All Obituaries

Frank M. Burkett, 86, of Carthage, passed away at 8:55 A.M. Thursday, June 4, 2020 at the Heartland Care Center in Macomb. Frank was born July 11, 1933, the son of Edgar Bane and Mildred Oneita (Oard) Burkett at the family farm in Clark County, Missouri. He attended Blandinsville (Northwestern) High graduating in 1951. He then went on to attend Western Illinois University receiving his B.A. in Education in 1966. He served in the United States Army from 1953 until his...

Frank M. Burkett, 86, of Carthage, passed away at 8:55 A.M. Thursday, June 4, 2020 at the Heartland Care Center in Macomb. Frank was born July 11, 1933, the son of Edgar Bane and Mildred Oneita...

Avery David Carthage

Avery Lin (McQuigg) David, 63, of Carthage, Illinois, passed away at her home, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 7:05 A.M. Born Avery Lin McQuigg on December 12, 1956, in Carthage, to Edwin and Linda (Allen) McQuigg. She graduated salutatorian from Carthage High School in 1974. She was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Gary David, on October 19, 1974, in Carthage. The couple were married for over 40 years, until Gary’s passing in 2015. Together...

Avery Lin (McQuigg) David, 63, of Carthage, Illinois, passed away at her home, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 7:05 A.M. Born Avery Lin McQuigg on December 12, 1956, in Carthage, to Edwin and...

Vilma Eordogh Hamilton

Vilma Eordogh, 89, of Hamilton, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage. Vilma was born on April 11, 1931, in Hungary, the daughter of Zoltan and Elisabeth (Oberlender) Eordogh. She and her family moved from Hungary to Keokuk, Iowa, in 1951, as refugees escaping World War II. She was employed at Sullivan’s Clothing Store in Keokuk as a seamstress. Vilma moved back to Germany for many years before returning to the United States. She spoke Hungarian, German...

Vilma Eordogh, 89, of Hamilton, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage. Vilma was born on April 11, 1931, in Hungary, the daughter of Zoltan and Elisabeth...

Joan Long Carthage

Joan Leontine Long, 88, of Carthage, passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy at 1:09 P.M. Friday, May 29, 2020. Joan was born October 16, 1931, in Council Grove, Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Alberta (Jones) Ellison. On June 26, 1949, she was united in marriage to the love of her life Marlin Kenneth Long at the Lutheran Parsonage in Carthage. Joan and Marlin owned and operated many restaurants over the years in Carthage including the Carmanlowgh Supper Club, Joan’s...

Joan Leontine Long, 88, of Carthage, passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy at 1:09 P.M. Friday, May 29, 2020. Joan was born October 16, 1931, in Council Grove, Kansas, the daughter of Harold...

Scott Herriman Dallas City

Scott Alan Herriman, 54, of Ft. Madison, Iowa, formerly of Dallas City, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Columbia University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Scott was born November 15, 1965, the son of Joseph and Andrea (Nichols) Herriman. He graduated from Dallas City High School in 1983. Scott was a Conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad. He had worked for Union Pacific over twenty years. Scott was a member of the National Rifle...

Scott Alan Herriman, 54, of Ft. Madison, Iowa, formerly of Dallas City, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Columbia University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Scott was born November...

Betty Settles Hamilton

Betty Ann Settles, 91, of Hamilton, formerly of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Montebello Healthcare Center in Hamilton. Betty was born on July 31, 1928, in Avon, Illinois, the daughter of Lloyd Leroy and Agnes (Quinn) Leeds. She graduated from Hamilton High School in 1946. On August 24, 1946, she was united in marriage to Ivan Gerald Settles in Warsaw, Illinois. He preceded her in death on February 13, 1996. A lifelong member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in...

Betty Ann Settles, 91, of Hamilton, formerly of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Montebello Healthcare Center in Hamilton. Betty was born on July 31, 1928, in Avon, Illinois, the...

Myron Beeler Warsaw

Myron Dean Beeler, 67, of Warsaw, formerly of Thornton, New Lenox, and Mokena, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 25, 2020. Myron was born on May 26, 1952, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois, the son of Carroll Fredrick and Hazel Josephine (Buckert) Beeler. Myron served in the United States Air Force for four years, where he was honorably discharged. On May 6, 1978, he was united in marriage to Lynne Margaret Wille in Tinley Park, Illinois. They were later...

Myron Dean Beeler, 67, of Warsaw, formerly of Thornton, New Lenox, and Mokena, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 25, 2020. Myron was born on May 26, 1952, at Memorial Hospital in...

Kenneth Whitaker Hamilton

Kenneth Duane “Kenny” Whitaker, 57, of Hamilton, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Quincy, Illinois. Kenny was born on November 5, 1962, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Kenneth “Duck” and Janet (Biggs) Whitaker. On May 19, 2011, he was united in marriage to Angie Conkright in Hamilton. She survives. A lifelong resident of Hamilton, Kenny graduated from Bailey Technical School in St. Louis and was employed as an electrical engineer for many years. When he...

Kenneth Duane “Kenny” Whitaker, 57, of Hamilton, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Quincy, Illinois. Kenny was born on November 5, 1962, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of...

Eugene Greene Carthage

Eugene “Gene” Hollitte Greene, age 90, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois after a long battle with lung cancer. Gene was born November 23rd, 1929, in Beecher, Illinois, the son of Hollitte Duane “Jack” Greene, Sr. and Hattie Mae (Benn) Greene. He attended Peotone High School in Peotone, Illinois, graduating in 1947. The summer between his junior and senior years of high school, he attended a tryout camp held by the St...

Eugene “Gene” Hollitte Greene, age 90, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois after a long battle with lung cancer. Gene was born November 23rd, 1929,...

Margaret Phillips

Margaret N. Phillips, 85, of Sycamore, Illinois, formerly of Bowen, passed away at 11:15 AM Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb. Margaret was born June 28, 1934, in Bowen, Illinois, the daughter of Glenn and F. Carlene (McGinnis) Phillips. She attended Bowen High School graduating in 1952. She then went on to receive her B.S. in Home Economics at Western Illinois University, her Master’s Degree at the University of Illinois and later did...

Margaret N. Phillips, 85, of Sycamore, Illinois, formerly of Bowen, passed away at 11:15 AM Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb. Margaret was born June 28, 1934, in...