Area News

Claude David Lanham, 92, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021. He was born in Elizabethtown, Illinois on December 24, 1928, to William Henry Lanham and Daisy Chancey Lanham. Claude was a veteran serving with the U.S. Army from February 1951 to December 1952, and serving in Korea from June 1951 to April 1952. He was…

4/12/1962 – 07/25/2021 Sheila was born April 12, 1962. She was the daughter of Ola M. (Pete) and Amy (Suits) Gosser. She ended her journey on this earth on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at 6:09 p.m. at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Indiana after a long illness. Sheila was a Christian by faith and is…

Moreland Donnie Steele Jr., 68, of Harrisburg, IL died Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Harrisburg Medical Center. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Survivors include his children, Jeremy, Chad, James and Kristen Steele; sisters, Georgianna Hayden and Cynthia Steele; brothers, Robert, John and Albert Steele; and several grandchildren. He was preceded…

  Mary McCaughn,78, of Cave In Rock, IL, died on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Rosiclare Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Rosiclare, IL. She is survived by husband, Vernon McCaughn; and five sisters, Doralee, Pat, Diana, Roselle, and Roberta. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Lizzie Foster; two sisters, Julie…

Ramona “Faye” Bledsoe, 92, of Anna, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Ken and Marcia Bledsoe Matthias. Faye was born on July 6, 1929 in Woodlawn, Illinois, the daughter of Wayman Berkley and Iva Pearl (Johnson) Hogshead. She married Clarence Thomas Bledsoe on January 13, 1951…

Jan Douglas, 75, of Newburgh, IN, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, August 1, 2021. She was born on December 25, 1945, in Eldorado, IL to the late Harry Brazier and Velma (Milligan) Brazier. She was preceded in death by her husband, Terrell Douglas; son, Christopher Douglas; and brother, Ivan (Dale) Brazier. She…

Harold Vincent “Shag” Phillips, 70, died Friday, July 23, 2021 at Hardin County General Hospital. He was born March 2, 1951 to Charles and Ernestine (Day) Phillips. He was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Coy and Billy Phillips; and one granddaughter. Survivors include three children, James (Dena)…

Samuel “Sam” E. Orr, 85, Newberry, SC, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021. On January 1, 1936, Sam was born to the late Roy D. and Elizabeth J. “Pinky” Moore Orr in Rock Hill, SC. Sam was the band director for Rosiclare High School. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his…