Area Obituaries
Jerry “Red” Holliday
Jerry “Red” Holliday, 83, of Palmyra, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was born May 20, 1941 in Carlinville, a son of the late John and Ethel Walk Holliday. He married Isla Faye Bridges on Sept. 12, 1967 in Decatur. Jerry graduated Northwestern High School in Palmyra…
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Jack Charles Wilson, 90, of Gillespie, passed away at Gillespie Health and Rehab Center, Gillespie, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 at 11:54 pm. He was born Oct. 16, 1934, in Gillespie, to John Wilson and Margaret Hollis Wilson Taylor. He married Elfrieda (Johnson) Wilson on Oct. 22, 1955 in Gillespie. He was a machinist…
Read MoreJacqueline Sue Leferink
Jacqueline Sue (Caveny) Leferink, 66, passed away at 11:08 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Halifax Health Hospice Care Center in Orange City, FL. Jacquie was born April 9, 1958, in Alton, the daughter of Charles and Billie (Miller) Caveny. She grew up in Bunker Hill and graduated from Bunker Hill High School…
Read MoreYvonne Marie Gwinn
Yvonne Marie Gwinn, 80, of Carlinville, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 1, 2025, at her residence in Carlinville. Yvonne was born Nov. 30, 1944, in Warren, OH, a daughter of Truman Seago and Jessie Vancourt Seago Wiegle. She married Iven Gwinn Oct. 13, 1966, at the First Assembly Church in Carlinville. Yvonne was…
Read MoreWaylon Troy Pettit
Baby Waylon Troy Pettit, of Carlinville, was born sleeping on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Waylon was a son of Brady Pettit and Haley Jo Evans of Carlinville. Waylon is survived by his parents; grandmother, Wende Sampson and (Tim Strayer) of Peoria; grandparents, Troy and Nancy Pettit of Carlinville;…
Read MoreJoAnn M. Wolff
JoAnn M. Wolff, 61, of Brighton passed away on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024 at 7:50 p.m., at Evelyns House, with her family by her side. JoAnn was born Oct. 7, 1963, in Pekin, the daughter of Theodore Rousseau and the late Mary (Tutt) Driver. She married Joseph Wolff on Sept. 19, 1986. JoAnn worked…
Read MoreClayton A. Hammann
Clayton A. Hammann, 82, of Gillespie, passed away at his residence on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 at 10:32 p.m. He was born October 19, 1942, in Brushy Mound Twp, to Walter G. Hammann and Cecil F. Wills Hammann. Clayton was a graduate of Gillespie High School Class of 1960. He was a farmer. He is…
Read MoreKimberly A. Eggemann
Kimberly A. Eggemann, 58, of Carlinville, passed away at Carlinville Rehab Center, Carlinville, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 at 11:57 pm. She was born Feb. 20, 1966, in Somerset, NJ to Robert Eggemann and Dolores Rexford Eggemann. She was a waitress and school bus driver for the Alton School District. Kimberly enjoyed horseback riding and…
Read MoreEugene L. “Moe” Maguire
Eugene L. “Moe” Maguire, 91, of Carlinville, passed away Sunday evening, Dec. 22, 2024, at Carlinville Rehab & Health Care in Carlinville. Moe was born Sept. 7, 1933, in Carlinville, a son of Gerald and Martha Maguire. Moe and Betty were married April 4, 1954 in Carlinville and shared 70 years together. He built…
Read MorePeggy Diane Hart
Peggy Diane Hart, 83, of Carlinville, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at Lakeside Health Care in Carlinville. Peggy was born on Jan. 10, 1941, in Godfrey, to Henry and Anita (Atkins) Bock. She attended Jerseyville schools and married Carol G. Hart, on July 26, 1960, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Carlinville. Peggy…
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