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Local Obituaries for Macz Funeral Homes
Nancy S. (Elam) Reubart
Jan 6, 2022
Nancy S. Elam Reubart, age 82, of Sandoval, Illinois, passed away at 9:36 A.M. on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at her niece's home in Sandoval, Illinois, with her loving family by her side. She was born on December 18, 1939, in Moweaqua, Illinois, the daughter of Lester Ward and Kathryn E. (Patrick) Elam. She married Jack Lee Reubart on...
Donald "Don" Ray Copple
Jan 5, 2022
Donald Ray "Don" Copple, age 79, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 7:25 P.M. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on November 23, 1942, in Centralia, Illinois, son of Hubert and Thelma L. (Hart) Copple. He married Julie Hood on November 3, 1974, in the pastor's home in...
Ira Dewayne Cole
Jan 2, 2022
Ira Dewayne Cole , 82, of Centralia passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022. He was born on January 21, 1939, the son of Ira E. and Kathryn L. (Dugan) Cole in Centralia. He married the love of his life and best friend, Dora "Dodie" Wilkinson on December 24, 1959, at Central City Baptist Church and she survives him in...
Curtis Richard Fark
Jan 1, 2022
Curtis Richard Fark , 96, of Odin passed away January 1, 2022, at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on October 11, 1925, the son of Richard and Bertha (Fuehler) Fark in Centralia. He married his sweetheart, Margaret "Peggy" Lee Deason on June 8, 1947, in Centralia and she preceded him in death on March 3,...
Mae Bell (Mcgee) Pulley
Dec 26, 2021
Mae Bell Pulley , 97, of Centralia passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021. She was born on September 1, 1924, the daughter of Booker and Emma (Jones) McGee in Sunflower City, Mississippi. She married Rufus Pulley on October 1, 1946, in Salem and he preceded her in death on July 25, 1999.
She leaves to cherish her...
Jeffrey D. Rovenstine
Dec 24, 2021
Jeffrey D. Rovenstine , 58, of Centralia passed away Friday, December 24, 2021. He was born on May 27, 1963, the son of Loren D. and Ruth E. (Friend) Rovenstine in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He married the love of his love and best friend, Ronda Jo Galassini on December 31, 1982, in Centralia and she survives him in Centralia....
Kenneth Lee Webster
Dec 23, 2021
Kenneth Lee "Kenny" Webster, 80, of Odin passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born on September 21, 1941, the son of George and Edna (Burton) Webster. Kenny was blessed to be raised by his Aunt Edith and Uncle Albert Burton. He married his sweetheart Gail (Houseman) Shreve on...
Villa Mae (Moore) Emery
Dec 23, 2021
Villa Mae Emery, 89, of Centralia passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Fireside House in Centralia. She was born on February 11, 1931, the daughter of Nellie B. and Thecla Moore in Athens Alabama. She married Ellsworth D. Emery on October 7, 1963, in Alabama and he preceded her in death on October 5, 2021.
Survivors...
Charles Massa
Dec 21, 2021
Charles Massa, 83, of Odin, died on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. Arrangements are pending at Irvin Macz Funeral Home in Odin.
Robin Lynne Carpenter
Dec 21, 2021
Robin Lynne Carpenter, 62, of Kell passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born on August 4, 1959, the daughter of Albert Robert and Ruby Ethel (Wiggins) Carpenter in Centralia. She married the love of her life, Kerry Brink on May 1, 1982, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Centralia and...
Evelyn Spinner
Dec 21, 2021
Evelyn Spinner, 93, of Sandoval passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at her home. She was born on June 9, 1928, the daughter of Jerry and Dorothy (Crews) Garrard in Palestine. She married her sweetheart, Ernest Spinner on April 15, 1947 in Centralia and he preceded her in death. Survivors that will remember the way Evelyn lived her life...
Lisle “Pops” Coffey
Dec 19, 2021
Lisle "Pops" Coffey , 86, of Centralia passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on February 22, 1935, the son of Robert and Esther (McClain) Coffey in Monticello, Kentucky. He married the love of his life, Carolyn Porter on November 15, 1962, in Irvington and she preceded him in...
Dennis Finley
Dec 16, 2021
Dennis Finley , 64, of Winter Haven, Florida, formerly of Sandoval passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021. He was born on May 9, 1957, the son of John and Alice (Jones) Finley in Centralia. He married the love of his life Lisa Higgins on March 28, 1997, and she survives.
Along with his wife of 24 years,...
Sandra Hicks
Dec 16, 2021
Sandra Hicks , 78, of Salem, IL passed away at her home on Thursday, December 16, 2021. She was born on February 3, 1943, the daughter of Louis and LaVerne (Mullens) Wimberly. She married the love of her life, Leon Hicks on June 17, 1963, in St. Louis and he survives her in Salem.
Along with her...
James “Huck” H. Hopper
Dec 14, 2021
James H. "Huck" Hopper , 61, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born on January 11, 1960, the son of Charles and Clarice (Foutch) Hopper in Canton.
Survivors include his brother, Robert Bosley of Centralia; children, Johny Gibson, Elvis Winkler, and Cleta Knox; and several...
Patrick Dean Wheatley
Dec 12, 2021
Patrick Dean "Pat" Wheatley, age 67, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 6:18 P.M. on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born on June 21, 1954, in Quincy, Illinois, the biological son of Norman Robert Gunn and Nora Elizabeth Sims and then he was adopted by John William Paul...
Vera Louise Owens
Dec 12, 2021
Vera Louise Owens, age 83, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 3:20 P.M. on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Fireside House of Centralia in Centralia, Illinois. She was born on January 17, 1938, in her home in Marion County, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Norma (George) Lynn. She married Delbert Wayne Livesay and they later divorced. She married...
Barbara Jean (Knight) Adams
Dec 7, 2021
Barbara Jean (Knight) Adams, 78, of Patoka passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at SSM Health St Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born on December 21, 1942 the daughter of Russell Sr. and Dorothy Virginia (Morgan) Knight in Sandborn, IN at their home. She married Paul Wesley Adams on March 14, 1964 in Mascoutah and he preceded her...
Sally Sue Lyons
Dec 2, 2021
Sally Sue Lyons - - Our Matriarch has passed on before her 60th year arrived and honestly we can only imagine she is infuriated about this milestone not being met.
Sally S. Lyons (January 2, 1962-December 2, 2021) breathed her last unassisted breath in the late evening of November 20, 2021 at Doctors Nursing and Rehabilitation Home...
William Brian Biggs
Dec 1, 2021
William (Bill) Brian Biggs, 63, of Centralia, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Born December 21, 1957, Centralia, Illinois. He was the youngest son of Harvey and Bernadette (Regnier) Biggs who both preceded him in death.
Bill grew up in Centralia and later lived in Colorado for...
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