A Memorial and Military Service will be held Saturday, February 7, 2026 for 87-year-old Charles E. Miller of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, who passed away at 9:04 p.m., Friday, January 23, 2026 at R & R Country Care in Ruma, Illinois. He was born July 19, 1938 in Southwest City, Missouri to the late […]
A celebration of life will be held Friday, February 6, 2026 for 69-year-old Vicki Lu Smith of Chester, Illinois,who passed away at 10:29 am, Friday, January 30, 2026 at her residence. She was born April 19, 1956 in Lebanon, Illinois to the late Milton and Louise (nee Monroe) Hofmeister. Vicki married Timothy Smith on December
A celebration of life will be held at a future date for 87-year-old John G. Nicholson of Ellis Grove, Illinois, who passed away at 8:15 pm, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Carlyle Healthcare and Senior Living, Carlyle, Illinois. He was born April 30, 1938 in St. Louis, Mo. to Glenn and Edna (nee Thomas)
Sandra K. Ashbaker, 83, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 pm, Monday, January 26, 2026, at Accolade Healthcare of Waterloo. Sandra was born to the late Wilbert R. and Katherine (nee Snyder) Braun on July 21, 1942, in Red Bud, Illinois. Sandra married Lloyd J. Ashbaker on March 16, 1962, in
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A celebration of life will be held at a future date, 43-year-old Jennifer Nicole Page of Sparta, Illinois, who passed away at 1:40 pm, Saturday, January 24, 2026 at her residence. She was born May 31, 1982 in Decatur, Illinois to Alan and Teresa (nee Eadie) Page. Jennifer had worked in the food service industry.
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A funeral will be held Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 for 95-year-old Dorothy A. Renner, of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 4:53 pm, Sunday, January 25 2026 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri. She was born December 18, 1930 in Belgique, Mo. to Benjamin and Lillian (nee Griffard) Moll who both preceded her in death.
Jeffrey Lynn Taylor Sr., 72, formerly of Houston, Texas, passed away at 7:18 am, Sunday, January 25, 2026, at his son’s home in Red Bud, Illinois. He was born January 17, 1954 to the late John Wilburn and Gladys Mildred (nee Owens) Taylor Sr. on January 17, 1954, on the army base in Heidelberg, Germany.
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Kenny Ray Homan, 61, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:40 pm, Saturday, January 17, 2026 at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois. He was born to the late Wilbert “Wib” C. and Mabel D. (nee Verseman) Homan on September 15, 1964 in Red Bud, Illinois. Kenny married Melanie Clarkson on July
Gary Louis Kerkhover, 81, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed peacefully at home on, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. He was born on March 15, 1944, in Red Bud, Illinois, to the late Louis J. and Wilma (nee Shemonic) Kerkhover. Gary lived a life marked by care, steadiness, and loyalty to the people and places he
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Charles R. Baughman, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:00 pm, Monday, January 19, 2026 at his residence. He was born to the late Charles A. and Fern V. (nee McClure) Baughman on May 19, 1938 in Chester, Illinois. Charles married Norma Bargman on August 18, 1960 at St. John Lutheran Church in Chester,
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