (May 22) at 10:00am at St. Mary's Church in Farmersville. Burial will be in St. Martin's cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Bramley Funeral Home in Divernon is in charge of arrangements. 

74 year old Herbert "Herb" Sievers of Staunton passed away May 16. Funeral services will be held Monday (May 22) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Stauton. Burial will be in Spangle cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 4-8pm and Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

89-year-old Margaret Keller of Girard passed away Monday (May 15th). Services for 89-year-old Margaret Keller will be held Monday (May 22nd) at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Farmersville. Visitation Monday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the church. Burial St. Martin’s Cemetery. The Bramley Funeral Home in Divernon is in charge of arrangements.  

78 year old Glenn Randall Travers Jr of California passed away April 11.  A graveside service with military honors will be held Saturday (May 20) at 11:00am in the Shipman cemetery. A reception and luncheon at the Shipman Community Center will follow the graveside service.

87-year-old Marie Donnafaye Lehman of Litchfield, formerly of Hillsboro,  passed away  Sunday (May 14)  Funeral services will be held Friday (May 19th) at 11:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  Burial will be in Chapman Cemetery in Mt Olive. 

96 year old Doris Boente of Carlinville passed away May 14. Funeral mass will be conducted Saturday (May 20) at 10:00am at Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the church. The Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

86 year old Victor John Sauerwein of Bunker Hill passed away May 13. Funeral services will be held Friday (May 19) at 1:00pm at Zion Lutheran Church in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-7pm at the Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. 

82 year old Raymond Allen Chapman of Bunker Hill passed away May 12. Funeral mass will be conducted Thursday (May 18) at 11:00am at St. Michael's Church in Staunton. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-8pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill.  

22-year-old Abbagail Theresa “Abby” Hattenbach of Harvel passed away Wednesday May 10, .Visitation will be held on Tuesday May 16, from 4-7pm at Pleasant Hill Christian Church near Raymond with funeral services to be held at 7pm. Hough Funeral Home in Raymond in charge of arrangements..  

91-year-old Charles “Chuck” Titsworth of Litchfield, formerly of Walshville, passed away Thursday (May 11).  A celebration of Mr. Titsworth’s life will be held Tuesday (May 16) at 11:30 a.m. at the Christian Church of Litchfield. Visitation will be held Monday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.  Burial Elm Lawn Cemetery.

94-year-old Evelyn Joyce Schneider of Nokomis passed away on Wednesday, (May 10). Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Sutton Funeral Home in Nokomis. Visitation will be held on Monday from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at Sutton Funeral Home in Nokomis. Burial will be held in Kettlekamp Cemetery in rural Nokomis. 

92 year old Emma Lou Feller of Litchfield passed away Thursday (May 11). A Mass of Christian Burial for 92 year old Emma Lou Feller will be held on Tuesday (May 16) at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Litchfield.  Visitation will be at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery in Litchfield. Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements 

86 year old Betty Albrecht of Jerseyville passed away May 6. A memorial service will be held Monday (May 15) at 1:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Fridns may call Monday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

90 year old Joseph Mishanec of Staunton passed away May 8. Funeral services will be held Monday (May 15) at 1:00pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Private burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

66 year old Kevin Jay Hotz of Jerseyville passed away April 29. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (May 13) at 2:00pm at the American Legion Post in Jerseyville. The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements. 

56 year old Glenn Sillman III of St. Louis, formerly from Mt. Olive passed away March 19. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (May 13) from 11:00am until 2:00pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. 

80 year old Kenneth "Kenny" Whitley of Standard City passed away May 1. Funeral services will be held Saturday (May 13) at 10:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

101-year-old Martha Baker-West of Bolingbrook, formerly of Waggoner, passed away on Tuesday (May 9).   Funeral services will be held Saturday (May 13th) at Hough Funeral Home in Raymond at 12:00 PM.  The visitation will be from 10:00 to 12:00 PM,  Burial will follow at Asbury Cemetery. 

