All Obituaries

Lucille (Mason) Baker Hughes, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away peacefully at Fireside House of Centralia at 4:20 P.M. on Thursday, November 28, 2019.  She was 99 years of age. Lucille was the daughter of Thomas J. and Marie (Anderson) Mason. She was born on July 22, 1920, in Flora, Illinois.  She married Raymond Oscar Baker on November 4, 1937, in Union, Missouri and he preceded her in death on February 20, 1978.  She married Harvey H. Hughes, Sr. on September 1, 1980, in...

Karen Jean Silvey Hering, age 62, of Wagram, North Carolina, passed into the arms of Jesus at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care in Pinehurst, North Carolina on Friday, January 3, 2020. Karen was born on January 24, 1957, in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of John and Alice (Brasel) Silvey of Salem, Illinois.  Beginning in 1974, she was a horse groomer with Graham Oil and Stock Farm in Salem, Illinois for several years.  She married John W. Hering in 1985 in...

Marcelline Janice “Marcy” Kirkland, age 92, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 11:44 P.M. on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.  She was born on November 23, 1927 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Cecil R. and Ota A. (Smith) Bousman.  She married Charles R. Kirkland on May 28, 1950 at the First United Presbyterian Church in Centralia, Illinois and he preceded her in death on March 26,...

Catherine Della Sanders, age 95, of Walnut Hill, Illinois, passed away at 6:53 A.M. on Monday, December 2, 2019, at Fireside House of Centralia in Centralia, Illinois. She was born on March 13, 1924, in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of William Thomas and Rosella (Miller) French. She married Virgil Oakley Sanders on March 6, 1942 in Walnut Hill, Illinois and he preceded her in death on February 21, 2013. Mrs. Sanders is survived by her sons, Carl T. Sanders and wife Linda of Walnut Hill,...

Dorothy Jean Geilhausen, age 89, of Saint Peters, Missouri, formerly of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 8:10 A.M. on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at her home in Saint Peters, Missouri. She was born on September 9, 1930, at home on Poplar Street in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of the late Charles Thomas and Grace Lucinda (Kelley) Morgan.  She married William Joseph Geilhausen on November 11, 1950, at the First Baptist Church in Centralia, Illinois and he preceded her in death on...

Alvin Dale McIntire, age 82, of Wayne City, Illinois, passed away at 7:31 A.M. on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.  He was born on December 20, 1936 in East Moline, Illinois, the son of Albert and Violet (Gillen) McIntire.  He married Ermadine Jeanie Buchanan on March 16, 1984, at Olive Branch Missionary Branch Church in Wayne City, Illinois and she survives him in Wayne City, Illinois. In additional to his wife of 35 years, Mr....

Nellie Irene (Turner) Mashburn, age 95, of Central City, Illinois, passed away at 9:25 A.M. on Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Fireside House in Centralia, Illinois.  She was born on October 10, 1923, at home near Alma, Illinois, the daughter of James Elmer and Grace (Ott) Turner.  She married Joseph “Joe” Mashburn on January 20, 1944 in Centralia, Illinois and he preceded her in death on December 30, 1997. Mrs. Mashburn is survived by her sons, Joseph...

Charles Ray "Chuck" Baggett, age 62, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 4:43 P.M. on Friday, July 26, 2019, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Funeral arrangements of Mr. Charles Ray “Chuck” Baggett are in the care of Moran Queen-Boggs Funeral Home in Centralia, Illinois, where you may call (618) 532-7321 for further information.  Please view the online obituary, send condolences or share memories with Mr....

Sue Wise Ellen Darnell, age 74, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 5:05 A.M. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. Funeral Arrangements for Mrs. Sue Wise Ellen Darnell are in the care of Moran Queen-Boggs Funeral Home in Centralia, Illinois, where friends may call (618) 532-7321 for further information.  Please view the online obituary, send condolences or share memories with Mrs. Darnell’s family at...

Nicholas Adam “Nick” Riel, age 31, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 3:51 A.M. on Saturday, June 29, 2019, in Marion County, Illinois.  He was born on December 21, 1987, in Bartow, Florida, the son of Daniel Ferguson and Lisa Marie Riel.  He married Mary Beth Budde on June 23, 2014, in Effingham, Illinois, and she survives him in Centralia, Illinois. In addition to his loving wife of 5 years, Nick is survived by his children, Jaden Riel, Tyler Riel, Alissa Riel...