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Alice Motley, age 79 departed from this life on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Alice Bernice Motley was the former Alice Fisher, the daughter of the late Albin and Bernice Fisher of Nebo and Pittsfield. Alice was born May 14, 1944, at home in rural Nebo, Illinois. She attended…

F. Wayne Baughman, age 89, of Pittsfield, Ill.  died Wednesday evening, Nov. 29, 20230, at Liberty Village in Pittsfield, Ill. He was born Aug. 11, 1934 near Summer Hill, Ill. son of the late Henry Lee and Dorothy Iona Lewis Baughman. He married Carol Virginia Claus on June 12, 1955 in Pittsfield, Ill. and she preceded…

Mary Margaret Dal Pozzo, 79, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and caring nurse passed away in hospice, surrounded by her family on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. She was born in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 9, 1944, to George Edward and Mary Josephine McGann. Mary Margaret was raised in Pittsfield, graduating…

Barbara Spann, age 81, of Pittsfield, IL, passed away on Sunday Dec. 3, 2023 at the Liberty Village in Pittsfield, IL. She was born on March 24, 1942 in Pittsfield, IL to Leslie and Lena Reeves Bauer. Barb was raised on a farm in rural Pittsfield and continued farming with her husband Wilbur for many…

Charles Ray Lacy Jr., 75, of Jacksonville, FL and formally of Virginia, died Nov. 27 2023, at Jacksonville Nursing and Rehab facility Jacksonville, FL. Cremation rights have been accorded and graveside services will be held at Green Pond Cemetery in Pearl, on Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. Memorial donations are suggested for the Cass County…

Shirley A. Williams, 78, of Barry, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 at her home. Funeral services were held on Monday Dec. 4, at 12 p.m. at the Niebur Funeral Chapel in Barry. Visitation was held from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. prior to the service. Interment was at the Parklawn Cemetery in Barry, IL. Memorials are…

William Michael McKenzie, 80, of Florissant, MO, formally of Barry, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at First Baptist Church of Plainville. Interment will follow the service at Park Lawn Cemetery in Barry. Visitation will be held prior to the service, from 11 a.m.…

Norma Lorraine Jankowski, age 93 of Griggsville, IL passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield, IL. She was born in Nashville, IL on Dec. 24, 1929, to Fredrick and Bertha Struckmeyer Nagel. Norma married Bernard Carl Jankowski, Sr. on May 7, 1955, in Corinth, MS and he preceded her in…

Linda Sue Gratton, age 68, of Pittsfield, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 at her home. She was born on Jan. 23, 1955 in Hannibal, MO to Samuel J. and Alvina Ott Meyers. Linda married Charles Gratton on June 2, 1973 in Detroit, IL and he survives. Linda…

Michael ‘Mikey’ Knight, 36 of Pittsfield, passed away Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 30, at Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield with interment to follow at Pittsfield West Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials are…