62 year old Lynn Etta Cox of White Hall passed away April 23. Funeral services will be held Thursday (May 2) at 11:00am at Kane Baptist Church. Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.

93 year old Marilyn Schumacher of rural New Douglas passed away April 24. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Apr 30) at 11:00am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Auburn. A graveside service willl be held Tuesday at 1:30pm in the Virden cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of service at the church. The Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge of arrangements. 

77 year old Wanda Kaye Bernot of Benld passed away April 22. A memorial service will be held Tuesday (Apr 30) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton.  Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

87-year-old William Harrel Clinard of Hillsboro passed away Monday (April 22). Memorial services for 87-year-old William Clinard will be held Wednesday (May 1) at 1:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home. There will be a private family inurnment in Ware’s Grove Cemetery in Butler with Military Rites by Department of Defense. 

100-year-old Betty Jean Darda of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday (April 23).  Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday (April 27) at 2:30 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. For anyone unable to attend the graveside service, there will be a gathering at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church basement for coffee and desserts, following the service.   

65 year old Michael "Bear" "Slim" Collins of Jerseyville passed away April 18. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Saturday following visitation at Crawford Funeral Home. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm and Saturday from 9:00am until 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

88 year old Alan Fricker of Bethalto passed away April 23. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 26) at Noon at Bethel Baptist Church in rural Jersey County. Burial will be in Medora cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements.   

74 year old Kenneth Leslie Huff of Chesterfield passed away April 22.  Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 26) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Prairie Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of service at the funeral home.

86 year old Eugene"Gene" Bentrup of rural Staunton passed away April 19. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 26) at 11:00am at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 9:00am until the time of service at the funeral home.

71 year old Anita Marie Smith of Jerseyville passed away April 22. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 26) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-8pm at the funeral home. 

85 year old Jack Shook Sr. of Grafton passed away February 1. A memorial service will be held Thursday (Apr 25 at Noon at Crawford Funeral home in Jerseyville. Inurnment will be in Scenic Hill cemetery.  Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of service at the funeral home. 

77 year old Brenda Ann Sancamper of Godfrey passed away April 19. Funeral services  will be held Thursday (Apr 25) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Brighton cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of service at the funeral home. 

96-year-old Virginia Birkenkamp (formerly of Litchfield) passed away on April 14. 

There will be a Celebration of Life at Risen Christ Lutheran Church in Arvada, Colorado, and a private family burial at Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield. 

Plummer Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. 

82-year-old Sandra Kay Bertinotti of Hillsboro passed away Thursday (April 18). Memorial service will be held Friday (April 26) at 11 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. at the funeral home. Burial to follow at St. Barbara Cemetery in Witt

71-year-old Connie Watson of Hillsboro passed away on Saturday (April 20). A memorial service for 71-year-old Connie Watson will be held Saturday (April 27) at 11 a.m. at Free Methodist Church in Hillsboro. A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church.  

94-year-old Virginia “Toots” Geraldine Sims of Litchfield passed away April 11. Per Virginia’s wishes, a private family service was held. Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

62 year old Rodney Lee McQuaid of Shipman passed away April 17. Funeral services will be held Monday (Apr 22) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Shipman cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until the time of service at the funeral home. 

90 year old Ruby Cope of Carlinville passed away April 13. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 20) at 3:00pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 2:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.  

93 year old Gilda Calderwood of Benld passed away April 13. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 20) at Noon at Kravanya Funeral Home in Benld. Burial will be in Benld cemetery. Friends may call Sautday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.  

83 year old Barbara Jane Prather of North Carolina passed away March 29. A visitation will be held Saturday (Apr 20) from 10:00am until Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Private burial in the Medora cemetery.

86 year old Carolyn Degler Davis of Mt. Olive passed away April 10. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 20) at 10:00am at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Mt. Olive City cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 6-8pm at the funeral home.

82 year old Jack Daugherty of Farmersville, formerly from Sunset and Otter Lake passed away April 10. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday (Apr 21) at 3:00pm at K + K Tavern in Virden. Friends may call Thursday (Apr 18) from 3-7pm at the Girard Community Center. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements.

84 year old Donna Knoche of Riverton, formerly from Dorchester passed away April 13. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Apr 18) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Prairietown cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill and Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church.

67 year old Victoria "Vicky" Mettler of New Douglas passed away April 9. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Apr 16) at 11:00am at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston. Burial will be in New Douglas City cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:00am until the time of service at the funeral home.

