Obituaries
Vida L Leonard
Sep 4, 2018
Vida L. Leonard, age 101, of Blythe, California; passed away on September 4, 2018 at her residence Blythe, California. Vida was born January 29, 1917 in Barnes City, Iowa and is the daughter of Edward A. and Anna McClure. She was raised in Barnes City where she attended school and graduated from the Barnes City High School. She was...
Shirley Jean Lox
Sep 4, 2018
Shirley Jean Lox, age 92, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at 5:56 A.M. on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at the Kline Center in Burlington, Iowa. Shirley was born on December 9, 1925 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the daughter of Doss and Elizabeth Simmons Hinshaw. She was raised in Oquawka, where she attended the Oquawka Schools. In 1946, Shirley...
Barbara L. Wells
Sep 4, 2018
Barbara Lou Wells, 91, of Monmouth, died at 8:24 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at home. Barb was born on April 7, 1927 at home in Coldbrook Twp., the daughter of Roy and Jessie (Kingan) Wells. Barb is survived by several nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; eight brothers; three sisters; and Marty Barker who was...
Lester "Boo" Spinks
Sep 2, 2018
Lester “Boo” Spinks, 67, of Galesburg, died at 9:20 p.m. Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Kindred Hospital, Peoria, IL. Boo was born May 4, 1951 in Galesburg the son of AC and Laura Irene (Blaylock) Spinks. He married Phyllis K. Shannon. They later divorced. Boo is survived by his children, Michael, Victor, Jelicija, Chavoine, Lester, Jr., Rockyen, Legan, Sonya,...
Anna Marie Smith
Sep 1, 2018
Anna Marie Smith, 44 of Peoria, died on Saturday, September 1, 2018, 3:40 AM, at Sharon Health Care-Pines, Peoria. Anna was born on January 13, 1974 in Canton. She was the daughter of Ronald and Ruth (Franklin) Smith. She married Michael Pillars in Galesburg on December 5, 1995 at the Calvary Baptist Church, Galesburg. They later divorced. She is...
Susan Lynn Melton
Aug 27, 2018
Susan Lynn Melton, 59, of Galesburg, died at 7:20 p.m. Monday, August 27, 2018 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Susan was born May 13, 1959 in Galesburg, the daughter of William Lee and Shirley Mae (Sholl) Ebbing. She married Dale A. Melton on May 1, 1999 in Galesburg. Susan is survived by her husband, Dale of Galesburg;...
Thomas E. Meline
Aug 27, 2018
Thomas Edward Meline, 61, of Wataga, died at 6:21 a.m. Monday, August 27, 2018. Tom was born February 18, 1957 in Galesburg, the son of Carl Alfred Benjamin and Betty Darlene (Tripp) Meline. Tom married Debra Lynn Pasco on June 5, 1982 in Wataga. Tom is survived by his wife, Debi of Wataga; one son, Michael Johnson of Wataga;...
James V. Stinson
Aug 25, 2018
James Vernon Stinson, 69, of Galesburg, died at 6:52 p.m. Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline, IL. Jim was born October 19, 1948 in Galesburg, the son of Robert Stanley and Melba Genevieve (DeLong) Stinson. Jim is survived by one son, Raymond Stinson of Monmouth; one sister, Cheryl Adams of Galesburg; two grandchildren, Shannon...
Oneda Jean Neff-Calloway
Aug 23, 2018
Oneda Jean Neff-Calloway, age 88, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 10:20 P.M. on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Oaklane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. She was born on October 15, 1929 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the daughter of Ben H. and Barbara Christner Neff. Oneda graduated from Wayland High School in 1947. On September 25, 1970, she...
Charles E. "Charlie" James
Aug 21, 2018
Charles E. “Charlie” James, 63, of Galesburg, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at home. Charlie was born June 2, 1955 in Galesburg, the son of Carl Edward and Anna Lucille (Curfman) James. Charlie is survived by his mother, Lucille Bundren of Galesburg; a son, Josh (Jennifer) Knight of Manhattan, KS; a brother, Jerry (Jamie) James of Joplin, MO; three...
