Barbara Mae Wright, 71, of Witt, died on Monday, Sept.6, 2021.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at 10 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Officiants will be Stephen Wright and Pastor Randy White of Open Arms Fellowship Church in Irving. more

John W. “Jay” Casey, Jr., 90, of Hillsboro, died at 6:52 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at Hillsboro Area Hospital Visitation will be held on Friday, Sept. 10, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Hillsboro. Funeral services will begin at 11:30 a.m., at the church, with Father Daniel Willenborg officiating. Burial will be at St. Agnes Cemetery in Hillsboro. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  more

Carter M. Hill, 87, of Vandalia, formerly of Fillmore, died Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Greenville Nursing and Rehab Center in Greenville.  Private graveside services will be held. Memorials at Green Hill Cemetery, rural Fillmore. Miller Funeral Home of Fillmore is assisting the family.   more

Ramona Alberta Wilson, age 82, of Litchfield died on August 30, 2021 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield. Graveside services will be held on September 11, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is assisting the family. more

Robert M. “Bob” Hopper, 38, of Carlinville, died Thursday morning, August 26, 2021 at his residence in Carlinville. No services are planned at this time.   more

Veda E. Voyles, 91, of Grove City, OH, died on Tuesday, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. Breitenbach-Anderson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. more

Diana R. Roe, 78, of Hillsboro, Illinois, formerly of Vandalia, died on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at the Hillsboro Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.  Private family services will be held at a later date. Miller Funeral Home in Vandalia is assisting the family with arrangements. more

Leona May Spears, 73 of Litchfield, formerly of Raymond, passed away Aug. 30, 2021 at 7:24 a.m. at her home in Litchfield. Funeral services were held Friday, September 3, 2021 at the Litchfield Family Funeral Service in Litchfield. Pastor Dave Ziegenbein, minister of the Pleasant Hill Christian Church, officiated.   Burial was at the Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Honey Bend. The Litchfield Family Funeral Service assisted the family. more

Harold Dwight Young, Jr, 94, of Walnut Creek, CA, formerly of Hillsboro, died on Tuesday, Aug 10, 2021, at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek, CA, from Covid-19. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 9, at the home of Mr. Young’s daughter, Karen (Robert) Schwab at 120 Arlene Drive, Walnut Creek, CA.Inurnment will take place in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, CA, and later at Waveland Cemetery in Hillsboro. more

Wayde Everett Olmsted, 62, of Gillespie died at Decatur Memorial Hospital on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 4:09 p.m.  Public graveside services will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 at noon at Gillespie Cemetery with Pastor Jared DePoppe officiating. Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of the arrangements. more

Chad E. Taylor, 50, of Riverton but formerly of Irving, died on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Riverton. Private family service will be held at a later date. Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is … more

Jeanne Ennen, 95, of Mulberry Grove, died at 7:01 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care.  The family will receive guests from 9 to 11 a.m., on Friday, Sept. 10, … more

David A. M. Keyes, 77, of Paducah, KY, died on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Glendale Cemetery, located on Burg Road in Fillmore. Services will be officiated by David Clark and preceded by a Masonic burial.  more

Frederick Eugene “Gene” Govaia, 78, of Hillsboro, died at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2020, at Hillsboro Area Hospital. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Free Methodist Church in Hillsboro. Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m., at the church with Rev. Randy Sands pastor of the Free Methodist Church in Hillsboro and Mark Noyes of Hillsboro officiating. Military rites will be accorded immediately after the service at the church by the Department of Defense and American Legion Post 425. COVID-19 CDC guidelines will be followed. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is assisting the family with arrangements. more

Jason Dale Rovey, 47, of Aldie, VA, died on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 8, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., on Thursday Sept. 9, at the funeral home. Interment will immediately follow at the Rovey Cemetery. Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is assisting the family with arrangements.  more

Austin M. Kirk, 19, of Vandalia, died at 6:55 a.m. Thursday Aug. 26, 2021 at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. Visitation was held from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, at … more

Barbara L. Stillwagon, 77, of Springfield, died at 6:24 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at home in the care of her loving family.  Visitation will be held Saturday, Sept. 4, from 10 to 11:45 … more

Evelyn Felicia Darlene Nance, 35, of Virden, died at 1:43 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Services are being planned for a later date. Hough … more

Robert “Bob” E. Miller, 68, of Auburn died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 at his home. Services were held Wednesday with Pastor Marty Nagel officiating.  Burial was at Camp Butler … more

Joyce Langen, 86, of Taylorville, formerly of Morrisonville, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at Taylorville Estates. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, Aug. 30, at St. Maurice … more