Obituaries

NORMAL — Myra Hume, 63, of Normal, formerly of LeRoy, passed away on April 21, 2024, at Accolade Healthcare of Pontiac.

SPRINGFIELD — Michael J. Reidy, Sr., 69, of Springfield, formerly of Bloomington and Clinton, passed away at 11:05 p.m., on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at HSHS St. John’s Medical Center …

MAROA — David Thomas Hughes, born on December 2, 1924, passed away on April 12, 2024, was born in Moweaqua, Ill. to John and Marie (Welton) Hughes.

CLINTON — Roger D. Moody, 73, of Clinton, passed away at 7:09 p.m. on  April 14, 2024, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield.

DENVER, Colo. — Charles Marvin Burton, known as Marvin to his family and close friends, passed away in Denver, Colo. on December 27, 2023.

CLINTON — Clifford Eugene Carter, 84, of Clinton, passed away at 1:46 a.m. on March 29, 2024, at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.

CLINTON — Elizabeth Marie “Betsy” Buccini, 79, of Aliquippa, Pa., passed on March 12, 2024, holding her daughters’ hands at her home in Clinton.

EDINBURG, Ill. — Carl Thomas “Tommy” Burrell, 47, of Edinburg, Ill., passed away at 6:13 a.m. on December 10, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, after battling an illness.

CLINTON — Merle Delmar Welch, known as “Skinny” by his friends and loved ones, passed away on March 11, 2024, at the age of 89.

KENNEY — Judith Lee Fortner Coffey blessed her loved ones with her birth on October 28, 1940.

CLINTON — Lindsey B. McCoy, 69, of Farmer City, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Gibson Area Hospital.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Max Dale Stites, 96, retired public school administrator, died in Springfield, Mo. on February 23, 2024.

CLINTON — Betty was born on December 09 1951, in Magee, Miss. and passed away in Panama City, Fla. on January 21 2024.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ruth Austin, 90, of Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly of Brooksville, Fla. and Clinton, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

CLINTON — Mildred June “Mickey” Sturgeon, 88, of Clinton, passed away at 8:15 p.m. on February 29, 2024, at Manor Court, Clinton.

OMAHA, Neb. — Linda Arteman passed away peacefully at home, in Omaha, Neb., on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at the age of 82 years.

CLINTON — Leland Carlyle Junkert, 89, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home on February 12, 2024. 

CLINTON — Linda N. Huston, 75, of Clinton,  passed away at 10:30 a.m. on January 27, 2024, at her family residence, Clinton.

SULLIVAN — Helen Nichols Hume Thorp, 94, passed away on January 28, 2024, in Sullivan, Ill.

CLINTON — Richard “Dick” Wayne Wagers, 77, of Clinton, passed away at 12:35 p.m. on January 15, 2024, at Manor Court, Clinton.

CLINTON — Delores June Owens, 92 of Clinton, passed away 4:15 p.m. on December 31, 2023, at the Litchfield Health and Rehab, Litchfield, Ill.

HEYWORTH — Kenneth Lee Williams, 81, of Heyworth, passed away on Saturday December 30, 2023, at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home, Peoria.

CLINTON — Dixie Darlene Walden, 87, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2023, at Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Care Center, where she had resided during her battle with Alzheimer’s.

WAYNESVILLE — Raymond Eugene “Gene” Taylor, 72, of Waynesville, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, after courageously battling cancer for the second time.

CLINTON — Marita L. Rawski, 82, of Clinton, formerly of Herndon, Va., passed away at 1:35 a.m. on December 2, 2023, at Manor Court, Clinton.

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