Obituaries

Denise D. Phillips, 51, Beardstown, died Monday, November 1, 2021 in Rushville. Services were held November 6. Colwell Memorial Home was in charge of arrangements.  

Edward Lynn Smith, Jr, 82, Jacksonville, and formerly of Beardstown, died Friday October 29, 2021 at Prairie Village Health Care in Jacksonville. He was born April 16, 1939 in Beardstown,…

James “Jim” R. Burgett, 87, of Beardstown, died Thursday, October 7, 2021 at his home. A graveside memorial service with military honors will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, November 6,…

Norma Jean Keller, 85, of Rushville, died at 9:44 p.m. on Monday October 18, 2021. Worthington Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Edith Marie Goldsborough, 105, Rushville, died at 6:34 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at her daughter’s home. Worthington Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Margaret Eblen, 75, Rushville, died at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021 at her residence. Worthington Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Richard E. “Rick” Ashcraft, 71, of Rushville, died at 1:30 a.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at his home. Wood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

James “Jim” Neill Moore, 96, of Rushville, died at 5:29 a.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Bickford Cottage in Macomb. Wood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

Monty Montgomery, 53, of Beardstown, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Sager Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Velma Nash, 80, Beardstown, died Sunday, October 17, 2021 at her home. She was born January 30, 1941 in Beardstown, the daughter of Perry and Nellie Travis Self. She married…