All Obituaries

Esther F. Carriker, 93, of Litchfield, passed away Wed., July 18, 2018 at 10:24 a.m. in her home.  She was born on Sept. 27, 1924 in Shaw’s Point Township in Macoupin County, IL, a daughter of Leslie Dorman & Nona Maude (Hodges) Fuller.  She graduated from Litchfield High School with the Class of 1941.  She taught elementary education at Tennessee School near Oconee after receiving a war emergency certificate.  She also worked as a civil service clerk at the...

Fidelis Biebel, 88, of Litchfield passed away on Wed., July 4, 2018 at 7:43 a.m. in HSHS St. Francis Hospital.  She was born on Oct. 6, 1929 in Litchfield, IL, a daughter of William & Anna (Buscher) Heise.  She graduated high school and worked at St. Francis Hospital for 6 years.  She also worked as a Bookkeeper & Secretary for Dr. C.H. Sihler for 22 years.  Fidelis previously worked for Capital Ritz & Lfd. Skyview Drive-in as well.  Fidelis was a member...

Dorothy Smith (née Weers) 91, of Harvel, passed away Sat., June 30, 2018 in Litchfield. She was born Dec. 2, 1926, in Rosamond, Illinois.  She graduated at age 16 from Raymond High School, then attended Illinois College on a two year scholarship.  She worked as a teacher in a one room schoolhouse in Chandlerville until she was able to obtain a scholarship to attend the University of Illinois.  To support herself while in Urbana, she worked at a glove factory and a...

Bettie Mae McCullah, 90, of Hillsboro, formerly of Litchfield, passed away Wed., June 27, 2018 in Montgomery Nursing & Rehab Center in Taylor Springs.  She was born on May 17, 1928 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Frank E. & Mabel (Schultz) Dion.  She graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee with the Class of 1946 and obtained her B.S. in Education from SIU-C.  She was an Elementary Teacher for 29 years teaching in Carlyle, Panama, Donnellson &...

  Donald Leroy Sperry, 82, of Litchfield, passed away on Tues., June 26, 2018 at 5:28 a.m.  He was born on Sept. 10, 1935 in Darlington, WI, the son of Wade & Florence (Tressner) Sperry.  Mr. Sperry was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.  Over the years, he worked for Goodyear Tire & Rubber as a trouble shooting analyst for 15 years.  He later also worked for Grove Construction and Buske Truck Lines in Litchfield after retiring.  He belonged to Operating...

Linda “Marilyn” McKay passed away in West Memphis, AR on Tuesday, June 26 at the age of 69. Marilyn is survived by her husband of 35 years, Robert “Bob” McKay, her sons Scott Rogers and Matthew McKay, her step-children Diane Lowder, Greg McKay & Jeff McKay.  She is also survived by her siblings  K.W. Webb, Loys Teague,  and Wendell Webb, as well as her 8 grandchildren.  Marilyn is preceded in death by both of her parents, Kelly & Helen...

Marian Huber, 85, of Litchfield, IL, passed away Tues., June 26, 2018 at 10:10 a.m. in Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care in Litchfield.  She was born on July 8, 1932 in Palmer, IL, a daughter of August William & Della Pearl (Sorrels) Huber.  She never married.  Marian was a member of Holy Family Parish in Litchfield.  She worked as a nurse’s aide for several years at Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care in Litchfield before retiring in 2008. ...

Arthur Leo Malcom, 79, of Hillsboro passed away on Mon., June 18, 2018 at 10:50 p.m. in Montgomery Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hillsboro.  He was born on Dec. 8, 1938 in Dederick, MO, a son of Everett Leo & Lucille Elizabeth (Kimbro) Malcom.  Arthur was a veteran of the US Marine Corps where he served during peacetime.  He was self employed and owned Malcom Electric for 30 years.  He previously worked as an electrician & welder for Schein Equip. Co. in...

Orren Wayne Pierce, 97, of Litchfield passed away on Sun., June 17, 2018 at 2:15 p.m. in Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care of Litchfield.  He was born on July 14, 1920 in Gladmir, Saskatchewan, a son of Orren & Anna Mae (Tofflemire) Pierce.  Mr. Pierce was a veteran of the US Army where he had served as a Military Police during WWII.  Orren worked as a Machine Operator at Fiat Allis for 13 years before retiring in 1983.  He previously worked as a Lift Truck...

Betty Jane Wendel, 80, of Litchfield, passed away Fri., June 15, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. in her home.  She was born on July 23, 1937 in Lewistown, PA, a daughter of Edward & Dorothy (Corson) Henry.  She graduated high school and worked as a Dietary Asst. at St. Francis Hospital for 18 years, until she retired.  She previously worked at the State of IL, for the Dept. of Children & Family Services.  Betty was a member of the Women of the Moose.  She enjoyed...