Area Obituaries

  Faye M. (Blair) Dwyer passed away peacefully at home in Carlinville, on June 1, 2025. She was 99 years old. Faye was a staple of the Macoupin County community. She was the oldest living member of Charity Baptist Church. Together with her husband, Vance Dwyer (deceased), she volunteered for decades with the Macoupin County…

  Lois Helen Schmidt, 80, of Carlinville, passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at Lakeside Health and Rehab Center in Carlinville. Lois was born May 14, 1945, in Fort Wayne, IN, a  daughter of  Walter and Helen (Kramer) Schwane. Lois married Norm Schmidt on Dec. 17, 1966. Lois graduated from Stewardson-Strasburg High School in 1963…

  Richard C. Philpott,  84, of Carlinville and formerly of Burlington, IA,  passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at his home. Richard was born May 27, 1940, in Burlington, IA, a son of Charles H. and Ruth N. (Ita) Philpott. Richard graduated from Burlington High School in 1966. He married Sandra R. Pranger on Oct.…

  Geraldine (Gerry) Hazell Albins, 79, of Carlinville, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Springfield. Gerry was born Jan. 15, 1946, in Auburn, NY, the daughter of Harry W. and Hazell Marie Rose Albins. She was a Professor of Physical Education and Sports Management at Blackburn University for 37 years…

  Lowell E. Wills, 89, of Virden, passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at his home in Virden. Lowell was born Jan. 11, 1936, in Enos, a son of Irvin E. and Alice Lydia (Triplett) Wills. Lowell graduated from Farmersville High School with the class of 1955.  He married Rhonda Hatalla April 26, 1986, in…

  Joseph M. “Joe” Welty, 87, of Carlinville, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Joseph was born Aug. 22, 1937, in St. Louis, MO, the son of Ignatius and Anna Mae (Young) Welty. Joseph graduated from McKinley High School in 1955.  In 1961 he married Marilyn Murphy in St.…

  Edwin Dean Wernsing, 79, of Litchfield, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. “Big Ed” was born Oct. 24, 1945, in Litchfield to Burrell and Melvina (Steinmann) Wernsing. He married the former Patricia A. Beeler in Litchfield on May 25, 1974. He attended Zion Lutheran School and…

  John Thomas Turner Jr, 82, of Carlinville, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025 at St. John’s hospital in Springfield. John was born at Catching’s Clinic in Woodville, Mississippi to John T. Turner Sr and Edna Earle (Taylor) Turner on June 30, 1942. His parents owned and operated Turner’s Gulf Grill and Service Station…

  George V. “Bob” Ribble, 92, of Hettick, passed away on Friday evening, May 9, 2025 at Lakeside Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born Aug. 14, 1932 in Hettick, the son of William Jesse Ribble and Sarah Amelia Thompson Ribble. He married Mary Ellen (Fischer) Ribble in Barnett, on May 24, 1970. The couple…

  Christian “Chris” Eddings, 72, of Gillespie, formerly of Troy, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025. Chris was born in 1952 in East St. Louis to the late Robert D. Eddings and Bonnie J (Hotz) Eddings. He married his wife Angie Eddings, whom he met as childhood neighbors in Collinsville and they have been…