Obituaries

Jack E. DeWitt, 91, of Springfield, died at 2:40 a.m.

Sara Jane (Carter) Pilger, 73, of Carterville, Illinois, died on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at her home. Sara was born on June 16, 1950, in Chicago, to Paul L.

Dolores Kay Brown, 86 , Springfield and formerly of Beardstown, died Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at her home. She was born November 23, 1936 in Beardstown, the daughter of Fred Clifton “Tip” and Myrtle Ann Reynolds Cannon.

Gayle Allen Petefish, 76, rural Virginia, died Thursday, August 24, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Robert A. Daniel, 76 of Virginia, died Friday, August 25, 2023 at Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.

Barbara Jo Barnes-Amos, age 64, of Wall, South Dakota, died on Friday, August 25, 2023 peacefully at her home in Wall with her family and dog by her side. Barbara Jo “Bobbie Jo” Barnes-Amos, was born November 30, 1958 in Lebanon Missouri.

Donald Lee Cox, 91, of Jacksonville, died Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at his residence.He was born August 25, 1931, in rural Scott County, the son of Clarence and Margaret Jefferson…

Beatrice Ann “Bea” Coats, 95 of Beardstown, died Monday, August 21, 2023 at her home. She was born April 6, 1928 in Beardstown, the daughter of William C. and Ula…