All Obituaries

Maxine Martin, 81, of Bonnie passed away Wednesday morning October 6, 2021 at Lavender Ridge in Mt. Vernon. She was born December 18, 1939 in Franklin County, IL the daughter of Thomas & Vivian (Duckworth) Dublo. She married Clifford D. Martin on August 1, 1959 at Hazel Dell Free Will Baptist Church, and he preceded her in death on August 27, 2012. Maxine was a longtime member of Bakerville Free Will Baptist Church. She along with her husband founded, owned & operated Rend Lake...

  Rosemary Anne “Rose” (Lisy) Satterfield, age 71, of Ewing, Illinois, passed away after a sudden, three-week battle with coronavirus on Sept. 30, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois.  Born July 28, 1950, in Joliet, Illinois, to Anton and Mary (Plechacek) Lisy, Rose attended Ss. Cyril and Methodius Grade School and graduated from Joliet Central High School. She later moved to Morris, Illinois, where she lived for many years working as a lab...

John Mark Bumpus passed from this life to be with his Heavenly Father on September 18, 2021.  He passed away at his home in Benton, Illinois.  John was born February 7, 1957, in Carmi, Illinois to (Lois) Kathleen (Presley) and Lloyd Bumpus.  He was the grandson of Clarence and Irene Presley, and Ernest Bumpus and Mattie Bumpus. He is survived by his mother Kathleen, brothers Lyle and Stan (Mary), and nephews Ryan, Jake (Jessica), Shawn, David (Kayla), Daniel, Steven, and...

Troy Kent Pickett, 54, of Bonnie passed away Thursday evening, September 2, 2021 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born in Mt. Vernon, IL on August 21, 1967, the son of Robert & Cheryl (Pilson) Pickett. Troy had a big heart and he truly loved his family. He enjoyed watching TV, and being outside. Troy was a prankster and a homebody. He was dearly loved by his family and will be deeply missed. Troy loved playing with his nieces and nephews, and referred to them as...

Larry Dean Seidel, 72, of Mt. Vernon passed away at 7:05 P.M. on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at the Nature Trail Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon. Mr. Seidel was born in Mt. Vernon, IL on March 25, 1949, the son of George and Opal (Lambert) Seidel. He married Diane (Davis) in 1968 and she preceded him in death in 1979. He owned & operated Seidel Excavating in Ina. He was an expert at his profession. He loved people, he was always the life of the party. He always drew a crowd wherever he...

Bobby Dean Kash, 87, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 10:37 A.M. at Countryside Manor Nursing Home in Mt. Vernon. Bobby was born April 23, 1934 to Virgil and Sula (Page) Kash in Jefferson County, IL. He was married to Darlene Kash for more than 55 years before her passing in 2011. They were married on December 16, 1955. Bobby is survived by children: Michael (Tricia) Kash and Tara (Ryan) Willis, grandchildren; Lynn Ann Kash, Matthew (Kira) Kash, Amy Gregory, Shane Kash, Jarrod Kash...

WILDA JEAN BARNARD, 88, of Bluford passed away Monday, June 21, 2021 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She was born in West Frankfort, IL on January 15, 1933, the daughter of Harold Vernon & Ella Francis (Wright) Summers. She married Albert Barnard on June 27, 1953, and he preceded her in death on January 7, 2017. Mrs. Barnard is survived by her: 2 Sons: Keith Barnard & wife Candy of Victorville,...

Robert Lewis Reed, age 89, formerly of Mt. Vernon, IL passed away June 18, 2021 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, IL. Robert was born to Roy and Ora (Winemiller) Reed on August 9, 1931 in Macedonia, IL. He married Evadene Summers and they had four children. He retired from the maintenance department at Mt. Vernon Township High School and was a U.S. Veteran. Robert is survived by two daughters Sherry (Reed) McDermott and Joetta (Reed) Devine, grandsons Justin Reed, Travis Reed,...

Hugh Dale Fowler, 86, of Ina passed away Sunday afternoon, May 30, 2021 at his home. Mr. Fowler was born in Ina, IL on October 11, 1934 the son of Fred Floyd & Nijel Pauline (Cockrum) Fowler. He married Roberta Nicholls on February 22, 1984 and she survives. Mr. Fowler was a Farmer and worked for years with his Father & Brothers at Fred Fowler & Sons Massey-Ferguson Dealership in Ina. He is survived by his: Wife: Roberta Fowler of Ina Son: Anthony Fowler & wife Carrie...

DAVID AXE, 72, of Bonnie died Saturday evening, March 27, 2021 at the VA Medical Center in Marion. He was born in Indianapolis, IN on December 15, 1948, the son of Harry Axe Jr. & Velma Agnes (Childers) Axe. Mr. Axe served in the U.S. Army from April 30, 1968 to April 23, 1970. He was an expert heating & cooling technician, companies and technicians would quite often call him after his retirement to assist them in troubleshooting a problem. Mr. Axe is survived by his: Son: Jeff...