Obituaries
Edward (Eddie) Andrew Foutch of Cape Girardeau, Missouri passed away Oct. 2, 2025 in the comfort of his daughter’s home after battling cancer. He was 74 years old.
Eddie was born on Sept. 25, 1951, to Samuel Foutch of Thebes, Ill. and Dorlena McKee of Olive Branch, Ill.
Eddie was only five years...
Robert G. Kraatz, age 92, of Olmsted, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 at Sunshine Gardens in Marion, Ill.
He was born on Nov. 1, 1932 to Roy Rudolph and Cecil Pearl (Earnhart) Kraatz in Olmsted, Ill. He was married to Mildred Burge.
Robert grew up working on the Kraatz Family Farm alongside...
Terry Lee Tucker, age 73 of Dongola, passed away Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 at his home.
He was born on Sept. 20, 1952 in Alto Pass, the son of Raymond and Myrtle (DeHart) Tucker.
On June 26, 1976, he married Barbara Hartline at Kornthal Church in Jonesboro.
Terry is survived by his wife, Barbara...
William Francis Davault, age 87 of Vienna, Ill. passed away at 12:40 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Francis was born April 19, 1938 in Cypress, Ill. He attended the Belknap School.
Francis was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt and fish. ...
Karan Rose Wilson, age 68, of Cairo, Ill., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Karan, a faithful Catholic, was born on Oct. 23, 1956, in San Diego, Calif., to William and Josephine Lenhart.
She spent most of her childhood in Fall River, Mass. In Nov....
Laura J. Smith, age 63, of Dongola, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 at her home in Dongola.
She was born on July 8, 1962 to Thomas A. and Robbie (Reynolds) Hegarty in Michigan.
Laura had worked as a CPA and had also worked at the AJ One Stop.
Survivors include her son, Johnathan Hegarty; her...
Hazel Virginia Vaughn, 92, of Anna, Ill. passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sept. 13, 2025, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill.
Hazel was born the third child of seven in Thebes, Ill. to Harry Bennett and Margaret Edmundson Bennett on Oct. 11, 1932.
She attended school in...
Ronnie “Cash” Quick, age 13, of Anna, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 in Anna.
He was born on June 8, 2012 to Ottum Nicole Quick in Marion, Ill.
Cash loved to fish, ride bulls, listen to music, dumpster dive, ride four wheelers, and loved mechanics. He was in eighth grade at Anna Junior...
George Samuel Chenoweth, age 96, of Anna, died on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
He was born June 29, 1929 in Louisville, Ky. the son of George William and Kathryn Lambert Chenoweth.
He married Mary Ann Plater Kiestler on March 25, 1972 in Anna.
George is survived by...
Ray George Schluter, age 88, of Dongola, Ill., passed away on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 at 2 a.m. in Marion, Ill.
He was born on June 9, 1937 in Dongola on the Schluter Farm to his parents Harold and Beulah George Schluter.
Ray was a Dairy Farmer that sold milk to Prairie Farms. He was the oldest (and...
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