All Obituaries

Connie Jo Jacquot, 68, of Carthage, passed away Monday morning, September 21, 2020, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Connie was born December 2, 1951, in Keokuk, Iowa the daughter of Arthur William “Rudy” and Evelyn Anna (Jaeger) Lackscheide. She graduated from Warsaw High School in 1969 and went on to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in 1972 from Western Illinois University. On January 8, 1977, Connie was united in marriage to Charles Lee Jacquot at the Bethlehem...

Connie Jo Jacquot, 68, of Carthage, passed away Monday morning, September 21, 2020, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Connie was born December 2, 1951, in Keokuk, Iowa the daughter of...

Janet Nicholas Carthage

Janet Nicholas, 78, of Carthage, passed away at her home Thursday, September 17, 2020 at her home in Carthage. Funeral arrangements are pending at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage.

Helen Shaw Kirksville, Missouri

On June 17, 1929, an amazing baby girl, Helen Lucille Shaw, was born in the four-way-stop town of Atlas, Illinois. The middle child and only girl of three, she grew up stubborn and self-sufficient, outliving her parents Gladys and Ed Garoutte and her brothers Jimmy and John Garoutte. Her education started in Atlas, Pleasant Hill, finally graduating from Pittsfield High School, Pittsfield, Illinois, in 1947. She moved to Louisiana, Missouri, to work for Ma Bell as a telephone operator, until...

On June 17, 1929, an amazing baby girl, Helen Lucille Shaw, was born in the four-way-stop town of Atlas, Illinois. The middle child and only girl of three, she grew up stubborn and...

Cara "Shorty" Finton Warsaw

Cara Sue Finton, affectionately known as Shorty, passed away at the age of fifty-six on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at her home in Warsaw, Illinois. Cara was born on July 31, 1964, in Carthage, Illinois, the daughter of Maurice and Nellie (Summers) Cummings. She was united in marriage to Matthew “Matt” Finton on November 4, 2000, in Basco, Illinois. He survives. Cara loved people! Her defining trait is that love. She loved working at the Carthage mental health workshop...

Cara Sue Finton, affectionately known as Shorty, passed away at the age of fifty-six on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at her home in Warsaw, Illinois. Cara was born on July 31, 1964, in Carthage,...

John Artman Carthage

John Artman, 89, of Carthage, passed away at 4:00 AM Thursday morning, September 10, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage. The teacher has left the classroom. John Hilliard Artman departed this life on September 10, 2020 to be reunited in Heaven with the love of his life, Frances Hope Wear Artman. John was born in Paducah, KY but spent his Tom Sawyerish childhood across the Ohio River in Metropolis, IL, a name that produced more than one superman. After...

John Artman, 89, of Carthage, passed away at 4:00 AM Thursday morning, September 10, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage. The teacher has left the classroom. John Hilliard Artman...

Clare Kellogg Hamilton

Clare Ellen Kellogg, 82, of Hamilton, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020, at Blessing Hospital, in Quincy, IL. She was born on December 21, 1937, daughter of Ralph and Anna (Boegner) Kellogg at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Keokuk, IA. She attended Pleasant Prairie and Hamilton Grade School and graduated from Hamilton High School in 1955. Clare worked as a legal secretary for Samuel Naylor Law Firm for 24 ½ years and retired from her profession with the law...

Clare Ellen Kellogg, 82, of Hamilton, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020, at Blessing Hospital, in Quincy, IL. She was born on December 21, 1937, daughter of Ralph and Anna (Boegner)...

William Beath Hamilton

William Edward “Bill” Beath, 69, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday afternoon, September 6, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Bill was born December 6, 1950, the son of Everett William and JoAnna Joy (Becker) Beath in Peoria, Illinois. Bill served in the U.S. Army and worked as a machinist, CNA and most recently as a security guard. On October 11, 1991, he was united in marriage to Margaret Milbert in Quincy, Illinois. Bill loved being a...

William Edward “Bill” Beath, 69, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday afternoon, September 6, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Bill was born December 6, 1950, the...

Marvin Boyer Carthage

Marvin O. Boyer, 89, of Carthage, passed away at 6:00 P.M. Thursday evening, September 3, 2020, the Red Maple Memory Care Center in Carthage. Dr. Boyer was born in Ashton, SD. His mother, Velma Bean Boyer died in child birth. Her parents Ernest and Carrie Bean cared for him during his first five years. At the age of five his father, Harold Boyer married Margaret Carle, and Marvin went to live with them in Clark, SD. The family then moved to Watertown, SD where he completed High...

Marvin O. Boyer, 89, of Carthage, passed away at 6:00 P.M. Thursday evening, September 3, 2020, the Red Maple Memory Care Center in Carthage. Dr. Boyer was born in Ashton, SD. His mother,...

Doris Mitze Carthage

Doris A. Mitze, 85, of Carthage, passed away at the Maple Grove Care Center in Carthage at 12:45 P.M. Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Doris was born November 1, 1934, the daughter of George Roy and Edna Mae (Barnett) Parrish in Gorin, Missouri. She graduated from Gorin High School in 1952. On November 26, 1957, she was united in marriage to Donald Mitze in Macon, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 2005. Doris had worked at Sacred Heart Hospital and later worked nine...

Doris A. Mitze, 85, of Carthage, passed away at the Maple Grove Care Center in Carthage at 12:45 P.M. Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Doris was born November 1, 1934, the daughter of George...

Onilee Crossland

Willa “Onilee” Crossland, 93, of Mexico, Missouri, formerly of Bowen, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at King’s Daughters Home in Mexico, Missouri. Onilee was born on September 7, 1926, in Adams County, Illinois, the daughter of Wayne and Clarice (Burton) Newell. On May 22, 1948, she was united in marriage to Edson Alva Crossland in Macomb, Illinois. She assisted him on the farm, and he preceded her in death in 2004. Onilee was a lifelong member of...

Willa “Onilee” Crossland, 93, of Mexico, Missouri, formerly of Bowen, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at King’s Daughters Home in Mexico, Missouri. Onilee...