James "Jake" Martin Jennings
Dec 25, 2022
James "Jake" Martin Jennings, 73 , of Sandoval passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022. He was born on January 30, 1949, the son of Kay Seward Jennings Jr. and Pearl Lillian Fernbach in Vandalia, Illinois.
Survivors that will smile when remembering James' adventurous soul include his wife Gail (Burkemo) Jennings of Sandoval; children, Jim (Amy) Jennings of...
Kenneth "Doc" Easton
Dec 24, 2022
Kenneth Earl "Doc" Easton , 89, of Patoka passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022. He was born on January 13, 1933, the son of Harry and Flora (Houston) Easton in Patoka. He married Martha F. "Moe" McWhirter on June 18, 1960, in Patoka.
Survivors include his beloved family, children Kenny Easton of Alma, and Kim Orrell and...
Pat (Wilkins) Hirsch
Dec 23, 2022
Pansy C. "Pat" Hirsch, 87, of Centralia passed away Friday, December 23, 2022, at Centralia Manor with her loved ones by her side. She was born on August 16, 1935, the daughter of Aaron "Hap" and Mable (Daniels) Wilkins in Salem. She married Richard A. Hirsch on August 29, 1953, in Mt. Vernon, and he preceded her in death...
Susie Dodson
Dec 21, 2022
Susie Dodson , 93, of Centralia, Illinois passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022. She was born on July 25, 1929, the daughter of Edger and Leola Miller in Walnut Hill, Illinois. She married John Raymond Dodson on March 17, 1947, in Mayfield, Kentucky and he preceded her in death on April 10, 2020.
Survivors include her beloved...
Kenneth Anthony Fortag
Dec 18, 2022
Kenneth Anthony Fortag, age84, of Centralia, Illinois, peacefully passed away on December 18, 2022. He was b orn on January 15, 1938, in Ashley, Illinois. He was the son of Leo and Elsie (Jansen) Fortag. He was a lifelong resident of Centralia, Illinois, and was in sales his entire life, known as "The RC man." He was passionate about...
Wilma King
Dec 18, 2022
Wilma Atheline King , 93, of Centralia passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Fireside House in Centralia. She was born on January 20, 1929, the daughter of Herman and Nora (Timmons) Walker in Dix. She married Thomas Tate and three children were born of this union, they later divorced. She married Freddie King and they divorced.
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Roy Noller Jr.
Dec 17, 2022
Roy Noller Jr. passed away Saturday December 17th 2022, at Taylorville Memorial Hospital surrounded by loving family.
Roy was born August 9, 1927, in Glenridge, Illinois, only child of Roy W & Frances (Williams) Noller. He was a World Ward II Vet and worked for the (B&O/Chessie/CSX) railroad for over 40 years, a 65 year member of...
Alice Dodson
Dec 17, 2022
Alice J. Dodson , 72, of Centralia passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at her home. She was born on May 16, 1950, the daughter of J.J. "Joe" and Velma (Kelley) Nimmo in Centralia. She married Kenneth E. Dodson in August of 1974, and he preceded her in death on September 22, 2017.
Survivors include a host...
Chrystal Lynn (Brasket) Atchison
Dec 12, 2022
Chrystal Lynn Atchison, age 47, of Centralia, Illinois, entered into rest at 1:25 A.M. on Monday, December 12, 2022, at SSM Health Saint Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. She was born on June 18, 1975, in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Eugene Richard and Brenda J. (Corson) Brasket.
Chrystal is survived by her loving family, sons, Donald...
Richard W. Mcgee Jr.
Dec 11, 2022
Richard W. McGee Jr. , 100, of Hoyleton passed away, surrounded by the love of his family, Sunday, December 11, 2022. He was born on December 17, 1921, the son of Richard Sr. and Anna (Carter) McGee in Louisville, Illinois. He married Rena Walkwood and she preceded him in death on November 27, 1952. He married Lois Jean (Blankenship)...
James L. Ashford
Dec 9, 2022
James L. Ashford , 74, of Sandoval passed away Friday, December 9, 2022, at his home. He was born on June 12, 1948, the son of George and Opal (Westfall) Ashford in Watsonville, California.
Survivors include his beloved family, children Vanessa Dillingham (Doug Marshke) of Greenwood, Indiana, and Jason Ashford of Sandoval, Illinois; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;...
Nesta Frost
Dec 8, 2022
Nesta Frost , 100, of Centralia passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at her home. She was born on September 11, 1922, the daughter of Arthur and Frankie (Adams) Garner in Salem. She married Veron Frost on June 28, 1944, at the First Christian Church in Salem, and he preceded her in death in April of 2004.
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Randall Gene Knolhoff
Dec 7, 2022
Randall Gene Knolhoff, age 72, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 10:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Odin Healthcare Center in Odin, Illinois. He was born on March 9, 1950, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Herbert Fred and Edna A. (Schroeder) Knolhoff.
Randall is survived by his loving family; brothers, Delbert Knolhoff and wife...
Rosemary (Qualls) Myers
Dec 7, 2022
Rosemary Q. Myers, age 93, of Centralia, Illinois, entered into rest at 2:42 P.M. on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at SSM Health Saint Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. She was born on June 3, 1929, in Floydada, Texas, the daughter of Thomas Lafayette and Ada (Powell) Qualls. Rosemary was first married to Gene Flannigan in 1945 and they later...
Cecil Gene Thalman
Dec 5, 2022
Cecil Gene Thalman , 94, of Patoka passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, at his home. He was born on December 14, 1927, the son of Roy and Edith (Gerrish) Thalman in Marion County. He married Elizabeth "June" Peddicord on October 18, 1952, in Sandoval and she survives in Patoka.
Along with his beloved wife of 70...
Max Lee Ehrat
Dec 4, 2022
Max Lee Ehrat , 63, of Vernon passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022, at the HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield. He was born on May 17, 1959, the son of Marvin and Belva (Henry) Ehrat in Vandalia. He married Kathy Hansen on September 8, 2012, in Vernon and she survives in Vernon.
Along with his wife...
Martha Jane Tate
Dec 3, 2022
Martha Jane Tate , 91, of Odin passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022. She was born on April 5, 1931, the daughter of Ora and Bernice (Moyer) Tate in Odin.
Survivors include her sister-in-law Ann Tate of Centralia; nieces and nephews Rhonda Brown of Carmi, Ken Pitts of Odin, Tom (Ginger) Tate of Opelika, Alabama, Brenda Stanford...
Donna Lee Picard
Dec 2, 2022
Donna Lee Picard , 68, of Centralia passed away Friday, December 2, 2022. She was born on October 2, 1954, the daughter of Donald and Rosemary (Lafata) Picard in St. Louis, Missouri.
Survivors include her fiancé, Daniel Cozean of Centralia; her children Alyssa (Alex) McCormick of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, and Garret Brown of Charleston, Illinois; grandchildren Abreigh...
Shirley Miller
Dec 2, 2022
Shirley J. Miller , 77, of Sandoval passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at her home. She was born on November 27, 1945, the daughter of John and Theda (Ziesch) Cummins in Marion County. She married David Miller and they later divorced.
Survivors include her children Sheila Martinez and husband Ray of Sterling, Illinois, Robert Miller of...
Margie Orrell
Dec 1, 2022
Margie Ann Orrell, 87, of Patoka passed away, surrounded by the love of her family, Thursday, December 1, 2022, at her home. She was born on October 29, 1935, the daughter of Otto and Lucy Bell (Williams) Wadkins in Patoka. She married Charles "Bob" Orrell on October 30, 1954, in Hernando, Mississippi and he preceded her in death on...
