OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Roseville, Avon, and Alexis, Illinois
Carol S (Long) Rankin
May 31, 2023
Carol S. Rankin, 68, of Roseville, IL, passed away at 3:15 a.m, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center. She was born September 22, 1954 in Galesburg, IL, the daughter of Glenn and Vivian (Clark) Long. She was raised and educated in Galesburg graduating from Galesburg High School in 1972. She later attended Carl Sandburg...
Kerry E Blunt
May 14, 2023
Kerry Eugene Blunt, 51, of Avon, IL passed away at 9:35 a.m., Sunday, May 14, 2023 at his home. He was born March 21, 1972 in Galesburg, IL. He was raised by his grandparents; Gene and Beverly Blunt. He married Jennifer Havens on July 20, 2015 and she survives.
Kerry is survived by his wife; sons, Marcus,...
Vera (Galbreath) Combs
May 9, 2023
Vera Combs, 77, of London Mills passed away at 10:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2023 in the Allure of Knox County Nursing Home, Galesburg, IL. She was born August 29, 1945 in Galesburg, IL, the daughter of Edwin L. and Margaret (Lundeen) Galbreath. She was raised and educated in Galesburg attending Galesburg High School. She married Dean...
Tammy L (Ward) Dickenson
May 2, 2023
Tammy Lynn Dickenson, 61, of Smithshire, IL, passed away at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth, IL. She was born February 11, 1962 in Burlington, IA, the daughter of Raymond and Mary Lou (Carlson) Ward. She was raised and educated in West Burlington before moving to Tennessee and finishing her schooling there....
Scott L Ault
Apr 20, 2023
Scott L. Ault, 87, of Good Hope, passed away on April 20, 2023 at 11:45 at his home. He was born on April 9, 1936, in Roseville, IL, the son of Leonard Franklin and Lula Redfern Ault. He married Marilyn Kay Monroe on March 9, 1958 in Roseville and she survives.
He is also survived by his...
Elaine (Dunn) Lowry
Apr 16, 2023
E. Elaine Lowry, daughter of Robert J. and Elva E. (Morgan) Dunn, was born January 4, 1941 in Fulton County, Illinois. She attended elementary and secondary schools in Lewistown and later received her Bachelor of Science of Education degree from Western Illinois University with teaching degrees in Latin, French and English.
E. Elaine (Dunn) and Robert M....
Cecilia C (Ward) Heckethorn
Mar 30, 2023
Cecilia Catherine Heckethorn, 78, of Roseville, IL, formerly of Colchester, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the Roseville Rehab and Healthcare Center. She was born June 3, 1944 in Macomb, IL, the daughter of Ralph and Maxine (Ward) Leighty.
Surviving Cecilia are her children; Thomas (Michelle) Hall of Burlington, IA, David (Tina) Hall...
Sharyn L (Waymack) Cunningham
Mar 22, 2023
Sharyn Lynne Cunningham, 91, of Roseville, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in the emergency room of OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, IL. Sharyn was born November 6, 1931 in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of Wilmer L and Juanita (Nolan) Waymack. She was raised and educated in Roseville, graduating from Roseville High School in 1950....
Mary Regina (Repp) Wall
Mar 15, 2023
Mary Regina Wall, 102, of Bushnell, IL died on March 15th 2023. Regina was born in Avon, IL on July 4th, 1920, the eldest of 7 children born to Cecil and Rose (Mulhatten) Repp. Regina attended school in Avon and graduated in 1938. She married Eugene (Sandy) Wal and he preceded her in death in 1981.
Regina...
Byron L Totten
Mar 10, 2023
Byron L. Totten, 81, of Roseville passed away at 7:11 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2023, at the Elms of Macomb, IL. He was born June 26, 1941 in Monmouth, IL, the son of Dale and Minnie (Keeney) Totten.
Byron was raised and educated in Roseville, Illinois. Throughout his life he worked many jobs in carpentry and construction....
