69 year old James Philip Cherry of Girard passed away February 25. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Mar 2) at 11:00am at Prairie Temple Assembly of God in Virden. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements. 

28 year old Nicholas "Nick" Ansell of Brighton passed away February 26.  Funeral services will be held Saturday (Mar 2) at 10:00am at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Miles Station cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

48 year old Angela Marie Terrell of Jerseyville passed away February 24. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 1) at Noon at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.  Burial will be in Scenic Hill cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

94 year old Alice Stratton of Carlinville passed away February 26. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 1) at 11:00am at First Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park Mausoleum of Valor. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

90-year-old May Parnell of Litchfield passed away Monday, (February 26) Funeral services for 90-year-old May Parnell will be held Saturday (March 2) at 11:00 a.m. at the Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield.  

73 year old Ollie Lee "Bozo" Hamm of Greenfield passed away February 26. Funeral services will be held Friday (Mar 1) at 10:30am at the First Baptist Church in Greenfield. Burial will be in Oak Wood cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements.   

89 year old Marilyn Huhsman of Staunton passed away February 13. A memorial mass will be conducted Thursday (Feb 29) at 6:00pm at St. Michael Catholic Church in Staunton. Private interment will be in Chapman cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5:00pm until the time of the mass at the church.  The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

62 year old Frederick Partridge Jr. of Mt. Olive passed away February 20. A Memorial service will be held Thursday (Feb 29) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Tine Sawyer 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.

84-year-old Ann Elizabeth (Mullins) Tindall formerly of Hillsboro, Peoria and Largo, FL, passed away Wednesday (February 21). Funeral services Visitation will be held  on Saturday March 16 at 10:00 AM at Ware’s Grove Lutheran Church in Butler Visitation will be held  on Saturday March 16,  from 9:00 AM-10:00 AM at Ware’s Grove Lutheran Church in Butler.  Burial will be at the Ware’s Grove Cemetery.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

83-year-old James Leon Watson of Hillsboro passed away Monday (February 26).  A Memorial Service for James Watson will be held on Thursday (February 29) at 6:00 PM at Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation Thursday at 5:00 PM at the funeral home.  

65 year old Kathleen Massey of Gillespie passed away February 21. Funeral services wll be held Wednesday (Feb 28) at 4:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Wednesday from 2:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

59 year old Marcella Davis of Jerseyville passed awat January 29. A memorial service will be held Friday (Feb 23) from 5-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

93 year old Kathleen Turner of Jerseyville passed away February 18. Funeral services will be held Friday (Feb 23) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-7pm at the funeral home.

75 yer old Jeffrey Lynn St. Clair of Bunker HIll passed away February 4. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Feb 22) at 7:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. A graveside service will be held Friday at 10:00am in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Friends may call Thursday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

84 year old Mary Ellen Roemer of Godfrey passed away February 13. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Feb 22) at 2:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from Noon until the time of the service at the funeral home.

45-year-old Kurt Probst of Fillmore passed away Tuesday (February 13). Services for 45-year-old Kurt Probst will be held Saturday (February 24) at 10 a.m. at Miller Funeral Home in Fillmore. Visitation Friday (February 23) from 5:30 to 7:00 at the funeral home and Saturday at 9 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial after Saturday’s services at Glendale Cemetery in Filmore.  

49 year old Dana Lynn Smith of Jerseyville passed away February 15. Funeral mass will be conducted Thursday (Feb 22) 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. 

94 year old Katheryn "Kit" Phelan of Jerseyville passed away February 15. Funeral mass will be conducted Wednesday (Feb 21) at 10:00am at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

93 year old Michael Thomas Haag of Jerseyville passed away February 13. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Feb 20) 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 Joann Burk Michaelis of Carlinville, formerly from Hettick passed away February 15. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Feb 20) at 10:00am at Trinity Lutheran Church near Girard. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the Stults-Neece Chapel in Palmyra.

79 year old Alice Marie Hausman of Alton passed away February 14. A graveside service will be held Monday (Feb 19) 1:00pm in the Ingersoll cemetery in Alton. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements. 

