All Obituaries

Dale A. James, age 99, passed from this life into his eternal home on October 2, 2022.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Monday October 10, 2022, at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday evening at the funeral chapel. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the funeral service on Monday. Burial will be in the Greenup Cemetery. Dale, the son of Lon and Arvilla James, was born February 11, 1923.  He married Lois Darling...

Donald Richard McMechan, 93, of Greenup, IL passed away at 10:15 am on Sunday October 2, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday October 6, 2022, at 2:00 pm at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup. Visitation will be from 12:00 to 2:00 pm October 6, 2022, at the Barkley Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Greenup Cemetery. Don was born May 8, 1929, in Greenup, IL, the son of Harry and Alice (Cougill) McMechan. He married Sally Bland and to this union four children...

LaVonne E. Reed passed peacefully surrounded by love and family on October 1, 2022, at 9:00 pm at the age of 86 years at Cumberland Rehab and Health Care in Greenup, Illinois. Graveside services will be on Thursday October 6, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Berry Cemetery. The Barkley Funeral Chapel in Toledo, IL is assisting the family. LaVonne is survived by her daughter Peggy (Jerry) Stewart; her dog Dinkie; grandchildren Amanda Bates, Michael (Christine) Couch, Laura (Ridge) Marin, Jason...

Stella Kay Curry was born with angel wings on Monday September 26, 2022, at 8:00 am at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, in Mattoon, IL. Private family services will be held. The Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup, IL is assisting the family. Stella is the daughter of Trevor W. and Brooke (Porter) Curry, of Windsor, IL. She is survived by her parents, paternal grandparents Jennifer and Travis Houser; maternal grandparents, Tammy (Chris) Collins, and Shari Porter. She is preceded in death by...

Madge L.  St. John, 93, of Toledo, IL. passed away on Sunday September 25, 2022, at 12:30 pm at the Casey Health Care Center in Casey, IL. Per Madge’s wishes, there will be no services held. The Barkley Funeral Chapel in Toledo, IL is assisting the family. Madge was born on May 24, 1929, the daughter of Oscar and Eva (Christopher) Mock, in Toledo, IL.  She married W. Eugene St. John on September 12, 1948, and he preceded her on April 11, 2014. Madge is survived by her son...

Anita J. Kemper, 70, of Hidalgo, IL, passed away on September 21, 2022, at 1:33 pm at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Funeral services will be held on Monday September 26, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup, IL. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 am at the Barkley Funeral Chapel.  Burial will be in the Jewett Cemetery. Anita was born on December 26, 1951, the daughter of Michael and Ora Gladys (VanScyoc) Kingery, in Toledo, IL. She married...

Lurelle Lynn Beals, age 67, of Jewett, Illinois passed away at 7:27 PM – Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday October 9, 2022, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm at the Grove Community Center in rural Gila, IL with a meal at 1:00 pm. Lurelle was born on February 3, 1955, in Fort Smith Arkansas, one of five children of Doyle and Carolyn (Sowers) Webb.  She was married to Greg Beals on August 6, 1977, at her parents’ residence in Jewett....

Lila Ann Walker, 79, of Charleston, IL, passed away at 3:30 pm on Wednesday September 14, 2022, at the Odd Fellow Rebekah Home in Mattoon. Memorial services will be at 11:00 am on Sunday September 25th 2022, at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Toledo, IL. Memorial visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 on Sunday at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in the Jewett Cemetery. Lila was born on January 20, 1943, daughter of Howard Dean and Marie (Cameron) Hellman, in Trowbridge, IL. She married...

Thomas W. Burton, 78, of Toledo, IL. passed away on September 10, 2022, at 7:37 pm at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, in Mattoon, IL. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 1:00 pm Thursday September 15, 2022, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Greenup, IL. Burial will be in the Toledo Cemetery. The Barkley Funeral Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Thomas was born on September 17, 1943, to Robert and Lorraine (Labo) Burton, in Belvidere, IL. He married Sharon Dunnett on...

Lonnie Raymond Bueker, 68, passed away on September 6, 2022, at 2:32 pm with his family by his side after a valiant battle with lung cancer.  A memorial visitation will be from 10:00 to 12:00 pm on Friday, September 16, 2022, at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Toledo, IL. Graveside services will be at 12:30 pm in the Mullen Cemetery, in rural Montrose, IL. Lonnie is survived by his loving and caring wife of 20 years, Judy Bueker; sister Donna Abbott (Rick Morecraft); children Jim...