OBITUARIES

William O. Clark

Jun 23, 2015

William O. Clark 92 of Abingdon, IL formally of Alexis, IL passed away Tuesday June 23, 2015, 7:30 pm at the Care Center of Abingdon. He was born Friday September 22, 1922 in Alexis, IL the son of Floyd and Merle Stoner Clark. He married Elizabeth M. "Bobbity" Cox on July 11, 1946. She preceded him on June 15, 2011....

Betty R. Whitehall

Jun 12, 2015

Betty R. Whitehall, 93, of Monmouth died 12:25 A.M. Friday. June 12, 2015 at the Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth. She was born October 2, 1921 in Belmont in Henderson County, Illinois the daughter of Edward and Viola (Brock) Meehan. She was reared and educated in the Belmont and Seaton areas. She graduated from Seaton High School. Betty married George...

Margaret Yeakey

Jun 6, 2015

Margaret L. Yeakey, 84, of Roseville, IL passed away Saturday June 6, 2015, 2:15 am at St. Marys Medical Center Galesburg, IL. She was born October 27, 1930, in Roseville, IL the daughter of Lawrence and Lillian Ross Turley. She married Harold Yeakey on June 20, 1948.

She is survived by her Husband of Roseville, IL; one son...

Dorothy Irene Blake

May 28, 2015

Dorothy Irene (Burkett) Blake, 96, of Monmouth, IL passed away Thursday May 28, 2015, 10:15 am at the Monmouth Nursing Home Monmouth, IL. She was born Thursday September 5, 1918, in Aledo, IL the daughter of Eldon James and Lillian Frankenberry Belt.

Her surviving family includes her children Marilyn Smith of Monmouth, IL, Charles (Janet) Burkett of...

Shirley Henry

May 27, 2015

Shirley Jean Henry, 84, of West Burlington, IA, formally of Oquawka, IL, passed away Wednesday May 27, 2015 at the Klein Center Great River in West Burlington, IA. She was born February 28, 1931 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Andrew L. and Mable Liby Johnson. She married Newell Liggett in 1948, and later married Keith Henry on May...

Mildred Farrar Bond

May 25, 2015

Mildred Farrar Bond, 99, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center, Roseville, IL. She was born on Sunday November 14, 1915 the daughter of Grover and Bessie (Aten) Farrar. In 1936 she married the love of her life, Max Bond and they had one daughter Martha (Bond) Taylor.

She is survived...

Angeline L. Cook

May 23, 2015

Angeline L. Cook, lifelong resident of Roseville, IL passed away on Saturday May 23, 2015, at the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center Roseville, IL. She was born on October 2, 1919 in Roseville, IL the daughter of Willaim A. and Mamie Carothers Lee. She married Francis H. Cook on August 25, 1946.

She is survived by one daughter...

Doris Nichols

May 11, 2015

Doris Verlee "Creek" Nichols of Marion, IN formally of Alexis, IL passed away Monday May 11, 2015, 9:56 am at the Lutheran Hospital Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born August 31, 1943 in Alexis, IL the daughter of Samuel Sr. and Maxine Overfield Creek. She married Larry Nichols on September 8, 1961 in Galesburg, IL.

She is...

Patricia L. Appleby

May 4, 2015

Patricia L. Appleby 80, of Monmouth, IL passed away Monday May 4, 2015, 3:25 am at the Monmouth Nursing Home Monmouth, IL. She was born June 20, 1934 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Clarence and Elizabeth Brownawell Appleby.

She is survived by several cousins, including Edward (Lois) Appleby. She was preceded in death by...

Donna W. Hatch

Apr 24, 2015

Donna W. Hatch, 87, Galesburg, formerly of Avon, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. She was born near Avon on May 10, 1927, the daughter of Ray and Hazel Leister Wisner. She married Henry Hatch on February 22, 1948 in Avon; he preceded her in death on December 30, 2012.

Surviving are...

Donna Lee Richardson

Apr 9, 2015

Donna Lee Richardson 70, of Stronghurst, IL passed away Thursday April 9, 2015, 4:44 am at the Great River Medical Center Burlington, IA. She was born July 5, 1944, the youngest of 9 Children born to H.K. and Carrie Hawk Thomas. On February 15, 1969 she married Robert L. "Barney" Richardson.

