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Genevieve Carlton
90-year-old Fairfield resident, Genevieve Carlton, died at 3:35 p.m. Thursday, March 20 at Way-Fair Restorium in Fairfield. Surviving are a daughter, Trina (Jerry) Paddock of Danville, IL; and one...
View ArticleHeadlines for Sunday, March 23, 2014
The Fairfield City Council meets Tuesday night starting at 6 p.m. The main items on the agenda include a rate increase for rural water districts, as well as providing utilities for renters. The...
View ArticleBernita F. Barnfield
88-year-old Cisne resident, Bernita F. Barnfield, died at 12:51 p.m. Friday, March 21 at her home. She was a homemaker and had worked at Otis Wilson General Store at Johnsonville. She was a member of...
View ArticleTwo lost dogs
Lost from Douglas Street in Fairfield: two dogs, one is a Schnauzer that needs a haircut, the other is a white fluffy dog. Both have collars, one has a tag. Lost between the grade and high school....
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Minnie K. Seifert
Minnie K. Seifert, age 79, of Albion died on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at her home. She was a homemaker, who also worked hard at many different places of employment throughout her life, starting with...
View ArticleNorma Grace Fewkes
82-year-old Albion resident, Norma Grace Fewkes died at 1:20 p.m. Saturday, March 22 in Mt. Carmel. She had been a secretary and elder care provider. Survivors include a sister, Amy Leslie of Albion...
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Headlines for Monday, March 24, 2014
After 30 years of service to the region, State Farm Insurance Agent Phyllis Hilliard is retiring. A special retirement open house has been set for this Tuesday from 9 – 5 at the Phyllis Hilliard State...
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Frances Glendale “Glennie” Corwin
Frances Glendale “Glennie” Corwin, 91 of Mt. Carmel died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Oakview Heights Nursing Home in Mt. Carmel, IL. Through the years she worked at different businesses as a...
View ArticleWoodrow “Bud” Biggerstaff
80-year-old McLeansboro resident, Woodrow “Bud” Biggerstaff died at 9:15 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at McLeansboro Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. He was a horse trainer. Survivors include two...
View ArticleWilliam A. Patterson
80-year-old Keenes native, William A. Patterson of Carlyle, IL died at 11:50 p.m. Sunday, March 23 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was a mechanic. Survivors include daughters, Diana...
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Headlines for Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Shores Builders, Inc. of Centralia has been approved as the contractor to build a new fire station for the City of Albion. Shores’ bid was $892,000 – far above the architect’s estimate of $625,000....
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Sarah Jane Vaughn and Joshua Taylor
Sarah Jane Vaughn and Joshua Taylor Faber of Fairfield, along with their parents announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The prospective bride is the daughter of Mark and Dorothy Vaughn of...
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Headlines for Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The Fairfield City Council is considering a measure that would require landlords to pay the utility bills of renters who skip town without settling up their account. The proposal has been met with...
View ArticleElizabeth Kaye Storey
72-year-old Elizabeth Kaye Storey of Carmi, died Wednesday, March 26 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She attended DeVries Beauty Academy in Evansville, operated Kaye’s Kurl Shop in...
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Betty Burton Burns
93-year-old McLeansboro resident, Betty Burton Burns died Monday, March 24. A graduate of McLeansboro High School and the Gem City Business School in Quincy, IL, she worked in McLeansboro as an...
View ArticleFound doberman in Fairfield
Found in Fairfield today (March 26): a black Doberman Pincher with a studded collar dragging a long red leash. The person picked up the dog and it is in a dog pen at 1203 Florence Drive. Call...
View ArticleJonice Gammon, Jr.
81-year-old Grayville resident, Jonice Gammon, Jr. died at 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, March 26 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville. He had been a laborer. Survivors include children, Randy Gammon of...
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Headlines for Thursday, March 27, 2014
Helen Marie Westall has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting she hired a Mount Carmel man to murder 78-year-old Robert Westall. Tyler McQueen stabbed Mr. Westall to death at his United...
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Janet Chitwood
59-year-old Bone Gap resident, Janet Chitwood died at 3:26 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Richard Chitwood...
View ArticleJoseph A. Renshaw
67-year-old Mt. Erie resident, Joseph A. Renshaw died at 8:35 a.m. Thursday, March 27 at his home in Mt. Erie. Services for Joseph A. Renshaw are pending at Nale’s Funeral Home in Fairfield. The post...
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