Area Obituaries

Earl Loyd Hull Sr., 85, of Baylis, died Jan. 16, 2026, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. Cremation rites have been accorded, and all services will be private. Memorials are suggested to be made to the Gray Cemetery. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield is handling the…

James J. Howard, 83, of Carrollton, died at 10:05 a.m., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday. Burial will follow at Carrollton Cemetery with full…

Donna Kay Crader, 61, of Jerseyville, passed away at 9:03 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. She was born on March 12, 1964 in Monterey, California, on the military base of Fort Ord. Donna was a 1982 graduate of Jersey Community High School, and shortly thereafter, on Oct. 29, 1982,…

Jerome Bernard Tepen, 87, of Jerseyville, passed away at 2:46 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on March 28, 1938, in Batchtown, Illinois, to the late John Bernard and Catherine Anna (Benz) Tepen, and was raised with the values that would define his life: hard work,…

William L. “Bill” Shackelford, age 83, of Carrollton, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at Jersey Community Hospital. Bill was born on Aug. 5, 1942, in Greene County, Carrollton, IL, to Lynn and Helen Shackelford. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Lynda Brooks…

Carolyn Jane Dean, 82, of Barry, was born to Warren and Mabel Arsenault in Chicago, Illinois on July 25, 1943. She was blessed with loving, free-thinking parents and a big brother–Delbert “Del”–who was a friend and role model throughout her life. She recalled her childhood on the Southeast side of Chicago as one of meeting…

David Keith Black, 71, of Jerseyville, passed away at 10:35 a.m., Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 in the Emergency Room at Jersey Community Hospital. He was born on Aug. 29, 1954 in Litchfield, Illinois, one of three sons born to the late Aubrey and Myrtle Marie (Carriker) Black. David grew up in Raymond and graduated with…

Doris D. Mossman, 100, of Brussels, IL, passed away on Jan. 8, 2026 at Evercare of Hardin, IL surrounded by family. Born July 11, 1925 in Deer Plain, IL. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Brink) Gerdesmeyer. She married Clarence L. Mossman, Jr. On March 2, 1946 at St. Mary’s Catholic…

Rev. Joy Eldon Settles, 91, of Greenfield, died Dec. 31, 2025 at Woodridge Supportive Living Facility. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Funeral Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at the First Baptist Church in Greenfield. He will be…