Area Obituaries

  Lewis “Ed” Edward Tomlinson, 81, of rural Plainview, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Hallmark Healthcare in Carlinville.   He was born on January 17, 1944, in Harco, IL, the son of the late Lewis Henry and Mary Belle (Wilson) Tomlinson.   Ed married Linda Kitchens on September 1, 1962, in Macon…

  Helen Louise Jennings, 92 of Carlinville, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025, at her home in Carlinville, IL.   Helen was born August 3, 1933, in Carlinville, IL, a daughter of George and Lucille Reiher Kuntzman.   Helen married Loy Witt and they had three children together. They later divorced. She married Frank Jennings…

  Daniel “Danny” Robert Duncan Sr., 64, of Carlinville, IL, passed away on Sunday evening, November 30, 2025, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL.   Danny was born March 5, 1961, in Carlinville, IL, a son of Robert F. and Patricia F. (Rosentreter) Duncan.   Danny graduated from Carlinville High School with the class…

  Floyd C. Wright passed away peacefully among family in Mountlake Terrace, WA on October 29, 2025 at the age of 96.   Floyd was born in 1929 to Oscar and Nora Wright, in the small mining town of Gillespie, IL, the youngest of 7 living children.   He graduated from Gillespie Community High School.…

  Eleanor L. Bain, 99, of Divernon, IL, previously of Carlinville, Il, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at her home.   Eleanor was born December 13, 1925, in Carlinville, IL, a daughter of Paul and Geraldine Grace (Harkey) Konneker.   She married Wayne E. Bain on November 14, 1942, at the Carlinville Rural Methodist…

  Jeffrey “Neil” Gibbs, 42 left us on Monday, November 3, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after a courageous battle with cancer.   Born on May 21, 1983, in Springfield, Illinois, Neil was a beacon of intelligence and discipline from his earliest days. Growing up in Palmyra, Illinois, he left his mark at Northwestern High…

  Robert Eugene Bosomworth, 87, passed away Friday, November 7, 2025 at his home in Alton, IL with his friends by his side.   He was born on September 20, 1938 in Shipman, IL to Alfred and Verna (Wood) Bosomworth.   Robert married Dianna Campbell on May 7, 1970 in Alton.   Robert was a…

  Ronald D. Semplowski, 66, of Gillespie, died in Carlinville on Thursday, November 6, 2025.   He was born May 9, 1959, in Litchfield to Walter J. Semplowski Sr. & Elizabeth JoAnn Luketich Semplowski.   He married Tammie L. Whitlow Semplowski on June 18, 1983 in Gillespie. He was a gate monitor for Alton Steel.  …

  Marla Rae (Wallner) Shipp (83) was invited home to her heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ on November 5, 2025 in Zephyrhills, FL.   Marla was born in Peoria on August 18, 1942 to Otto Fredrick (Fred) and Loretta (Mae) Wallner.   She grew up on her folks dairy farm outside Girard, attending the…