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Janice Dawn Lanham, 75, of Rosiclare, IL died Monday, November 7, 2022 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Rosiclare. Survivors include her daughter, Tara Wilson of Terra Haute, IN and brother, Mike Lanham of Waddington, NY. She was preceded in death…

On Monday, October 31, 2022, Adam Gerald Lane of Harrisburg, IL passed away. Adam was born to Russell and Susan (Hunt) Lane on October 23, 1982. Adam is survived by his wife, Amy Lane of 13 years; four children, Charlie Josephine Lane, Adam Gerald Lane II, Oliver F. Lane, Finnley James Lane; a brother, Eli…

Wilma Joyce Austin McDowell, 93, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, formerly of Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Joyce was born on June 27, 1929 in Shawneetown, Illinois to Verdna Millikan Hufsey Lane. Joyce grew up in Hardin County, graduated from Cave-In-Rock High School, and married…

Adam E. Miller, 48, of Tallahassee, FL went into eternal rest on Friday, November 4, 2022. He was born in Eldorado, IL, on June 1, 1974. He is predeceased by his paternal grandparents Owen and Icy Miller; maternal grandparents Howard Turner and Lillian Turner Conkle; three uncles and an aunt. He is survived by his…

Emma Sunga, age 68, of Rosiclare, IL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Hardin County Hospital in Rosiclare, IL surrounded by her family and dear friends. Emma was born in Cebu, Philippines on April 13, 1954, to Juan and Perptua (Junio) Yap. She was a loving, selfless mother and grandmother. She was…

Barbara N. Elkins (Frailey), age 84, of Carol Stream, passed away on Saturday, October 29th, 2022 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield IL. Barbara is survived by her loving family, children, Deborah (Tom) Smythe, Donna Winters, Diane (Charles) Drungelo; grandchildren, Jason (Jessica) Winters, Jessica (Ricky) Bey, Jordan Drungelo, Jonathan Smythe; and great-grandchildren, Keara Winters, Emery…

  Judith Claudine Volkert, wife of Fred Volkert, died on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Claudine was born September 13, 1947. Her parents were King Henry Sandefur and Thelma (Ferrell) Sandefur. There will be no service.   To purchase flowers and gifts locally, visit www.RosiclareFlowerBasket.net .

November 7, 1930 – October 17, 2022 Our Mother, Dorothy Delores (Frayser) Tucker, entered this world on November 7, 1930 and was welcomed into the Lord’s paradise on Monday, October 17, 2022. Funeral services were Friday, October 21, 2022 at Faith Chapel in Spring Valley, California with interment in Singing Hills Memorial Park in El…

Sharon Kay Reed, age 74, of Elizabethtown, IL passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born in Rosiclare, IL to Otis and Maxine (Vinyard) McBee on September 2, 1948. Sharon was married to John Reed for 39 years; he preceded her in death in 2007. Sharon…

Betty Louise Atkinson (Winters) of Rosiclare, IL passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022 in Evansville, IN with family at her bedside. She was born in Elizabethtown, IL to Frankie and Myrtle (Gilland) Winters on January 18, 1945. She grew up on the family farm and learned many things that shaped her into the hard…