Randolph County Obits

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. […]

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.

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

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,

Dennis Fischer, 84, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 3:05 pm, Monday, January 12, 2026, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.   He was born to the late Herbert and Loretta (nee George) Fischer on August 5, 1941, in Belleville, Illinois.   Dennis married Nola L. Spinnie on January 7, 1966, in St. Louis,

Dorothy M. Grah, 95, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:16 am, Friday, January 9, 2026 at her residence. She was born to the late Albert and Emma M. (nee Childers) Kuehne on December 22, 1930 in Jacob, Illinois. Dorothy married Jack R. Grah on December 2, 1950 in Chester, Illinois; he preceded her in

Roger L. Hanebutt, 78, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:40 am, Thursday, January 8, 2026, at John Cochran V.A. Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.    He was born to the late Erwin and Nelda A. (nee Koester) Hanebutt on May 3, 1947, in Red Bud, Illinois.   Roger married Linda A. Vessely on

A funeral will be held Monday for 96-year-old Boniface “Bonnie” W. Biethman, 96, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, who passed away at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Oak Hill, Waterloo, Illinois.   He was born to the late Albert and Mabel (nee Kennedy) Biethman on December 4, 1929, in rural Evansville, Illinois.