Randolph County Obits

Gladys Carter

GLADYS CARTER, 92, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:50 pm on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois with her loving daughters by her side. She was born to the late Vernon and Ruth (nee Seymour) Zang on March 29, 1934 in Chester, Illinois. Gladys married Willis “Willie” Carter […]

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Melissa Sue White

MELISSA SUE WHITE, 50, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:31 pm, Monday, September 14, 2026 at her sister’s residence. She was born to the late Thomas White and Wanda (nee Crites) Moll on December 7, 1975 in Chester, Illinois. Due to her disability, she did not work outside her home. Melissa loved to spend

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Verna Caron

VERNA CARON, 104, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:32 pm, Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Louis and Martha (nee Wetzel) Stellhorn on November 29, 1921, in Red Bud, Illinois. Verna married Harold Hettesheimer on August 7, 1940, in Chester,

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Larry Baldwin

LARRY A. BALDWIN, 83, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:56 am, Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Three Springs Senior Living & Rehabilitation, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Claude and Dorothy (nee Henley) Baldwin on December 21, 1942, in Brookport, Illinois. Larry married Janet Yingst on September 10, 1966, at Holy Angels

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Peggyann Jessie Helmers

PEGGYANN JESSIE HELMERS, 88, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:57 am, Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Charles Wesley and Cora Ann (nee Greathouse) Stirnaman on February 17, 1938 in Riley Lake, Illinois. Peggyann had worked for Sparta Printing and in

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Norma Wingerter

NORMA WINGERTER, 91, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:45 am, Monday, August 31, 2026 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri. She was born to the late James Wilbert and Irene Bertha (nee Shemonic) Smith on June 7, 1935 in Rockwood, Illinois. Norma married Edward “Tim” Lee Wingerter on February 26, 1955 in Rockwood, Illinois;

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Kirk E Mudd

KIRK E. MUDD, 46, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 11:40 am, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.    He was born October 14, 1979, in Red Bud, Illinois, the oldest child of Larry and Diane (nee Imming) Mudd. On May 1, 2004, Kirk married Elizabeth “Liz”

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James Leroy Loucks, Jr

James Leroy Loucks, Jr. 50, of Cutler, Illinois passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Murphysboro, IL. He was born April 29, 1976 to James Leroy Loucks and Sharon Williams. James enjoyed bow hunting, fishing and most of all spending time with his family, especially his children. Survivors include six children,

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Garry Ray Monroney

GARRY RAY MONRONEY, 81, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 5:04 pm, Sunday, August 16, 2026 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to the late Gerald Monroney and Glenna (nee Dreczka) Bollinger on March 1, 1945 in Red Bud, Illinois. Garry married Donna Emerson on November 9, 1968 in Ellis

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