Obituaries
Bloomington - William E. “Bill” White, 93, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 17, 2025, at 5:47 p.m., surrounded by his loving family.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Oct. 30, from 3 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 4 p.m. at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home in...
More than 740 students will have an opportunity to visit Illinois state historic sites this school year thanks to grant funding through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, State Historic Sites Field Trip Grant program.
More than $6,740 in donated funds were awarded for 14 field...
Loretta “The Balloon Lady” Grant, age 67, of Carbondale, formerly of Dongola, passed away on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
She was born on Feb. 25, 1958 to Everett and Cynthia (Provo) Roe in Anna, Ill.
Loretta was happily divorced and enjoyed life. Loretta...
Rebecca (Becky) Carr, age 72, of Belknap, Ill. passed away at 5:25 P.M. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Kentucky.
Rebecca was born Oct. 16, 1953 in Grand Chain, Ill. She attended the Grand Chain School.
Rebecca and Charles Carr were united in...
Richard “Rick” Laster, 71, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 16, at HCA Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla., surrounded by the love of his family.
Born on Dec. 26, 1953, in Memphis, Tenn., Rick was the son of George Monroe and Edda Janette (Johnson) Laster.
On Dec. 23, 1983, he married...
Patricia Thompson Smith, age 73, of Cairo, Ill., passed away at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Patricia was born on Sept. 1, 1952, in Cairo, Ill., the second child and first daughter of Victor Valerian Thompson and Harriette Kathryn...
Sandra Sue (Palm) Wilburn, age 82, of Pulaski, Ill., was born to Walter and Ethel (Casad) Palm in South Bend, Ind., on Oct. 5, 1943.
On Friday, Oct. 10, Sandy was called Home to be with Jesus at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Sandy attended Clay High School in South Bend, Indiana...
Jerry Kent Held, age 64 of Olive Branch, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on April 14, 1961 to Jerry L. and Mildred J. (Pettitt) Held in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Feb. 12, 2003, he married Beverly Henderson.
Jerry had worked for...
Dale L. Toler, age 77, of Murphysboro, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025 at Integrity of Cobden.
He was born on Aug. 15, 1948 to Lawrence and Lillian L. (Nance) Toler in Union County, Illinois.
Dale was a veteran of the United States Navy. He worked in Graphic Communications within the Printing...
Betty Idele Crain, age 96 of Freeburg, formerly of Union County, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 in Freeburg.
She was born on Aug. 25, 1929 in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Bonny Bollinger and Joda (Kelso) Landers.
She married Loy Casper. He preceded her in death on Feb. 16, 1972.
Betty is...
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