The Montgomery County News Issue of May 27, 2004
Mary (Barlow) Avery, 91,
Kincaid - Native of Witt, worked as Avon representative, husband John is deceased, died May 9; Masterson Funeral Home, Kincaid.
Joy Ganzer, 90,
Pocahontas - Native of Old Ripley township, retired farmer, worked as operating engineer, died May 22; Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home, Greenville.
The Montgomery County News Issue of May 25, 2004
Kenneth Austin, 72,
Springfield - Father of Mrs. John (Susan Jo) Martin of Farmersville died May 20; Staab Funeral Home, Springfield.
Dorothy Virginia (Roberts) Bray, 85,
Litchfield - Litchfield native and 1936 graduate of LHS, retired executive secretary for Litchfield School District, husband, Jack, is deceased, died May 23; Plummer Funeral Home, Litchfield.
Irene Hannah, 87,
Virden - Mother of James Hannah of Farmersville died May 16; Calvert & Ferry Funeral Home, Virden.
George "Duke" Homa, 82,
Taylor Springs - Taylor Springs native, 1940 graduate of Hillsboro High School, Air Force veteran, retired from Asarco, died May 21; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
Charles Roscoe Lipe, 83,
Yuma, Arizona - Witt native, Army veteran of World War II, died May 21; cremation in Arizona.
Rev. Donald Simon, 77,
Hillsboro - Grew up in Michigan, retired pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Milford, MI, lived in Hillsboro since retirement, died May 23; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
Brenda (Johnson) Sparrow, 49,
Sorento - Wife of William Sparrow died May 12; services in Glen Carbon.
Faye Marie (Willoughby) Bayliff Sutterer, 86,
Taylor Springs - Former resident of Donnellson and Taylor Springs, was seamstress at Hillsboro Dress Factory, husbands Benjamin Bayliff and John Sutterer are deceased, died May 24; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
John Wand, 86,
Litchfield - Litchfield native, retired radiologic technologist, died May 22; Plummer Funeral Home, Litchfield.
The Montgomery County News Issue of May 22, 2004
Howard Junior Brackney, 51,
Hillsboro - Retired officer in U.S. Army, former professional wrestler, was lieutenant at Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro, died May 18; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
The Montgomery County News Issue of May 20, 2004
Sharon Ann (Neunaber) Fernandes, 62,
Harvel - Retired employee of State of Illinois, died May 15; Hough Funeral Home, Raymond.
Dr. Pete Westenberger, 52,
Franktown, Colorado - Hillsboro native, 1969 graduate of Nokomis High School, former teacher at Parkland Junior College, doctor of internal medicine in Englewood, CO, died May 16; Sutton Funeral Home, Nokomis.
Earl Winters, 74,
Bella Vista, Arkansas - Litchfield native, Army veteran of Korean War, retired from General Telephone Co., died May 10; services in Bella Vista, AR.
The Montgomery County News Issue of July 31, 2004
Don Allen, 50,
Litchfield - Owner and operator of Don's Quality Seamless Gutters of Litchfield died July 27; Kravanya Funeral Home, Gillespie.
Marti (Sammons) Harre, 57,
Centralia - Hillsboro native, 1964 graduate of Nashville High School, worked for Illinois Power, died July 29; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
Caleldia Faye (Ward) Neeley, 75,
Butler - Wife of Samuel Neeley, worked as nurse's tech and formerly at Dana Brake Parts, died July 28; Hough Funeral Home, Raymond.
Christopher Poleon, 68,
Palmer - Native of Ireland, was production superintendent for Spartech, died July 27; Moffitt-Perfetti Funeral Home, Morrisonville.
Barbara (Winkleblack) Rigg, 67,
Hammond - Hillsboro native, husband Herbert Rigg is deceased, died July 26; services in Arthur.
Leonard "Lee" Woolard, Jr., 36,
Buncombe - Former Hillsboro resident died July 28 from injuries in traffic accident, was a cook at Cracker Barrel restaurant in Marion; Hough & Sons Funeral Home, Hillsboro.
The Montgomery County News Issue of July 29, 2004
Genevive (Zueck) Reck, 89,
Nokomis - Native of Austria, husband John is deceased, died July 27; Sutton Memorial Home, Nokomis.
Robert Towell, 62,
Sorento - Veteran of Army, retired coal miner at Monterey Mine in Carlinville, died Jly 25; Perfetti Funeral Home, Sorento.
Fred Volkmar, 81,
Sorento - Army veteran was prisoner of war during WWII, retired Southwestern Electric lineman, died July 25; Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home, Greenville.
Paris Webb, 73,
Hillsboro - Army veteran received Purple Heart in Korean Conflict, retired federal mine inspector, died July 27; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
The Montgomery County News Issue of July 27, 2004
Maynard Russel Benning, 88,
Hillsboro - Graduate of Raymond Community High School, retired farmer, died July 25; Hough & Sons Funeral Home, Hillsboro.
Edward Collins, Sr., 75,
Hillsboro - Former Chicago resident, retired truck driver, died July 25; Bass-Patton Memorial Home, Hillsboro.
Mark Anthony "Butchie" Mormino, 67,
Phoenix, Arizona - Hillsboro High School graduate Class '54, was mechanical engineer, died July 25 in Arizona.
Rachel (Eliason) Saathoff, 71,
Walshville - Graduate of Farmersville High School Class '51, wife of Lloyd Saathoff, died July 24; Meinschein Funeral Home, Litchfield.
Norma (Cripe) Stoecklin, 74,
Greenville - Graduate of Greenville High School, farmed with husband, Ronald, died July 23; Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home, Greenville.
The Montgomery County News Issue of July 24, 2004
Sister Piere Gordon, OP, 79,
Springfield - Former teacher at St. Mary's School in Litchield died July 19; services at Sacred Heart Convent, Springfield.
Braydon Kessler,
Litchfield - Three-month old son of Natashia Leigh Kessler died July 22; Plummer Funeral Home, Litchfield.
Everett Leslie Schoen, 75,
Litchfield - Retired farmer and Walshville township Highway Commissioner, Marine Corps veteran, died July 23; Becker & Son Funeral Home, Mt. Olive.