92 year old Evelyn Weller of Indiana, formerly of Girard passed away February 9. Funeral services will be held Monday (Feb 19) at 11:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Monday from  9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

72 year old Wilburn "Wayne" Deboard of Mt. Olive passed away February 5. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Feb 17) at Noon at the Zion Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive. Friends may cal Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. Military rites will be conducted by the Staunton VFW. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements.

72 year old John Boerckel III of Litchfield passed away February 12. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Feb 17) at 11:00am at Litchfield Family Funeral service. Burial will be in Elm Wood cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

74 year old Ronald Bray of Gillespie passed away February 7. Memorial mass will be condcuted Saturday (Feb 17) at 11:00am at Saints Simon and Jude Church in Gillespie. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of mass at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements.  

97 year old Benice Stiegemeier of Staunton passed away February 3. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Feb 17) at 11:00am at St. Paul 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 in charge of arrangements. 

63 year old Delaney Lea Martin of Jerseyville passed away January 30. A memorial visitation will be held Friday (Feb 16) from 5-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

80 year old Shirley May Myatt of Edwardsville passed away February 11. A memorial service will be held Friday (Feb 16) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Friends may call Friday from Noon until the time of the service at the funeral home

80 year old Julia "Judy" Griffin of Godfrey passed away February 10. Funeral services will be held Friday (Feb 16) at 10:00am at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be inBrighton cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-7pm at the funeral home.

63 year old Claudia Mathenia of Staunton passed away February 8. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Feb 15) at 6:00pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Private burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 3:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

77 year old Mary Jean Stolte of Worden, formerly from Carlinville passed away February 10. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Feb 15) at Noon at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in Irving cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

78 year old Linda Kay Allen of Brighton passed away February 11. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Feb 15) at 11:00am at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Farmington cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

87-year-old Patty Sue Nichols Reents of Litchfield passed away Tuesday (February 6).  A memorial service will be held at Monday (February 12) at 4:00 p.m. at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will follow until 8:00 PM.  Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery in Litchfield. 

65 year old Ernest “Ernie” Thomack of Litchfield  passed away Friday (February 9).   Funeral services for 65 year old Ernie Thomack will be held on Saturday (February 17) at 11:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held on Friday (February 16) from 2:00 until 7:00 at the church. Ernie was a well known musician in Litchfield. Plummer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

42 year old Joshua Burdell of Litchfield passed away Wednesday (February 7).  A Celebration of Life for 42 year old Josh Burdell will be held Monday (February 19) from noon to one at Southside Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held at Southside Church Sunday (February 18) from 2 until 6 p.m. . Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.  

77 year old Edwin Eugene Love of Jacksonville passed away February 8. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in New Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

78 year old Donna Gibson of Girard passed away February 6. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Feb 10) 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.

94 year old Charles Petroline of Mt. Olive passed away February 3. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Saturday (Feb 10) at 10:00am at St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 8:30am until the mass at the church. Military rites will be conducted by the Staunton VFW. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements. 

90-year-old Bernard “Chub” Clark of Nokomis passed away Sunday (February 4).   A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday (February 10) at noon at St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis. Visitation for Chub Clark will be held Saturday from 10 AM to  noon at the church. Burial will be at Nokomis Cemetery. Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home is in charge.  

76 year old Frank Root of Benld passed away January 30. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Feb 10) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Elsah cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

95 year old Myrtle Marie Fredenberg of Shipman passed away February 5. Funeral services will be held Friday (Feb 9) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Shipman cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

57 year old Jeffrey Lee Wilson of Jerseyville passed away February 4. Funeral services will be held Friday (Feb 9) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Maple Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-8pm at the funeral home.

84 year old Paula Kathryn Brandt of Greenfield passed away February 4. Funeral services will be held Friday (Feb 9) at 10:00am at Greenfield Grace Methodist Church. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-7pm at the church. The Sheilds-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements. 

