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...
Alfred L. Endicott Jr.
Nov 30, 2021
Alfred L. Endicott Jr. , 73, of Iuka passed away surrounded by his family and friends Monday, December 5, 2022, at OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center in Alton. He was born on January 5, 1948, the son of Alfred Lee Sr. and Helen (Miller) Endicott.
Preceded in death by his grandparents; parents Alfred Lee Sr. and Helen...
Don Edward Brown Sr.
Nov 30, 2021
Don Edward Brown, Sr. of Centralia, Illinois was born on January 24, 1950, to the late Helen Mae Jones and Carl Edward Brown in Centralia, Illinois.
On June 10, 1972, Don married Rosetta Birdo of Centralia, IL. This union gave birth to his son, Don Edward Brown, Jr. After the marriage ended, Don married Jenny Spurlock of...
Jack Wayne Adams
Nov 30, 2021
Jack Wayne Adams , 90, of Patoka passed away Friday, April 22, 2022. He was born on February 15, 1932, the son of Fielding and Ruth Elizabeth (Karr) Adams in Patoka. He married the love of his life Erma Caldwell on November 6, 1952, in Pacheco, California.
Survivors include his Wife Erma Adams of Edgewood beloved family,...
Lonnie Oliver Ruckman
Nov 30, 2021
Lonnie Oliver Ruckman, 64, left this life to conquer another one in the early hours of Wednesday January 26, 2022, surrounded by his children.
He was born May 13, 1957, the son of Bill Ruckman and Wanda (Beasley) Ruckman. He is survived by four children; Layla Eller of Salem, Jayne Ruckman, Keenan Ruckman, and Kassandra Ruckman, all...
Thomas C. Jones, Jr.
Nov 30, 2021
Thomas C. Jones, Jr., 81, of Centralia passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born on December 15, 1940, the son of Thomas C., Sr. and Josephine (Johnson) Jones in Centralia.
Survivors that will cherish precious memories of Thomas include his beloved family, children, Kiffany Hodges and...
Grace Katherine Auberry
Nov 29, 2021
Grace Katherine Auberry , 99, of Centralia passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor. She was born on April 26, 1922, the daughter of Harry Herbert and Myrtle (McBride) Waller in East St. Louis. She married Donald L. Auberry on September 6, 1947, in Centralia and he preceded her in death on June 17, 2000....
Nancy Kay (Phelps) Cook
Nov 29, 2021
Nancy Kay Cook, age 78, of Odin, Illinois, passed away at 2:35 P.M. on Monday, November 29, 2021, in Salem Township Hospital in Salem, Illinois. She was born on May 6, 1943, in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Sebern Leroy and Zelma (Treadway) Phelps. She married Billy Gene Cook on February 19, 1962, in Mount Vernon, Illinois, and he...
