All Obituaries

Steven E. Tobias, 49, of Carbondale, IL, formerly of Teutopolis, IL and Effingham, IL, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 8:54 a.m., at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, IL.  Graveside Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, IL.  Rev. Ralph Ward, Hillsboro, IL, will officiate.  Cremation rites were accorded. Mr. Tobias was born on December 23, 1969 in Mattoon, IL, to Richard and the late Audrey...

Martha Harrelson, 84, of Hillsboro, IL, formerly of Lacey, WA, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 5:03 a.m. at Hillsboro Rehab and Health Care Center, Hillsboro, IL. Cremation rites were accorded, and a graveside service will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Green Hill Cemetery, Van Burensburg, IL with burial to follow. Rev. Myron Kirk, Pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Fillmore, IL will officiate. Mrs. Harrelson was born on September 22, 1934, in Munich, Germany...

J. Russell Robinson, 73, of Panama, IL, formerly a longtime Jacksonville, IL resident, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Carlinville Nursing & Rehab in Carlinville, IL.  A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL.  Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in HIllsboro, IL.  Rev. James Hayes, Pastor of St. James...

Hazel O. Edwards, 100, of Schram City, IL, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 12:50 a.m. at her residence. A visitation will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL.  Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL.  Rev. Randy Sands, Pastor of Free Methodist Church in Hillsboro, IL, will officate. ...

Richard Louis Whitehead, 77, of Hillsboro, IL passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019, at 10:24 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. Graveside services for Mr. Whitehead will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield, IL. Rev. Ralph Ward, Hillsboro, IL, will officiate. Military Rites and Burial to follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield. Mr. Whitehead was born on May 30, 1941 in Hillsboro, IL to the late Harold R. and Ada I. (Hill) Whitehead. He...

James Edward Kunz Jr, 89, of Hillsboro, IL, passed away at 11:52 a.m. on Monday, April 29, 2019 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Visitation will be held Sunday May 5, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Bass-Patton-Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 6, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL. Randy Goodman will officiate. Burial will be in Bost Hill Cemetery, rural Hillsboro, IL,...

Marilyn S. Leuschke, 66, passed on April 27, 2019 at 6:10 a.m. at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL.  A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL.  Dr. Ronald D. Rhodus will officate.  Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in HIllsboro,...

Louis "Lee" E. Hayes, 60, of Hillsboro, IL, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 3:40 p.m. at Hillsboro Rehab and Health Care Center, Hillsboro, IL. Visitaiton will be held on Friday, May 3, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home, Hillsboro, IL. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home, Hillsboro, IL. Rev. Michael Lawton, Pastor of United Methodist Church, Hillsboro, IL will...

Earl L. Hayes, 88, of Hillsboro, IL, formerly of Butler, IL, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at 1:24 a.m. at Hillsboro Rehab and Health Care Center, Hillsboro, IL. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 3, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home, Hillsboro, IL. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home, Hillsboro, IL. Rev. Michael Lawton, Pastor of United Methodist Church, Hillsboro, IL will...

Frances Joan Hopley, 86, of Hillsboro, IL, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019, at 7:11 a.m., at Montgomery Nursing and Rehab, Taylor Springs, IL. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Waveland Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro, IL. Rev. Randy Sands, Pastor of Free Methodist Church of Hillsboro, IL, will officate.  Burial will be in Waveland Cemetery in Hillsboro, IL Mrs. Hopley was born on September 4, 1932, in Hillsboro, IL, to...