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Jim Adams
Nov 11, 2020
James "Jim" Adams , 107, of Centralia passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Centralia Manor in Centralia, with his daughter Bunny by his side. He was born on May 10, 1913 the son of Charles Rex and Fern (Sapp) Adams in Centralia. He married Alice Johnson on November 11, 1934 in Macedonia and she preceded him in...
Ivan Downes
Nov 11, 2020
Ivan Downes , 72, of Centralia passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born on May 3, 1948 the son of Charley and Stella (Allen) Downes in Centralia.
Survivors include his girlfriend, Lisa; brother Gary; and several nieces and nephews. Ivan was preceded in death by both his...
Patricia Lackey
Nov 7, 2020
Patricia Ann Tyo Lackey , 81, of Centralia, IL passed away at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital on November 7, 2020. She was born on November 21, 1938 the daughter of Floyd Tyo and Lillian M. McCassey in Syracuse, NY.
Patricia attended St. Vincent's School in Syracuse, NY. She graduated with a BA from LeMoyne College in...
Raymond Tadlock
Nov 7, 2020
Raymond Edward "Coon" Tadlock , 85, of Vandalia passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020. He was born on May 12, 1935 the son of Pearl Raymond and Blanche Mae (Holsapple) Tadlock in Odin.
Survivors that will remember Raymond's gentle spirit include his devoted children, sons, Karl Tadlock of Niagra Falls, NY, Donald Tadlock of Richland, MO, James...
Herschel Hull, Jr.
Nov 5, 2020
Herschel Harry Hull, Jr., 52, of Centralia passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 at his home in Centralia. He was born on July 22, 1968 the son of Herschel Hull, Sr. in Taylorville. He married the love of his life, Debrah Wheeler on May 7, 2001 in McNairy County, TN and she survives him in Centralia.
Along...
John Dean Smith
Nov 5, 2020
John Dean "GJ" Smith, age 51, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 1:28 A.M. on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on July 22, 1969, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of John Mossberger and Evelyn Marie (Thouvenin) Smith. He married Michelle Dian (Emrick) Mosby on May 1, 2020, at...
Barbara Cross Owens
Nov 4, 2020
Barbara J. Cross-Owens 79, of Centralia passed away to Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Doctor's Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Salem. She was born on November 4, 1941 the daughter of Fenton and Mary (Dennis) Cross in Centralia. She married Jim Owens in 1977 and he preceded her in death.
Survivors that will remember Barbara's bright...
Allen Hixenbaugh
Nov 3, 2020
Allen Hixenbaugh , 78, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at his home in Centralia. He was born on September 13, 1942 the son of Raymond and Alma (Friend) Hixenbaugh in Okawville. He married the love of his life Verna Perkins and she survives in Centralia.
Along with his beloved wife, Verna Hixenbaugh, survivors include...
Lawrence Williams
Nov 2, 2020
Dr. Lawrence E. "Doc" Williams , 88, of Centralia passed away Monday, November 2, 2020. Doc was born on August 17, 1932 in Potosi, Missouri to Lawrence and Anna Frances Williams. In 1939 the family moved to Waterloo, Illinois, where Doc married his grade school sweetheart, Mary Ellen Ryan, on February 23, 1952.
After running his family's...
Nancy Wiedle
Nov 1, 2020
Nancy S. Wiedle , 83, of Shattuc passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Odin Health Care Center. She was born on May 30, 1937 the daughter of Russell and Ruby (Vaughn) Bartram in Springfield, MO. She married the love of her life, Carl Wiedle on December 9, 1962 in Salem and he survives in Shattuc.
Along...
Tyler Maxfield
Oct 30, 2020
Tyler Maxfield , 26, of Centralia passed away Thursday, October 30, 2020. He was born on October 18, 1994 the son of Tara Maxfield in Poplar Bluff, MO. He was raised by his grandparents, Jim and Ronna McPhail in Poplar Bluff, MO.
Tyler is survived by his mother, Tara Maxfield of MO; girlfriend, Myra Gallatin; daughters, Ari...
Wanda Spicer
Oct 29, 2020
Wanda Mae Spicer , 74, of Patoka passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born on April 25, 1946 the daughter of Benjamin and Goldie Bell (Hoobery) Burks in Mountain View, MO. She married the love of her life, John M. Spicer on July 17, 1962 in Portland, OR and...
Norman Tiemann
Oct 28, 2020
Norman Charles Christ Tiemann, age 87, of Richview, Illinois, passed away from pneumonia (not COVID) at 11:32 P.M., on October 28, 2020 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on May 28, 1933 in Centralia, Illinois, the son of William and Emma (Kottkamp) Tiemann.
Norman and Sally (Suhl) met on a blind...
Larry Garrison
Oct 27, 2020
Larry Allen Garrison , 72, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at John Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born on April 26, 1948 the son of James and Ruth (True) Garrison in Mt. Vernon.
Survivors include his beloved family, brother, Jack Garrison (Shelby) of Walnut Hill; sisters, Bonnie Cleveland of Bourbonnais,...
Daniel John Smith
Oct 25, 2020
Daniel John Smith, age 65, of Salem, Illinois, passed away at 6:07 P.M. on Sunday, October 25, 2020, at Salem Township Hospital in Salem, Illinois.
Funeral arrangements for Mr. Daniel John Smith are in the care of Moran Queen-Boggs Funeral Home at 134 South Elm Street in Centralia, Illinois, where friends may call (618) 532-7321 for further...
Alfred Henry Burmeister
Oct 24, 2020
Alfred Henry Burmeister, age 71, of Salem, Illinois, passed away at 3:21 P.M. on Saturday, October 24, 2020, at Salem Township Hospital in Salem, Illinois. He was born on May 20, 1949, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Wilfred Henry and Durall (Bierman) Burmeister.
Mr. Burmeister is survived by his brother-in-law, Gary Showalter and fiancé June of...
Virginia Maulding-Whitlock
Oct 23, 2020
Virginia Maulding Whitlock , 99, died peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2020. Virginia was born in St. Louis, MO, on May 14, 1921, the daughter of William and Edna (Bullington) Messex and was raised from age 3 by her great-aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Manion, in Vandalia, IL. She graduated from Vandalia High School and attended Southern...
Lucretia Hurley
Oct 22, 2020
Lucretia I. Hurley , 88, of Odin passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Odin Health Care Center. She was born on February 24, 1932 the daughter of Henry and Lola (Crowell) Austin. She married her sweetheart, Herman Hurley and he preceded her in death on August 15, 2003.
Lucretia's kind heart will be remembered by her...
Carl Ferguson
Oct 22, 2020
Carl Thomas Ferguson , 106, of Mattoon, formerly of Centralia passed away peacefully Thursday, October 22, 2020 in Mattoon. He was born on February 1, 1914 the son of John and Nan (Elam) Ferguson in rural Stewardson. He married Elaine Thompson, and 3 children were born of this union, they later divorced. He later married Zelma Reynolds and she...
Spookie Alli
Oct 22, 2020
Spookie Alli, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on Thursday, October 22, 2020. She was born on December 21, 2008.
Spookie loved spending time with her dad, Jim, and her mom, Tyann. She liked to lay on her back and kick her legs in the air playing silly girl. She liked to go for walks in the park...
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