Obituaries
Earl Ray Stadelbacher, 74, of Greenville, Miss., formerly of Champaign, Ill., passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Baptist Memorial GTR Hospital in Columbus, Miss.
Ray was born on April 22, 1951, in Champaign, Ill., to the late Earl Alfred and Anita Jeanne Stadelbacher.
He graduated from St...
Darlene Williams, 78, of Grand Tower, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
Darlene’s husband took her by the hand to the Riverboat in the sky.
She was born on Feb. 6, 1948 to Millard and Leneta (Cooper) Reed in East St. Louis, Ill.
On Oct. 19, 1970,...
James Alan “Hack” Hines, age 67, of Anna, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
The last of five children, he was born on Jan. 10, 1959, to Loren W. Hines and Olive L. (Boyer) Hines of Anna, Ill.
James was a graduate of the 1977 class of Anna-Jonesboro Community High School and lived in the Anna...
Gerald Glen (Jerry) Brown 88, of Olmsted, Ill, went to his heavenly home on March 23, 2026.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen and Ines Brown, and his wife, Iris Elaine Brown.
Jerry and Elaine were high school sweethearts, marrying on Sept. 2, 1956.
They had three daughters: Cherry (...
David E. Grey, age 65 years, a resident of Union County Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, March 19, 2026, in Anna, Ill.
David was born Feb. 27, 1961 in Anna, Ill. He was the son of Beryl Grey and Fern (Foster) Grey.
On April 5, 1996, David was united in marriage to Gena T. Glasford at the...
My beloved Edwin Rushing left this world unexpectedly, due to a heart attack, on March 14, 2026, doing something he loved, riding dirt bikes.
He had many loves in his short life of 55 years. First being his family, wife Cindy, daughter, Journee Kay Rushing and son and son-in-law Austin and John...
Garry Victor Glasco, age 91 of Wolf Lake, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026 at his home.
He was born on March 3, 1935 in Jonesboro to Claude Ernest and Ada (Godwin) Glasco.
He married Ginger Sue Ward on Aug. 22, 1954 in Wolf Lake. She preceded him in death on Nov. 6, 2014.
Garry is survived by...
Joan Angel, age 88 of Oregon, Ill., formerly of Tamms, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2025 at Oregon Living and Rehab in Oregon, Ill.
She was born on Feb. 2, 1938 to Gerald and Ruby (Dillman) Wilkerson in Chicago, Ill.
She was a Homemaker for her family and a member of Cross Road Church in...
Ronald Joseph Stolz, age 90 of Alto Pass, died Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
He was born April 30, 1935 in Evansville, Ind., the son of Carl and Lucy (Head) Stolz. Ronald married Carol Merkley on Dec. 27, 1957 in Evansville, Ind. They have shared over 68 years of...
Vivian Moss, age 94 of Anna, went home to her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, March 17, 2026 with her family by her side.
She was born Nov. 10, 1931 in McClure, the daughter of James Aud and Ola May (Patchett) Rogers.
She married Marshall Moss on Aug. 7, 1948. He preceded her in death on Aug. 17, 2008...
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