77 year old James "Jim" Edwards of Jerseyville passed away July 16. A memorial service will be held Monday (Jul 31) at 6:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends may call Monday from 4:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. Military Honors will be conducted by the Jerseyville American Legion.

71 year old Reba Edwards of Springfield passed away July 24. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jul 29) at 10:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Oak Wood cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

65 year old Sandra Kay Hoog of Livingston passed away July 22. A memorial service will be held Friday (Jul 28) at 7:30pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.  Friends may call Friday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

100 year old Marybeth Loveless of Gillespie passed away July 22. Funeral services will be held Friday (Jul 28) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Behme cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

91 year old Joy Pitman of Waverly, formerly of Greenfield passed away July 23. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Jul 27) at 11:30am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in Oak Wood cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

81-year-old Irene Hurd Hawley, a long time resident of Butler,  passed away Wednesday (July 19). Funeral services will be held on Sunday (July 30) at 12:00 PM at Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation from 10:00 AM until service time. Burial will be in Wares Grove Cemetery in Butler. 

64-year-old Darren Eugene Boerckel of Litchfield passed away Wednesday (July 19).   A Celebration of Life will be planned by his family for a later date. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

90-year-old Joyce Williams of Litchfield passed away Friday (July 21). Funeral services for 90-year-old Joyce Williams will be held Wednesday (July 26) at 11:00 a.m. at the Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial Elm Lawn Cemetery.

55-year-old Sergeant First Class Gregory “Greg” Lee Strong of Brookport, formerly of Litchfield, passed away Friday (July 21). Memorial Services for 55-year-old Sergeant First Class Greg Strong will be held Saturday (July 29) at 3:00 p.m. at Litchfield Family Funeral Service. Visitation Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow in a United States National Cemetery. An additional Celebration of Life will be held in Southern Illinois at a later date.  

89-year-old Kenneth "Ken" A. Ramsland of Greenville passed away Sunday, (July 23). Funeral services for 89-year-old Ken Ramsland will be held Saturday (July 29) at 11 a.m. at the Alhambra First Baptist Church.  Visitation will be held Friday from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Donnell - Wiegand Funeral Home in Greenville.  Interment will be in Brown Cemetery. 

59 year old Helen Elaine Corbin of Gillespie passed away July 20. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Jul 26) at 7:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Private burial will be in Gillespie cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

40 year old Cole Brandon Turner of Brighton passed away July 23. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Jul 26) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Woodburn cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

77 year old David Osterbuhr of Livingston passed away July 20. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jul 25) at Noon at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Livingston. Burial will be in Sacred Heart cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge of arrangements. 

67 year old Gary Lynn Bailey of Alton passed away July 20. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jul 25) at 11:00am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in Hickory Grove cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

89 year old Juanita "Bea" Garrett of Du Quoin passed away July 17. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jul 25) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Noble cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

86 year old Dorothy Jean Smith of Staunton passed away July 20. Funeral services will be held Monday (Jul 24) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

81 year old Thomas Mario Gunning of Brighton passed away July 3. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday (Jul 23) at 3:00pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Godfrey. Private burial will be in Brighton cemetery. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements. 

62 year old April Lee Severtson of Mt. Olive passed away July 17. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jul 22) at 1:00pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt.Olive. Burial will be in Chapman cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

91 year old Billy "BL" Pembrook of Greenfield passed away July15. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jul 22) at 10:30am at First Baptist Church in Greenfield. Burial will be in Union cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the church. The Sheilds-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements. 

65 year old Julene Sue Lienard o Gillespie passed away July 17. A memorial service will be held Friday (Jul 21) at 7:30pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Friday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

87 year old Mary Ellen Williams-Scheller of Mt. Olive passed away July 14. Funeral services will be held Friday (Jul 21) at 11:00am at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Benld cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 6-8pm at the funeral home. 

94 year old Roleen Gregory of Gillespie passed away November 21, 2022. A Memorial service will be held Thursday (Jul 20) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

89 year old Loren Clyde Vance of Farmersville passed away July 17. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Jul 20) at 11:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

95 year old Marcella Eilert of Mt. Olive passed away July 13. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Jul 20) at 11:00am at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Oive. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8pm and Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements. 

91 year old Ethel Margeson of Jerseyville passed away July 15. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Jul 19) at Noon at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 10:00am until the time  of th service at the funeral home.

70-year-old Jan Michele O’Malley of Nokomis passed away Friday (July 14). A Funeral Mass for 70-year-old Jan O’Malley will be held Tuesday (July 18) at 11 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis. Visitation will be held Monday from 5 until 7 p.m. at the church and again Tuesday from 9:30 am until 11 a.m.   Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Nokomis. Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. 

84 year old Lorene Marie Rollins of Carrollton, formerly from Rockbridge passed away July 8. A graveside service will be held Monday (Jul 17) at 2:00pm in the Rose Hill cemetery west of Greenfield. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements. 

