Obituaries

Larry Armstrong of Rockbridge

Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:06:07 CST
67 year old Larry Joe Armstrong of Rockbridge passed away February 20. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Feb. 24) at 10:30am at First Baptist Church in Greenfield. Burial will be in Oak Wood cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 3-7pm at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements.

Betty Coleman of Virden

Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:04:33 CST
81 year old Betty Coleman of Virden passed away February 16. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Feb.19) at 10:30am at Calvert and Ferry Funeral Home in Virden. Burial will be in Union Chapel cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-8pm at the funeral home.

Raymond Crotchett of Hudson Florida

Mon, 02 Feb 2015 09:56:32 CST
85 year old Raymond "Gene" Crotchett of Hudson, FL, passed away January 27. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Feb. 3) at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in White Hall cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Full military rites will be conducted by the Tri County Honor Guard.

Charles Daiker of Grafton

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:32:03 CST
55 year old Charles "Bill" Daiker of Grafton passed away February 17. Funeral services will be held Monday (Feb. 23) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Grimes-Neeley cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Karen Drago-Dragovich of Lombard

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:50:46 CST
75 year old Karen Ann Drago-Dragovich of Lombard, IL passed away February 19. Funeral mass will be conducted Saturday (Feb. 28) at 10:00am at St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 3-8pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. A prayer service will be held Friday at 8:00pm

Harvey Edmiston of Jerseyville

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:29:03 CST
80 year old Harvey Edmiston of Jerseyville passed away February 18. Funeral services will be held Monday (Feb. 23) at 2:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 3-6pm at the funeral home. Military rites will be conducted by the Jerseyville American Legion.

Ronald Ferguson of Jerseyville

Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:51:27 CST
74 year old Ronald Gene Ferguson of Jerseyville passed away February 6. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Wednesday (Feb. 11) at 10:00am at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-8pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Military rites will be conducted by the Jerseyville American Legion.

Mark Fry of Jerseyville

Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:02:31 CST
51 year old Mark Fry of Jerseyville passed away February 1. Funeral services will be held Friday (Feb. 6) at 11:00am at the First Assembly of God church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 2-8pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.

Bernard Gandy of Jerseyville

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:00:27 CST
86 year old Bernard Lynn Gandy of Jerseyville passed away February 13. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Feb. 18) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

Roger Grooms of Virden

Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:37:57 CST
63 year old Roger Grooms of Virden passed away February 8. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held Thursday (Feb. 12) from 4-7pm at the Calvert and Ferry Funeral Home in Virden.

Harriet Harp of Woodson

Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:08:58 CST
94 year old Harriett Lucille Harp of Woodson, formerly from Carlinville passed away February 2. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Feb. 7) at 1:00pm at New Hope Baptist Church in Zanesville. Burial will be in Behtel Ridge cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 5-7pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville and Saturday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the church.

Gary Heather of Butler

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:28:13 CST
(Butler)--68 year old Gary Heather of Butler passed away on Tuesday (17th). The Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will be held Saturday (21st) at noon at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Saturday (21st) after 10am at the funeral home. Military rites will be conducted at graveside.

Ava Holthaus of Pana

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:25:48 CST
(Pana)--Infant Ava Marie Holthaus of Pana passed away on Monday (16th). The Kennedy and Sons Funeral Home in Pana is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will be held Saturday (21st) morning at 11am at the St. Patrick's Church in Pana. Burial will follow in the Rosemond Grove cemetery. Friends may call Saturday (21st) one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Carl Huffman of Lowder

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:14:40 CST
63 year old Carl Huffman of Lowder passed away February 18. Funeral services will be held Sunday (Feb. 22) at 5:00pm at Calvert and Ferry Funeral Home in Virden. A graveside burial of ashes will be Wednesday at 11:00am in Panther Creek cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 2:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. Full military rites will be conducted by the Virden American Legion.

Evans Hughes of Kane

Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:05:10 CST
61 year old Evans "Ebb" Hughes of Kane passed away December 31, 2014. A memorial service will be held Friday (Feb. 6) at 11:00am at the Grafton American Legion. The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements.

Dr. Willard Johnson of Hillsboro

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:23:26 CST
(Hillsboro)--94 year old Dr. Willard Johnson of Hillsboro passed away on February 8th. The Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. Memorial services will be held Friday (20th) afternoon at 2pm at the Hillsboro Presbyterian Church. Friends may call Friday (20th) one hour prior to service at the church.

Edwin Killam of Carlinville

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:20:01 CST
86 year old Edwin Killam of Carlinville passed away February 18. A graveside service will be held at a later date in the Charity cemetery in rural Carlinville. Friends may call Monday (Feb. 23) from 4-7pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville.

Mary Landre of Staunton

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:16:59 CST
93 year old Mary Landre of Staunton passed away February 18. Funeral mass will be conducted Saturday (Feb. 21) at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton. Burial will be in Alton cemetery. The Targhetta and Wooldridge Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements.

Kenneth Lehr of Fidelity

Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:25:25 CST
59 year old Kenneth Lehr of Fidelity passed away February 5. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Feb. 14) at 10:00am at Southwestern High School in Piasa. Burial will be in Maple Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 3-8pm at Brighton West/South Western District Office.

justin Maynard of Dow

Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:45:30 CST
31 year old Justin Lee Maynard of Dow passed away February 4. A memorial service will be held Sunday (Feb. 15) at 3:00pm at Alexander and Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends may call Sunday from 1:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Allen Mortimer of Girard

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:34:43 CST
89 year old Allen Mortimer of Girard passed away February 19. Funeral services will be held Monday (Feb. 23) at 11:30am at Thayer United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Virden cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the church. The Calvert and Ferry Funeral Home in Virden is in charge of arrangements.

Raymond Nance of Girard

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:19:59 CST
59 year old Raymond Eugene Nance of Girard passed away February 9. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Feb. 21) at 11:00am at the Nilwood Baptist Church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements.

Rosemary Newman of Carlinville

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:16:59 CST
79 year old Rosemary Newman of rural Carlinville passed away February 15. Funeral services will be held Monday (Feb. 23) at 11:00am at Rural United Methodist Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in Rural cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 2-5pm at Davis-Anerson Funeral Home in Carlinville.

Barbara O'Donnell of Gillespie

Mon, 02 Feb 2015 10:02:51 CST
64 year old Barbara Sue O'Donnell of Gillespie, formerly from Carlinville passed away January 31. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Feb. 3) at 11:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in Mithchell cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Lorene Olive of Virden

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:57:37 CST
82 year old Lorene "Midge" Olive of Virden passed away February 14. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Feb. 18) at Prairie Temple Assembly of God Church in Virden. Burial will be in Virden cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-8pm at the church. The Calvert and Ferry Funeral Home in Virden is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Schehl of White City

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:22:51 CST
84 year old Mary Ellen Schehl of White City passed away February 20. Funeral services will be held Monday (Feb. 23) at 1:00pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Chapman cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Walter Semplowski of Gillespie

Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:48:30 CST
80 year old Walter Semplowski of Gillespie passed away February 10. Funeral services will be held Sunday (Feb. 15) at 5:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Sunday from 2:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Charles White of Jerseyville

Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:33:35 CST
79 year old Charles Laverne White of Jerseyville passed away February 7. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Feb. 12) at Noon at the Hope Lutheran Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Military rites will be conducted by the Jerseyville American Legion.

Charlotte Wright of Bunker Hill

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:46:25 CST
72 year old Charlotte Marie Wright of Bunker Hill passed away February 25. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Feb. 28) at Noon at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-8pm at the funeral home.