Obituaries
Donna L Jones Davis
Jan 26, 2017
Donna L. Jones Davis, 84, of Galesburg, died at 5:26 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2017 at home. Donna was born August 26, 1932 in Peoria, the daughter of Benjamin H. and Malina E. Edwards Binegar. She married Sgt. Paul E. Jones on January 13, 1950 in Peoria. She later married Robert L. Davis. Donna is survived by one son,...
Vernon Lee West
Jan 22, 2017
Vernon Lee West, 70, of Rio, died at 8:56 a.m. Sunday, January 22, 2017 at home. Vernon was born March 6, 1946 in LeClaire, IA, the son of Earl L. and Rita A. Pellin West. Vern enlisted in the US Army on August 18, 1967, and serving two tours in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged on August 17, 1970....
Sheila J. Danforth
Jan 21, 2017
Sheila J. Danforth, age 81, of Cameron, Illinois; passed away at 7:35 pm on January 21, 2017 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois. Sheila was born on July 26, 1935 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Charles C. and Iva May Hubbard Boyd. She attended local schools in Galesburg, and graduated from the Galesburg High...
Dorothy M. Hutchisson
Jan 21, 2017
Dorothy M. "Dottie" Hutchisson, age 96, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 9:40 pm on January 21, 2017 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, Illinois. Dorothy was born on December 18, 1920 in Smithshire, Illinois and is the daughter of Edward D. and Marie A. Anderson Gibb. Dottie was raised in rural Warren County where she attended...
Patricia P. 'Patty' Sloss
Jan 16, 2017
Patricia P. "Patty" Sloss, age 71, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 8:11 PM on Monday, January 16, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. She was born on July 12, 1945 in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of Virgil Leonard and Nellie Elizabeth (Shepard) Pate. Patty was a graduate of Warren High School. On February 15,...
Sally R. Lozier
Jan 16, 2017
Sally Ruth Lozier, 74, of East Galesburg, died at 8:28 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2017 at Richard Owens Hospice House, Peoria. Sally was born July 12, 1942 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Eugene R. "Jack" and Ruth Monks Connor. She graduated from Corpus Christi High School. Sally married Howard D. Lozier on October 27, 1962 at Corpus Christi...
Lewis R. Larson
Jan 16, 2017
Lewis R. Larson, 98, of Galesburg, died at 6:15 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2017 in Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. He was born March 18, 1918 in a farm house in western Nebraska to Herbert C. and Nellie E. (Nelson) Larson. He graduated from Knoxville High School and married Dorothy Coulter on January 15, 1943 in Galesburg. He then went...
Norman Lee Hickenbottom
Jan 14, 2017
Norman Lee Hickenbottom, 88, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, January 14, 2017. Norm was born December 15, 1928 in Macomb, the son of Roy Edward and Gertrude Mae Rutledge Hickenbottom. He married the love of his life Shirley Faye Ebbert at the Presbyterian Church in Bushnell on June 29, 1947. Norm was an...
Georgia V. Kenney
Jan 7, 2017
Georgia V. Kenney, age 77, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 12:50 PM on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at her residence in Oquawka. Georgia was born on February 14, 1939 in Henderson County near Gladstone, Illinois. She is the daughter of Edward W. and Helen V. Hunter Huss Sr. Georgia attended school and G&O High School in Gladstone, Illinois....
Elizabeth Ann Morris
Jan 6, 2017
Elizabeth Ann Morris, 60, of Galesburg, passed away at home on Friday, January 6, 2017 at 12:05 PM.Ann was born on June 1, 1956 in Long Beach, CA. She was the daughter of Joe and Beverly Jean (Swanson) Hays. She married her husband, Stephen Morris on September 19, 1981 in Galesburg, he survives. Also surviving is their loving daughter,...
Mary Jane Perry
Jan 5, 2017
Mary Jane Rogers Perry, 54, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home on January 5, 2017. Mary was born May 31, 1962 in Galesburg, the daughter of Frank C. and Judy A. Bradford Rogers. She married Lyle Perry with whom she had two sons, Zachary and Dylan Perry who survive, both of Branson, MO. They later divorced. Mary is also...
Margaret M. Unger
Jan 2, 2017
Margaret M. Unger, 84, formerly of Galesburg and Woodhull, died at 10:47 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2017 in the Emergency Room at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Margaret was born on July 29, 1932 in Skokie, the daughter of Rollin W. and Margaret M. Bourie Kirscht. She married Kenneth L. Unger on September 6, 1952 in St. Peter's...
Lois E. Carpenter
Jan 2, 2017
Lois E. Carpenter, 89, of Wataga, IL, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2017 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg, after a brief illness. She was born November 11, 1927, the daughter of George T. and Rose (Hoto) Westberg. She married her high school sweetheart Gene C. Carpenter on May 15, 1948 in Elgin, IL. He survives along with their daughters,...
Wilma M. Van Tine
Dec 30, 2016
Wilma M. Van Tine, age 99, of Stronghurst, Illinois, formerly of Oquawka, passed away at 9:45 AM on Friday, December 30, 2016 at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. She was born on July 28, 1917 in Gladstone, Illinois, the daughter of William and Emma (Ricketts) Forgey. Wilma was educated in the Biggsville School District and graduated...
Lionel P. Gutierrez
Dec 30, 2016
Lionel P. Gutierrez, 87, of San Francisco, CA, died peacefully at the home of his niece in Galesburg, on December 30, 2016. Lionel was born May 5, 1929 in Galesburg, the son of Julio and Josephine Martinez Gutierrez. He attended and graduated from Galesburg High School. He retired from Saks Fifth Ave. after 40 year career. Lionel was a...
Lindel D. Kinkaid
Dec 29, 2016
Lindel D. Kinkaid, age 93, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 4:55 pm on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Lindel was born on February 19, 1923 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the son of Walter D. and Dollie G. Allaman Kinkaid. He was raised and educated in Henderson County and it's...
Robert E. Mckee
Dec 24, 2016
Robert Eugene "Bob" McKee passed away on December 24, 2016. Bob was born on April 19, 1936 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Eugene S. and Mildred (Cummings) McKee. He is preceded in death by his son Mark R. McKee, his parents, wife Nancy Nevius McKee, and his sister, Marcia McKee Sedgwick. Bob is survived by step-daughter, Alison (Lance)...
Rossie Iris Sargeant
Dec 24, 2016
Rossie Iris Sargeant, 70, passed away peacefully in the morning hours of Christmas Eve after a brief illness. She was surrounded by her family. She was born on November 9,1946, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She grew up with her parents, Betty and Walter "Stuffy" Gowler, and twin brothers, Jessie and Jack, in Galesburg. She met Michael Ray Sargeant while...
Lachele Annmarie Stephenson
Dec 23, 2016
Lachele AnnMarie Stephenson, age 16, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at her residence on December 23, 2016 at 12:50pm. She was born on August 2, 2000 in Monmouth; and is the daughter of Mayme and Justin Blue. She was raised in Monmouth, where she attended Monmouth Schools and is currently a Sophomore at Monmouth Roseville High School. Lachele wanted...
Barbara A. Woodkirk
Dec 20, 2016
Barbara Ann Woodkirk, 73, a resident of the Kensington, Galesburg, IL, died at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Barb was born in Belleville, IL on November 21, 1943. She was raised in a loving home by her parents Robert and Betty Jorn Cook. She married Larry G. Woodkirk on May 16,...
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