Skip to content

Rosiclare Fire Department honored Kole German for saving his home from fire

Rosiclare Fire Chief Andy Atkinson presented Kole German with a certificate and t-shirt from the Rosiclare Fire Department for his quick action saving his home from a fire earlier this month.  Pictured above, l-r: RFD Chaplain Greg Love, Kole German, RFD Chief Andy Atkinson, and RFD fireman Mike Burton. By Jennifer Lane, Editor On Wednesday,…

Read More

Obituary of Billy Dean Patton

Billy Dean Patton, 82, of Benton Kentucky, and then from Bonfield, Illinois, where he lived with his daughter, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Riverside Medical Center Hospital in Kankakee, IL. Billy passed away peacefully after visits with his granddaughters at the hospital and with his daughter, Kimberly, by his side. He was…

Read More

Obituary of James Russell “Rusty” Warren

James Russell “Rusty” Warren age 75, of Rosiclare, passed away at 10:50 a.m., Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Hardin County General Hospital, surrounded by his family. Rusty was born on September 27, 1947 in Rosiclare to Clyde Russell and Verna R. (English) Warren. On August 8, 1966 he married Dora Kay Bayne and she survives…

Read More

Obituary of Marvin Dale Rash

  Marvin Dale Rash, 74, of Eldorado, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 in Evansville, Indiana. He was born in Cave In Rock, Illinois on April 26, 1948 to the late Charles and Francis Hogeland Rash. Marvin married the former Janice Willis on August 16, 1968 who survives him in Eldorado, Illinois. Marvin…

Read More

James Ray “Jim” Scantling

James Ray “Jim” Scantling, 83, of Elizabethtown, IL died Saturday, February 11, 2023 at his home. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and member of Hardin County Golden Circle. Survivors include his children, Michael (Lorie Ann) Scantling, Kurt Scantling, James Ray Smith and Julie Smith; beloved companion, Christine Gilland; grandchildren, Ben, Carson, Luke,…

Read More

James Robert Allen

James Robert Allen, 62, of Rosiclare, IL died Saturday, February 11, 2023 at his home in Rosiclare. Survivors include his children, Robert Allen, Ella Staggs, Jamie Staggs and Ben Staggs; sisters, Rosemary Frailey, Sheila Allen, Janice Ferguson and Virginia Neal; brother, Billy Allen; three grandchildren; three half grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was…

Read More

William R. “Dick” Tinsley

William R. “Dick” Tinsley, 82, of Rosiclare, IL died February 8, 2023 at his home in Rosiclare. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, member of the First Apostolic Church in Rosiclare, IL and the Paul C. Rowan American Legion Post #571. Survivors include his wife, Gean Tinsley of Rosiclare, IL; daughter, Alene…

Read More

Renowned area scientist Dr. Homer Virgil Pinkley passes

Dr. Homer Virgil Pinkley of Eldorado, Illinois, was called home Saturday, December 17th, 2022, at the age of 84, after a long struggle with heart and kidney disease. He was born November 16th, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan. He was a true scholar and attended Wayne State University in Michigan, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri,…

Read More

Larry Jack Sisco

Larry Jack Sisco, of Bellevue, MI, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Larry was the son of Jack and Ailene Sisco. Larry proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserves. Surviving are his wife, Carol (Hart); children, Laura Irene (Travis) Briggs, Lisa Andrea, and Joseph Brian (Ashley); grandchildren, Grace Carolann, Eliza Ray,…

Read More

Obituary of Nora Marguerite Lampert

Nora Marguerite Lampert, 93, of Elizabethtown, IL passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023. She was born September 29, 1929 to Denzil and Lula Shores. On December 12, 1947 she married Richard Wilburn (Muggs) Lampert. They had three children, Willa Oveta, Loretta Jean and Wilburn Deneen Lampert. She was preceded in death by her husband,…

Read More