obituaries

Gary Thomas Benjamin

Aug 9, 2013

Gary Thomas Benjamin, age 66, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 4:45 A.M.. on Friday, August 9, 2013 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on August 20, 1946 in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Kenneth C. and Josephine (Hatfield) Benjamin. He married Lettle Rose Groff on April 30, 1965 in Odin, Illinois and she survives...

Florence A. (Beckmeyer) Westerfeld

Jul 19, 2013

Florence A. Westerfeld, age 92, of Houston, Texas formerly of Hoyleton, Illinois, passed away at the Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, Texas at 5:01 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2013.  She was born on April 24, 1921, in Hoyleton, Illinois, the daughter of Fred C. and Emma (Weber) Beckmeyer.  She married Herbert H. "Herb" Westerfeld in 1951 in Centralia,...

Jeanne G. (Gibson) Pyle

Jun 30, 2013

Jeanne G. Pyle, age 79, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 9:52 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Saint Mary Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.  She was born on April 25, 1934 in Pinckneyville, Illinois, the daughter of James W. and Florence E. (Jones) Gibson.  She married Elmer G. Pyle on August 8, 1951 in DuQuoin, Illinois and he...

Louise Florance (Couvillon) Hall

Jun 27, 2013

Louise Florance Hall, age 89, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 8:25 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Saint Mary Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.  She was born on July 25, 1923 in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Elmer and Marion (Caldwell) Couvillon.  She married Leon Hall in San Diego, California and he preceded her in death in...

Rosemary Faye (Atchison) Hixenbaugh

Jun 12, 2013

Rosemary Faye Hixenbaugh, age 62, of Wamac, Illinois, passed away at 4:38 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Centralia Manor in Centralia, Illinois.  She was born on May 20, 1951 in Wamac, Illinois, the daughter of William "Billy Tom" and Aletta Rose (Miller) Atchison.  She first married Marty Howell and they later divorced.  She then married Gary Wayne...

Erin Jean Anne (Conder) Arning

Jun 11, 2013

Mrs. Erin Jean Anne (Conder) Arning, age 52, of Centralia, Illinois, went to her Eternal Home at 12:23 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at her home due to complications of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.  She was born on April 14, 1961 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Ray and Montie Jean (Branon) Conder.  She married...

Reinhardt A. Brun

May 27, 2013

Reinhardt A. Brun, age 96, of Odin, Illinois, formerly of Centralia, Illinois and Hoffman, Illinois, passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Monday, May 27, 2013 at Odin Healthcare Center in Odin, Illinois.  He was born on June 16, 1916 in Hoffman, Illinois, the son of William and Anna (Schnitzmeyer) Brun.  He was first married to Anita Rose Guebert on...

Mollie Lout (Bounds) Faulkner

May 14, 2013

Mollie Bounds Lout Faulkner, age 77, of Vernon, Illinois, went to be with her Lord at 10:49 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at St. Mary Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.  She was born on November 11, 1935 in Logansport, Louisiana, the daughter of Jodie and Alice (Gates) Bounds.  She married Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Lout on September 16, 1954 in...

Elmer J. Beckmeyer

May 4, 2013

Elmer J. Beckmeyer, 94, of Centralìa died at 10:25 pm. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Centralia Manor.

He was born Feb. 14, 1919, in Hoyleton, son of Charles and Carrie (Vogt) Beckmeyer, He married Mildred C. Krietemeyer on June 13, 1942, in St. Louis, and she preceded him in death on February 11, 2011.

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Grace Ann Niermann

Apr 18, 2013

Grace Ann "Gracie" Niermann, almost 3 years in age, of Centralia, Illinois, joined Jesus at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri with her Mother and Father at her side.  She was born on May 3, 2010 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and is the daughter of...

Marsha Kay (Baker) Miller

Apr 12, 2013

Marsha Kay Miller, age 48, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 5:50 P.M. on Friday, April 12, 2013 at her sister's home in Mount Vernon, Illinois.  She was born on August 5, 1964 in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of Herbert James and Dorothy Helen (Addison) Baker.  She was married to James Miller on November 6, 1999 in Salem, Illinois...

Brenda Louise (Barnes) Burris

Apr 10, 2013

Brenda Louise Burris, age 73, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 6:21 A.M. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Good Samaritan Regional Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, Illinois.  She was born on July 21, 1939 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of John Allen Barnes and Minnie Lee (West) Barnes Baxter.  She married Harold Rudder, Nathaniel Jones and then...

Vicky A. Bundy

Mar 26, 2013

Vicky Arlene Bundy, 59, of Herrin, formerly of Centralia, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Marion County as the result of an automobile accident.

She was born in Centralia, the daughter of Howard and Frances (Petrea) Bundy.

Ms. Bundy is survived by her mother Frances Bundy of Centralia, Illinois, two daughters Shelley Rowe of Herrin,...

Marcella "Boots" (West) Harting

Mar 23, 2013

Marcella "Boots" Harting, age 87, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 12:00 noon on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Salem Township Hospital in Salem, Illinois.  she was born on December 4, 1925 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of George B. and Clara (Ford) West.  She married Robert Edward "Bob" Harting on May 17, 1947 in Centralia, Illinois and he...

Raymond P. Faulkner

Dec 4, 2012

Pastor Raymond Presley Faulkner, age 82, of Vernon, Illinois went to be with his Lord at 8:45 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at his home in Vernon, Illinois.

He born on February 7, 1930 in Lexington, Tennessee, the son of Jimmy Deen and Irene (Chalk) Faulkner. He first married Jewell Maris and she preceded him in...

Isabelle Brockschmidt

Sep 7, 2012

Isabelle Brockschmidt , 93, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., formerly of Centralia passed quietly in her sleep on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. She was born Oct. 10, 1918, in Centralia, daughter of Charley Preston and Mabelle (Kirkland) Starr.

Survivors include her daughter, Glenna Reeves of Sun Lakes, Ariz.; a brother, Alfred Starr of Centralia; two granddaughters, Emily Day...

Teoné Mercedes Jones

Teoné Mercedes Jones 33, of Chicago, IL formerly of Centralia, IL transitioned this life into the arms of our Savior on February 20, 2025.  She was born to the proud parents of Darwin C. Jones Sr. and Amy Mashburn in Centralia, IL.

Teoné's life was a beautiful canvas painted with love, strength, and courage, which she fearlessly...

Elizabeth Louella Blackwell Cowan

Elizabeth Louella Blackwell Cowan , who spent 32 years as a Chicago Public School teacher and administrator, where she instilled a love of reading, math, and music to generations of elementary schoolers while modeling the importance of kindness and respect, passed away in Smithfield, North Carolina January 20, 2025, after a long illness.

Mrs. Cowan, who was...

Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ , 33, of Nazareth, died Friday on Mount Calvary, also known as Golgotha, the place of the skull. Betrayed by the apostle Judus, Jesus was crucified by the Romans, by order of the Ruler Pontious Pilate. The causes of death were crucifixion, extreme exhaustion, severe torture, loss of blood and a broken heart. Jesus Christ, a descendent...