95 year old Rose Mary Hemphill of Sawyerville passed away July 11. Funeral services will be held Monday (Jul 17) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Benld. Burial will be in Benld cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

93 year old Daisy Dustmann of Staunton passed away July 12. Funeral services will be held Monday (Jul 17) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

90 year old Betty Johnson of Plainview passed away July 5. A graveside service will be held Saturday (Jul 15) at 11:00am in the Witt cemetery in Rockbridge. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements. 

87 year old Victor Donald Strubberg of Plainview passed away July 9. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jul 15) at 5:00pm at Plainview Baptist Church. Friends may call Saturday from 3:00pm until the time of the service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

66-year-old Carl Glen Jett of Litchfield passed away on  July 4. A  graveside memorial service will be held Sunday July 23rd at 6pm at King Cemtery near Irving.  Everyone is welcome to bring a potluck, drinks and chairs.  Plummer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements   

63-year-old Gregory “Greg” Westbrook of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday (July 12). Funeral services will be Monday (July 17) at 12:00 PM at Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation  Monday from 11:00 AM until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. 

95-year-old Marjorie (Fraser) Parnell of Litchfield passed away Thursday (July 13). Services for 95-year-old Marjorie Parnell will be held on Tuesday (July 18)  at 11:00 a.m. at Plummer Funeral Home. Visitation Tuesday at 9am at the funeral home. Burial at Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Honey Bend 

95 year old Doris Marie Hood of Mt. Olive passed away July 10. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jul 15) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Mt. Olive City cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 6-8pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive and Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church.

80 year old Ralph Darlington Ehrhart of Jerseyville passed away July 8. A memorial visitation will be held Friday (Jul 14) from 10:00am until the time of Miltary Honors at Noon at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

74 year old Margaret "Mag" Rolando of Gillespie passed away July 8. Memorial mass will be held Friday (Jul 14) at 11:00am at Saints Simon and Jude Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.  The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

94 year old Gloria Alice Acuncius of Bunker Hill passed away July 12. Funeral services will be held Friday (Jul 14) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

93 year old Harold Heigert of Staunton passed away July 8. Funeral mass will be conducted Thursday (Jul 13) at Noon at St. Michael Catholic Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park 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. 

73-year-old Danny Ray Lilley of Coffeen, a US Navy Vietnam Veteran, passed away on Thursday (July 6). A memorial service will be held Monday (July 17) at 11 a.m. at Free Methodist Church in Coffeen. A memorial gathering will be held on Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church.  Military Rites will be accorded immediately following service at Free Methodist Church in Coffeen, IL by Department of Defense. 

67—year-old William “Bill” Daugherty of Morrisonville passed away on Sunday (July 9). Bill will be cremated and a private celebration of life in his honor will be held at a later date.   Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Morrisonville is in charge arrangements. 

72 year old Michael George Smith Sr. of Gilespie passed away July 5. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Jul 12) at 11:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinivlle. Burial will be in Prairie Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 5-7pm at the funeral home.

41 year old Steven James Moss of Phoenix, AZ, passed away June 29. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jul 11) at 10:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

72 year old Glen Suttles of Chestfield passed away July 5. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jul 11) at 11:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in Keller cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

62 year old John Richard SEbastion of Nokomis, formerly of Jerseyville passed away June 30. Funeral services will be held Monday (Jul 10) at 1:00p0m at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Full military honors will be conducted by the Jerseyville American Legion.

66-year-old Paula Joy Jones of Litchfield passed away Saturday (July 1).  Private funeral services will be held.  Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.  

85-year-old Edward Meier of Litchfield passed away on Saturday (July 1).  No services are planned. Cremation was provided by Lincoln Land Cremation Society of Butler Funeral Homes in Springfield, with private inurnment at a later date at Roselawn Memorial Park in Springfield. 

74-year-old Delmar EuGene Fletcher of Creal Springs, Illinois, formerly of the Hillsboro area, passed away April 23rd. Graveside services for the longtime Montgomery County Sheriffs Deputy will be held on Saturday, July 15th at 11 a.m. at Cress Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro.

79 year old Clarence "Ed" Gilbert of Eldred passed away July 3. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jul 8) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Carrollton City cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

95 year old Milton "Shorty" Ruyle of Jerseyville passed away June 27. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Jul 6) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at the funeral home. An Odd Fellows service will be held Wednesday at 7:00pm.

95 year old Fairy Mayo of Carlinville passed away June 30. A graveside service will be held Wednesday (Jul 5) at 11:00am in the Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery in Carlinville. The Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

93-year-old Dolores (Lueking) Jurgena of Irving passed away Sunday (July 2) Private family funeral services will be held. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

97-year-old Shirley Ann Hubbard of Nokomis passed away Thursday (June 29). Services for 97-year-old Shirley Ann Hubbard will be held Thursday (July 6) at 1:00 p.m. at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis. Visitation will be Thursday from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the funeral home.  Burial will follow at Nokomis Cemetery. 

68 year old Andrew Patrick Dennis Heinemeier of Bunker Hill passed away June 29. Funeral services will be held Sunday (Jul 2) at 6:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill.  Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 3:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.