Area Obituaries

Lucille Adelle Maurine (Barnes) Ford, 99, of Palmyra, MO, formerly of White Hall, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, MO. Maurine was born Feb. 13, 1927, in East Alton, IL, to Allen T. Barnes and Reva Viola (Painter Barnes) Murphy. She married David F. Ford, on June…

Virginia Fiedler, 100, of Godfrey, affectionately known as “Mom,” “Ginny,” “Grandma” or “Gigi,” of Godfrey, Illinois, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family and her beloved dog Bogart, on May 25, 2026. She was born on July 13, 1925, in Calhoun County, Illinois, to Andrew Robeen and Margaret Arnold. On July 24, 1944, she married…

Helen Marie Gress, 98, of Hardin, passed away on May 17, 2026. She was born Aug. 23, 1927, in New Burnside, Illinois, the daughter of the late Charles Floyd and Ola Reva (Lauderdale) Church. Helen married Arthur (Bud) Gress on Sept. 22nd, 1945, at St. Norberts Church in Hardin. He proceeded her in death on…

Daniel Joseph Thoele, 62, of Athens, IL, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Dan was born on April 3, 1964, in Springfield, Illinois, as one of four children of John Joseph and Dolores Mae (Buescher) Thoele. He married Regina Gail Schnettgoecke on June 19, 1993, and they shared nearly 33 years of marriage, raising…

Charles E. Payne, 93, of Hamburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday May 9, 2026. Charles was born on June 22, 1932, to Vivian and William Payne in Wayne City, IL. He was a Korean Army Veteran. Charles enjoyed hunting, fishing, and golfing. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, William Payne; and…

Adam Christopher Kirgan, 36, of Barry, Illinois, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 3, 2026, at his home in Barry, Illinois, after a lifetime battle with an auto immune disease that he was born with. He was born on Dec. 1, 1989, in Quincy, Illinois, to Rick and Sandy Kirgan. He is survived…

Jacqueline “Jackie” Price, née Horn, of Bonita Springs, FL, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026, in Bonita Springs, Florida, at the age of 83. Jackie was born on Jan. 10, 1943, in Carlinville, Illinois, to Mary Margueritte (née March) Horn and Harold Horn, a World War II veteran and optometrist. She spent her early…

Juanita R. Potter, 85, of Pleasant Hill, IL passed away at 2:55 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.Juanita was born July 19, 1940 in the Pleasant Hill bottoms, a daughter of George William and Pearl Marie Cates Johnston. She married Ernest E. Potter, Jr on Oct. 6, 1963 in Pleasant…

James “Jiggs” Eugene Kallal, age 98, of Jerseyville, passed away May 2, 2026. He was born on Sept. 4, 1927 in rural Jersey County, Illinois. As the second to oldest, he was the last surviving sibling of 13 children born to Francis and Alice Kallal. Jiggs married Opal M. Kuehnel on Dec. 1, 1945 in…