Area Obituaries

Brian Douglas Hageman, 70, of Shipman, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Cremation rites have been accorded and entrusted to Anderson Family Funeral Home. The family will host a Celebration of Life at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at Zion Lutheran Church in Shipman. Condolences may be left online at www.andersonfamilyfuneral.com

Carrie Reed, 68 of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, MO. Funeral service were held at 12 p.m., Monday, March 9, at Calvary Baptist Church in Pittsfield, with visitation held prior to the service from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the church. Memorials are suggested to be made…

Helen L. Stone, 81, Jerseyville, died at 11:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at OSF St. Anthony’s Hospital in Alton. Visitation was held from 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville.…

Paul Wayne Anthony, 89, of Griggsville, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. Cremation rites have been accorded and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to be made to the family c/o Niebur Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left to the family at…

John S. Freeman, 80 of Pittsfield, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. A visitation was held on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield. Memorials are suggested to be made to the Prairie Heart Foundation. Online condolences may be left to the family…

Sandra Sue Burgess, 73, of Brighton, died Saturday, March 7, 2026, at OSF St. Anthony’s Heath Center in Alton. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, at Anderson Family Funeral Home…

Lowell Delbert Duniphan, 83, of Brighton, died Monday, March 2, 2026, at Bria of Wood River. Cremation rites have been accorded and entrusted to Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton.  No services are scheduled at this time. Memorials may be made to Crossroads Community Church of Brighton. Condolences may be left online at www.andersonfamilyfuneral.com

Rebecca Lynn Ghrist, 71, of Martinsburg, died Feb. 27, 2026 Funeral service were held on Friday, March 6 at 10:30 a.m. at the Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield. Interment followed at the Pittsfield West Cemetery.  A visitation was held on Thursday, March 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. Memorials are suggested to be made to the…

Frederick Dayne Abernathy, 81, of Brighton, Illinois, passed away  peacefully at his home on  Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, 2026. He was born Feb. 25, 1944 in Alton, Illinois, to Frederick Linus and Laverne (Farmer) Abernathy.  Frederick married his cherished wife, Nancy Jo Nischwitz, on Dec. 23, 1967 in East Alton, Illinois.  She preceded him in death…

Carol Lou Moss, 89, of Hillsboro, passed away March 2, 2026, at Montgomery Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hillsboro. She was born in St. Joseph, MO, on April 28, 1936, to Frank and Lottie (Edmondson) Swope. She graduated with the Class of 1954 from Griggsville High School in Griggsville, IL. She married Floyd Moss on June…