obituaries

Mar 7, 2021

Gene Hill, age 72, of Hoffman, Illinois, passed away at 9:57 P.M. on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at SSM Health Saint Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.  He was born on January 19, 1949, the son of Sylven Eugene and Margaret W. (Gore) Hill.  He married Linda Jo Moore on March 14, 1970, at Central City Baptist Church in Central...

Mar 5, 2021

Ranaldo "Ranny" Castellari, Sr. , 78, of Centralia passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on October 3, 1942 the son of Leno and Mary Ann (Taylor) Castellari in Centralia. He married the love of his life, Karen Clark on December 2, 1967 in Centralia and she preceded him...

Mar 2, 2021

Berthold (Bert) Clayton Burge , 86, of Centralia went to his Heavenly Home on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Bryan Manor in Centralia. He was born on March 6, 1934 in Centralia, IL, the son of Loyd & Mabel (Smith) Burge who preceded him in death.

He is survived by brother Paul (Mary) Burge, sisters Lola (Don)...

Mar 1, 2021

Marlaina Maria "Marty" Rose, age 70, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 6:01 P.M. on Monday, March 1, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.  She was born on August 15, 1950, in West Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of William Arthur and Helen Louise (Hankey) Mezo.  She married Rex Fredrick Rose, Sr., in 1969 in West...

Feb 26, 2021

Margarette Maxine Redmond , 88, of Centralia passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born on December 3, 1932 the daughter of Harvey and Willie (Ray) Haygood in Arbyard, MO. She married the love of her life, Robert Joe Redmond on April 2, 1951 in Arkansas and he preceded in...

Feb 25, 2021

Joseph Henry Border, Sr., 90, of Centralia passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on May 24, 1930 the son of Frank and Lola (Atchison) Border in Odin. He married the love of his life, Ethel Ingram on October 23, 1948 in Centralia and she preceded him in death...

Feb 24, 2021

Vivian Marcella Alvis, age 63, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 7:25 A.M. on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at her home in Centralia, Illinois.  She was born on July 13, 1957, the daughter of Denver H. and Willia "Clara" (Wallace) Thurston.  She married Raymond Dodson in 1975 in Benton, Illinois, and they later divorced.  She married Larry Alvis in...

Feb 22, 2021

Terry A. Sanders , 66, of Centralia, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at his home. He was born on June 8, 1954 the son of June D. and Pansey B. (Wynn) Sanders in Centralia.

Survivors that will remember Terry's kind smile include his beloved family, daughter, Stacy (Derek) Zobrist of Highland; sons, Christopher Sanders of Centralia,...

Feb 15, 2021

Sandra Gail Murfin , 77, of Vernon passed away peacefully with her loving family surrounding her, Monday, February 15, 2021 at her home in Vernon. She was born on July 7, 1943 the daughter of Marvin G. and Mary J. (McNicol) Chandler in Patoka. She married the love of her life and her best friend, Charles W. Murfin on...

Feb 13, 2021

Ronald H. Dahl, Jr. 59, native of Centralia, currently of Belleville passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. He was born on October 21, 1961 the son of Ronald, Sr. and Phyllis (Owens) Dahl in Centralia.

Survivors that will remember Ronald as a protective family man include his beloved family, son, Bradley Dahl...

Feb 12, 2021

Jean Francis Sturgell, age 60, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 2:45 P.M. on Friday, February 12, 2021, at her home in Centralia, Illinois, with her loving family by her side.  She was born on March 28, 1960, at St. Mary's Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, the daughter of George and Marjorie Jean (Leonard) Ramsey.

Jean is...

Feb 11, 2021

Allison John "AJ" Wesley, Sr. 75, of Centralia passed on from his earthy home to a glorious welcoming to his Heavenly home on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 25, 1945 the son of Major John and Marjorie (Lewis) Wesley in Centralia. He married Ophelia Hardin...

Feb 10, 2021

Roger Earl Jones heeded the trumpet call and went home to be with the Lord early Wednesday morning, February 10, 2021. Roger was born to the union of Robert and Edna (Smith) Jones on January 13, 1948 and had just celebrated his 73rd birthday.

Roger attended school in both Centralia and Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Cleveland...

Feb 5, 2021

Willie James Jelks Sr. passed on February 5th, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, IL.

Willie was born on September 5th, 1951 in Brownsville, TN. He is the son of Mary Lee James (née Dodson) and Willie Roy Jelks who both preceded him in death. After his mother's passing, he was cared for by the James...

Feb 1, 2021

Charlotte Louise Thomas Carson , 83, of Odin passed away Monday, February 1, 2021. She was born February 2, 1937 in Sandoval, Illinois, daughter of Catherine and Ed Thomas of Sandoval.

Charlotte is survived by her husband, George Carson, two sons, George (Sylvia) Carson, Jr. of Phoenix Arizona, Robert (Mei Ting) Carson of Gilroy, California, and a...

Jan 29, 2021

Theodore A. "Ted" Gebczyk, Jr., age 70, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 9:24 A.M. on Friday, January 29, 2021, at SSM Health DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Missouri.  He was born on February 3, 1950 in Tomah, Wisconsin, the son of Theodore A., Sr. and Laurene (Lawrence) Gebczyk.  He married JoAnn Craig on November 3, 1984, in Centralia, Illinois...

Jan 28, 2021

Grandville Wayne "Bo" Johnson., age 58, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 5:09 P.M. on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.  He was born on April 15, 1962, in Hamilton, Mississippi, the son of Ellis Wayne and Edna Lois (Garrett) Johnson.  He married Linda F. Walker on June 18, 2016, in Foundation...

Jan 26, 2021

Lola Mae Friedrich, 84, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She was born on October 13, 1936 the daughter of Charles and Dora Mae (Crane) Nelms in rural Centralia. She married Charles Friedrich on December 19, 1954 at Mt. Moriah Christian Church and he preceded her in death...

Jan 24, 2021

Charles Eugene Allison Sr., 58, of Salem, Illinois passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 in Daytona, Florida. He was born on April 12, 1962 the son of Richard and Virginia (Norris) Allison in Herrin, Illinois He married the love of his life, Wilma Eagan on June 30, 1988 in Kentucky and she survives him in Salem.

Along...

Jan 23, 2021

Sherylyn Marie (Rhinehart) Jeffries went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 23, 2021 after battling Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis for 8 years.

Sherylyn was born in St. Louis, Mo., on April 7, 1958 daughter of Gloria Jean (Edwards) Rhinehart and Charles Rhinehart. Her parents later divorced, and her mother remarried to John...