Area Obituaries

Elizabeth Ellen “Betty” Meeks, 84, of Tuscola, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Shelbyville Manor. Memorial Services will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 20, 2024 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Joseph Carter officiating. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the…

I. Wayne Hale, 97, of Collinsville, formerly of Atwood, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, at Addington Place of Collinsville.  Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL.   Masonic Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday with funeral services immediately following at the funeral home with Rev. Micheal Drake officiating.  The burial will be…

Benny (Ben) Allen Joines, 91, of Hindsboro, Illinois, passed away on June 6, 2024. Born on October 2, 1932, in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, he was the son of Jack O. Joines and Anna Laura (Parkes) Joines. A proud veteran of the Korean War, Ben enlisted in the United States Navy’s Naval Air Corps in…

Shirley Ann Ogden, 88, of Tuscola, passed away at 8:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at the OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana, IL Private Family Graveside Services will be held at the Payne Cemetery, Brocton, IL Shirley was born on January 26, 1936 in Paris, the daughter of Ora C. and Golden H.…

William “Bill” Harvey Dean, 94 of Arthur, IL passed away at 8:50 PM on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at The Arthur Home. A Celebration of Bill’s life will be held at a later date. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Burial will be held in the Winneconne Village Cemetery in Winneconne, WI. Bill…

Steven Lee Huffman, better known as Jasper, 67, passed away in his Lovington home on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in Hammond Cemetery, Hammond. Jasper was born…

Alice Madge (Trimble) Warters of Allerton, IL, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed peacefully June 4th at Kirby Medical Hospital in Monticello, IL. Madge was the daughter of Orval and Belle (Bishop) Trimble of Newman, IL.  She was a graduate of Newman High School and attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Madge married Dean…

Anna J. Stutzman, 87, of Arcola, IL passed away at 12:20 PM on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the family residence, 280 N CR 275 E, Arcola, IL. Bishop Raymond S. Miller will officiate. Burial will be in the…