All Obituaries

Leslie Raymond “Lil Blackie” Blackman, 82, of Little York, IL passed away at 12:10 am, Monday, August 2, 2021 at his home   He was born January 24, 1939 in Warren County, IL the son of Leslie G. and Hallie B. (Hollis) Blackman.  He was raised and educated in Warren County, attending Pleasant Green and Seaton grade schools and later Aledo High School.   Les married Janet Faye Blansett in Aledo, IL on December 13, 1957 and she passed away May 12, 1971.  He...

Brenda J. Oaks, 73, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 7:50 am, Sunday, August 1, 2021 at her home. Brenda was born December 8, 1947 in Hopkinsville, KY, the daughter of Durwood and Virginia (Gilkey) Burgess.  Her family moved to Monmouth, IL in 1956 where she attended Monmouth Schools and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1965.  Brenda married Howard Oaks in Monmouth, IL on September 27, 1969. Following her graduation from High School Brenda worked for GE Telephone for a...

Marsha L. (Parsons) Coleman, 68, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 11:35 pm, Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth, Il.   Marsha was born October 2, 1952 in Gary, Indiana, the daughter of Arnold and Phyllis (Swan) Daniel. She was raised and educated in the Monmouth/Kirkwood area attending Yorkwood Schools.   Marsha was the Laundry Supervisor at Applegate/Pinewood in Monmouth for 25 years until they closed in 2002.   She loved shopping online and at...

Kimberly R. Anderson, 51, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 1:24 pm, Monday, July 19, 2021, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.  Kim was born June 19, 1970, in Monmouth, to William A. and Caroline F. (Jenks) Ault.  She was raised and educated Warren County, graduating from Warren High School in 1988.   She later attended Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL.  Kim was a licensed beautician following her graduation from the Burlington Beauty...

Dianne Pettit, 73 of Monmouth, IL passed away at 9:19 pm, Thursday, July 8, 2021 at her home.  Dianne was born September 26, 1947 in Galesburg, IL, the daughter of Lyle and Margaret (Willett) Maritz.  She was raised and educated in Galesburg and Monmouth, graduating from Monmouth High School in 1965.  Dianne married James D. Pettit in Monmouth, IL on September 26, 1970 and he survives. Dianne worked at Maytag in Galesburg, IL for 30 years before retiring in 1999.  She...

  John A. Lefort, 61, of Grand View, Missouri, formerly of Monmouth, IL, was called home to his Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the Kansas City Research Hospital after his courageous battle with cancer.   He was born on September 5, 1959 to Alford and Mary (Sympson) Lefort in Monmouth, IL. He attended Monmouth public schools. He married Lisa Mowen in Roseville, IL and together they had one son Joshua Keith Lefort. He later married Nedra Santana Lefort on June 22,...

Thomas (Tom) Alan Free, 65, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 6:08 a.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in his home.  He was born July 15, 1955, in Monmouth, Illinois and grew up outside Little York, Illinois as the second of four sons born to Jim and Gladys Free. He graduated from Yorkwood High School in 1973 and Western Illinois University 1980. He married Melissa (Missy) Lease on March 27, 1977 and they welcomed daughter Jessica in 1978, then daughter Whitney in 1985. Tom and Missy moved...

Thomas S. Parrish, 73, Monmouth, IL died at home on Saturday, June 26, 2021 with his family at his side.  He was born March 15, 1948 to Gale and Joyce (White) Parrish of rural Monmouth, IL.  He graduated from Warren High School in 1966 and Indiana Central College in 1970.  He taught Business in Rushville, Indiana before being drafted into the Army.  He served as a pay specialist at Fort Hood, Texas until he was honorably discharged in 1973.  Tom married Marcia...

Joanie K. Reichow, 62, of Chillicothe, IL formerly of Macomb, IL, passed away at 7:08 pm, Friday, June 25, 2021 surrounded by her family at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.  Joanie was born May 18, 1959 in Albia, IA, daughter of William L. and Marcia K. (Larson) Reichow.  She was raised and educated in Monmouth, IL graduating from Monmouth High School in 1977 where she was a gifted athlete. She later attended Monmouth College.  Joanie married Brian R. Crawford in...

Angel Jurado Nava, 55, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 3:28 pm, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at the University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, IL Angel was born October 31, 1965 in Mexico the son of Alberto Jurado and Juana Nava.  He was raised and educated in Mexico. Angel married Elida Martinez in Monmouth, IL; and she survives. He worked in construction as an electrician for 10 years and most recently for the last 15 years as a landscaper. He enjoyed playing soccer. Survivors include...