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...

  Nancy Jo Nash, age 55, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 4:48 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born December 30, 1963 in Quincy, Illinois the daughter of Norman and Charlotte Foltz Wright.  She married Gregg Allen Nash on April 21, 1989 in Quincy, Illinois and he preceded her in death on September 6, 1994.  Nancy worked as a data entry processor for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois for 19 years.  She graduated...

  Richard Marden Bradbury, age 79, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois and formerly of Versailles, passed away at 6:12 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2019 at his residence. He was born June 18, 1939 in Versailles, Illinois the son of Roy Marden and Garnet Eileen Pritchet Bradbury.  Mr. Bradbury worked as plumber and pipe fitter through the local union # 25 in Rock Island, Illinois for 35 years.  He graduated from Brown County High School with the class of 1958.  Mr. Bradbury served...

Thomas Wayne Bridgewater, age 80, of Quincy, Illinois and formerly of Beardstown and Liberty passed away at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. He was born May 24, 1938 in Brown County, Illinois the son of Lloyd Otto and Garnet Smyers Bridgewater.  He married Mary E. “Betsy” McClelland on May 6, 1960 in Mt. Sterling, Illinois and she survives. Mr. Bridgewater worked as a fork lift operator for Rich Lumber Company in Beardstown for...

Janice Ann Mielke nee Ham, age 78, of St. Charles, Missouri and formerly of Versailles, Illinois passed away at 6:40 a.m. Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Cedarhurst Assisted Living and Memory Care in St. Charles, Missouri. She was born September 30, 1940 in Ripley, Illinois the daughter of Henry Alden and Wilma Darlene Dewitt Ham.  She married Merle Harry Mielke on June 27, 1959 in San Diego, California and he preceded her in death on May 17, 2007.  Mrs. Mielke worked for Hitchner...

Betty G. Yakle, 91, of Dunedin, FL, passed away on March 7th, 2019. Einstein said of Gandhi that someday the world would hardly believe that such a one as he ever lived on this earth. Those who knew Betty Yakle could easily say the same thing about her. Of her many sterling qualities, the label, “Caregiver”, us most appropriate. From the time she was a teen, caring for her younger brother, through nurses training and practice, to constantly giving of herself to family, friends,...

Dean Richard Perry, age 85, of Versailles, Illinois passed away at 2:55 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2019 at his residence. He was born November 16, 1933 in Brown County, Illinois the son of Alva Warren and Eva Hulett Perry.  He married Beulah Wheeler on August 20, 1955 in Bluffs, Illinois and she survives. Mr. Perry worked for National Starch and Chemical Company in Meredosia for over 30 years, retiring in 1997. He attended Brown County schools. Dean always enjoyed metal detecting,...

Dolores June Sides, age 88, of Versailles, Illinois passed away at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at her residence. She was born February 2, 1931 in Mt. Sterling, Illinois the daughter of Ralph Walter and Alice Louise Howard Buss.  She married Hubert Eugene Sides on September 3, 1952 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mt. Sterling and he preceded her in death on October 18, 2017.  Mrs. Sides was a homemaker and had also worked at the Brown County State Bank in Mt....

Richard Lee “Rick” Williams, age 57, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 8:20 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Illinois. He was born July 11, 1961 in Aurora, Illinois the son of James and Hattie VanBuskirk Williams.  He married Kim Parker on November 20, 1981 at the Mt. Sterling First Baptist Church and she survives. Rick was a cook for several area restaurants and most recently worked at the Irish House Hotel in Mt....