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Hawks celebrate 50 years
Jud and Brenda Hawk of White Hall will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on May 25. They were married May 25, 1974 at the Faith Lutheran Church in Jacksonville. Jud is a retired chiropractor who worked in Carrollton and Brenda is a retired RN who worked at White Hall Hospital and the Passavant Area…
Read MoreKessingers celebrate 50 years
Cheryl Nadine and DeWayne Kessinger will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary May 25 at the Chambersburg Christian Church where they are members. The Kessingers were married May 11, 1974 at the Griggsville Church of Christ. DeWayne still enjoys driving school bus and Nadine enjoys baby sitting the grandchildren, baking and crafting. They are the parents…
Read MoreNadine Williams celebrates 100th birthday
Lochlyn Eve celebrates first birthday
Lochlyn Eve celebrated her first birthday on March 20, 2024. Lochlyn is the child of Zack and Emily Allgood of Jerseyville, the grandchild of Steven and Vicki Watkins and Leigh McKenney all of Jerseyville, and the sibling of Leighton and Emersyn.
Read MoreBearce family welcomes Kyra Rose Lynn Bearce
Jacob and Dustannie Bearce welcomed their Kyra Rose Lynn Bearce into the world on Friday, April 5, 2025. Kyra Rose Lynn was born at 10:05 a.m. at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, weighing seven pounds and six ounces. She is sister of Grayson, Jason and Xander. She is the granddaughter of Tom and Tammy Bearce of…
Read MoreRichey family welcomes baby Theodore
Wyatt and Theresa Richey of Jerseyville welcomed Theodore Jeffery Richey into the world on Friday, March 8. Theodore was born at 10:25 p.m. at St. Marys in Richmond Heights weighing seven pounds and 15 ounces. Theodore is the grandson of Jeff and Johngy Loellke of Jerseyville and Jeff and Amy Richey of Greenfield, and the…
Read MoreGills celebrate 75th anniversary
Bob and Irene Gill of Jerseyville are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, April 17. Wedding vows were exchanged between Bob and the former Irene Cueller on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1949 at First Presbyterian Church in Jerseyville. The Rev. David Maxton performed the ceremony. Gill retired from the US Air Force after 28…
Read MoreFallins celebrate 65 years
Ken and Carole Fallin of Jerseyville celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on April 4 with family and friends at the Jerseyville Public Library.
Read MoreRogers celebrate 65 years of marriage
Herman (Roy) and Sharon Rogers of Fieldon, IL will be celebrating 65 years of marriage on Thursday, April 11. They were united in marriage on April 11, 1959 at Niantic Christian Church in Niantic, Ill. The couple has two sons, Kenney (Deb) Rogers of Buffalo, Ill., and John (Cathy) Rogers of Mechanicsburg, Ill; two daughters,…
Read MoreHolmes family welcomes baby Lucy
Julia and Eric Mlinar of Santa Clara, California are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Lucy Colette, March 4, 2024. Lucy’s grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Mlinar, Lake Oswego, Oregon and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Holmes, Jerseyville. Cecilia, Anna and Joseph were excited to welcome home their little sis Lucy.
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