61 year old Sherri Lynn Caveny of Gillespie passed away February 9. Funeral services will be held Friday (FEb 9) at 10:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

89 year old Betty Heck of Gillespie passed away February 3. Funeral services will be Thursday (Feb 8) at Noon at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Gillespie cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

52-year-old Chris Michael Funk of Taylor Springs passed away Thursday (February 1). Memorial Services for 52-year-old Chris Funk will be held Monday (February 5) at 6:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home. Visitation from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded. Burail Irving Cemetery at a later date.  

75-year-old Susan Jean Friesland of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday (January 30). A memorial service for 75-year-old susan Friesland will be held Saturday (February 10) at 11 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro. There will be a memorial gathering (visitation)  Saturday,  from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church. Per her wishes, her body was donated to science. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

90-year-old Joyce (Root) Flowers of Hillsboro passed away Saturday (February 3). Services for 90-year-old Joyce Flowers will be held Wednesday (February 7) at 1:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in Vandalia. Visitation Wednesday 11 to 1 at the church. Burial will follow the funeral service at Glendale Cemetery in Fillmore. Miller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

92-year-old Richard “Dick” Joseph Durbin of Walshville passed away Friday, (February 02). Funeral Mass will be Friday (February 9) at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church Visitation will be Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery in Litchfield, IL. Military rites will be accorded at graveside. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

90-year-old Edward  Weitekamp of Raymond died on Friday (February 2). A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday (February 8).at 10:00 A.M. at St. Raymond Catholic Church in Raymond. A Rosary will be said Wednesday (Februrary 7) at 3:30pm at St. Raymond Catholic Church. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. also at St. Raymond's Church Burial will be in the St. Raymond Cemetery in Raymond. Hough Funeral Home in Raymond in charge of arrangements.

78-year-old Walter Lee Payne of Vandalia passed away on Sunday (February 4). Funeral services for 78-year-old Walter Lee Payne will be held Saturday (February 10) at 1:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be held on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Cress Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro. 

96-year-old Genevieve Kay Adams of Springfield, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away on Sunday (February 4). Funeral services for 96-year-old Genevieve Adams will be held Tuesday (February 6) at 2:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.   Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean funeral Home.  Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. 

86 year old Dale "Weasel" Darr of Jerseyville passed away February 2. A graveside service will be held Wednesday (Feb 7) at 11:00am in the Shipman cemetery. Friends may call  Tuesday from 4-7pm at the Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton.  A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday from 2-4pm at Wild Pickens Winery in Chesterfield.

87 year old Lester Bertels of Dorsey passed away February 1. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Feb 7) at 11:00am at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Dorsey. Burial will be in Emmaus Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 5-8pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill.

63 year old Virginia Greff of Benld passed away January 31. Funeral Mass will be conducted Tuesday (Feb 6) at Noon at St. Joseph's Church in Benld. Burial will be in St. Michael's cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of mass at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

64 year old Mark Wayne Mathenia of Staunton passed way January 28. Funeral services will be held Monday (Feb 5) at 5:00pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 2:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. Military rites will be conducted by the Staunton Military Honor Guard.

77 year old Mary Lynn Carter of Benld passed away January 29. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Feb 3) at 1:00pm 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. 

94 year old Roleen Ann Henke of Staunton passed away January 26. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Feb 3) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Spangle cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

83-year-old Janet Nadine (Howard) Beard of Coffeen passed away Monday (January 29). . Private Family services will be held, Toberman-Dean Funeral Home in Coffeen is assisting the family with arrangements. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery, Rural Coffeen 

74-year-old Janet Sue Gelsinger of Litchfield, passed away Sunday (January 28). Funeral Services for Mrs. Gelsinger will be held Friday (February 2) at 11:00 a.m. at the Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.  

76 year old Ritz Marie Rigney of Nilwood passed away January 20. A graveside service will be held Friday (Feb 2) at 11:00am in the Girard cemetery. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements.

89 year old Donna Glee Henderson of Jerseyville passed away January 26. Funeral services will be held Friday (Feb 2) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

73 year old Judy Ellen Conlee of Gillespie passed away January 29. Funeral services will be held Friday (Feb2) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Prairie Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.