All Obituaries

    Gloria Ellen Cayce, 75, of Mattoon, formerly of Litchfield, passed away at her residence Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at 4:35 p.m.  Mrs. Cayce was born May 29, 1947, in Bloomington, IL, a daughter of Robert F. and Doris (Whitesell) Gillett. She graduated from Washington High School with the Class of 1965. Mrs. Cayce attended cosmetology school. She married Lawrence Byron Cayce on April 21, 1968, in Bloomington, IL. He preceded her in death on March 19, 2008. Mrs. Cayce...

Amber Nichole Roston, 45, of Springfield, formerly of Litchfield, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at her residence. She was born on December 16, 1976, a daughter of Alvin Eugene and Candace Sue (Prior) Garst. Amber graduated from Litchfield High School with the Class of 1995 and obtained her Associates of Nursing degree from Lewis and Clark Community College. During her career, Amber was employed by the State of Illinois as a registered nurse and as a waitress at Olive Garden in...

  Betty Jean Dickey, 98, of Litchfield, passed away Friday, November 11, 2022, 9:53 P.M. at Heritage Health and Senior Care Center in Litchfield. Born April 25, 1924, in Farmersville, IL the daughter of Hobart and Emma (Baptist) Fenton.  She was a graduate of Farmersville High School with the Class of 1942.  She married Glenn Lester Dickey on December 2, 1942 at the Methodist Church Parsonage in Farmersville.  Mr. Dickey passed away May 27, 2004.   Mrs. Dickey...

    Michael William Winstead, 45, of Litchfield passed away at 10:14 p.m. on Wednesday November 2, 2022 at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Michael was born in Litchfield on April 30, 1977, a son of William Henry and Beverly Ann (Niehaus) Winstead. He graduated from Litchfield High School with the Class of 1995. Michael was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving for four years on the USS Kitty Hawk where he held the rank of Operations Specialist 2nd Class. He...

Julia Ann Heise, 85, of Litchfield, passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at her residence. She was born on October 24, 1937, in Litchfield, IL, a daughter of Ambrose Elmer and Kathryn “Katie” Theresa (Barry) Heise.  She attended Litchfield schools, graduating with the Class of 1955. Ms. Heise was employed as a telephone operator with Illinois Consolidated Telephone Co. for over 30 years and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Litchfield and of...

David Loren Grove, 67, of Litchfield, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born June 29, 1955, in Litchfield, a son of Harry A. and Wilma June (Atteberry) Grove. Mr. Grove graduated Litchfield High School and went on to graduate from Lincoln Land Community College and received his bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in accounting, in 1977.  On December 10, 1978, he married the former Cynthia A....

  Norita Lou Fisher, 85, of Litchfield, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 2:52 p.m. at SSM St. Mary’s Hospital in Clayton, MO with her daughter by her side. Mrs. Fisher was born in Litchfield, Illinois on April 24, 1937 a daughter of Ben and Dortha Jewel (Smith) Weatherford. She graduated from Litchfield High School with the Class of 1955, where she was a majorette. She married Ronald Lee Fisher on Christmas Day 1958 at Union Avenue Christian Church in Litchfield. He...

    Joseph Anthony Geninatti, 74, of Litchfield, passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at his residence. He was born on April 10, 1948 in Carlinville, IL , a son of Arthur Eugene and Dorothy Elizabeth Alma (Rose) Geninatti. Joe was employed by Litchfield Walmart #213 for 35 years in maintenance. He was a member of Faith Christian Fellowship in Litchfield and enjoyed camping, fishing, and his grandchildren. Joe’s  first marriage to the former Diana Budd...

Stanley George Horst, 92, passed away on October 16, 2022 in Springfield, IL.  He was born April 13, 1930 in Hoyleton, Illinois, the son of Louis and Cleone Horst. He graduated from Nashville High School in 1948 and Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, in 1952 with a B.S. in Physical Education and in 1959,  with an M.S. in Physical Education, where he was captain and MVP of the basketball team. He was a veteran of the Air Force serving in French Morocco and Whitman Air...

  Rex Floyd Trader, 67, of Hillsboro, passed away at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Vallejo, CA on September 14, 1955, a son of Rex Loren and Freida Marie (Mitchell) Trader. Rex graduated from Litchfield High School with the Class of 1973. He and the former Donna Elaine Furness were married on August 18, 1974 at Witt United Methodist Church in Witt, IL. He was employed for 35 years as Director of Management Information Systems with Schutt Sports...