OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Roseville, Avon, and Alexis, Illinois
J. Francis Warren
Feb 27, 2014
J. Francis Warren - 87 3/20/1926 - 2/27/2014 Monmouth, Illinois J. Francis Warren, 87, of Monmouth, died 6:45, P.M. Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth. He was born March 20, 1926 in Gibbs Missouri the son of Otha G. and Junie (Glasgow) Warren. He was reared and educated in Gibbs, MO, graduated from Brashears High School in...
Theresa L. Fox
Feb 26, 2014
Theresa L. Fox-Allen - 57 4/7/1956 - 2/26/2014 Galesburg, Illinois Theresa L. Fox-Allen, 57, of Galesburg, died 1:40 A.M. Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at her home. She was born April 7, 1956 at Galesburg the daughter of William H. and Mary Katheryn (Stull) Fox. She was raised and educated in Alexis and graduated from Alexis High School in 1974. Theresa...
Glen E. Brahmstedt
Jan 30, 2014
Glen E. Brahmstedt - 77 1/30/2014 - 1/30/2014 Galesburg, Illinois Glen Edward Brahmstedt, 77, of Galesburg, Illinois, died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg. He was born March 10, 1936 at Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Arthur and Ella (Ahlgren) Brahmstedt. He was raised and educated in the Alexis area. He was a Plumber by trade. He...
Elizabeth M. Waugh
Jan 25, 2014
Elizabeth M. Waugh - 96 8/23/1917 - 1/25/2014 Little York, Illinois Elizabeth M. Waugh, 96, of Little York, died at 5:24 A.M. Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Monmouth Nursing Home. She was born August 23, 1917 in Henderson County, IL, the daughter of Leo and Pearl (Hottle) Smith. She was raised and educated at Bald Bluff and graduated from Seaton...
Mary Kathryn Fox
Jan 17, 2014
Mary Kathryn Fox - 80 10/30/1933 - 1/17/2014 North Henderson Mary Kathryn Fox, 80, North Henderson, passed away on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. She was born Oct. 30, 1933, in Monmouth, the daughter of Clarence and Mary (Shunick) Stull. She married William (Bill) Fox on Jan. 19, 1956, at St. John's Catholic Church in Woodhull. She is survived by her...
Robert Lee Inman
Jan 12, 2014
Robert Lee Inman - 74 1/14/1939 - 1/12/2014 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Monmouth, Illinois Robert L. Inman, 74, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Monmouth. IL. died 4:38 A.M. Sunday, January 12, 2014 at University Hospital, Iowa. He was born January 14, 1939 at Macomb, Illinois, the son of William Henderson and Lola (Bader) Inman. He was raised and...
Hazel Elizabeth Curtis
Jan 12, 2014
Hazel Elizabeth Curtis - 98 10/9/1915 - 1/12/2014 Monmouth, Illinois Hazel Elizabeth Curtis, 98, of Monmouth died 6:55 P.M. Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the Roseville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Roseville She was born October 9, 1915 in Plymouth, IL. the daughter of Joseph Emberry and Ada (Copeland) Manlove. She attended school in Quincy, Il. Hazel married Stanley J. Hemm...
John M. Holliday
Jan 12, 2014
John M. Holliday - 81 6/30/1932 - 1/12/2014 Casa Grande, AZ, formerly of Monmouth and Oquawka John M. Holliday, 81, of Casa Grande, Arizona, formerly of Monmouth and Oquawka, died 5:15 A.M. Sunday, January 12, 2014 in Casa Grande, Arizona. He was born June 30, 1932 in Monmouth, the son of Mitchell and Frances Lynn (Boggs) Holliday. He was raised...
Isabel B. Marshall
Jan 1, 2014
Isabel B. Marshall - 99 4/24/1914 - 1/1/2014 Monmouth, Illinois
Isabel Bickett Marshall, 99, of Monmouth died peacefully at OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, January 1, 2014. She was born April 24, 1914 at New Concord, Ohio, the daughter of John Wilson and Leoti (Watt) Bickett. She grew up in Roney's Point,...
Cecil May
Dec 29, 2013
Cecil May - 82 3/18/1932 - 12/29/2013 Oquawka, Illinois Cecil R. May, 82 of Oquawka, Illinois, died 8:53 P.M. Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab, Stronghurst, Illinois. He was born March 19, 1932, in Cedar Creek, Missouri, the son of Perry and Minnie (Combs) May. He was raised and educated in Cedar Creek, Missouri. Cecil served...
