Obituaries

Mar 20, 2020

A loving tribute to honor the life of our mother and grandmother, Shirley Lou Penn, formerly of Ursa, IL and Edina, MO.  Shirley was received by our Savior on Friday, March 20, 2020.

Shirley was born January 10, 1932. She was born in Marceline, IL, the daughter of Virgil and Edna Featheringil.  She married Floyd (Jack) Penn...

Mar 20, 2020

A loving tribute to honor the life of our mother and grandmother, Shirley Lou Penn, formerly of Ursa, IL and Edina, MO.  Shirley was received by our Savior on Friday, March 20, 2020.

Shirley was born January 10, 1932. She was born in Marceline, IL, the daughter of Virgil and Edna Featheringil.  She married Floyd (Jack) Penn...

Mar 19, 2020

Norman C. Staff, 97, of Jacksonville formerly of West Point passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville.

Norman was born on December 7, 1922 in Basco, the son of Charles “Walter” and Ruby Lenore (Barnaby) Staff. He married Helen Kathleen Kallenbach on May 6, 1951 in Perry. Kathleen passed away on...

Mar 19, 2020

Norman C. Staff, 97, of Jacksonville formerly of West Point passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville.

Norman was born on December 7, 1922 in Basco, the son of Charles “Walter” and Ruby Lenore (Barnaby) Staff. He married Helen Kathleen Kallenbach on May 6, 1951 in Perry. Kathleen passed away on...

Mar 15, 2020

Josie Lynn Ensminger, 56, of Loraine, passed away at 11:00 a.m. at Blessing Hospital. Josie was born March 18, 1963, in Quincy, a daughter of Carol and Loretta (Bottorff) Ensminger. She grew up in Quincy until the family moved to Mendon in1971, and then to Loraine in 1976. Josie was a 1982 graduate of Unity High School. She was...

Mar 15, 2020

Josie Lynn Ensminger, 56, of Loraine, passed away at 11:00 a.m. at Blessing Hospital. Josie was born March 18, 1963, in Quincy, a daughter of Carol and Loretta (Bottorff) Ensminger. She grew up in Quincy until the family moved to Mendon in1971, and then to Loraine in 1976. Josie was a 1982 graduate of Unity High School. She was...

Mar 9, 2020

C. Royce “Pete” Thompson, 85, of Ursa, passed away at 5:05 AM, Monday, March 9, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy.

He was born on May 21, 1934, in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Louis and Joy (Jordan) Thompson.

Surviving are a nephew Lloyd (Marjorie) Wilkey of Evergreen Park, a niece Laura (Ricardo...

Mar 9, 2020

C. Royce “Pete” Thompson, 85, of Ursa, passed away at 5:05 AM, Monday, March 9, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy.

He was born on May 21, 1934, in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Louis and Joy (Jordan) Thompson.

Surviving are a nephew Lloyd (Marjorie) Wilkey of Evergreen Park, a niece Laura (Ricardo...

Mar 5, 2020

Doris J. Shelts, 89, of Mt. Sterling passed away at 7:30 A.M. on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the St. Vincent’s Home in Quincy.

She was born on June 21, 1930, in Ripley, Illinois, the daughter of Homer A. and Lorene (Ashbaker) Bedenbender.  She married Gene Shelts on March 17, 1964, at the Vermont Street Methodist Church...

Mar 5, 2020

James Edwin “Eddie” Donley, 76, of Liberty, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.  Eddie was born in Quincy on August 17, 1943, son of James Henry and Mary Jane Donley.  He married Joyce K. Clark on Christmas Eve 1964 in her parent’s home in Quincy.  They celebrated 50 years of marriage...

Mar 5, 2020

James Edwin “Eddie” Donley, 76, of Liberty, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.  Eddie was born in Quincy on August 17, 1943, son of James Henry and Mary Jane Donley.  He married Joyce K. Clark on Christmas Eve 1964 in her parent’s home in Quincy.  They celebrated 50 years of marriage...

Mar 1, 2020

Valera M. Bruns, 85, of Golden passed away at 7:15 A.M. on Sunday, March 1, 2020 in the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

Valera was born on August 4, 1934. The daughter of Carl and Christine (Ihnen) Eilers. She married Merle E. Bruns in Golden. Merle passed away on March 15, 1977.

Valera was...

Mar 1, 2020

Valera M. Bruns, 85, of Golden passed away at 7:15 A.M. on Sunday, March 1, 2020 in the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

Valera was born on August 4, 1934. The daughter of Carl and Christine (Ihnen) Eilers. She married Merle E. Bruns in Golden. Merle passed away on March 15, 1977.

Valera was...

Feb 23, 2020

David Verl Woodside, 77, of Littleton, passed away at 3:40PM, Sunday, February 23, 2020, at his home.

He was born on February 26, 1942, in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of Melbert Verl “MV” and Erma (Housewright) Woodside.  He married Sue Parker on May 15, 1960, in Rushville and she survives.

Also surviving are two sons...

Feb 22, 2020

Edward C. “Chuck” Davis, 74, of Jacksonville, formerly of Rushville, passed away at 6:10 PM, Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Prairie Village Healthcare Center in Jacksonville.

He was born on January 1, 1946, in Rushville, the son of James T. “Moe” and Wilma (Ward) Davis.

Surviving are two sons Timmy Lee Davis and wife Rachel...

Feb 22, 2020

Phyllis B. Rutledge, 91, of Rushville, formerly of Ipava and Adair, passed away at 9:45 PM, Saturday, February 22, 2020, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville.

She was born on January 22, 1929, in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Robert Phillip and Fern Elizabeth (Hammond) Marshall.  She married Marvin Burdette Rutledge on July 27,...

Feb 14, 2020

Christine “Granny” Agans, 97, of Rushville, passed away at 2:02 PM, Friday, February 14, 2020, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.

She was born on October 22, 1922, in Washington, Iowa, the daughter of William Clarence and Nettie Marie (Creech) Oliver.  She first married Vern Campbell on November 16, 1940, in Rushville.  She later married Lora Agans...

Feb 13, 2020

Tom Eifert, 67, of Rushville, passed away at 5:57 PM, Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.

He was born on October 11, 1952, in Springfield, Illinois, the son of H. Nelson and Evelyn (Kiser) Eifert.  He married Dianna Etter on December 15, 1973, at the First United Methodist Church in Rushville, and she...

Feb 9, 2020

David Kimble Funk, 79, of Rushville, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Passavant Memorial Area Hospital in Jacksonville.

He was born on May 19, 1940, in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Stanley Lewis and Jane Ella (Kimble) Funk.

Kim was a graduate of Springfield High School in Springfield and Southern Illinois University...

Feb 8, 2020

Zehrea Bernice Phillips, 98, of Rushville, passed away at 6:14 AM, Saturday, February 8, 2020, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville.

She was born on February 16, 1921, in Bainbridge Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, the daughter of William T. and Ida (Persinger) Haber.  She married Willard Phillips on May 25, 1946, at the First...