All Obituaries

Orville R. Hinton, age 95, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 9:07 a.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Pastor Ryan Meyer will be officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery in St. Peter, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m....

David Ray Cox, age 71, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 8:25 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Cremation rights will be observed. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Elmo American Legion Post #420, St. Elmo Lions Club, Brownstown VFW Post #9770, or donor’s choice.  David was born on March 8, 1948, the son of Mortimer C. and Mary E. (McKee) Cox at Scott...

Helen Louise Limes, age 83, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Pagel Funeral Home in St. Peter, Illinois with a one hour viewing prior to service.  Michael Durre will be officiating. Burial will take place in the Iola Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, November 1, 2019 at Pagel Funeral Home...

Edwin L. Mattix, age 77, of rural St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 2:25 p.m. on Sunday, October 27, 2019 in Springfield, Illinois. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Elmo, Illinois.  Father Michael Rosa will be officiating.  Burial will be in Sidener Cemetery in rural St. Elmo, Illinois.  Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Pagel Funeral Home in St. Elmo,...

Melvin Ray “Butch” Butts, age 71, of Farina, Illinois, passed away at 12:37 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in Clay County, Illinois. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 2019 at the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, St. Peter, Illinois with a one-hour visitation prior to the service. Reverend Ryan Meyer will be officiating. Burial will take place at the Farina Cemetery, Farina, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....

Norma Noraine Bowman, age 86, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away at 2:26 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior to the service.  Reverend Ryan Meyer will be officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m....

Linda P. Thomas, 72, of Sarasota, Florida passed away at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in Mason, Illinois surrounded by her family.  Celebration of life will be at a later date. Memorials may go to the donor’s choice.  Linda was born on September 5, 1947 in Effingham, Illinois, the daughter of Bill and Myrtie (Shadwell) Nosbisch. She enjoyed traveling, boating, photography and she loved spending time with her family and friends. Linda is survived by her daughter,...

Pauline Rodgers, 87, of Effingham, IL, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. Memorial services to be scheduled for a future date. Pauline was born on November 6, 1931, in Edgewood, IL, the daughter of Thomas and Zelma (Murry) Anderson. She was united in marriage to Cecil McArtor, he preceded her in death on February 18, 1994. Pauline was a loving mother, grandmother and friend. She lived in Edgewood, Farina, and Effingham. She...

Pauline Rosetta Weaver, age 97, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 3:42 a.m. on Sunday, October 6, 2019, at Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Effingham, Illinois. There will be no services per her wishes. Memorials may be made to HSHS Home Care and Hospice, 701 west temple, Effingham, Illinois, 62401. Pauline was born in Tolono township, Champaign county, Illinois, on February 17, 1922, the daughter of Thee and Elsie L. (Blair) Watt. She married Stanford Weaver on August...

Paul Henry Huntington, age 72, of Effingham, Illinois passed away at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at his home in Effingham, Illinois. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Cornerstone Christian Church in Effingham, Illinois  Memorials may go to the Edgewood Cemetery or the donor’s choice.  Paul was born on June 29, 1947 in Effingham, Illinois to Emery and Ruth (Stoll) Huntington.  He married Jenna L....