Roger Lee Scott, Sr.
Jul 25, 2021
Roger Lee Scott, Sr., age 79, of Odin, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 4:27 P.M. on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on May 6, 1942, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of J.B. and Opal Lee (Owens) Scott. He married Margaret Atkins and they later divorced.
Mr....
Glenola “Babe” Tate
Jul 21, 2021
Glenola "Babe" Tate, 103, of Shattuc passed away at 5:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born on November 1, 1917, in rural Shattuc, the daughter of Edward and Dena (Kramlick) Just. She married Elmer Lee Tate on October 2, 1939, and he preceded her in death on July 18,...
Len “Lenny” Del Lance
Jul 21, 2021
Len Del "Lenny" Lance, age 57, of Arnold, Missouri. formerly of Athens, Tennessee, and Salem, Illinois, passed away at 7:38 A.M. on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Arnold, Missouri. He was born on May 25, 1964, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of James M. and Darlene Gay (Cole) Lance.
Len is survived by his sister, Stacy Rae...
Geneva Marshall
Jul 20, 2021
Geneva Marshall, 89, of Odin passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021. She was born on March 9, 1932, the daughter of Robert and Diana (Wilson) Cook in Wolf Lake, Illinois. She married James A. Marshall on August 7, 1959.
Mrs. Marshall is survived by two daughters Linda Bivens and husband Bill, and Terri Splechter and husband Charles;...
Roy Junior Mckinzie
Jul 18, 2021
Roy Junior McKinzie , 94, of Centralia passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Fireside House of Centralia. He was born on July 28, 1926, the son of Roy and Zola (Swaim) McKinzie in Centralia. He married Edna Cole on April 1, 1950, in Centralia and she preceded him in death.
Survivors include his sons, Richard McKinzie...
Colleen A. Mcclain
Jul 17, 2021
Colleen A. McClain, 45, of Centralia passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021. She was born on May 7, 1976, the daughter of Jessie and Mildred (Hutchinson) O'Neal in Centralia at her home. She married Jelani McClain on April 10, 2010 in Centralia where he currently resides.
She is preceded in death by her father Jessie O'Neal; adopted...
Gary Adams
Jul 17, 2021
Gary L. Adams, 72, of Centralia passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021, at his home in Centralia. He was born on May 17, 1949, the son of Lee and Jean (Jones) Adams.
Survivors include his son Gary (Samantha) Adams of North Carolina; daughter Stacey Adams of Salem; stepchildren Jeff (Tamie) Wooters of Centralia, Kristy (Curt) Henkel of...
Bruce Currie
Jul 16, 2021
Bruce Elliott Currie, 71, of Centralia passed away Friday, July 16, 2021, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born on July 8, 1950, the son of Glenzo and Dimple Currie.
Survivors that mourn the passing of Bruce include his beloved family, mother Dimple Currie of Centralia; children TreVance Currie of Waycross, GA,...
Marian O. Lammers
Jul 14, 2021
Marian O. Lammers, 87, of Sandoval passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at Fireside House in Centralia surrounded by her devoted family. She was born on March 23, 1934, the daughter of Richard and Edna (Koehler) Rittenhouse in Sandoval. She married William "Bill" Lammers on July 10, 1955, in Centralia and he preceded her in death on May 16,...
Karen Fae (Buchele) Burleyson
Jul 11, 2021
Karen Fae Burleyson, age 72, of Centralia, Illinois, passed at 8:23 P.M. on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana, with her loving family by her side. She was born on December 5, 1948, in Breese, Illinois, the daughter of Harold Albert and Virginia Lee (Sanders) Buchele. She married Thomas "Tom" Burleyson on May 27,...
Nancy Ann Redman Tate
Jul 10, 2021
Nancy Ann Redman Tate, 65, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 10, 2021, at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She was born on July 30, 1955, the daughter of the late Frank E. Redman and Wanda (Farthing) Panzau in Marion County, Illinois. She married Steven Tate in 1996.
In addition to her husband Steve, she is...
Walter “Walt” W. Geiger, Jr.
Jul 8, 2021
Walter "Walt" W. Geiger, Jr. , of rural Sandoval passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family. Walt was born on April 29, 1936, the son of Walter W., Sr. and Nellie G. (Webber) Geiger. He married Jane E. Souders on November 9, 1957, at the Demaree United Methodist Church in Centralia and she...
Cleta Maxine Stephens
Jul 4, 2021
Cleta Maxine Stephens , of rural Odin, formerly of Patoka, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021, at the home of her daughter, surrounded by family that loved her and the fur babies she loved. She was born on September 15, 1929, the daughter of Elma Louise (Parker) Mercer and Berthold Henderson Mercer in Wamac, Illinois. She married James Eccles...
Susan G. Mctall
Jul 3, 2021
Susan G. McTall, of Irvington, Illinois passed away peacefully in her childhood home on the morning of July 3, 2021, exactly one week before her 78th birthday, from her 27-year battle with cancer.
Susan is survived by her six loving children, Roger Wolff and wife LuAnn, Randy Wolff and wife Jodi, Rhonda Rumer and husband Rich, Robert...
Phyllis Whittenburg
Jul 2, 2021
Phyllis Whittenburg, 89, of Centralia passed away Friday, July 2, 2021, at Fireside House in Centralia. She was born on October 1, 1931, the daughter of Frank and Hilda (Schmidt) Pitchford in Irvington. She married Jack Whittenburg on November 2, 1951, in Irvington.
Survivors who share precious memories of Phyllis include her beloved family, daughter, Cheryl (Joseph...
Martha Vaughn
Jun 30, 2021
Martha Rose Vaughn , 80, of Flossmoor, Illinois passed from her earthly life and went home to the arms of her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. She was born on January 7, 1941, the daughter of B.J. and Rosalie (Lewis) Scott in Centralia, Illinois. She married the love of her life, Obie L. Vaughn, Jr. on September...
Dowell Homer Kelley,
Jun 29, 2021
I, Sydne Lou Kelley, met my sweetheart, Dowell Homer Kelley, born November 4, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Dowell Hanes and Hazel Ruth (Sowders) Kelley, on a beautiful evening at a street fair booth in Collinsville, Illinois. We had been introduced by George and Judy Hoelscher, Director and Co-Director of the Collinsville Chapter of Sweet Adelines, in which...
Lyal Sands
Jun 29, 2021
Lyal Sands , 86, of Irvington passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at Mt. Vernon Healthcare. He was born on November 4, 1934, the son of Lyal and Lucille (Totten) Sands in Salem. He married Wilma Lampert in 1958 and they later divorced.
Survivors that will remember Lyal's love for his family include his brothers, Dale Sands...
Janett Joyce Yocum
Jun 25, 2021
Janett Joyce Yocum, 89, of Centralia passed away on Friday, June, 25, 2021 surrounded by her devoted family at Fireside House of Centralia. She was born on November 25, 1931 in Schulter, Oklahoma the daughter of Frank and Madonna (Russell) Richards. She married George Yocum in Mt. Vernon and they later divorced.
Janett leaves her loving memories...
Sunny Cowger
Jun 24, 2021
Sunny Kay (Middleton) Cowger, 84, of Odin, formerly of Santa Maria, California, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She was born July 18, 1936, in Binger, Oklahoma, the daughter of Fadrel and Carney Baggett and Curtis Middleton. She married Dick Cowger in 1958 and they later divorced.
Those...