She is...

Marie H. Walker

Apr 3, 2015

Marie H. Walker, 81 of Roseville, IL went home April 3, 2015 at 4:35 a.m. at Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center to celebrate with the risen Lord Jesus Christ during this Easter season. She was born December 18, 1933 in rural Roseville the daughter of Cornelius and Hazel Lofftus Corzatt. She married Richard Walker June 16, 1953 at the...

Gerald T. "Jerry" Roberts

Jan 24, 2015

Gerald T. "Jerry" Roberts - 71 8/13/1943 - 1/24/2015 Roseville, IL Gerald T. "Jerry" Roberts, 71, of Roseville, IL passed away Saturday January 24, 2015, 12:15 am at his home. He was born August 13, 1943 in Avon, IL the son of Lowell and Margaret Purl Roberts. He married Linda Mason on December 30, 1962 in Greenbush, IL. He is...

Marie S. Gillett

Jan 21, 2015

Marie S. Gillett - 93 9/29/1921 - 1/21/2015 Avon, IL Marie S. Hardi Gillett, 93 of Avon, IL passed away Wednesday January 21, 2015 at 3:30 pm at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. She was born September 29, 1921 in Coupland, TX, the daughter of Samuel and Ella Beyers Hardi. She married George Gillett on February 6,...

Reta E. Lawson

Jan 10, 2015

Reta E. Lawson - 95 10/13/1919 - 1/10/2015 Abingdon, IL Reta E. Lawson, 95 of St. Augustine, Illinois passed away Saturday January 10, 2015 at the Abingdon Care Center in Abingdon, Illinois. Reta was born on October 13, 1919 in Brown County Illinois to Owen and Myra (Waters) Hunter. She married Jerome T. Lawson on October 23, 1943 in Galesburg,...

Eula H. Johnston

Jan 9, 2015

Eula H. Johnston - 77 8/21/1937 - 1/9/2015 Alexis, IL Johnston, Eula H. Eula H. Johnston, 77, of Alexis, Il, died 11:20 A.M. Friday, January 9, 2015 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg IL. She was born August 21, 1937 at Geneva, Illinois, the daughter of Fred and Thelma (Iles) White. She was raised and educated in Texas and...

Mary Olson

Jan 6, 2015

Mary Olson - 87 9/2/1927 - 1/6/2015 Monmouth, IL MARY LAURA TUBBS OLSON Mary Laura Tubbs Olson, a resident of Monmouth Nursing Home, went to her heavenly home January 6, 2015 at 8:10 PM. She was 87 years old. Mary was born September 2, 1927, on her Grandparents farm, in Hale Township, Warren County, Illinois, the daughter of William and...

Ruth E. Hart

Dec 31, 2014

Ruth E. Hart - 71 12/29/1943 - 12/31/2014 North Henderson, IL Ruth E. Hart, 71, of North Henderson, IL passed away Saturday December 31, 2014, 3:03 am at her home. She was born December 29, 1943 in Galesburg, IL the daughter of Samuel L. and Maude Maher Patterson. She married Dick Hart on August 2, 1964. She is survived by...

Kathy S. Martin

Dec 29, 2014

Kathy S. Martin - 63 11/18/1951 - 12/29/2014 Avon, IL Kathy S. Martin 63, of Avon, IL passed away Monday December 29, 2014, 1:10 am, at the Care Center of Abingdon. She was born November 18, 1951, in Avon, IL the daughter of William and Alice Lockwood Howard. She married James D. Martin in 1972 he preceded her in September...

Paula J. Riden

Dec 28, 2014

Paula J. Riden - 64 8/3/1950 - 12/28/2014 Avon, IL Paula J. Riden, 64 of Avon, IL passed away Sunday December 28, 2014, 9:36 pm at her home. She was born August 3, 1950 at Saunders Hospital in Avon, IL the daughter of Paul and Barbara Oyler Bernhart. She married James L. Riden in Monmouth, IL on December 20, 1976....