Area Obituaries

Jim and Betty Davis Betty Davis, 82, of Rosiclare, IL died on Friday, June 20, 2025 at Hardin County General Hospital. Betty is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Darrin and Christina Davis of Elizabethtown, IL; son-in-law, Jimmy Dean Winders; grandchildren, Joshua Davis, Jacobey Davis, Kelcie Winders, Dylan Davis, and Noah Winders; 9 great-grandchildren; and…

Stephen Mark Humm, age 77 of Golconda, IL passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at home. Steve was born October 2, 1947 to Leonard and Faye (Foley) Humm. Stephen married Karen Bormann on December 26, 1969. Stephen graduated from Rosiclare High School in 1965 and from University of Illinois College of Pharmacy in 1970.…

Loretta Bayne, 95, of Rosiclare, IL died on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at Hardin County General Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Theresa (Glenn) Andrew of Rosiclare, IL; son, James Phillip (Michelle) Bayne of Gillette, WY; four grandchildren, Michelle Collier of Golconda, IL, Alecheia Williams of Key West, FL, Ashley Martinez of Gilette, WY,…

  November 18, 1972 – January 27, 2025 Stephen Seth Hosick, age 52, of San Antonio, Texas, and formerly of Rosiclare, Illinois; Newton, Illinois; and Chicago, Illinois; passed away at 12:38 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2025, at his home. A services celebrating Seth’s life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 21, 2025, at…

Carroll Conrad Ridley, 78, of rural Harrisburg, formerly of Carrier Mills and Stonefort died on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Carroll was born in Carrier Mills to Carroll and Lorene (Thomas) Ridley on February 19, 1947. He was a United States Navy Veteran – Vietnam. He is survived by his…

James R. Lindsay, 68, of Rosiclare, IL died at Hardin County General Hospital on Monday, June 9, 2025. James is survived by his daughter, April and her husband Jeff Brown, and grandson Kaden Lindsay of Hoyt, KS; son, James R. Lindsay Jr. and his fiance Elizabeth and her daughter Dixie of Fort Branch, IN; sister,…

William H. Walker, formerly of Cave-In-Rock, IL passed away June 2, 2025 in Massachusetts. Survivors include his brother, Michael Walker of Fort Worth, TX and sister, Brenda Couture of Feeding Hills, MA. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Zane Cody Walker. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, 2025…

Josephine (Fulkerson) Swanson died Sunday, June 1, 2025. She was born November 22, 1938 at the home of her parents, Coy and Ruth Bernice (Reynolds) Fulkerson in the Oak Community. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elizabethtown. She is survived by two children, Ronald (Sherrie) Swanson and Mona (Rodney) Brown; one…

Eugene “Gene” Dodd, 83, of Shawneetown, Illinois on Sunday June 1, 2025. He was born in Jeisyville on October 19, 1941, the son of the late James Floyd Sr. and Agnes Pearl (Stewart) Dodd. Gene was a Christian in faith and belonged to the Honey Comb Church of God in Herod. Gene is survived by…

  Maurice Deneen Mason, 92, died on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Cypress Grove Rehabilitation Center in Newburgh, Indiana. Maurice was born on September 16, 1932, in Elizabethtown, Illinois, to the late Bruce and Ruby (Garland) Mason. Maurice was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War. Maurice is survived by his son, Keith…