All Obituaries

Paul Jason Booth, age 49,  passed away on August 18, 2023.  Jason was born on September 13, 1973,  the son of Janet Fortag. Jason is survived by his loving family;  mother, Janet Fortag; grandmother, Elva Mueller; sisters, Tammy Borozovich and Davalynn Booth; brother, Rob Pursley; Aunts,  Andrea Means and Pat Neff; uncle, David Collinsworth Jr.; nieces, Tara Kennedy, Tonya Kennedy, Heather Jolliff, and Hillary Booth; nephews, Travis Kennedy and Anthony Jolliff;...

Rubye Lee (Norman) Sherrod was born on September 1, 1935, in Altheimer, Arkansas to Ruby Lee and Galatian Norman, Sr.. When Rubye retired at age 65, we learned of an error on her birth certificate. The midwife recorded August 31 instead of the actual date Rubye entered the world. Since age 65, we celebrated Rubye’s birth on both days. Rubye accepted Christ at an early age at the local Church of Christ.  After graduating high school, she and her family migrated north to Chicago,...

Ricky Leon Roeder, age 60, of Kinmundy, Illinois, passed away at 3:32 A.M. on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born on July 8, 1963, in Mount Vernon, Illinois.  He was the son of Lester W. and Dorris Ann (Harriman) Black. Ricky is survived by his loving family, brother, Mike Geralds and wife Brenda of Cravat, Illinois, sisters, Melba Knox and husband Jr. of Woodlawn, Illinois, Debbie Bean and husband Lloyd of Florida,...

William Earl Glammeyer, age 68, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 4:35 A.M. on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Fireside House in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on September 28, 1954, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Earl William and Gladys Mary (Addison) Glammeyer. William is survived by his loving family, sisters, Ruth Graham and husband Donald McClelland of Centralia, Illinois, and Mary Tullis of Centralia, Illinois; brothers, George Glammeyer of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Daniel...

Rebecca Lynn Hammond, age 65, of Centralia, Illinois, when she took her last breath at 7:50 P.M. on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois, she was surrounded by all who loved her.  She was born on November 13, 1957, in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Jerry Dale and Peggy Joyce (Newborn) Edmonson.  She married Dennis Lee Hammond on June 30, 2006, in Nashville, Illinois, and he survives her in Centralia, Illinois. In addition to...

Stephen Andrew Williams, age 74, of Hoffman, Illinois, passed away at 3:11 P.M. on Friday, June 2, 2023, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.  He was born on July 12, 1948, in Salem, Illinois, the son of Floyd “Pat” and Ava (Matthews) Williams.  He married Malinda L. Kindle on June 18, 1979, in Mount Vernon, Illinois, and she preceded him in death on January 22, 2005.  He then married Patricia Lueking on December 2, 2006 in rural Hoffman,...

Nancy May Gibson passed peacefully to her next life on Friday, May 12, 2023, at Christian Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, surrounded by her loved ones. Nancy was born on April 10, 1951, in Centralia, Illinois, to Charles Jackson and Florence May (Shaw) Melton. She attended Centralia Township High School and spent her lifetime in southern Illinois as a mother and homemaker. Nancy is survived by her husband, Jerry Gibson of Centralia, Illinois; her daughter, Dawn DeKalb and husband Kevin of...

Victoria Lynn Barnhart, age 62, of Patoka, Illinois, passed away at 8:45 P.M. on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.  She was born on August 8, 1960, in Joliet, Illinois, the daughter of LeRoy H. and Mary Louise (Bartley) Lammers.  She married Gerald Barnhart and they divorced later.  She is the life partner of Rodney Reynolds, who survives her in Patoka, Illinois. Victoria is survived by her loving family, four sons, Shannon...

Patricia Ann “Patti” Harnden, age 78, of Centralia, Illinois, peacefully passed away at 12:40 A.M. on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond Heights, Missouri. She was born on January 31, 1945, in Germany at Ramstein Air Force Base.  She was the daughter of Ernest and Haddie Elizabeth Patterson. She married Larry Sherman Harnden on June 23, 1995, in Salem, Illinois, and he was her Champion and The love of her life! He survives her in...

Glenda Eileen Lamb, age 85, of Central City, Illinois, peacefully passed away at 2:54 P.M. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at her home in Central City, Illinois.  She was born on March 25, 1938, in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Harold Ray and Clarine Carleta (Hiltibidle) Miller.  She married Andrew Charles Evans in 1955 in Centralia, Illinois, and they later divorced.  She later married James “Jim” Lamb on October 31, 1991, at Centralia Church of Christ and he...