Obituaries

John F. " Jack " Weegar

John F. " Jack " Weegar

Sep 27, 2012

John F. "Jack" Weegar, age 79, formerly of Monmouth, IL passed away in Austin, TX on Thursday, September 27, 2012. Jack was born on August 8, 1933 in Monmouth, and was the youngest son of Alfred Weegar and Beulah (Robertson) Weegar. Jack was raised in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1951. He married Emma J. Mustapich...

Albert  "Shorty" Harris

Albert "Shorty" Harris

Sep 26, 2012

Albert C. "Shorty" Harris, age 100, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 8:05 am on September 26, 2012 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, Illinois. He was born on August 7, 1912 in the Berwick Community and is the son of Melville E and Mila C. Ingram Harris. Shorty was raised in Berwick where he attended rural...

K. Scott Coons

K. Scott Coons

Sep 25, 2012

Kenneth Scott Coons, 55, of Galesburg, died at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at home. He was born on May 3, 1957 in Maryville, MO to Victor J. and Hazel Marlee Rogers. He is survived by his lifelong partner, Deborah L. Frantzen of Galesburg; his sons, Joshua Eugene of Kansas and Jeremiah Joseph of Kansas; his daugher Angela...

Lawrence  A. Pierce

Lawrence A. Pierce

Sep 24, 2012

Lawrence A. Pierce, age 78, of Monmouth, passed away at 1:40 p.m., Monday, September 24, 2012 at the OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth. He was born on August 4, 1934 in Lincoln, NE., and is the son of Earl and Ethyl Campbell Godmin. Lawrence attended school in Lewistown, Mo. He served in the United States Army during...

Gordon L. Aulgur

Gordon L. Aulgur

Sep 24, 2012

Gordon Lasater Aulgur, age 69 of Galesburg, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, after a brief illness.  Gordon was born in Lebanon, Tennessee on November 17, 1942 the son of Raymond Jewel Aulgur and Gustava Dixie (Lasater) Aulgur. The son of a bridge and dam superintendent, Gordon spent much of his...

Cloyd F. "Pete" Cox

Cloyd F. "Pete" Cox

Sep 23, 2012

Cloyd F. "Pete"Cox, age 70, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 3:00 am on September 23, 2012 at his Monmouth residence. "Pete" was born on April 22, 1942 in Terre Haute, Illinois and is the son of Levi I. and Agnes L. Kissick Cox. Pete was raised in Terre Haute where he attended a one room rural school then...

Kimberly Kinkaid

Kimberly Kinkaid

Sep 23, 2012

Kim Kinkaid, 43, of Galesburg, passed away at 9 a.m. Sunday, September 23, 2012 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg.   She was born on October 1, 1968 in Galesburg to parents Layne and Pamela Allen Laswell. She married Chuck Kinkaid on September 4, 1993 in Galesburg. He survives. Kim is survived by her son, Braden Layne Kinkaid; her...

Goldie  F Huffman

Goldie F Huffman

Sep 21, 2012

Goldie F. Huffman, age 89, of Biggsville, Illinois; passed away at 11:45 am on September 21, 2012 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Goldie was born August 10, 1923 in Weaver, Iowa and is the daughter of Donald O. and Ina Fay Galbraith Brent. Goldie was raised in rural Gladstone and attended Mary Dell rural school. Goldie married Ruey Miller Huffman...

Mary M. Mcmahon

Mary M. Mcmahon

Sep 20, 2012

Mary M. (Glasnovich) McMahon, 79, of Galesburg, died 3:31 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Mary was born on November 8, 1932 in Galesburg, the daughter of Jako and Elizabeth (Matto) Glasnovich.  She married William G. McMahon on March 19 1952 in Galesburg.  He preceded her in death on December 21 1992.  Mary is the loving...

Robert A. Reynolds

Robert A. Reynolds

Sep 20, 2012

Robert A. Reynolds, 76, of rural Cameron, died 9:48 a.m. Thursday, September 20, 2012 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Robert was born on November 10, 1935 in Galesburg, the son of Robert O. and Madeline (Hickle) Reynolds.  He married Aila Johnson on December 5, 1971 in Pittsburg, Massachusetts.  She preceded him in death on October 2, 2008. ...