81 year old Joann Blaeser of Hardin, formerly from Jerseyville passed away April 1. Funeral mass will be conducted Monday (Apr 15) at 12:15pm at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until Noon at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

60 year old Jeffrey Earl Voyles of Girard passed away August 15, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Apr 13) from 5-8pm at Rustic Venues in Girard. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements.  

82 year old Nina Marie Bricker of Shipman passed away April 8. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 13) at 5:00pm at Elisas, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Alton. Friends may call from 3:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

76 year old Sandra Lynn Lane of Staunton passed away March 22. A visitation will be held Saturday (Apr 13) from 1-3pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton.

62 year old Michael Bostick of Bunker HIll passed away April 7. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Apr 13) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Friends may call Saturday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

94 year old Jean Leach Loveless of Gillespie passed away April 8. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 13) at 10:30am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in Mayfield Memeorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 5-7pm at the funeral home.

26 year old Griffin Michael McGary of Virden and Pawnee passed away April 7. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 12) at 3:00pm at Cross Church in Carlinviflle.  Friends may call Friday from 2:00pm until the time of service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

89 year old Norma Jean Franke of Staunton passed away April 2. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 12) at Noon at Zion Lutheran Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Prairietown cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of service at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

74 year old Paul "Doug" Bunt of Shipman passed away April 8. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 12) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Miles Station cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of Service at the funeral home.

63 year old Thomas Richard Elmore of Chatham, formerly from Farmersville passed away April 5. A private funeral service will be held Friday. Burial will be in Rovey cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard.

88-year-old Mary Louise (Coker) Rimini of Litchfield, formerly of Springfield passed away Thursday, April 4  Visitation will be from 10am till time of Funeral Mass at 11am, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, Auburn .  Burial will be in Auburn Cemetery.  Bramley Funeral Home in Divernon in charge of arrangements. 

81 year old George Jesse Witt of Greenfield passed away April 7. Funeral mass will be conducted Thursday (Apr 11) at 10:30am at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Greenfield. Burial will be in Hickory Grove cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield.

89 year old Archie Dale Kasten of Carlinville passed away April 6. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Apr 10) at 10:00am at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Carlinville. Burial will be in Moore cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

77 year old Robert "Bob" Bono of Staunton passed away March 30. Funeral mass will be conducted Tuesday (Apr 9) at 11:00am at St. Michael Catholic Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the Staunton Military Honor Guard. 

93 year old Audrey Regina Kates of Carlinville passed away April 5. A Mass of Christain Burial will be conducted Tuesday (Apr 9) at 11:00am at Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in New Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:30am until the time of mass at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.

71 year old Alberta Marie "Cookie" Schunk of Litchfield passed away March 31. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Apr 6) at 11:00am at First Baptist Church in Litchfield. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of service at the church.The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangemnts. 

102 year old Myrtle Irene Akers fromerly from Brighton passed away March 30. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 6) at 11:30am at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

98 year old Virginia Lehman Mueller of California passed away January 3, 2021. A graveside service will be held Saturday (Apr 6) at 10:00am in the Carlinville City cemetery. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.

77 yer old Sharon Kay Nessl of Gillespie passed away March 31. A memorial service will be held Friday (Apr 5) at 7:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Friday from 5:00pm until the time of service at the funeral home.

48 year old Holly Jeaneice Embley of Brighton passed away March 25. Visitation will be held Friday (Apr 5) from 4-8pm at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. 

70 year old Pamela Dyckman of Staunton passed away March 26. A memorial service will be held Friday (Apr 5) at 1:00pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Friends may call Friday from Noon until the time of the service at the funeral home.

60 year old Brett Sandretto of Gillespie passed away March 23. A Celebration of Life visitation will be held Thursday (Apr 4) from 5-7pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie.

70 year old Lisa Marie Chilton of Carlinville passed away March 24. A memorial service wil be held Thursday (Apr 4) at 4:00pm at Federated Church in Carlinville.  The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.  

92 year old Jaculyn "Tootie" Baldes of Greenfield passed away April 2. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Apr 4) at Noon at Charity Southeran Baptist Church in Greenfield. Burial will be in Hickory Grove cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time  of the service at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements. 

95 year old Bill Gene Hayes of Wilsonville passed away March 30. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Apr 4) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Benld cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

97 year old Loraine Leona Birmingham of Glen Carbon passed away March 30. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Apr 4) at 10:00am at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston. Burial will be in New Douglas City cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of service at the funeral home.

61 year old Mark Rhodes of Gillespie passed away March 30. Funeral services will be held Wednesday  (Apr 3) at 5:30pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Wednesday  from 3:00pm unitl the time of service at the funeral home.