OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Roseville, Avon, and Alexis, Illinois
Dwight G. Simmons
Aug 26, 2015
Dwight G. Simmons, 81 of Greenbush, IL passed away Wednesday August 26, 2015 at O.S.F. St. Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL.
He worked for Steve Mills on the Farm for 25 years. He worked for Monmouth School District for 35 years.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years Anna J. Simmons, his sister Lois Schmalshof,...
Martha W. Davis
Aug 24, 2015
Martha W. Davis, 94 of Avon, IL passed away Monday August 24, 2015, 3:24 am at the Care Center of Abingdon, Abingdon, IL. She was born Tuesday November 30, 1920, in Avon, IL, the daughter of Clyde and Marie Lake Welsh. She married Royce M. Davis on July 21, 1945 in Galesburg, IL. He preceded her on May 16,...
Jennie Anderson
Jul 18, 2015
Jennie Anderson, 87, of the Wesley Village Retirement Center, Macomb, died late Saturday (July 18, 2015) at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport, IA, after a brief illness.
Jennie was born at the family farm outside of Sciota on March 20, 1928, a daughter to Ervin and Josie (Guy) Torrance. She married Merlyn Anderson on February 12, 1949...
Joan E. Sprout
Jul 13, 2015
Joan E. Sprout, 77, of Monmouth, IL, passed away Monday July 13, 2015, 8:40 pm at Sugar Creek Alzheimer Care Center Bloomington, IL. She was born February 2, 1938 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Ezra R. and Louise E. Miller. She married Ronald E. Sprout in Monmouth, IL on March 15, 1959. She is survived by her children Tari...
Evelyn Rodgers
Jun 24, 2015
Evelyn Rodgers, 86, of Roseville, IL passed away Wednesday June 24, 2015, 10:15 pm at the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center Roseville, IL. She was born on Monday November 26, 1928 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Chester and Maude Kissick Parsons. She married Leland Rodgers on April 4, 1948, at the Roseville Christian Church Roseville, IL.
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Sandy L. Vestal
Jun 24, 2015
Sandy L. Vestal, 63, of Roseville IL, passed away to be with God, Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 at Roseville Rehab and Health Care. She was born Sunday June 22, 1952 the daughter of Gilmer and Mary Frazee Vestal.
She is survived by two brothers Gene Vestal of Galesburg, IL and Gary Vestal of Macomb, IL; four sisters...
William O. Clark
Jun 23, 2015
William O. Clark 92 of Abingdon, IL formally of Alexis, IL passed away Tuesday June 23, 2015, 7:30 pm at the Care Center of Abingdon. He was born Friday September 22, 1922 in Alexis, IL the son of Floyd and Merle Stoner Clark. He married Elizabeth M. "Bobbity" Cox on July 11, 1946. She preceded him on June 15, 2011....
Betty R. Whitehall
Jun 12, 2015
Betty R. Whitehall, 93, of Monmouth died 12:25 A.M. Friday. June 12, 2015 at the Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth. She was born October 2, 1921 in Belmont in Henderson County, Illinois the daughter of Edward and Viola (Brock) Meehan. She was reared and educated in the Belmont and Seaton areas. She graduated from Seaton High School. Betty married George...
Margaret Yeakey
Jun 6, 2015
Margaret L. Yeakey, 84, of Roseville, IL passed away Saturday June 6, 2015, 2:15 am at St. Marys Medical Center Galesburg, IL. She was born October 27, 1930, in Roseville, IL the daughter of Lawrence and Lillian Ross Turley. She married Harold Yeakey on June 20, 1948.
She is survived by her Husband of Roseville, IL; one son...
Dorothy Irene Blake
May 28, 2015
Dorothy Irene (Burkett) Blake, 96, of Monmouth, IL passed away Thursday May 28, 2015, 10:15 am at the Monmouth Nursing Home Monmouth, IL. She was born Thursday September 5, 1918, in Aledo, IL the daughter of Eldon James and Lillian Frankenberry Belt.
Her surviving family includes her children Marilyn Smith of Monmouth, IL, Charles (Janet) Burkett of...
Shirley Henry
May 27, 2015
Shirley Jean Henry, 84, of West Burlington, IA, formally of Oquawka, IL, passed away Wednesday May 27, 2015 at the Klein Center Great River in West Burlington, IA. She was born February 28, 1931 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Andrew L. and Mable Liby Johnson. She married Newell Liggett in 1948, and later married Keith Henry on May...
Mildred Farrar Bond
May 25, 2015
Mildred Farrar Bond, 99, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center, Roseville, IL. She was born on Sunday November 14, 1915 the daughter of Grover and Bessie (Aten) Farrar. In 1936 she married the love of her life, Max Bond and they had one daughter Martha (Bond) Taylor.
