Obituaries

Charles Henderson Cagle, 69, of Monmouth, died on Monday, June 27, at home. He was born April 9, 1942 in Centralia, Illinois to Otha Milton and Eleanor Othelia (Bennett) Cagle. He was raised in El Dorado, Arkansas. He earned a B.A., an M.A, and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Arkansas. He married Jane Jakoubek on April...

Clarence P. "Buster" "Bus" "C.P." "Pat" Patterson, age 94, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away peacefully November 5th, his late wife's birthday, in his boyhood home in Monmouth, Illinois at 5:30 am. Clarence was born on November 2, 1914 in Monmouth, Illinois and was the son of Clarence M. and Elma Powers Patterson. C.P. was raised in Monmouth where he...

Hugh Winbigler, 86, of rural Monmouth, passed Away at 3:25 am Sunday (Oct.24, 2010) at Abingdon Care Center, Abingdon, IL He was born on Sept. 2, 1924 in Monmouth, the son of Harry & Bertie (Bates) Winbigler. He was reared and educated in the Monmouth area and graduated from Monmouth High School with the class of 1942. He started...

William R. Brooks, 83, of Lomita, California passed away at 12:45am Tuesday February 12th at Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, CA. His death resulted from heart problems. Bill was born August 16, 1929 in Monmouth to Thomas H. and Sarah C. (Shunick) Brooks. He attended Central Grade School and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1949. He was...

Wayne E. Lam, Jr., age 55, of Monmouth, passed away at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on October 9, 2012, surrounded by family and friends, after a 4 month battle with heart complications. He was born on March 25, 1957 in Rushville, Ill., and is the son of Wayne E. and June Louise Anders Lam. He was reared and...

Audrey White Weissinger, age 92, of Kirkwood, Illinois; passed away at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, Illinois on Tuesday January 21, 2014. Audrey was born on October 18, 1921 in Raritan, Illinois and is the daughter of Henry A. and Pearl McLean White. She was raised in Biggsville and attended it's public schools and high school. She then...

Ralph C. Mesick, age 77, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at the Roseville Nursing and Rehab Center in Roseville, IL on Sunday, September 14, 2014. Ralph was born on April 23, 1937 in Macomb, Illinois and is the son of Charles C. and Bessie V. Cline Mesick. He was raised in Macomb where he attended local schools and the...

Carol D. Hart, age 64, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Community Medical Center in Monmouth on July 27th, at 2:30 am. Carol was born on October 5, 1943 in Monmouth, and is the daughter of Bill and Lucy Beachler Tinder. She attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth High School. Carol first married DuWayne White. She later married...

Thomas F. "T" Webb, age 83, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center on September 12th at 10:50 am. "T" was born May 3, 1925 in Monmouth, Illinois and was the son of Thomas and Jessie Mae Barnett Webb. He was raised in Monmouth, attending Monmouth Schools and graduated from Monmouth High School. On March...

Mildred L. Anderson, age 58, of East Peoria, Illinois and formerly of Monmouth, passed away at her E. Peoria Home at 4:14 pm on February 20, 2014. Mildred was born on March 2, 1955 in Monmouth and is the daughter of William and Marilyn Elaine Howell Strange. She was reared and educated in Monmouth where she attended local schools...

Kathleen M. Bennett, age 70, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on October 7,2014 at 4:45 am at Galesburg Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on May 16, 1944 in Chicago, IL and is the daughter of Arthur F. and Dolores V.Stritzel Hughes. She was raised and educated in both Monmouth and McHenry, Illinois where she attended Immaculate...

Richard A. Martin, age 49, of rural Little York, Illinois; passed away at 2:00 am Saturday Feb7th as a result of a traffic accident. Richard was born on January 24, 1960 in Monmouth, and is the son of Francis "Polly" and Irene M. Bennett Martin. Richard was raised in Monmouth where he attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth...

Richard "Rick" Dean Williams, 55, of Ft. Worth, Tx, passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 17. Richard was born July 29, 1955, in Monmouth, to Harold Eugene and Rosemary Leary Williams. He was raised in Little York and attended Yorkwood Schools. He graduated from Yorkwood High School in 1973. Richard married Elaine Christine Brissey on February 14, 1976. He has...

Dorothy G. Petersen, age 81, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, on Monday September 8, 2008 at 2:28 am. Dorothy was born on August 23, 1927 in Monmouth and is the daughter of Harold M. and Harriet Troxel Goddard. She graduated from Monmouth High School, prior to receiving her BA Degree from...

Robert "Gene" Moore, age 67, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Great River Medical Center in Burlington, Iowa on Saturday March 22, 2014 at 10:05 pm. "Gene" was born on July 23,1946 in LaHarge, IL and is the son of George and Grace Brown Moore. He was raised and educated in LaHarpe where he attended school and graduated from...

Barbara A. Newton Kidder, age 77, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa on April 29, 2014 at 4:42 PM. She was born on July 11, 1936 in Matherville,Illinois the daughter of Charles Raymond Bedford and June Lee Cooper.She was raised in Matherville and attended the schools there. At the age of twelve Barbara...

Cora Lee Miller, age 84, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, on January 18, 2011 at 3:10 am. Cora Lee was born August 30, 1926 in Quincy, Illinois and is the daughter of Lloyd and Frances Miller Van Natta. She was raised and educated in the Quincy area and it's schools where she attended Quincy...

Jessie May Blevins went to join her beloved husband Dick Blevins on 11-25-14. Jessie May Lavender Blevins was born on June 16, 1908 in Monmouth, IL to Alfred and Della (Nees) Lavender. Jessie grew up on the plains of Wyoming going to a one-room schoolhouse on horseback or horse-drawn wagon. Only five years before she was born the Wright...

Doris L. Sebastian, age 87, of Gladstone, Illinois; passed away at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab Center in Stronghurst, Illinois on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 9:52 pm. She was born on August 14, 1928 in Olena, Illinois, the daughter of Marvin and Flossie (Mapes) Booton. She was reared and educated in the Country Schools of Olena and graduated...

David L. Whiteside, age 58, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at his residence earlier this year and most recently identified as the deceased. David was born January 27, 1949 in LaHarpe, Illinois and is the son of William and Bessie Lehr Whiteside. He was reared and educated in Roseville, and attended school there and in Monmouth. David graduated from...