All Obituaries

William “Bill” Alexander, age 84, of Casey, IL formerly of Danville and Kankakee, IL passed away at 10:32 am on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Casey Health Care Center, Casey, IL.  He was born March 16, 1936 in Kankakee, IL, the son of Joseph C. Alexander and Leona Erzinger Alexander. Bill is survived by nephews and nieces.  He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Jacqueline, Paul, Earl, Patricia, Joseph Jr., Judy, Robert, Dennis and James.  There will...

Gwendolyn Louise Fasig, age 90, of Martinsville, IL went to be with her Lord and Savior at 4:16 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Regional Hospital, Terre Haute, IN.  She was born September 15, 1929 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Ralph Bossert and Adeline M. Orwig Bossert.  On October 3, 1947 she married Maurice E. Fasig in Chicago, IL; he passed away on January 15, 2015. Survivors include her daughters, Carol Ann Good (Randall) of Charleston, IL and Melody Mae Fasig of Terre...

Thomas Levi Grissom, age 86, of Cape Coral, FL formerly of Casey, IL passed away Thursday March 26, 2020 in the care of Hope Hospice. Tom moved to Cape Coral from Casey, Illinois in 2017 to be closer to his son and daughter-in-law, Thomas Lee Grissom and Anita Pintado. He graduated from Casey High School, Class of 1951. Thomas served honorably in the Air Force as a flight crew member on B-36 aircraft, as a Staff Sargent stationed in El Paso, Texas from 1952 - 1956. He returned and worked...

Jerry Max Gross, age 84, of Casey, IL passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Casey Health Care Center, Casey, IL.  He was born July 15, 1935 in Casey, IL the son of Ira Gross and Audrey Howe Gross.  On December 13, 1958 he married Dorothy Irene Reisner in Hidalgo, IL. Survivors include his children, Iris McNurlan (Lloyd) of Casey, IL; Kathy Cisney (Vernon) of Rose Hill, IL; Karen Haley (John Mark) of Casey, IL; Ron Gross of Casey, IL; Steve Gross of Yale, IL;...

Helen “Rosemary” Williams, age 92, of Martinsville, IL passed away at 6:20 a.m. on March 25, 2020 in Casey, IL. She was born September 11, 1927 in Rural Martinsville, IL, the daughter of David Carl Patchett and Ethel Daisy Buckle Patchett. On March 15, 1947 she married Herbert E. Williams in Mattoon, IL and he preceded her in death on June 30, 1996. Rosemary is survived by her son, David P. Williams (Kim) of Simpsonville, SC; daughter, Kathryn A. Jenkins (Rick) of...

Eileen Louise Hardway, 97, formerly of Martinsville, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Petersburg, Illinois.  She was born on October 6, 1922, the daughter of Roy and Edna (Mauk) Dickey in Casey, Illinois.  She married Chester Hardway on March 15, 1948, in Farmersburg, Indiana, who preceded her in death in August of 2001.  Eileen owned and operated Eileen’s Cards, Gifts and Religious Supplies, a gift shop in Martinsville,...

Donna Ruth (Shanks) Hacker, age 64, of Westfield, IL passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her home after a courageous battle with ALS.  She was born April 5, 1955 in Terre Haute, IN, the daughter of Rev. Don Shanks and Mary Alice Kibler Shanks.  On January 12, 1979 she married Jeffery Dean Hacker in Jasper County, IL. Survivors include her husband of forty-one years, Jeff Hacker of Westfield, IL; sons, Jeremy Hacker (Mary) of Westfield, IL and Aaron Hacker...

Leon McNurlan, age 83, of Martinsville, IL passed away at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at his home.  He was born April 4, 1936 in Martinsville, IL, the son of John Edward McNurlan and Esther Odell Brown McNurlan.  On January 19, 1958 he married Helen Marie Chapman in Casey, IL; she passed away on December 23, 1982. Survivors include his children, Lloyd McNurlan (Iris) of Martinsville, IL; Bill McNurlan (Patty) of Casey, IL; Kathryn Warfel (Charles) of Casey, IL and Carla...

Betty Jean Elkins, age 82, of Casey, IL passed away at 12:35 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Marshall Rehabilitation and Nursing, Marshall, IL.  She was born May 5, 1937 in Marshall, IL, the daughter of Clifford Martin Sanders and Evelyn Anna Monk Sanders. On September 15, 1985 she married William Kenneth Elkins in Casey, IL; he passed away on September 4, 2002. Survivors include her daughter, Betty Fouty of Cowden, IL; son Robert Warner (Cindy) of Yale, IL and Terry Cox (Terri) of...

Walter (Walt) L. Dickerson, Marshall, IL, age 78, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Meadows Manor North in Terre Haute IN.  He was born June 4, 1941, to Walter L. Dickerson, Sr., and Virginia H. Smith Dickerson in Vincennes, IN.  He was a 1959 graduate of Princeton High School, Princeton, IN. He married Jeannette McCarty Dickerson on May 25, 1963 in Princeton, IN; she passed away July 2016. Graveside services and burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 21,...