OBITUARIES

May 23, 2016

Mary Florence Kane, 88 of Roseville, IL passed away Monday May 23, 2016, 2:20 a.m. at the McDonough District Hospital Macomb, IL. She was born Sunday September 11, 1927 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Roy and Rose (Gavin) Thompson. She married Francis Bernard Kane on February 23, 1957.

Those left to cherish her memory are her...

May 19, 2016

Kathryn Ann Bowers, 58, of Monmouth, IL entered the pearly gates peacefully on Thursday May 19, 2016, after a short battle of bone cancer. Kathryn was born Tuesday March 4, 1958 in Lincoln, Maine the daughter of La Von (Underwood) and Albert Henry Harper. She was oldest of nine children. She went on to marry Lawrence Bowers on August...

May 17, 2016

Gene Tapscott, 75, of Galesburg, IL passed away Tuesday May 17, 2016, 3:55 pm at the Marigold Nursing home Galesburg, IL. He was born Wednesday June 5, 1940, in Joy, IL, the son of Ernest and Lucy (Dennison) Tapscott. He married Milli Brock on November 8, 1974.

Those left to cherish his memory are his...

May 16, 2016

Wesley Skiles, 86, of Roseville, IL passed away Monday May 16, 2016, 1:35 pm at the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center Roseville, IL. He was born Sunday December 29, 1929 in Roseville, IL the son of John and Erma (Schisler) Skiles. He married Leona I. Holmes on September 11, 1955, she preceded him on April 21, 2016....

May 15, 2016

Iris M. Fridley, 81 of Galesburg, IL, passed away Sunday May 15, 2016, 10:17 am at her home. She was born Monday, October 1, 1934, in North Henderson, IL the daughter of Joe and Rebecca Nadine (Harland) Holmes. She married Richard C. Fridley on August 25, 1973, he preceded her on June 10, 1992.

Those left to...

May 1, 2016

Mary M. Lincoln, 91, of Monmouth, IL formerly of Avon, IL died Sunday May 1st, 2016, 1:45 p.m. at the Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth, IL. She was born July 7, 1924, in rural Little York, IL, in Warren County, the daughter of Ora L. and Minnie (Bryant) Melton.

Mary attended Duck Creek School in Mercer...

Apr 28, 2016

John Harold Beard, 98, of Roseville gained his heavenly reward on April 28, 2016, at Roseville Rehab and Healthcare in Roseville, IL. Harold was born December 4, 1917 in Roseville Township, Illinois, the son of Walter Scott and Beulah (Fischer) Beard. He married M. June Kinsey on June 6, 1948 in Roseville, Illinois. He is survived by his wife;...

Apr 24, 2016

Lee Creek, 83, of Alexis passed away Sunday April 24, 2016, at the Knox County Nursing Home Knoxville Il. He was born September 19, 1932 in Goran, MO the son of Lee and Asenithe (Tippet) Creek Sr. He married Dorothy Keith in 1977 and she preceded him in death in 2003.

Lee is survived by his children...

Apr 24, 2016

Rolland "Lubby" Ruben Rodgers, 86 of Roseville, IL passed away Sunday April 24, 2016, at the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center Roseville, IL. He was born Sunday April 13, 1930 in Roseville, IL the son of John and Ethyle (Olson) Rodgers. He married Marjorie Hopson on June 28, 1952 at the Roseville Christian Church Roseville, IL.

Those...

Apr 21, 2016

Leona I. Skiles, 80 of Roseville, IL passed away Thursday April 21, 2016, 6:45 p.m. At the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center. She was born Wednesday September 4, 1935 in Galesburg, IL the daughter of Lester and Dorothy (Calendar) Holmes. She married Wesley Skiles on September 11, 1955. Those left to cherish her memory is her husband of sixty...

Apr 17, 2016

North Henderson, IL

Richard (Dick) L. Johnson, 84, of North Henderson, IL, died peacefully on April 17, 2016 at 10:55pm at the Knox County Nursing Home.

Richard was born at his family home on July 21, 1931, in North Henderson, the son of Ella (Swanson) and George Johnson Sr. He was raised and educated in...

Apr 15, 2016

Roberta J. Tapscott 86 of Alpha died April 15, 2016 at 3:15 p.m. at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Il. She was born November 12, 1929 the daughter of Leslie and Opal (Jenkinsen) Munson. She married Willie Thurman Tapscott April 21, 1946 at the Methodist church in Monmouth, Il.

She is survived by her husband Willie...

Apr 2, 2016

Daniel Dowell, 63, of London Mills, IL passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016, 12:53 p.m. at the OSF St. Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL. He was born Wednesday October 22, 1952 in Monmouth, IL the son of Zenas and Norma (Norville) Dowell. He married Linda West on June 5, 1976.

Those left to cherish his memory are...

Mar 24, 2016

Charles G. Ryner, 87 of Galesburg (formerly of Alexis) passed away Thursday March 24, 2016, 12:35 a.m. at the Knox County Nursing Home. He was born January 3, 1929 in Monmouth, IL the son of James and Clara (Ranney) Ryner. He married Reva Cathleen Woods on January 9, 1955 in Galesburg, IL; she preceded him on April 30, 2009....

Mar 18, 2016

Chester "Chet" Howard, 73, of Avon, IL passed away Friday March 18, 2016, 2:45 a.m. at his home. He was born January 16, 1943 in Avon, IL the son of John William and Alice (Lockwood) Howard. He married Pamela Ann Mitchell in Roseville, IL on December 4, 1962.

Those left to treasure his memory are his children,...

Mar 14, 2016

Donna Marlene Caslin:

Donna Marlene Caslin, 82, of 305 N. Henderson Rd., Alexis, IL, died Monday at Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville, IL. She was born June 30, 1933, at Hawcreek Township, Knox County, IL, daughter of Louise Gertrude Daily Woolsey and Dorrence D. Woolsey.

She was raised and educated in Gilson and Galesburg,...

Mar 10, 2016

KIRKWOOD: Paul Emerson Williams, 85, of Kirkwood, died 10am March 10 in his home with his loving family by his side.

He was born on February 20, 1931 at Graham Hospital in Canton, IL. to Gilford and Alma (Kemper) Williams, of Fairview, IL.

He was welcomed by four sisters Francis Lewis, Vivan Martin, Leona Wilson,...

Mar 10, 2016

Ellen K. (Frank) Westfall, 67, of Little Swan Lake passed away peacefully Thursday at OSF Hospital in Peoria surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Princeton on April 23, 1948 to Phyllis and Walter Frank. She married her high school sweetheart, Kent Westfall, at the Walnut United Methodist Church on December 16, 1967.

She was...

Mar 7, 2016

William "Whiteshoes" Johnson, 89 of Roseville, IL passed away Monday, March 7, 2016, 5:30 pm. Bill was born in Monmouth, Illinois to Grace and Ralph Johnson on Wednesday September 1, 1926 . He graduated from Monmouth High School in 1944, where he was a member of both the Football and Track Hall of Fames.

On September 26,...

Mar 3, 2016

Ethlyn Vivian Whitcomb, 85, of North Henderson, IL passed away Thursday March 3, 2016, 12:10 am at the Rosewood Care Center Galesburg, IL. She was born on Saturday May 24, 1930 the daughter of Guy and Mayme (Sedwick) Meeker. She married Donald L. Whitcomb on January 24, 1953 in Cambridge, IL, he preceded her on November 28, 2010.