Bennie E Summy
Mar 4, 2023
Bennie E. Summy, 70, of Smithshire, IL, died Saturday, March 4, 2023 at his home. He was born September 21, 1952 in Grantsville, MD. He was the son of Eli J. and Fannie (Lee) Summy.
He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, 1 sister and 1 grandson. He is survived by his wife, Sadie (Beachy) and...
Carl L Oyler
Feb 22, 2023
Carl L. Oyler, 57, of St. Augustine, IL, passed away at 2:41 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2023 in his home. He was born February 11, 1966 the son of Clarence and Christine (Downard) Oyler. He was raised and educated in Avon, graduating from Avon High school in 1984.
He married Victoria Stick on September 1, 1989 and...
Michael Steve Burnett
Feb 3, 2023
Michael Steve Burnett, 70, of London Mills, IL, passed away at 11:10 a.m., Friday, February 3, 2023 in his home. He was born June 20, 1952 in Peoria, IL, the son of Richard M. and Beulah Lois (Murphy) Burnett. He married Christine Williamson in 1969 and she preceded him in death on April 14, 2017.
Those left...
Elizabeth Irene (Yocum) Underwood
Jan 28, 2023
Elizabeth Irene Underwood, 87, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 7:25 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Roseville Healthcare and Rehab, Roseville, IL. She was born January 29, 1935 in Avon, IL, the daughter of Charles Lee and Nellie Elizabeth (Blancherd) Yocum. She was raised and educated in Prairie City, IL.
She married Davy (David) Lee Underwood...
Hazel Irene (Taylor) Miller
Jan 25, 2023
Hazel Irene Miller, the daughter of Caroline and Harry Taylor, was born April 15, 1929. She met Jesus and her 11 Heavenly children on January 25, 2023 at the age of 93. She was one of 8 girls, all deceased (Harriet Daniels, Virgie Bayne, Elsie Huey, Eula Foster, Ruby Wright, Essie Scheffert and Mamie Tarvin). Hazel was raised and...
Jean L (Primmer) Larson
Jan 23, 2023
Jean Leora (Primmer) Larson, 92, of Geneseo, formerly of Roseville, passed away at 1:45 p.m., Monday, January 23, 2023 at the Hillcrest Home of Geneseo. She was born May 23, 1930 in Vinton, IA, the daughter of Chauncey and Clara (Stoler) Primmer. She was raised and educated in Vinton, graduating from Vinton High School in 1948. She then graduated...
Kenneth D Price
Jan 22, 2023
Kenneth D. Price, 64, of Roseville, IL.
After a brave fight with cancer, Kenny went to his final resting place on January 22, 2023 at the OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL. Kenny was born in Peoria on July 28, 1958. Kenny's wish was to donate his body to medical science hoping to help the care...
Marilyn C (Axcell) Johnson
Jan 8, 2023
Marilyn Christina Johnson, 89, of Galesburg, IL, formerly of Alexis, IL, passed away at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, January 8, 2023, in the Allure of Lake Storey Nursing Home, Galesburg. She was born May 17, 1933 in Mercer County, the daughter of Alvin Edward and Ava (Higginson) Axcell. She was raised and educated in the Alexis area graduating from Alexis...
Julie A Sorensen-Jahn
Jan 2, 2023
Julie A. Sorensen-Jahn, 60, of Roseville, IL, passed away at 6:34 a.m., Monday, January 2, 2023 in the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice House, Peoria, IL. She was born May 12, 1962 in San Diego, CA, the daughter of Jan and Mary Lee (Jahn) Sorensen. She was raised and educated in Macomb, IL, graduating from Macomb High School in...
Sharon A (Lauver) Patch
Jan 1, 2023
Sharon A. Patch, 82, of Roseville, IL, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 2:00p.m. at Roseville Healthcare and Rehab. She was born September 5, 1940 at home in Henderson County, IL, the daughter of Mervin and Ruby (Burkett) Lauver. She was raised and educated in the Terre Haute, IL, area graduating from Terre Haute High School in 1958....
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.