Obituaries

Local Obituaries for St. Elmo, Edgewood, Watson, and St. Peter, Illinois

Larry Lee Higgs

Larry Lee Higgs

Mar 23, 2018

Larry "Cotton" Lee Higgs, age 72, of Effingham, Illinois passed away at 9:53 a.m. Friday, March 23, 2018 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 30, 2018 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Jim Whitaker and...

Lawrence E Long

Lawrence E Long

Mar 8, 2018

Lawrence E. Long, age 90, formerly of Effingham, Illinois passed away at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Tennessee State Veteran's Home in Clarksville, Tennessee.

A private graveside service was held at Keen's Chapel Cemetery in rural Farina, Illinois.

Lawrence was born on September 5, 1927 in LaClede, Illinois, the son of Percy and...

Lorean Macklin

Lorean Macklin

Mar 1, 2018

Lorean Macklin, age 102, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 4:51 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018 at her home in Mason, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Mark White will be officiating. Burial will...

Billy L. Belden

Billy L. Belden

Feb 28, 2018

Billy L. Belden, age 90, formerly of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in Columbia, Missouri.

Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2018 at the First United Methodist Church in St. Elmo, Illinois. Pastor Dan Laack will be officiating. There will be a two-hour viewing prior to...

Freda Faye Robison

Freda Faye Robison

Feb 19, 2018

Freda Faye Robison, age 85, formerly of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 10:15 a.m. Monday, February 19, 2018 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2018 at C&A Pagel Funeral Home in St. Elmo, Illinois. There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the...

Bobbie Sueann Jayne

Bobbie Sueann Jayne

Feb 17, 2018

Bobbie SueAnn Jayne, age 33, of Dieterich, Illinois passed away at 3:12 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. Memorials may go to Pagel Funeral Homes to defer funeral expenses or...

Katherine Curtis

Katherine Curtis

Feb 14, 2018

Katherine (Katina) Curtis, age 80, of Effingham (formerly of Watson), Illinois passed away at 6:27 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018 Watson United Methodist Church in Watson, Illinois. There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Jim...

Ronald Eugene Onstott

Ronald Eugene Onstott

Feb 13, 2018

Ronald Eugene Onstott, age 82, of Newton, formerly of Iola, Illinois passed away at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at his home, surrounded by family.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood, Illinois. There will be a thirty-minute viewing prior to the service. Mike Durre will...

Allen R Sasse

Allen R Sasse

Feb 12, 2018

Allen R. Sasse, age 78, of Shobonier, Illinois passed away at 2:55 p.m. Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois.

Funeral services will at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Augsburg, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior to the service.  Pastor Josh Frazee will be officiating.  Burial...

Noel C. Hyde

Noel C. Hyde

Feb 10, 2018

Noel Cleveland Hyde Jr., age 74, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 7:32 a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018 surrounded by his family at his home in Edgewood, Illinois.

Celebration of life will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at the Harvest United Methodist Church in Edgewood, Illinois. There will be a one hour viewing prior...

Betty Jane Haslett

Betty Jane Haslett

Jan 27, 2018

Betty Jane Haslett, age 89, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 8:12 a.m. Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the St. Elmo Christian Church in St. Elmo, Illinois.  There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the service.  Jim...

Walter "Peewee" Leroy Eash Jr.

Walter "Peewee" Leroy Eash Jr.

Jan 19, 2018

Walter L. "PeeWee" Eash Jr., age 72, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 1:18 p.m. Friday, January 19, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, Illinois.

Graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Mason Cemetery in Mason, Illinois. Military Rites will be observed by Keeler-Adams Edgewood American Legion Post #1168. Jim Giffin...

Lee "Bud" James Jr.

Lee "Bud" James Jr.

Jan 12, 2018

Lee "Bud "James Jr, age 77, of Watson, Illinois passed away at 7:30 a.m. Friday, January 12, 2018 peacefully at his home.

Graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Watson Cemetery in Watson, Illinois. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

Bud...

Blanche K. Casey

Blanche K. Casey

Jan 11, 2018

Blanche Katherine Casey, age 91, formerly of Murphysboro, Illinois passed away at 3:50 p.m. Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Aperion Care in St. Elmo, Illinois.

There will be a celebration of life at a later date. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

Blanche was born on June...

Betty Joan Byers

Betty Joan Byers

Jan 10, 2018

Betty Joan Byers, age 85, of Iola, Illinois passed away at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Lakeland Nursing Home in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Calvary Apostolic Tabernacle in Iola, Illinois. There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Pastor Durre will be officiating....

Marilene K Hays

Marilene K Hays

Jan 6, 2018

Marilene Hays, age 74, of Louisville, Illinois passed away at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 in Salem, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois with a one hour viewing prior to the funeral.  Kent Robinson will be officiating.  Burial will be at Watson Cemetery,...

Danny D Orr

Danny D Orr

Jan 6, 2018

Danny D. Orr, age 74, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 9:10 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at C & A Pagel Funeral Home in St. Elmo, Illinois with visitation from 12 to 2:00 p.m. prior to...

Bobby Keith Cox

Bobby Keith Cox

Jan 5, 2018

Bobby Keith Cox, age 87, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 7:50 a.m. Friday, January 5, 2018 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at First United Methodist Church in St. Elmo, Illinois. There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Pastor Dan...

Virginia L (Young)  Stine

Virginia L (Young) Stine

Dec 31, 2017

Virginia L. Stine, 96, of Wingate passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born in Butler Grove Township in Montgomery County, Illinois on May 11, 1921 and was a daughter of the late Herman and Bertha Rutherford Young.

Mrs. Stine graduated from Hillsboro Community High School class of...

Bonnie Miller

Bonnie Miller

Dec 29, 2017

Blondell "Bonnie" Miller, age 80, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 7:55 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 at her home in St. Elmo, Illinois.

Graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Springhill Cemetery in Loudon Township, Illinois. PeeWee Denton will be officiating.  Memorials may go to donor's choice.

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