Marilyn J. Fowler
Aug 17, 2018
Marilyn Jeanne Fowler, age 88, of Biggsville, IL; passed away at 2:58 am on Friday, August 17, 2018 at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, IL. Marilyn was born on December 8, 1929 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Paul D. and M. Eloise Jamison Gibb. She attended schools in Biggsville and Monmouth. She later attained her...
Kenneth F. Anderson
Aug 16, 2018
Kenneth F. Anderson, age 72, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 1:37 P.M. on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. He was born on February 25, 1946 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Leonard F. and Peggy Juanita Bostic Anderson. Kenny was raised by his adopted parents, Lee and Monica...
Lorri M. Keegan
Aug 11, 2018
Lorri M. Keegan, 74, of Gilson, died at 2 a.m. Saturday, August 11, 2018 at home. Lorri was born September 19, 1943 in Chicago, the daughter of Ernest Patrick and Lorraine (Holz) Doll. She married Raymond F. Keegan on March 8, 1986 in Poconos, PA. He survives of Gilson. Lorri is also survived by two sons, James (Monica) Rice...
Gayle D. Powers
Aug 5, 2018
Gayle D. Powers, age 53, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 1:33 A.M. on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on May 15, 1965 in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of James A. Barry Sr. and Sharon K. Crain. Gayle attended Immaculate Conception School and Monmouth High School. She was...
Donald E. "Butch" Millard
Aug 1, 2018
Donald E. "Butch" Millard, age 77, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born on May 3, 1941 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Emmitt and Maude (Grate) Millard. Butch attended G&O High School. He proudly served his Country with the United...
Ashton E. Blakewell
Jul 30, 2018
Ashton Earl Blakewell, 75, of Galesburg, died at 1:10 a.m. Monday, July 30, 2018 at home. Ashton was born February 28, 1943 in Galesburg, the son of Ashton and Edna Mae (Adams) Blakewell. Ashton met his future wife, Nelle Rose Lee, while he was working as a stockman at Kroger Grocery when he was in High School. They were...
Theodore R. "Ted" Mellican
Jul 23, 2018
Theodore R. “Ted” Mellican, 85, of Galesburg, died on Monday, July 23, 2018, 10:15 PM, at Kindred Hospital in Peoria. Ted was born on February 20, 1933 in Cameron. He was the son of Francis and Bernadine (Noonan) Mellican. Ted married the love of his life, Marilyn Norquist, on June 2, 1956. Together they shared sixty-two years of marriage....
Kathryn Virginia Jensen
Jul 22, 2018
Kathryn Virginia (Simmons) Jensen died Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Rosewood Nursing Center in Galesburg, Illinois. She passed away peacefully with family at her bedside at the age of 92. She was born August 30, 1925 at Monmouth Hospital, the daughter of Guy and Mamie (Keister) Simmons of Berwick, Illinois, and Kathryn spent her childhood on Union Hill near...
Emmanuel M. Nsaku
Jul 22, 2018
Emmanuel M. Nsaku, 2, of Galesburg, died Sunday at 9:32 p.m. in the emergency room at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, after he was discovered in a pool at a Galesburg Residence. Emmanuel was born August 21, 2015 in the Congo, the son of Thaddee Luger and Marie Matekita. His parents both survive of Galesburg. Emmanuel is also survived by two...
Lawrence M. "Larry" Mccann
Jul 19, 2018
Lawrence M. “Larry” McCann, 74, of Altona, died on Thursday, July 19, 2018, 11:17 PM, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago. Larry was born on August 31, 1943, in Burlington, Iowa. He was the son of Anthony F. and Eulalia B. (Cramer) McCann. Larry married Mary Ann Eaton on March 17, 1962 in Abingdon. They later divorced. Larry is survived...
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