Skyler William Stanley, age 4, of Newton, Illinois, joined the angels in heaven on Sunday, November 24, 2024. Funeral services to celebrate the life of Skyler will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sat...

Raymond Eugene "Jack" Hayes, 93, of Olney, Illinois, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 9:00 PM at his home. Graveside service will be held on Monday, December 2, 2024, at Cresthaven Memorial Park in Claremont, Illinois at 1:00 PM with a visitation starting at 12:30 PM. Born October 13, 1931, to Ray...

Clara Luella Wells, age 102, of Montrose, Illinois, passed away peacefully, at 8:53 PM - Monday, November 25, 2024, at Willowbrook Memory Support Residences in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM - Friday, November 29, 2024, at the Centenary United Methodist Church, 203 East Grove Avenue, Eff...

Floyd Alexander Niemeyer, age 90 of Effingham, Illinois and Sun City West, Arizona passed away the evening of Sunday, November 24, 2024 in Effingham. Mass of Catholic Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 29, 2024 St. Mary's Catholic Church of St. Elmo with a visitation from 9:00 a.m. until time of service. Fat...

Eleanor M. "Ellen" Bell, 89 of Effingham, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2024 at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with a time of visitation from 10:00 am to the time of service. Grav...

Susan I. Shadwell, 72, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at her home. No services will be held at this time. Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham, IL is assisting the family. Susan was born on February 5, 1952 in Effingham, IL, the daughter of Paul and Genevieve (Rentfrow) Shadwell. Susan was a kind...

Harold H. "Butch" Esker, 96 of Teutopolis, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at Best Care in Punta Gorda, Florida. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 2, 2024 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with inurnment in the St. Francis Columbarium. Butch was born March ...

John David Florida Jr., 56, of Altamont, IL, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL with his wife by his side. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1...

Ellouise Wallin, 92, of Teutopolis passed away peacefully at 5:58 am, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at Heartland Senior Living in Neoga. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the St. Francis Cemetery in Teutopolis. A Celebration of Life will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on ...

Rose "Rosie" M. Birch, 85, of Bible Grove, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 11:43 am Monday, November 18, 2024, at the Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham, Illinois, with her loving family by her side. Rose was born on November 20, 1938, in Bible Grove to Walter and Amanda (Storck) ...

On Nov. 14, 2024, Jerry Dean Eident, 71, of rural Mason, Ill., completed his baptism and received the fulfillment of God's promise at UP Medical Center Western Maryland, Cumberland, MD., during a trip with his wife, Jeannie, to visit family. Services will be held at Mason Christian Church on Saturday, Nov. 23. Visitati...

Patricia Anne Swartzbaugh, age 82, of Mason, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 6:00 am Sunday, November 17, 2024, at the Stonebridge Memory Care in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Patricia was born on October 21, 1942, in Canton, Illinois the daughter of Francis Roy and Frances (Bybee) Herink. She married Neil Swartzbaugh on O...

Delbert John Habing, 92, passed away at 5:20 pm on November 17,2024, in his home surrounded by the love of his family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, November 22, 2024 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Arborcrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 7:00 ...

James Everett Yingst, age 83, of Farina, Illinois passed away in the early morning of Sunday, November 17, 2024 at home, with his family by his side. Memorial service will be at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood with a visitation from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Brenda Byer...

Michael Ray Mize, 69, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 9:50 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2024, in Shelbyville Health Care and Senior Living. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held from 10:00 a.m. - noon on Saturday November 23, 2024, at the home of Carolyn Ruff, 216 North Chestnut Street, Shelbyvi...