Obituaries

David C. Bathon, age 65, of Coulterville, IL, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 8:15 a.m., in Coulterville Care Center, Coulterville, IL.

David was born on August 3, 1960 in Pinckneyville, IL, a son to Francis and Marie (Loos) Bathon. David is a graduate of Pinckneyville Community High School and was a...

Zola Mae "Toby" Clifton, 89, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Centralia Manor. She was born on May 31, 1936, in Centralia, the daughter of Rev. James Verle and Julia Helen (Sinclair) Clifton.
Toby is survived by her many special nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Phyllis Clifton; extended...

Billy E. "Bill" Fatheree, 93, of Salem, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem.
Bill was born on March 22, 1932, in Odin, Illinois, the son of Orville and Docia (Spangler) Fatheree. He married Wanda M. (Keller) Fatheree on March 15, 1953, in Iuka, Illinois, and together they...

Jacob Edwin Hanke, age 43, of Richview, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana.

He was born Saturday, June 5, 1982, in Centralia, a son of Carolyn Joann (Wacker) and the late Brian Thomas Hanke, Sr.

Jacob, a larger-than-life personality with a heart of gold, leaves...

Sister Virginia Kampwerth PHJC, (formerly Sister Alberta) age 83, passed away January 14, 2026 at Catherine's Cottage, Donaldson, Indiana. Parents, Al and Dorothy and older sister, Marabeth, welcomed Virginia to the Kampwerth family on September 27, 1942 in Breese, Illinois. Later, two more siblings, Alan and...

Judy Koontz, 81, of Smithboro, Illinois, passed away on January 19, 2026, at HSHS St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL, surrounded by loving family.
Judy was born February 24, 1944, in Highland, IL, the daughter of Thomas R. and Francis L. (Ellsworth) Shultz. On June 27, 1964, she married the love of her life,...

Blanch "Zenoba" Monroe, 88, of Salem, Illinois, passed away at 6:11 am January 10, 2026 peacefully in Tampa, Florida. She was born April 4, 1937 in Mount Vernon, Illinois to the late Herbert Edward Johnson and Blanche Leona (Boyle) Baskett. Zenoba married Charles Robert Monroe on August 23, 1958 in Mount Vernon. He...

Ethel Mae "Mazie" Piper-Leggett, age 88 of Terre Haute, IN, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at The Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care in Terre Haute.

Mazie was born on October 17, 1937, in Salem, the daughter of Rolland Dudley and Ethel Emma (Gray) Davidson. She married James Leggett and he preceded...

Wayne R. Wessel, age 90, of Carlyle, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2026, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese. Born on November 30, 1935, on the family farm in Clinton County, he was the cherished son of Theodore and Ida (Grefe) Wessel. On November 24, 1957, Wayne married his beloved wife, Lola Koehler, and...

Dewayne "Butch" Loren Williams, 81, of Centralia passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on March 30, 1944, in Salem, the son of Roger Dewayne and Lucille Marie (Steevens) Williams. He married Cathy Miller on July 4, 1992 in Centralia, and she survives him...