Obituaries

William Lowell “Willie” Bailey, age 76 years, a resident of rural Simpson, Illinois, passed away Wednesday morning, March 13, 2019, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna and will be posted when available.

Carl “Gene” Conroy, age 77, of Bourbonnais, IL, died on Friday, March 8, 2019 at home. Gene was born on October 29, 1941 to William and Mamie (Casey) Conroy in Tunnel Hill, IL. He married Bonnie Schlondorf on April 8, 1961 in Bloomfield, IL. He retired from Kankakee County Planning …

Rick Smith was born to Bob and Barbara Smith of the Vienna, Illinois area. Rick was the oldest of five children. The family moved to Harvey, Illinois where he spent his early childhood. Then they moved to Vienna where Rick attended and graduated from Vienna Grade School and Vienna Township …

Tami Annette Martin was born Feb 15, 1960, the daughter of Ralph and Ruby (Porter) Martin.  She passed away at her home in Willis, TX on Feb 28, 2019. Tami spent her early years in Vienna, IL, attending the schools there, graduating from Vienna High School in 1978.  The following …

Norman Lee Harper, age 92 years, a resident of Vienna and a former resident of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away Friday afternoon, March 1, 2019, at 4:50 PM at his home. Norman was born July 21, 1926 in the Harpertown community in Johnson County Illinois.  He was the youngest of nine …

Marty Trim, age 69 years, a resident of rural Vienna, passed away Saturday morning, February 23, 2019, at 10:35 a.m. at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. Marty was born June 11, 1949 in Chicago Heights, Illinois.  He was the son of Martin J. “Marty” Trim and Helen …

Rosanna Specht, 79, of Mattoon, passed away 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Odd Fellow Rebekah Home, Mattoon. Memorial services will be held 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Southern Baptist Church, Sullivan. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday at the …

Carolyn Marie Walquist, 73, of rural Belknap, IL, passed away on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2019, at 5:05 PM at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. Carolyn was born on June 28, 1945, in Springfield, IL, the daughter of Rudolph G. and Helen M. Crispin Westerfeld. …

Carolyn Walquist, age 73 years, a resident of rural Belknap, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 20, 2019, at 5:05 p.m. at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Kentucky. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna, Illinois.

Lowell Lee Stapleton, 101, of Pekin, passed away at 5:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 in Pekin. Born Jan. 24, 1918 in Johnson County near Simpson to Samuel McKinley and Rilla (Morris) Stapleton, he married Genevieve Dalton on Mar. 1, 1941 in Cape Girardeau, Mo.  She died July 5, 2016 …