All Obituaries

Ramona Brennan, age 82, of Effingham, Illinois passed away at 10:09 a.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. Graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Edgewood Cemetery in Edgewood, Illinois. Jim Giffin will be officiating. Memorials may go to American Cancer Society or the donor’s choice.  Ramona was born on October 18, 1938 in Gainesville, Texas, the daughter of Omer S. and Lola J....

Charles W. Green, age 74, of Farina, Illinois, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, at his home. Funeral service will be held Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Pagel Funeral Homes, Edgewood, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior to service. Reverend Mike Durre will be officiating. Burial will be at Farina Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 24, 2021, at Pagel Funeral Homes, Edgewood, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Audrey Rose Plum, age 94, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 1:43 a.m. Friday, September 17, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Pagel Funeral Homes in St. Elmo, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior the service. PeeWee Denton will be officiating. Burial will be at Sidener Cemetery in rural St. Elmo, Illinois. Memorials may go to Sidener Cemetery or the donor’s choice.  Due to Covid-19 concerns,...

Delmar Louis Moeller, age 92, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois. Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois with a two-hour viewing prior to service. Pastor Ryan Meyer will be officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may go to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Lutheran Care...

Kelly Joe Newburn, age 73, of Altamont, Illinois passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, Illinois. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Macedonia Christian Church in Farina, Illinois with a two-hour viewing prior to the service. Rev. Jim Ziegler will be officiating. Burial will be at Sidener Cemetery in rural St. Elmo, Illinois. Memorials may go to Sidener Cemetery, Macedonia Christian Church, or the donor’s...

Harold K. Cain Jr., age 62, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Heartland Senior Living in Neoga, Illinois, surrounded by his family. Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 13, 2021 at Jackson Township Baptist Church in Altamont, Illinois with a two-hour visitation prior to the service. Ronnie Newman will be officiating. Burial will be at Jackson Township Baptist Church Cemetery in Altamont, Illinois. Memorials may go to Heartland...

Anna Jean Rhodes, age 92, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Aperion Care in St. Elmo, Illinois.  Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 13, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in St. Elmo, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior to the service.  Pastor Dan Laack will be officiating.  Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery in St. Elmo, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, September 12, 2021 at...

     Ronnie Nowlin, (74), passed away peacefully on September 4 at home surrounded by his family.  Ronnie was born in St. Elmo to his parents Leon and Fay Nowlin, who preceded him in death.  He graduated from SIU in Carbondale in 1970.  He then married Shirley Waicukauski in 1971.  Ronnie was a United States Air Force Veteran from 1970 – 1973 where he achieved the rank of 1st Lieutenant.      Ron worked for the telephone...

David Lynn Spain, 64, of St. Elmo, IL passed away peacefully on September 7, 2021 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. There will be no services at this time. Memorials can be made out to the family or Second Chance Animal Rescue of Fayette County.  David was born on March 24, 1957 in Vandalia to Edward and Kay (Guffey) Spain.  He worked at Stevens Industries for 25 years. He enjoyed fishing, mushroom hunting, and spending time with his grandchildren....

Della Elizabeth Pontious, age 91, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away peacefully at 3:47 a.m. on Friday, September 3, 2021 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 6, 2021 at Old Loogootee Cemetery in rural St. Peter, Illinois with Jim Zeigler officiating.   Memorials may go to the Macedonia Christian Church, Old Loogootee Cemetery, Fayette County 4-H, Effingham County 4-H or the donor’s...