Area Obituaries
Gloria J. Donaldson
Gloria J. Donaldson, 91, of Carlinville, passed away from complications from a fall at her residence on Sunday morning, Feb. 23, 2025, at High Point Residence in Carlinville. Gloria was born March 30, 1933, in Irving Township, a daughter of Howard and Opal (Furness) Taylor. Gloria graduated from Morrisonville High School with the class…
Read MoreRalph Moses Wadsworth
Ralph Moses Wadsworth, 101, of Carlinville, passed away at Litchfield Health and Rehab Center, Litchfield, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 at 1:39 pm. He was born Nov. 6, 1923 in Fidelity Twp, to Osa Lee Wadsworth and Viola Myrtie Shanner Wadsworth. He married Betty Louise Huddlestun Wadsworth on Nov. 21, 1945 in Shipman. She preceded…
Read MoreMaxine E. Ratterman
Maxine E. Ratterman, 98 of Carlinville, passed away Saturday night, Feb. 15, 2025, at Carlinville Area Hospital in Carlinville, surrounded by her family. Maxine was born Dec. 22, 1926, in Bridgeport, OK., a daughter of Jim and Nellie Pearl (Kerr) Eischen. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy with the class of 1944. She married…
Read MoreFrances A. Hudgins
Frances A. Hudgins, 78, of Carlinville, passed away on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, at Carlinville Rehab & Health Care in Carlinville. Frances was born March 7, 1946, in Irvington, AL, a daughter of Albert Grady and Allie Mae Hayes Chance. She married William “Willie” June 7, 1962, in Mobile, AL. He later passed on…
Read MoreTiffany Lynn May
Tiffany Lynn May, 49, of Kosciusko, MS, passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Tiffany was born Sept. 7, 1975, in Litchfield, IL, a daughter of Richard and Bobetta (Kincaid) Hearn. Tiffany attended high school in Gillespie. She married William “Willie” May, Jr. in June 2008, in San…
Read MoreBrooke Elizabeth Powell
Brooke Elizabeth Powell, 37, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 12, following an automobile accident in McLean County. Brooke was born in Chicago at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital, on March 17, 1987. She was adopted by Christie and John Powell and brought home to Carlinville, when she was just eight days old. Brooke graduated from Carlinville…
Read MoreHarold L. Walker
Harold L. Walker, 91, of Carlinville, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at Carlinville Area Hospital in Carlinville. Harold was born Dec. 24, 1933, in Decatur, a son of Travis and Blanche (Cloney) Walker. He married Betty Ryder, on April 13, 1952 in Decatur. She passed on Dec. 14, 2016. At about age…
Read MoreCarol Jean Froebel
Carol Jean Froebel, 83, of Bunker Hill, died at Litchfield Health and Rehab Center in Litchfield on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:05 am. She was born June 14, 1941, in Bunker Hill, to Milliard M. Johnson & Margaret Winsel Johnson. She married Walter Earl Froebel on May 7, 1960 in Alton. He preceded her…
Read MoreTodd Alan Davidson
Todd Alan Davidson, 58, passed away Monday morning, February 3, 2025, at TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Todd was born in Kirksville, MO on September 20, 1966, and was raised and graduated from Carlinville High School in Carlinville, Illinois in 1985. He graduated from Nashville Auto Diesel College with a degree in…
Read MoreCharles Ralph March
Charles Ralph March, 87, of Palmyra passed away Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was born May 3, 1937 in Carlinville the son of Charles R. and Doris Stults March. He married Martha Ross on Sept. 21, 1995 in Corpus Christi, TX and she survives. Ralph served in the…
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