McGuire & Davies Funeral Home and Crematory Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Monmouth, IL area
Thomas A. Peake
May 7, 2015
Thomas A. Peake, 89, of Alexis, IL died 7:45 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. He was born February 25, 1926 in rural St. Augustine, IL. He was the son of Thomas D. and Mary Ann (Hagan) Peake. He was raised and educate in Alexis, graduating from Alexis High School in 1943. Tom served...
Martha Jane Lafferty Mountfort
May 3, 2015
Martha Jane Lafferty Mountfort, 88, of Atlanta, GA. passed away at 4:57 a.m. Sunday, May 3, 2015 at her home. She was born April 5, 1927 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Harry S. and Dorothy M. (Brown) Lafferty. She was raised and educated in Monmouth graduating from Monmouth High School in 1945 and later Stevens College in Columbia,...
Beverly A. Woods
Apr 25, 2015
Beverly A. Woods, 78, of Monmouth passed away at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 at her home. She was born May 17, 1936 in Peoria, IL the daughter of Clarence and Virginia (McConnell) Trotter. She was raised and educated in Monmouth, graduating from Monmouth High School in 1954. Bev married Charles N. Woods in Galesburg in 1965 and...
Charles F. "Chuck" Talley
Apr 25, 2015
Charles F. "Chuck" Talley, 73 of Monmouth, IL passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his home. Chuck was born in Monmouth, IL on May 19, 1941, the son of Ira James and Helen Louise (Parrish) Talley. He was raised and educated in Monmouth, graduating from Monmouth High School in 1959. Chuck married Linda L. Staff at the First...
Edward A. Skinner
Apr 24, 2015
Edward A. Skinner, 87, of Monmouth died at 6:30 a.m. Friday, April 24, 2015 at the Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville, IL. Eddie, known by many names, was born to Edward P. Skinner and Ada G. Chambers on September 29, 1927 in Monmouth, IL. He was raised and educated in Monmouth, graduating from Monmouth High School in 1947. He...
Jeffrey H McMaster
Apr 23, 2015
Jeffrey H. McMaster, 71, of Monmouth, IL died at 11:43 p.m. Thursday, April 23, 2015 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth. He was born July 26, 1943 in Monmouth, The son of Harold Mansker and Martha Jane (Smith) McMaster. He was raised and educated in Monmouth, graduating from Monmouth High School in 1962. Jeffrey married Jennifer Broseker in...
Martin T. "Marty" Touchette
Apr 21, 2015
Martin T. "Marty" Touchette, 48, of Monmouth, passed away at 10:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in Galesburg, IL. He was born May 31, 1966 in Garden City, MI, the son of Frank and Barbara (Archibald) Touchette. He was raised and educated in Grand Rapids, MI where he graduated from Grand Rapids Christian High School in 1984. He later...
Eric E. Pearce
Apr 18, 2015
Eric E. Pearce, 34, of Jacksonville, IL, formerly of Monmouth, passed away at 11:53 a.m., Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. He was born on October 24, 1980 in Galesburg, IL, and is the son of Jeffrey Richard and Lori Jean (Bratcher) Pearce. Eric worked at the Day Program at Pathway Services in Jacksonville doing...
Elville W. "Bill" Widener
Apr 16, 2015
Elville W. "Bill" Widener, 90, of Monmouth, passed away at 1:45 a.m., Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Roseville Rehabilitation and Health Care, Roseville, IL. Bill was born on December 4, 1924 in Smithshire, IL. He is the son of William P. and Maude L. (Lewis) Widener. Bill was raised and educated in Monmouth, and attended Monmouth Public Schools....
Diane S. Brown
Apr 13, 2015
Diane S. Brown, 55, of Cameron, IL died at 3:50 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2015 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, IL. She was born December 22, 1959 in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of Scott Modglin. Diane was raised and educated in Monmouth and graduated from Warren High School in 1978. She attended Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg...
Lois A. Dixon
Apr 12, 2015
Lois A. Dixon, 78, of Little York, IL died at 12:54 a.m. Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Monmouth Nursing Home. She was born May 8, 1936 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Joseph E. and Lois Audrey (Butler) St. Ledger. Following the death of her mother during child birth Lois was raised by her aunt, Marie Catherine St....
Martha May "Marty" Moyer
Apr 2, 2015
Martha M. "Marty" Moyer, 86, of Monmouth, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Rosewood Care Center in Moline, IL. She was born on April 2, 1929 in Syracuse, NY, and is the daughter of Noel and Dorothy (Michener) Wysong. Marty earned her Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Monmouth College. Marty married Thomas Moyer on...
David L. Poole, II
Apr 1, 2015
David L. Poole II, 89, of Monmouth, IL died at 3:07 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at the Roseville Rehabilitation Center, Roseville. He was born August 25, 1925 in Carlinville, IL, and is the son of David Leon, Sr. and Molly (Schlicting) Poole. David was raised and educated in Carlinville. Macoupin County States Attorney Michael F. Seyrit and his...
Thomas M. Aldridge
Mar 29, 2015
Thomas M. Aldridge, 86, of Monmouth, IL died at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Cottage Hospital, Galesburg. He was born March 21, 1929 in Warren County, IL the son of Charles M. and Marie (Coursey) Aldridge. He was raised and educated in Warren County. Tom served 27 years with the United States Army Air Force and later...
Dakota J. Taylor
Mar 26, 2015
Dakota "Kody" James Taylor, 20, of Monmouth died in a motorcycle accident in Galesburg, IL on March 26, 2015. Kody was born on May 3, 1994 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, IL. the son of Joe and Jennifer (Howell) Taylor. He graduated from M-R High School in 2012. After graduation he worked for Independent Refrigeration & Heating and most...
Betty Jean Morey
Mar 21, 2015
Betty Jean (Rountree) Morey, of Kirkwood, IL died at 5:15 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family. She was 79 years young. Betty was born June 26, 1935 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Samuel Charles and Beulah Mae (Clark) Rountree. She was raised and educated in Monmouth. Betty married...
Clyde W. "Rusty" Simpson
Mar 17, 2015
Clyde W. "Rusty" Simpson, 70, of Oquawka, passed away at 1:51 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth. He was born on May 3, 1944 in Oquawka, and is the son of Clyde and Bettie (Camp) Simpson. He was raised and educated in Oquawka, graduating from Union High School in 1962. Clyde served his...
Ralph Vincent Johnson
Mar 17, 2015
Ralph Vincent (Vince) Johnson, 91, of Waukegan, IL passed away March 17, 2015, at 8:50 A.M. from Parkinson's and pneumonia complications at Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL surrounded by his loving family. Vince was born February 21, 1924, in Kirkwood, to Bert and Ida (Swanson) Johnson. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Monmouth where he...
Virgil Presswood
Mar 15, 2015
Virgil Ray Presswood, 84, of Monmouth, passed away at 5:55 a.m., Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth. He was born on June 24, 1930 in St. Johns, IL, and is the son of Kenneth Ray and Ethel (Runion) Presswood. He was raised and educated in Pinckneyville, IL. Virgil served in the United States Air Force and...
Craig L. Ortery
Mar 14, 2015
Craig L. Ortery, 63 of Burlington, IA, formerly of Monmouth, IL died at 7:28 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the University Hospitals, Iowa City, IA. He was born August 6, 1951 in Aledo, IL the son of Harry and Pauline (Robbins) Ortery. He was raised and educated in Warren & Henderson Counties, graduating from Union High School in...
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