Obituaries

Ron was a man who never met a stranger. You were his friend after 5 minutes. He was employed by Chicago Northwestern/Union Pacific Railroad for 40 years and made many lifelong friendships in that time. Ron and Rhonda started their adventure after meeting in a shoe store. It was love at first sight. Their 40 years together, proves that...

Maxine Norma Lybarger, age 89, of Monmouth, was called home at 3:50 a.m., January 1, 2009, while a resident at the Monmouth Nursing Home. She was born on November 6, 1919 to Chester and Mary Icenogle Ross, Sr. She was reared and educated in the Roseville area. Maxine married Louis C. Lybarger Jr. on April 3, 1937. Maxine was...

Shirley Ann Manley, formerly of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away in Marietta, Georgia on Saturday September 6th. A complete obituary will be published as soon as it is available. Services:Arrangements for her return and interment in Monmouth, are pending. Currently her family plans to receive friends at Turnbull Funeral Home on Friday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Interment in the...

Stephen D. Jones, Sr., age 61, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at home after a short battle with cancer on Friday, September 26, 2008 at 10:45 a.m. Steve was born on May 10, 1947, in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Howard and Lucile Lisenbee Jones. Steve was raised in the Rozetta area attending Rozetta School and Union High School...

Ruth Veda Peel, age 84, of Kirkwood, IL., passed away in the Emergency Room at OSF Holy Family Medical Center on August 7, 2014 at 2:10 pm. Ruth was born on May 20, 1930 in Berwick, Illinois and is the daughter of Bill Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Morse Hanley. She was raised in Monmouth where she attended public schools...

Dorothy J. Youngblood, age 79, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL on March 14, 2008 at 8:30 pm. Dorothy was born August 16, 1928 in Oregon, Illinois and is the daughter of Alva C. and Ella Mae Dyer Richards. She was reared and educated in Pine Creek Township near Mt.Morris, Illinois...

Harold "Wayne" Graber, age 94, of Monmouth, IL; passed away at Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth on September 11, 2013 at 10:27 pm. Wayne was born on July 4, 1919 in Scotland County of Memphis, MO. and is the son of Harry Esben and Ola Mary Black Graber. He was raised and educated in Scotland County rural schools and...

Charles R. "Chuck" Montgomery, age 85, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on Tuesday evening at Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois. Chuck was born June 27, 1922 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Henry and Ella Hinkle Montgomery. He was raised in Monmouth and attended Monmouth Schools and graduated from Monmouth High School. Chuck then entered service...

Adam C. Murphy, age 30, of Monmouth, IL; passed away at OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois on October 10, 2013. Adam was born on December 14, 1982,in Monmouth, the son Cindy Lee Reimolds, deceased. He attended Monmouth schools and Union Schools. He received his GED. Adam was a shift manager at the "Super Pantry" in the Exxon-Mobil...

Marian R. Reese, age 87, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away with her family by her side, at 11:15 pm on March 1, 2012 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Marian was born on December 12. 1924 in Centralia, Missouri and is the daughter of Warren and Ruth Frymire Matteson. She was raised in Woodhull, Illinois and graduated from Woodhull High School...

Mary M. Smith, age 86, of Monmouth, IL. passed away at Monmouth Nursing Home on Tuesday October 29, 2013 at 7:20 pm. Mary was born on February 20, 1927 in rural Warren County and is the daughter of Terrance W. and Frances Burns Gavin. Mary attended Farmer's Academy and was #1 in her class of one. She then attended...

Gerald L. Youngquist, 77, died at his home surrounded by his family on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008. Gerald was born August 29, 1930, in Gowrie, Iowa, the son of the late G. Alvin and Ruby (nee Jacobson) Youngquist. On April 22, 1953, he was united in marriage to Rozella Zenor at Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie. Gerald was...

John F. Hagrelius, age 89, of Swedesburg, Iowa and formerly of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Arbor Court Nursing Home in Mt.Pleasant, Iowa on April 5th, at 10:35 pm. John was born on March 3, 1922 in Galesburg, Illinois; and is the son of Frank L. and Edna B. Sharp Hagrelius. John was raised in Galesburg, where he attended...

James M. "Snuffy" Smith, age 79, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at his residence at 2:40 PM on Saturday, April 30, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born on June 11, 1936 in Oquawka, IL, the son of Don D. and Virginia (Rickles) Smith. He was reared and educated in Oquawka, graduating from G&O High School in Gladstone,...

Elmer L. Hull age 86, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 8:21 pm on April 15th, at Rosewood Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois. Elmer was born on November 11, 1924 in Kirkwood, Illinois and is the son of Clarence and Bertha Roller Hull. His early years were in Norris town, Kentucky. He was also educated in the local schools...

Roy L. Myers, age 82, of Brashere, Missouri passed away at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri on August 13, 2012. Roy was born on April 3, 1930 in Blandinsville, Illinois and is the son of James Albert and Ruby Combites Myers. He was raised in Henderson County where he attended Henderson County schools. He was married to Ruth Marcelene...

Gertrude L. " Bingo Gertie" Bishop, age 91, of Biggsville, Illinois; passed away at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab Center in Stronghurst, Illinois on Saturday July 19, 2014 at 10:03 am. Gertrude was born on October 23, 1922 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the daughter of Douglas and Mabel Francis Tee McCabe. Gertrude was raised and educated Gladstone...

Pastor Bob N. Adams, age 81 of Oquawka,Illinois passed away at his residence on October 6,2013. Bob was born on October 30,1931 in Eureka,Illinois and is the son of Marse and Lucy Mae Golden Adams. Bob was raised and educated in Eureka and received his GED in 1972. He received his ministry schooling in Roseville, Illinois. Bob served in...

Jon W. Dawdy, age 77, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday July 19, 2014 at 1:43 pm. Jon was born on November 2, 1936 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the son of Delwyn Haas and Kathryn Alfreda Knable Dawdy. He was raised and educated in the Avon and Greenbush areas and...

K'Lynn Presley Laws, age 9, of Cameron, Illinois passed away at her residence in rural Cameron, on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. K'Lynn was born on May 16, 2005 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the daughter of Dewey Lane and Sandy Laws. She was raised in Monmouth and attended local schools and currently is a fourth grade student at Central...