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...
Nedra Kay Slusher
Jun 24, 2021
Nedra Kay Slusher, age 51, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 8:11 P.M. on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born on December 15, 1969, in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Ronald Dean and Alice Kay (Clark) Slusher.
Nedra is survived by her daughter, Tess Rachelle Slusher...
Leroy Vernon Ward
Jun 24, 2021
LeRoy Vernon Ward, age 91, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away on Thursday. June 24, 2021, at home with his loving family by his side. He was born on June 28, 1929, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Roy and Lucy (Byars) Ward. LeRoy and Bonnie Maroon worked together at the Centralia Evening Sentinel, where he met the love of...
Viola Mae (Gramlick) Arnold
Jun 18, 2021
Viola Mae Arnold, age 95, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. She was born on September 20, 1925, at home in Sandoval, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Dena (Abel) Gramlick. She married Pete Arnold on August 21, 1954, at Sandoval Christian Church in Sandoval, Illinois,...
Stephen Leroy Wood
Jun 17, 2021
Stephen Leroy Wood, age 81, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 4:02 P.M. on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home in Centralia, Illinois, with his loving family by his side. He was born on January 1, 1940, in Hartford City, Indiana, the son of Calvert and May Rozella (Slusher) Wood. He married Pearl June Jones on February 13,...
Duann Marie (Hahn) Bates
Jun 16, 2021
DuAnn Marie (Hahn) Bates, 71, of Patoka passed away surrounded by the love of her family, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. She was born on September 5, 1949, the daughter of Duane and Wilma (Rohlfing) Hahn in Centralia. She married James "Jim" Bates on August 28, 1993, at their home in Patoka, and he survives in Patoka.
Along...
Madeline Large
Jun 11, 2021
Madeline Large , 96, passed away at 9:52 A.M. June 11, 2021 at Burton's Ridge Assisted Living, Lima, OH.
She was born July 6, 1924 in Mt. Vernon, IL to Louis Frank and Lola (Gregory) Davis who preceded her in death. On November 22, 1946 she married Billy Jack Large who preceded her in death on April...
Swami "Clif Watkins" Shivananda
Jun 8, 2021
Swami Shivananda , formerly known as Clif Watkins , 57, of Shobonier passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at his home. He was born on November 3, 1963, the son of Charles and Nancy (O'Daniel) Watkins in Bloomington.
Swami Shivananda is survived by his beloved family, his mother, Nancy Watkins of Shobonier; Anastasia Danielle (Shawn) Elmore of...