Vince Morrissey

Vince Morrissey

Sep 18, 2012

John V. “Vince” Morrissey, 83, of Galesburg, died at 2:52 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Vince was born February 16th, 1929 in Galesburg, the son of Alice and Joseph Morrissey.  He married Joan M. “Jody” Curry on June 19th, 1954 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  She survives.  Also surviving is a brother,...

Edith  C. Robinson

Edith C. Robinson

Sep 17, 2012

Edith C. Robinson, age 83, of Monmouth, passed away at 4:24 a.m., Monday, September 17, 2012 at the Roseville Rehab Health Care in Roseville, Ill. She was born on May 31, 1929 in Decorra, Ill., and is the daughter of David and Clara Tracy Lair. She was reared and educated in Hancock Country and graduated from Dallas City High...

Debra K. Polillo

Debra K. Polillo

Sep 16, 2012

Debra K. Polillo, 58, of Galesburg, died at 4:17 p.m. Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria. Debbie was brought into this world on June 10, 1954 in the town she would forever come to know as home; Galesburg. She was one of two cherished daughters (the other being Kathy [Terry] Bradford) of her warm-hearted parents, Kenny...

Dolores  E Hackett

Dolores E Hackett

Sep 15, 2012

Dolores E. Hackett, age 94, of Peoria, Illinois; passed away on September 15, 2012 at OSF St.Claire Home in Peoria, Illinois at 11:55 pm. She was born on May 13, 1918 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Arthur and Ethel Mackey Melburg. Dolores was raised in Monmouth where she attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth High...

Za'Nyah Lynn Kelley

Za'Nyah Lynn Kelley

Sep 15, 2012

Za'Nyah Lynn Kelley, was born a quiet birth on Saturday September 15, 2012. Za'Nyah is survived by her parents Bryan Kelley and Kelli Tipsword. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday September 21, 2012 at Watson-Thomas Funeral Home, Galesburg.

Kenneth Leland Hembree

Kenneth Leland Hembree

Sep 13, 2012

Kenneth Leland Hembree, 60, passed away at 9:22 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, IL. Kenneth was born on March 16, 1952, in Atlanta, GA., the son of Henry Earl Sr., and Doris Elizabeth Hembree. He had worked construction all his life in the southern states, mainly Georgia and Florida. He is a native to...

Carol  "Charlene" Baldwin

Carol "Charlene" Baldwin

Sep 12, 2012

Charlene Baldwin, age 72, of Biggsville, passed away at 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Oak Lane Nursing Rehab in Stronghurst, Ill. She was born on November 1, 1939 in Burlington, Ia. and is the daughter of Charles Carlton and Hazel Maxcine Hickman Baldwin. She was reared and educated in Henderson County and graduated from Biggsville High...

Stevens Frances Jo

Stevens Frances Jo

Sep 12, 2012

Frances “Jo” Stevens, 87, of Galesburg, died at 12 p.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Cottage Hospital. Jo was born on June 12, 1925 in East St. Louis, the daughter of Frank and Helen J. (Popek) Mezyk.  She married Elmer L. Stevens on February 8, 1949 in Galesburg.    He preceded her in death on August 3, 1974.  Jo was...

Lisa Belen Mendez

Lisa Belen Mendez

Sep 7, 2012

Lisa Belen Mendez, 68, of The Colony, Texas, formerly of Galesburg, died at 2:37 p.m. Friday, September 7, 2012, at Baylor Medical Hospital of Carrollton. Belen was born on January 10, 1944 in Rockford, IL.  She married Carlos Mendez on May 7, 1960 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Galesburg, IL and enjoyed over 50 years of happiness together. He...

Dennis D. & Monica A. Clow

Dennis D. & Monica A. Clow

Aug 27, 2012

Dennis D. Clow, 60, and Monica A. Clow, 57, both of Monmouth, passed away together on August 27, 2012 near Jackson, TN. Dennis was born December 19, 1951 in Lancaster, MN, and Monica was born August 19, 1955 in Bismarck, ND. They were married May 24, 1975 in Wing, ND, and had two daughters, Lori Seals of Monmouth, and...