She is survived...
Angeline L. Cook
May 23, 2015
Angeline L. Cook, lifelong resident of Roseville, IL passed away on Saturday May 23, 2015, at the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center Roseville, IL. She was born on October 2, 1919 in Roseville, IL the daughter of Willaim A. and Mamie Carothers Lee. She married Francis H. Cook on August 25, 1946.
She is survived by one daughter...
Doris Nichols
May 11, 2015
Doris Verlee "Creek" Nichols of Marion, IN formally of Alexis, IL passed away Monday May 11, 2015, 9:56 am at the Lutheran Hospital Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born August 31, 1943 in Alexis, IL the daughter of Samuel Sr. and Maxine Overfield Creek. She married Larry Nichols on September 8, 1961 in Galesburg, IL.
She is...
Patricia L. Appleby
May 4, 2015
Patricia L. Appleby 80, of Monmouth, IL passed away Monday May 4, 2015, 3:25 am at the Monmouth Nursing Home Monmouth, IL. She was born June 20, 1934 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Clarence and Elizabeth Brownawell Appleby.
She is survived by several cousins, including Edward (Lois) Appleby. She was preceded in death by...
Donna W. Hatch
Apr 24, 2015
Donna W. Hatch, 87, Galesburg, formerly of Avon, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. She was born near Avon on May 10, 1927, the daughter of Ray and Hazel Leister Wisner. She married Henry Hatch on February 22, 1948 in Avon; he preceded her in death on December 30, 2012.
Surviving are...
Donna Lee Richardson
Apr 9, 2015
Donna Lee Richardson 70, of Stronghurst, IL passed away Thursday April 9, 2015, 4:44 am at the Great River Medical Center Burlington, IA. She was born July 5, 1944, the youngest of 9 Children born to H.K. and Carrie Hawk Thomas. On February 15, 1969 she married Robert L. "Barney" Richardson.
She is...
Marie H. Walker
Apr 3, 2015
Marie H. Walker, 81 of Roseville, IL went home April 3, 2015 at 4:35 a.m. at Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center to celebrate with the risen Lord Jesus Christ during this Easter season. She was born December 18, 1933 in rural Roseville the daughter of Cornelius and Hazel Lofftus Corzatt. She married Richard Walker June 16, 1953 at the...
Gerald T. "Jerry" Roberts
Jan 24, 2015
Gerald T. "Jerry" Roberts - 71 8/13/1943 - 1/24/2015 Roseville, IL Gerald T. "Jerry" Roberts, 71, of Roseville, IL passed away Saturday January 24, 2015, 12:15 am at his home. He was born August 13, 1943 in Avon, IL the son of Lowell and Margaret Purl Roberts. He married Linda Mason on December 30, 1962 in Greenbush, IL. He is...
Marie S. Gillett
Jan 21, 2015
Marie S. Gillett - 93 9/29/1921 - 1/21/2015 Avon, IL Marie S. Hardi Gillett, 93 of Avon, IL passed away Wednesday January 21, 2015 at 3:30 pm at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. She was born September 29, 1921 in Coupland, TX, the daughter of Samuel and Ella Beyers Hardi. She married George Gillett on February 6,...
Sarah J. Moore
Owner/Funeral Director/Embalmer
Sarah is a native of the Abingdon and Avon/St. Augustine area. She graduated from Avon High School in 2006 and attended Carl Sandburg College. She received her degree in Mortuary Science in 2013 and began her apprenticeship and funeral directing career with Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy, IL. In 2015 she moved back to the Abingdon area and worked for Galesburg Cottage Hospital's Pathology Department. In 2019 she went back to the funeral industry with McGuire & Davies Funeral Home in Monmouth, IL. In 2022 the opportunity for ownership presented itself and she and her husband Michael became partners in this new venture. In November of 2022 they officially took over Wise Family Funeral Home in Roseville, Avon, and Alexis. Sarah resides in rural Monmouth with her husband; 3 children, Sawyer, Logan, and Lyla; 2 dogs, Lucy and Riley, and a flock of chickens. She is a member of Roseville Chapter N P.E.O, the First United Methodist Church of Monmouth and when time allows, she enjoys the outdoors; fishing, camping, swimming, etc, and attending various school and sporting events for her children.
Michael G. Moore
Co-Owner/Funeral Assistant
Michael is a native of Roseville, IL. He graduated from Monmouth/Roseville High School in 2007 and later received his Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from Illinois State University. He farms in rural Roseville with his parents. He is also a crop specialist with Country Companies and a proud co-owner of Moore Memorial Homes with his wife, Sarah.