92-year-old Jean (McKinnie) Kraner Montgomery of Morrisonville passed away  Saturday (May 6). Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Church in Morrisonville. Interment was held at Morrisonville Cemetery.  Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Morrisonville was in charge of arrangements.

78 year old Gloria Everett of Harvel passed away Tuesday (May 9th). Funeral services for 78 year old Gloria Everett will be held on Friday (May 12) at 2:00 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.  Visitation will be at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Burial will be at Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Honey Bend. 

72 year old Donald Best of Staunton passed away May 8. Funeral mass will be conducted Friday (May 12) at 11:00m at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Sacred Heart cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge of arrangements. 

71 year old Donna Charlent Kernich of Mt. Olive passed away May 5. Funeral services will be held Friday (May 12) at 11:00am at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 6-8pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive and Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church.  

78 year old Judith Ann Schoen of Litchfield passed away May 7. Funeral services will be held Friday (May 12) at 10:00am at First Christian Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Elm Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-8pm a the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements.  

41 year old Lori Beth Brown of Chicago, formerly of Springfield passed away May 1. Funeral services will be held Thursday (May 11) at 2:00pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from Noon until the time of the service at the funeral home.

92 year old Wilbert Frederick Ondes of Glen Carbon passed away May 6. Funeral services will be held Thursday (May 11) at Noon at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston. Burial will be in Spangle cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until 11:45am  at the funeral home. Military honors will be conducted by the Staunton Area Veterans Honor Guard.

94 year old Iris Mae Jubelt of Mt. Olive passed away May 7. Funeral services will be held Thursday (May 11) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Mt. Olive City cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 8:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements. 

90 year old Gladys Lenora Cochran of rural Carrollton passed away May 3. Funeral services will be held Monday (May 8) at 10:30am at First Baptist Church in Greenfield. Burial will bein Union cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 3-6pm at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements. 

69-year-old John W. “Bill” Trader 69 of Litchfield formerly of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday (May 2).  Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held Saturday (May 6th) at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. 

84-year-old Wilberta Webb of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday (May 2nd).  Funeral services for 84-year-old Wilberta Webb will be held Monday (May 8th) at 11 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro.  Visitation Sunday (May 7th) from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the church.   Graveside services Monday at 3 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.  

61-year-old Jeanette Sheley of Taylorville, formerly of Litchfield, passed away on Tuesday (May 2nd). Funeral services will be held Saturday (May 6th) at 5 p.m. at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville.   Visitation will be held on Saturday from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville.Private interment will be held at a later date in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. 

86 year old Gene Pennington of Greenfield passed away April 27. A public graveside service will be held Saturday (May 6) at 11:00am in Oak Wood cemetery in Greenfield. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charage of arrangements. 

80 year old Dwight Claude Goodrick of Bunker Hill passed away April 30. Funeral services will  be held Friday (May 5) at 6:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Friends may call Friday from 4pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

44 day old Brooks Lee Alexander of Carrollton passed away April 27. A Mass of Christina Burial will be conducted Friday (May 5) at 10:45am at All Saints Catholic Church in White Hall. Private burial will be in Oak Wood cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 8:30-10:30am at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements. 

90 year old Ina May "Tiny" Mullen of Girard passed away April 25. Funeral services will be held Friday (May 5) at 10:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Virden cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-8pm at the funeral home. 

93-year-old Donna Lee Traylor of Coffeen passed away Wednesday (April 26).   Funeral services Tuesday (May 2) at 10 a.m. at Coffeen United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be Monday (May 1) from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Toberman-Dean Funeral Home in Coffeen 

80-year-old Donnie Ulrici of Witt passed away Saturday (April 29th). Services for 80-year-old Donnie Ulrici will be held Tuesday (May 2nd) at 11 a.m. at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Witt. Visitation Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial Witt Cemetery.