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Judith Livingston
Apr 16, 2023
Judith Lee Livingston, 78 of Springfield, died Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Springfield Memorial Hospital.
She was born March 5, 1945 in Beardstown the daughter of Roy and Clara Rose Hobrock Livingston.
She is survived by three sisters Betty Cooper of Beardstown, Sharon “Katie” Livingston of Springfield, and Patricia (husband...
Ronald Mcclure, Sr
Apr 11, 2023
Ronald Lee McClure, Sr, 88 of Beardstown, died surrounded by his family, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at his home.
He was born May 7, 1934 in Beardstown, the son of Lewis Donald and Violet Landes McClure. He married Linda Kolp on December 13, 1980 and she survives in Beardstown.
He...
Michael Chestnutt
Apr 5, 2023
Michael Leslie Chestnutt, 55 of Fredrick, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was born September 25, 1967 in Rushville, the son of William “Bill” Sr. and Goldie Ann Newberry Chestnutt.
He is survived by two brothers William “Bill” Jr. Chestnutt and Frank Chestnutt both of Rushville; and three...
Kevin Perry
Apr 4, 2023
Kevin Joseph “Bigfoot” Perry, 44 of Beardstown, died Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at his home.
He was born January 21, 1979 in Rushville, the son of Joe and Audrey Krohe Perry.
He is survived by his father Joe (wife Sherri) Perry of Beardstown; his mother Audrey Perry of Beardstown; two...
Seth Jarrett
Mar 31, 2023
Seth Michaels Jarrett, 32 of Meredosia, died Friday, March 31, 2023 in Beardstown.
He was born April 14, 1990 in Springfield the son of Charles Eugene Jarrett and Jennifer Vazquez.
He is survived by his parents; his companion Elizabeth Dotzert of Beardstown; three children Autumn Jarrett of Iowa, Nina Jarrett...
Lauralee Smith
Mar 25, 2023
Lauralee Ann Smith, 76 of Olney, and formerly of Beardstown, died Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East in Indiana.
She was born June 7, 1946 in Beardstown the daughter of Howard John and Betty Doran Osmer. She married Ronald Lee Smith on December 27, 1972 in Beardstown and he preceded her...
Judy Logsdon
Mar 20, 2023
Judy Ann Logsdon, 82 of Beardstown, died Monday, March 20, 2023 at Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville surrounded by her family.
She was born March 17, 1941 in rural Browning, the daughter of Virgil and Ethel Orwig Meyer. She married John Curtis Logsdon on October 10, 1960 and he preceded her in...
Harold Bishop
Mar 18, 2023
Harold Eugene Bishop, 86 of Benton, LA died Saturday, March 18, 2023 at his home. He was born September 4, 1936 in Schuyler County, IL the son of James Ezekiel and Margaret Caroline Irvin Bishop. He married Zelda Christine Kirkham on June 21, 1957 and she survives.
He also survived by three...
Dr. Robert Bilderback
Mar 10, 2023
Dr. Robert Douglas “Bob” Bilderback, M.D., age 85, died on March 10, 2023, at his home in Beardstown, IL.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 6, at 1 p.m. at the Living Faith United Methodist Church, Bowen, IL, with Pastor Sheri Renner officiating. An inurnment service will follow at Bowen Cemetery in...
Michelle Harris
Mar 2, 2023
Michelle Jo “Shelly” Graham Harris, 56 of Chandlerville, died Thursday, March 2, 2023 at her home.
She was born August 4, 1966 in Beardstown, the daughter of Richard J. “Dick” and Marjorie K. Brewer Graham. She married Jim Harris, Jr on September 15, 2012 and he survives in Chandlerville.
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Suzanne "Suzy" Hartung
Feb 27, 2023
Suzanne Marie Hartung, a longtime educator, administrator and activist in Davenport, Iowa, and a one-time candidate for mayor, passed away Feb. 27 in Jacksonville, Illinois. She was 76. She had moved to Jacksonville in January to be nearer to her family, but Davenport was home.
Suzy was born Jan. 19, 1947, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania....
Wendell Harbin
Feb 19, 2023
Wendell D. Harbin, age 78 of Beardstown, died on Sunday February 19, 2023 at his home surrounded by family.
He was born October 26, 1944, in Jacksonville, the son of Roy George and Lorna Henrietta Marie Meyer Harbin. He married Jeanette Lynn on May 20, 1967 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Arenzville.
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Milagros Marrero Nieves
Feb 14, 2023
Milagros Marrero Nieves, 63 of Beardstown, died Tuesday February 14, 2023 at Jacksonville Skilled Nursing and Rehab.
Cremation Rites have been accorded and no services will be held. Colwell Memorial Home is handling the arrangements.
Melvin L. "Buddy" Taylor
Feb 9, 2023
Melvin “Buddy” Taylor, 76 of Beardstown, died Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Heritage Health in Beardstown.
He was born May 10, 1946 in Beardstown, the son of Lyle and Mabel Parks Taylor, Sr.
He is survived by two sisters Hazel (husband Bob) Merrick and Mary (husband Jerry) Bell;...
Linda Rash
Feb 5, 2023
Linda Sue Rash (nee Schwalb), 68, passed away February 5, 2023, at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Linda was born October 9, 1954, in Beardstown, Illinois, to Patricia (Surratt) Schwalb and the late Henry Schwalb. Linda graduated from Beardstown High School in 1972 and carried Tiger pride throughout her life. She also graduated Carl...
David Spoon
Feb 5, 2023
David Franklin Spoon, 81 of Beardstown, died Sunday, February 5, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born September 29, 1941 in Beardstown, the son of Harold D. and Mary Wessel Spoon. He married Pamela Stephens on June 9, 1963 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Beardstown.
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Vernon Kleinschmidt
Jan 26, 2023
Vernon Dean Kleinschmidt, 91 of Beardstown, died Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Heritage Health in Beardstown.
He was born December 10, 1931 in Arenzville, the son of Herman Frederich and Anna Dorothea Lovekamp Kleinschmidt. He graduated from Arenzville High School in the class of 1949 and married Bernita Kistner on December 2, 1956. Dean was...
Charles Gutmann
Jan 19, 2023
Charles Anthony Gutmann, 64 of Ashland, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 at his home. He was born May 5, 1958 in Springfield, the son of Charles Anthony and Joyce Mesojednic Gutmann. He married Sandra Clark on January 23, 2004 and she survives in Ashland.
He is also survived by a son Chuckie (wife Calissa)...
Harriet Lee
Jan 18, 2023
Harriet B. Lee, 98 of Beardstown, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Heritage Health in Beardstown.
She was born March 10, 1924 in Beardstown, the daughter of Arthur Lee and Gertrude Jones Riley. She married Robert E. Lee on January 10, 1946 and he preceded her in death on September 17, 1973.
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Michael "Mike" Lucas
Jan 15, 2023
Michael James Lucas, 58 of Fairbanks, AK and formerly of Beardstown, died Sunday, January 15, 2023 at his home.
He was born November 24, 1964 in Beardstown, the son of Bernard “Bud” and Elizabeth Jane Cooper Lucas.
He is survived by his daughter Erica Kay Lucas (husband Nelson Hanson) of...
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