Obituaries

Emersyn Rayne Lee

Emersyn Rayne Lee

    Emersyn Rayne Lee of Springfield went home into Jesus’ arms at 11:39 p.m. Sept. 10, 2020 at St. John’s Hospital, shortly after she was born.     She is the…

Carl Settles

Diana “Dee” Coffey

    Diana “Dee” K. Coffey, 69, of Rushville died at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 at her home. Worthington Funeral Home in Rushville is in charge of arrangements.  

Lori Swan

Michael Burke Hannant

    Michael Burke Hannant, 37, of New York City, NY, formerly of Rushville, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.     A celebration of…

Richard Thomas

Richard Lee Thomas

    Richard Lee Thomas, 79, of Beardstown died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, at Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.     He was born July 2, 1941, in Beardstown, the son of…

Brenda Gibson

Brenda Lee Gibson

    Brenda Lee Gibson, 60, of Virginia and formerly of Petersburg, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, at her home surrounded by family and friends.       She was born Aug.…

James Moore

James H. Edwards

    James H. Edwards, 89, of Rushville died at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.     Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.…

Jessee Barrett

Jesse F. Barrett

    Jesse F. Barrett passed into eternity Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at 9:25 a.m. with his daughters around him.     Jesse lived most of his life on his farm in…

Marjorie Bierhaus

Marjorie Bierhaus

    Marjorie Bierhaus, 78, of Beardstown died while on hospice care with COVID-19 complications on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, at Jacksonville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation.     She was born April…

Johnathon Cook

Johnathon Michael Cook

    Johnathon Michael Cook, 39, of Macomb and formerly of Greybull, WY, died Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.       He was born…

Joseph Goodrich

Betty Jane Clark

    A local service for a former Beardstown resident who passed away last year has been set.     Betty Jane Clark, 93, of Carolina Shores, NC, passed away Monday, Sept.…