Obituaries
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...
David Lee Bruchhauser, age 61, of Highland, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.
He was born March 14, 1964 to William August and Kay Lee (Roeder) Bruchhauser in Anna, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his father, William August Bruchhauser.
David will be remembered for his outgoing and...
Carl Edward “Eddie” Mixen, age 58, of Jonesboro, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 at Deaconess Heartland Medical Center in Marion, Ill. surrounded by his family.
He was born on Nov. 9, 1966 to Bobby Lee and Lydia Joan (Dirden) Mixen in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Eddie was a 1984 graduate of Anna-...
Reynaldo Calderon Garcia, age 70 of Cobden, passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
He was born on April 18, 1955 in Guanajuato, Mexico, the son of Arcadio Calderon Nava and Isidra Garcia Guzman. He married Susana Diaz.
Reynaldo is survived by his wife, Susana;...
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