Obituaries
Glenna Prather
Mar 5, 2024
Glenna M. Prather, 85, of Beardstown and formerly of Rushville, passed away at 8:30 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Beardstown Health and Rehabilitation Center in Beardstown.
She was born on May 9, 1938, in Pike County, the daughter of the late Alfred & Marie (Diehl) Martin. Glenna married Howard Prather at the First United Methodist Church of Rushville on...
Carl "Terry" Layne
Feb 21, 2024
Carl T. “Terry” Layne, 78, of Manito and formerly of Rushville, passed away unexpectedly at 2:22 pm on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at Carle Health Center in Pekin.
He was born on January 15, 1946, in Haley, Tennessee, the son of the late Carl “Pete” Hampton & Nona Bell (Lewis) Layne. Terry graduated from Rushville High School with the Class of...
James Crenshaw
Jan 30, 2024
James F. Crenshaw, 68, of Rushville and formerly of Bader, passed away at 11:35 am on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at his home.
He was born on July 8, 1955 in Bader, the son of the late Denver & Verona (Hendricks) Crenshaw. He was married to the late Barbara Koepp in 1978 in Bader. To this union, four children were born,...
Betty Davis
Jan 8, 2024
Betty A. Davis, 95, of Macomb and formerly of Rushville, passed away peacefully at 11:29 pm on Monday, January 8, 2023, at The Lamoine in Macomb.
She was born on March 15, 1928, in Browning, the daughter of the late John “Jigger” & Elva (Bollinger) Bates. Betty was a 1946 graduate of Lewistown High School. She later attended bible...
Joanne Grate
Dec 26, 2023
Joanne Grate, 92, of Rushville, Illinois, passed away at 7:04 a.m. on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Quincy, Illinois, on July 3, 1931, a daughter of Lawrence and Carrie (Allen) Fuqua. She married Lyle E. Grate, Jr. on November 4, 1951, at the Rushville First Christian Church. He preceded her...
Joe Simpson
Dec 16, 2023
Joe F. Simpson, 84, of Rushville, Illinois, passed away at 8:45 p.m., on Saturday, December 16, 2023, in his home surrounded by family. He was born on July 25, 1939, in Rushville, Illinois, a son of Clifford D. and Mary (Briggs) Simpson. He married Janet Hendricks on November 23, 1985, in Rushville, Illinois. She survives.
Joe farmed in Schuyler County,...
Connie Newenham
Dec 15, 2023
Connie Jean Newenham, 63, of Rushville, passed away at 9:28 pm on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Beardstown Health and Rehabilitation Centre in Beardstown.
She was born on December 9, 1960, the daughter of the late Gerald & Violet (Ballenger) Lewis. Connie graduated from Rushville High School with the class of 1980. She married Mike Newenham on September 11, 1982, in Versailles,...
Donald Schuman
Nov 22, 2023
Donald Lee Schuman, 88, of Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Rushville, Illinois, passed away at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at the Tiffany Springs Rehab Center, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on February 14, 1935, in Astoria, Illinois, a son of Harold and Bernice (Rebman) Schuman. He married Helen I. Redmond on September 17, 1988, at...
Ann Crook
Oct 16, 2023
Ann Crook, 88, of Pleasant View, Illinois, passed away at 8:09 a.m., on Monday, October 16, 2023, at the Beardstown Health and Rehab Center.
She was born on July 9, 1935, in Philadelphia, Illinois, a daughter of Claude Manly and Della (Bell) Moore. She married Charles Walter Crook on June 4, 1951, in Hannibal, Missouri. He preceded her in death...
Fred Elmore
Sep 27, 2023
Fred L. Elmore, 83, of rural Rushville, Illinois, formerly of Peoria, passed into eternal life on September 27th, 2023, at 4:14 pm. Fred Elmore was born on August 11, 1940, in Brown County, Illinois to parents Mervin H. Elmore and Olive Morrell Galletti. Fred graduated from Richwoods High School in 1958, where he was captain of the Cross Country Team....
George Root
Sep 11, 2023
George B. Root, 88, of Marissa, and formerly of Rushville, passed away at 11:27 am on Monday, September 11, 2023, at his home in Marissa.
He was born on April 27, 1935, in Schuyler County, the son of the late Jesse Raymond & Alice Louise (Sears) Root. George married Gwendolyn Sipes on June 26, 1954, in Rushville, and together...
John Carey
Jul 22, 2023
John R. Carey, 92, of Rushville, Illinois, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2023, at the Beardstown Health and Rehab Center. He was born on May 11, 1931, at home in Cass County Illinois, a son of Reed and Maude Mae (White) Carey. John married Thelma Ann Cox on March 4, 1953, in New London, Missouri. She preceded him...
Rev. Terry E. Foland
May 25, 2023
Rev. Terry Edward Foland, 86, of Astoria, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.
Terry was born on February 8, 1937, in Tindall, Missouri, a son of Ross Edward and Allie Ella (Oyler) Foland.
He married Frieda Sue Estes on June 23, 1957, at the First Christian Church in...
Elsie Ball
May 15, 2023
(Zelda) Elsie Ball, 92, of Rushville passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023, at her home. She was born October 27, 1930, in Fayette County, Iowa to Fred and Glenna (Fish) Zuercher. She married Ivan Johnson in September 1947. Following his death, she married Frank J. Ball on February 6, 1952. He preceded her in death on December 18, 2003.
...
Zoe Ann Humphrey
May 12, 2023
Zoe Ann Humphrey, 90, of Rushville, passed away at 1:35 pm on Friday, May 12, 2023, with her family by her side at her home.
She was born on June 22, 1932, in Rushville, the daughter of the late Peter & Emma (Bradman) Phillips. She married John Humphrey on November 20, 1950, in Springfield and he preceded her...
Andy Runkle
May 7, 2023
Andy Runkle, 58, formerly of Rushville, passed away at Arcadia Nursing Home in Jacksonville, Illinois at 12:30am on Sunday, May 7, 2023.
Andy grew up in Rushville with his loving parents, Bobby and Rosemary (Gibbons) Runkle. The youngest child of three boys, Andy graduated from Rushville-Industry High School and went on to study small engine repair. He was self-employed for...
Michael Bailey
Apr 26, 2023
Michael William Bailey, 54, of Rushville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at his home. He was born on December 20, 1968, the son of David and Sheila Kahtz Bailey.
Michael is survived by his parents, David and Sheila of Bradenton, FL , wife Stacy Ashcraft of Rushville, IL, son, Christian Bailey of Carlinville, IL, daughter...
Robert A Rexroat
Apr 25, 2023
Robert A. Rexroat, age 74, of Rushville, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville, Illinois.
He was born in Rushville, Illinois on July 4, 1948 a son of Max and Melba (Todd) Rexroat.
Robert attended Rushville High School and Western Illinois University. He went on to serve his country in the United States...
Don Wade
Apr 22, 2023
Don Ray Wade, 80, of Rushville, passed away at 3:37am, on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, with his loving family by his side. He was born on December 6, 1942, in Paris, Illinois, the son of the late William Lloyd & Ethel (Zimmerly) Wade. Don married the love of his life, Janis Walter, on...
Larry Ellison
Apr 14, 2023
Larry D. Ellison, 70, passed away at 4:00am on Friday, April 14, 2023 at his home in Littleton, Illinois. Larry was born on October 6, 1952 to Elmer and Virginia (Buchanan) Ellison in Dickson, Tennessee. He met the love of his life, Zoe Bassham in 1984 and they were married on June 12, 1987, in Florida.
Larry graduated from Manual...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
