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Cox
Nov 17, 2021
Glen R. "Buzzy" Cox, 88, of Benld, Ill., died at his residence on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. He was born July 19, 1933, in Litchfield, to Glen E. Cox and Olga (Neumann) Luenemann. He married Barbara A. Olds on Nov. 27, 1953, at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church. They have been married for 67 years. Glen was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a farmer and had worked for Laclede Steel. He was a member of the Shriners and Masonic Lodge 217 AF/AM. He was a former member of the Zion Lutheran Church of Gi...Full story
Brown
Nov 17, 2021
Adam Louis Brown, 29, of Staunton, Ill., died at Community Hospital of Staunton on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. He was born July 31, 1992, in Litchfield, the son of Jim and Leanne (Wray) Brown He was employed as a bartender at Skeeter's Bar in Staunton. Adam graduated from Staunton High School with the Class of 2010. He later graduated from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville with the Class of 2015. A memorial service was held Saturday, Nov. 6, at St. Paul United Church of Christ in...
Neely
Nov 17, 2021
Vicki L. Neely, 65, of Mt. Clare, Ill., died at her residence on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. She was born May 14, 1956, in Alton, the daughter of the late James and Anna (Emery) Lafferty. She married Merle Joseph Neely on June 24, 1972, in Godfrey. He preceded her in death on Dec. 19, 2017. She was a retired LPN. Vicki loved her dogs, camping and family. She is survived by her sisters, Julie (Ricky) Hearn of Gillespie, Renee (Darin) Roady of Alton; brothers, James (Teena) Lafferty Jr. of Gillespie, Chris (Ronna) Lafferty of Brighton, Richard (Jamie)...Full story
Boston
Nov 17, 2021
June Marie Boston, 72, of Edwardsville, Ill., died at her residence on Saturday, April 18, 2020. She was born June 8, 1947, in Chicago to Donald William Powers and Eleanor Marjory (Whitehouse) Powers. She was a retired registered nurse for Anderson Hospital in Maryville. June was a member of the Newcomers Group. She enjoyed reading, decorating and spending time with her family. She is survived by her daughter, Leslie (Samuel) Ramirez of Edwardsville; grandchildren, Evan, Olivia, Noah and Luke; sister, Susie (Jerry) Marcacci of Sawyerville; and...Full story
DuVall
Nov 17, 2021
Marilyn Mae DuVall, 90, was called home to our Lord on Oct. 18, 2021, in Tucson, Ariz. Marilyn was born March 12, 1931, in Springfield, Ill., to Warren and Marie Hardy, who preceded her in death. Marilyn graduated from Staunton Community High School in 1949, where she met and married Nicholas Bahn in 1950. They relocated from Illinois to Arizona in 1959. They had five children, Mary Joe, Barbara, Gregory, Christopher and Guy. Marilyn was a great mother to each one of her children. Marilyn's...Full story
Diesselhorst
Nov 17, 2021
Sharon Diesselhorst, of Litchfield, Ill., formerly of Alhambra, died Thursday, Nov. 11, in HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield following a brave battle with pneumonia. She was 77. Sharon was born April 28, 1944, to Raymond and Evelyn McRill in Detroit, Mich. She attended Roseville (Mich.) High School before moving with her family to Staunton in 1962. She worked as a waitress at the former Hi Cafe on Old Route 66 before marrying Kenneth Diesselhorst of Alhambra, where the couple settled and...Full story
Knop
Nov 10, 2021
William "Bill" Knop, 77, of Staunton, Ill., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. He was born in Litchfield on Aug. 4, 1944, the son of the late John and Viola (Toeningsmeier) Knop. He married the former Kay Bradley on April 3, 1964, at Zion Lutheran Church in Staunton, and she survives. Bill graduated from Staunton High School with the Class of 1962. After graduation, he went to work at L.E. Sauer Machine Shop in St. Louis, Mo., as an operating milling and...Full story
Medders
Nov 10, 2021
Melissa S. Medders, 53, of Gillespie, Ill., died at Community Hospital of Staunton on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. She was born Aug. 13, 1968, in Litchfield. She was a graduate of Gillespie High School, St. John's School of Nursing in Springfield and SIUE where she received a bachelors in nursing. She was a registered nurse in the home health industry. Melissa loved her job, patients, football, Christmas and animals. Her son meant the world to her. She is survived by her parents, Willard and Carole Scheller of Eagarville; son, Blake (fiancée,...Full story
McGhee
Nov 10, 2021
Marcia Kay McGhee, 78, died on Sept. 22, 2021. She was born March 8,1943, in Kansas City, Mo. She was the oldest child born to Merle and Dorothy Wright. Marcia graduated from the University of Missouri with a double major in French and Spanish. In 1966, she moved to Staunton to teach Spanish at Staunton High School. Although she had several offers to teach at the college level, she would continue to teach at Staunton High School for over 30 years until retirement. While she was teaching in...Full story
Murphy
Nov 10, 2021
Tamera Ann Murphy, 54, of Livingston, Ill., died on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Tami was born on March 1, 1967, in Staunton. She was the daughter of Rufus Huddleston and Annamarie (Brabec) Stewart. Tami married Timothy Murphy on Nov. 18, 2011, in Edwardsville. Tim preceded her in death on Feb. 10, 2019. Tamera was a technician for Alton Mental Health for 28 years. She, along with her late husband Tim, enjoyed Cardinal baseball. Tami is survived by her son,...Full story
Masinelli
Nov 10, 2021
Steven Leo Masinelli, 73, of Memphis, Tenn., was born May 23, 1948, in Litchfield, Ill., and died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, at Allenbrooke Nursing Home in Memphis. Favorably known as Big Steve, he will always be remembered as a funny, genuine and a caring person. He was happiest being the center of attention with his wise-guy comments. Steve graduated from SIUE with a bachelor's degree in communications and worked in sales throughout his professional life. He served in the Army during the Vietnam...Full story
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