Mrs. Ila Marie Hopping, age 95, of Timewell, Illinois passed away at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Heritage Health, Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling. She was born October 5, 1923 in Sullivan, Indiana to Admiral Dewey Birchfield and Charline Ethel (Crick) Birchfield.  She married Melvin Hopping in Havana, Illinois on July 4, 1948 and they moved to a farm near Timewell.  He preceded her in death on December 23, 1979.  Ila graduated from Havana Community High...

  DeLos Dean Ernest, age 72, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 11:10 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2019 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. He was born July 10, 1946 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the son of Dean J. and Mary E. Burns Ernest.  He married Jerri Lynn Barnett on January 31, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada and she survives. Mr. Ernest was a salesman for several area companies.  He graduated from Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and attended Cowley County...

  Wesley J. Elliott, age 72, of East Peoria, Illinois and formerly of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 12:35 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2019 at Farmington Country Manor Nursing Home in Farmington, Illinois. He was born August 13, 1946 in Quincy, Illinois the son of Betty Jane (Howard) Elliott, but was raised by his grandmother, Mrs. Reta Howard of Mt. Sterling.  Wesley married Emma Joyce Perry on February 8, 1970 and she survives.  Mr. Elliott served his country in the...

  Cletus S.  “Bud” Barker, age 97, of New Smyrna Beach, Florida and formerly of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at on Thursday, May 9th, surrounded by his family, at Halifax Health Hospice Center in Edgewater, Florida. He was born December 27, 1921 in Hersman, Illinois the son of James Virgil and Lola Mae Chamberlain Barker.  He married Mary E. Burkhead on May 5, 1945 in Buffalo, New York and she preceded him in death on May 25, 2004. Bud attended Hersman...

Richard Lee O’Connell, age 86, of Hanover Park, IL passed away Thursday, May 9th, 2019 at Hines VA Hospital in Hines, IL.   He was born on July 13th, 1932 to Lorette (Koch) and Howard E. O’Connell. He was married to Janice Arlene Christner on April 8th, 1956 at St. Mary’s Church in Mt. Sterling.   Richard served his country in the U. S. Navy from 1951 – 1955 in the Korean War.   Survivors include his wife Janice O’Connell of Hanover Park,...

Richard Lee Jackson, age 84, of Mt. Sterling, passed away at 3:44 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Heritage Health, Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling. He was born July 16, 1934 in La Harpe, Illinois the son of Omar Andrew and Cora Margaret Greenleaf Jackson.  He married Nettie Charlene Jobe on March 12, 1958 at the Chambersburg Christian Church and she survives. Mr. Jackson had worked for Mt. Sterling Implement, as a mechanic, for 40 years, retiring in 1999.  He also owned...

    Richard (Rick) Alan Barker passed away on April 28, 2019 in Brooksville, Florida after fighting lung cancer for 8 months. He was born on December 6, 1947 to Richard E Barker and Bette Vivian Barker in Blessings Hospital in Quincy Illinois. He is survived by his brother Reginald Barker of Tucson, Arizona. Rick attended Brown County High School, graduating in 1966. He later studied at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Northern Illinois University and the University of...

Bertha LaVerne “Bernie” DeJaynes, age 93, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Good Samaritan Home in Quincy, Illinois. She was born November 4, 1925 in Buckhorn Township in Brown County, Illinois the daughter of Harvey and Sara Melvina Kirgan Phillips.  She married James A. DeJaynes on March 10, 1950 in Mt. Sterling, Illinois and he preceded her in death on June 18, 1996.  Mrs. DeJaynes was a homemaker and had also worked as...

 Thomas D. Commons, of West Point, Illinois died at home on April 20, 2019 at the age of 78 after a long battle with Parkinson’s.  Father of Kevin Butler of Mt. Sterling and Marla Commons (Kevin Southard) of Chicago, grandfather to Parker and Rowan Southard and partner to Susan Matson of West Point.    Tom loved playing pool, darts, baseball and more than anything, his dogs.  He was a lifelong Cubs fan, which was always heartache except in 2016 when he was...

Mr. Terry Glen Steinberg, age 79, of Jacksonville, Illinois passed away at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019 in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was born October 5, 1939 in Jacksonville, Illinois the son of Wilmer Glen and Pauline Amelia Rice Steinberg.  He married Carol Behymer on October 11, 1959 in the Hersman Presbyterian Church in Hersman, Illinois and she survives. Mr. Steinberg served as an engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation for over 34 years retiring in...