Anna Louise Tyler, 103, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Punta Gorda, Florida and East Dubuque, Illinois, went to be with her Lord on July 8, 2020 while residing in Mesa, Arizona.  Louise was born April 29,1917 in Chatham, Illinois to Ed and Myrtle [Calvin] Dickey.  She graduated from Divernon High School in 1935.  She worked at the local Post Office before marrying her high school sweetheart, Charles Tyler, in 1937.  She and Chuck lived in Peoria, Illinois, Longview,...

Angie M. Trueblood, 47 of Divernon passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1973 in Springfield, IL the daughter of Stephen and Donna Austiff Belcher. She was preceded in death by her father. Angie married Garrett Trueblood on July 29, 2009. Angie loved reading, spending time outdoors with her family and friends, riding in the convertible with the top down, Swedish Fish, and most of all her grandchildren. She worked for Wells Fargo as a Pricing...

Dorothy C. Isaacs, 84 of Divernon passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born Dec. 18, 1935 in Crump, MO, the daughter of Johnnie and Minnie Gartung Cook. She married Billy Molohon on August 5, 1954 and they later divorced.  She then married James Isaacs on Oct. 31, 1964 and he preceded her in death on March 8, 1998.  Also preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Marie; granddaughter, Breanna Watkins and step-son, Frank Isaacs. Dorothy was the...

Christopher Dwayne Aumiller, 25 of Pawnee passed away Friday, June 26, 2020. He was born Nov. 17, 1994 in Springfield, the son of Daphine Aumiller and Sean Oliver. Chris loved to play golf with his grandpa, the St. Louis Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and most of all he loved his family and friends. Surviving are his mother,  Daphine Aumiller; father Sean Oliver; three sisters, Chelsey Aumiller, Isabella Oliver and Claire Oliver; grandparents, Calvin and Reva Aumiller and Renee and...

Kay L. MacKenzie, 80 of Auburn passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 31, 1940 in Vandalia, the daughter of Louis and Katie Chatham Kirkman. She married David B. MacKenzie on June 28, 1958 and he preceded her in death on August 24, 1997. Kay loved being a librarian.  She also loved being a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Surviving are four sons, David (Rirett) MacKenzie, John (Susan) MacKenzie, Kevin (Cynthia)...

Jerold Lloyd Dambacher, 83, of Virden, IL passed away June 12, 2020 at home. Jerold was born October 2, 1936 in Independence, Kansas, the son of Lloyd and Beth (Wilson) Dambacher, and raised on the family farm near Divernon, IL. After graduating from Auburn High School in 1954, he immediately joined the Army and served three years in various locations in Germany. He then returned home to partner in farming with his father. He married Ruth Gehner on July 12, 1958, in Mt. Olive. They made...

Emma R. Peterson, 85 of Divernon passed away peacefully Monday, June 8, 2020, surrounded by her family, at Sunrise Skilled Nursing and Rehab. She was born April 27, 1935 in Metropolis, IL the daughter of Glenn and Mary Ludwig Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, George, John, Frank, and Charlie, two sisters, Ethel and Mildred. She worked at R.W. Troxell for 22 years before retiring in 1997. Emma is survived by one son, Matthew G. (Sara) Peterson; two...

Donald “Sonny” B. Dudley, 84 of Auburn passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Sunrise Skilled Nursing in Virden. He was born Sept. 12, 1935 in Pleasant Plains, the son of Sammy and Brucille Roberts Dudley. He married Louise Jensen on April 20, 1963.  He was preceded in death by his parents, step-father, George Austif and one brother, Ray Dudley. Sonny served in the U.S. Army from 1958-1960.  He was a member of the Meadowbrook Baptist Church.  He was a farm hand for...

William “Bill” Estill, 72 of Pawnee, IL passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at his son’s home in St. George, UT. He was born Oct. 11, 1947 in Springfield, IL the son of Burl “Freddy” and Agnes Rhodes Estill. He married Dolores Schutt on June 25, 1975 and she preceded him in death on July 13, 2010. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one son, Randall Schutt, one daughter, Pamela Fry, one brother, Russell “Fred” Estill, and one sister,...

Michael “Mikey” Gibson, 69, of Divernon passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at his home. He was born June 13, 1950 in Springfield, the son of Robert William and Mary Catherine Motley Gibson.  He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, William “Bill” Gibson. Surviving are his significant other, Kathy Kern; one daughter, Susie Corp; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters, Anna Holder and Patricia Gibson; several nieces and nephews. Kathy...