Clara Mae Singleton
Dec 29, 2013
Clara Mae Singleton - 89 10/23/1924 - 12/29/2013 Monmouth, Illinois Clara M. Singleton, 89, of Monmouth died 5:30 A.M. Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth. She was born October 23, 1924 in Hillview, Illinois the daughter of Arthur and Edith (Stark) Fry. She was reared and educated in Little York, Illinois. Clara married Herbert Singleton in...
Harriett F. Reynolds
Dec 17, 2013
Harriett F. Reynolds - 91 9/29/1922 - 12/17/2013 Alexis, Illinois Harriett F. Reynolds 91, of Alexis, died 4:22 P.M., December 17, 2013, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. She was born September 29, 1922 at Monmouth Hospital, the daughter of Clifford and Edna (Josephson) Simpson. She was raised and educated in the Alexis area where she graduated from...
Shirley A. Spence
Dec 10, 2013
Shirley A. Spence - 85 11/20/1928 - 12/10/2013 Little York, Illinois Shirley A. Spence, 85, of Little York, IL, died 9:35 A.M., Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg. She was born November 20, 1928, in Aledo, Illinois, the daughter of Lee and Mary (Metzner) Brown. She was raised and educated in Viola where she graduated from Viola...
Evelyn Orwig
Nov 21, 2013
Evelyn Orwig - 93
11/11/1920 - 11/21/2013 North Henderson Illinois Evelyn Alberta Orwig 93, of Galesburg, formerly of North Henderson IL, died 9:45 P.M. Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Rosewood Care Center of Galesburg. Online condolences may be left at www.hooverhall.com
She was born November 11, 1920 in North Henderson IL, the daughter of Albert...
Edythe Ann Mckee
Nov 8, 2013
Edythe Ann McKee - 73 5/22/1940 - 11/8/2013 Smyrna, Tennessee
Edythe Anne McKee passed away at her home in Smyrna, Tennessee on Sunday November 3, 2013 at the age of 73 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Edythe was born as Edythe Anne Simpson on May 22, 1940 in Aledo, Illinois to Melvin and Gladys Simpson. She grew...
Joan Miller
Nov 7, 2013
Joan Miller - 85 4/1/1928 - 11/7/2013 Alexis, Illinois
Joan Miller, 85, of Alexis died 12:06 A.M. Thursday, November 07, 2013 at Rosewood Care Center of Galesburg.
She was born April 1, 1928 in Warren County, Illinois the daughter of John and Marian (Harben) McCutchan. She was raised and educated in Little York and graduated from Little...
Loren Jack Zeilstra
Oct 9, 2013
Loren Jack Zeilstra - 77 5/5/1936 - 10/9/2013 Oquawka, Illinois
Zeilstra,. Loren Jack
Loren Jack Zeilstra, 77, of Oquawka, IL, died Wednesday, October 9, at Apache Junction, Arizona.
He was born May 5, 1936 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of John and Jennie (Zylstra) Zeilstra. He was raised and educated in Michigan.
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Virginia Juanita Rossell
Oct 8, 2013
Virginia Juanita Rossell - 77 1/2/1936 - 10/8/2013 Alexis, Illinois
Rossell, Virginia Juanita.
Virginia J. Rossell, 77, of Alexis, died 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at OSF St. Mary medical Center, Galesburg.
She was born January 2, 1936 at Galesburg, the daughter of Leo and Bernice (Tornquist) Frank. She was raised and educated in...
Dorothy R. Oaks
Oct 4, 2013
Dorothy R. Oaks - 86 12/3/1926 - 10/4/2013 Monmouth, Illinois
Dorothy Ruth Oaks, 86, of Monmouth, died 7:51 A.M. Friday, October 4, 2013 at Cottage Hospital, Galesburg.
She was born December 3, 1926 in Mercer County, Illinois, the daughter of Ira B. and Ruth (Moberg) Smith. She was raised and educated in Mercer County, where she graduated...
Edward Eugene
Sep 27, 2013
Edward Eugene "Gene" Nally - 68 2/8/1945 - 9/27/2013 Alexis, Illinois
Edward Eugene "Gene" Nally, 68, of Alexis died 8:20 A.M. Friday, September 27, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg.
He was born February 8, 1945 in Missouri, the son of Edward Eugene and Mary (Word) Nally.
He was raised and educated in Colorado...
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.