Area Obituaries

Ailene “Smiles” Garner, 92, of Greenfield, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, at the Carlinville Area Hospital. A funeral will be held Thursday, Sept. 4, at 11 a.m., at the Shields-Bishop Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of funeral service. Burial will follow at the Oak Wood Cemetery north of Greenfield. Memorials are…

Harry “Wayne” Coughlin, 86, passed away on July 17, 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born on March 7, 1939 in Batchtown, Illinois to Martin “Harry” Coughlin and Julia Lee Snyders Coughlin. Wayne spent his formative years in Calhoun County and often reflected on his happy childhood growing up in…

Ilene Elledge, 98, of Pittsfield, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, at Liberty Village in Pittsfield. Funeral service was held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Calvary Baptist Church in Pittsfield, with visitation held prior to the service from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the church. Interment followed the service at Nebo Cemetery in Nebo.…

James R. “Jim” Ruyle, 85, of Pleasant Hill, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. at the Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill. Visitation will be held Sunday afternoon from 2 until 4 p.m. Private…

Robert “Bob” Springer, 87 of rural Pearl, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, at Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield with interment following the service at Green Pond Cemetery in Pearl. Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 28, at the funeral home.…

Hannah Linnea Smith, 20, of Godfrey, passed away on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at her home. She was born on Aug. 8, 2005, the daughter of Trenton and Sarah (Bodine) Smith. Hannah was a 2023 graduate of Alton High School. She was following her passion and working on a writing degree at Maryville University. While…

Isabelle Ada Louise Becker, age 101, of Jerseyville, passed peacefully at 9:35 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 at Evercare of Jerseyville. She was born on Aug. 13, 1923, in Granite City, Illinois, the ninth of twelve children – and the last surviving child – born to Andrew Fredrick and Mamie Elizabeth (Hicks) Hoffman. She…

Charles C. “Chuck” Daum Jr., age 76 of Jerseyville and formerly of Carrollton passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville with his family by his side. He was born Aug. 29, 1948 in Carrollton, the son of Charles and Leora Baumgartner Daum. He is survived by his children, Shana (Brett)…

Mary Jean Cannon, 67, of Otterville, entered into Eternity on Aug. 8, 2025 at Jersey Community Hospital after battling metastatic melanoma for 20 years. She was born on May 3, 1958 to the late Edward and Mary (Wahle) Cannon. She leaves behind a sister, three brothers and their families, an aunt, nieces, nephews, cousins and…

Hayden Bentley Eberlin-Brown, 15, of Grafton, left this world at 1:22 p.m., Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. Private family services were held. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family, in care of Crawford Funeral Home, 1308…