All Obituaries

Amy Joy (Leffler) Crawford, age 44, of Benton, passed away at 4:58 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Her wishes were to be cremated. Memorial Celebration of Life Services will be held at a future date. Leffler Funeral Home of Benton; is in charge, of the arrangements. Amy Joy was born on August 29, 1975 in West Frankfort; the daughter of Paul David and Diane L. (Severin) Leffler.  She was previously married to Christopher Crawford. She formerly...

Mrs. Sharon “Sherry” (Parkhill) McKee, age 81, of Benton, passed away at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Stonebridge Nursing and Rehab of Benton. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the First Baptist Church, 201 South Main Street, Benton, Illinois; with Rev. Jim Jenkel officiating.  Burial will follow in the Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery of Benton.  Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the...

Robert A. Hutchens, age 96, of Benton, Illinois, passed away at 3:06 a.m. Monday, February 17, 2020 at the SSM Good Samaritan Hospital of Mt. Vernon. Graveside services, with Military Honors by the Benton American Legion Post #280, V.F.W. Post #2671, and the Illinois National Guard, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery of Benton with Rev. Dean Severin officiating. The Leffler Funeral Home of Benton, is in charge of the...

Kitty Faye (Busse) Rhodes, age 65, of Benton, Illinois and formerly of Greenville, Illinois, passed away at 11:08 a.m. Monday, February 17, 2020 at the SSM Good Samaritan Hospital of Mt. Vernon. Ms. Rhodes’ wishes were to be cremated.  A Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be held at a future date. The Leffler Funeral Home of Benton is in charge of the arrangements. Kitty Faye was born on July 2, 1954 in Litchfield, Illinois, the daughter of Edward “Bud” Busse...

Gina Marie Foulk, age 55, of McLeansboro, Illinois, passed away from her life on earth, to her new life in heaven, at 8:32 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton with Rev. Greg Shelton officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery of Benton.  Visitation will be from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the...

Betty N. Payne, 100, passed away on Friday, February 14th, 2020 at Helia Healthcare in Benton, Illinois.  Born February 3rd, 1920, Betty was the only child of Verble and Evan Neal.  She married the late Roy Faughn Payne on April 27, 1941 in Cape Girardeau and celebrated 71 years of marriage before his passing in 2012.  She is survived by her only child, Evelyn Browning and husband Joe of Mesa, Arizona.  She is also survived by three grandchildren, Kelly Robertson and...

Linda Sue Worley Benton, IL Linda Sue Worley, age 68, of Benton, passed away at 2:32 p.m. Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Franklin Hospital Emergency Room of Benton. Linda Sue was born on August 31, 1951 in Golconda, IL, the daughter of William Bransfor McCormick and Alma (Smothers) McCormick. She was a homemaker, having raised nine children. Linda enjoyed spending time with her grand kids. Surviving are her nine children: Shwana Hart and husband David of Makanda, IL, Helen Braden and...

Leslie James Summers, Sr., age 78, of Thompsonville, passed away at 5:51 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital of Mt. Vernon, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 27, 2020 at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton with Pastor Kurt Sanders officiating. Burial with Military Honors will be in the Mt. Etna Cemetery of Thompsonville. The Benton American Legion Post #280, VFW Post #2671, and the U.S. Air Force will conduct the Military...

Elizabeth Augusta Carter, age 86, of West Frankfort, passed away at 10:01 a.m. Sunday, January 12, 2020 at the Westside Care Center of West Frankfort. Mrs. Carter will be cremated. There will be no public services at this time. Leffler Funeral Home of Benton is in charge of the arrangements. Elizabeth was born on February 5, 1933 in Benton, the daughter of Cecil Cavins and Hattie (Launius) Cavins. She formerly worked as a Hotel Housekeeper with the Barlow Hotel. Mrs. Carter...

Robert Joseph Dunbar, age 62, of Marion, passed away at 1:10 a.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at his home. Memorial Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Minor officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton. Rob was born on May 16, 1957 in Rapid City, South Dakota, the son of Joe Eugene Dunbar and Joyce Lee (Goff) Dunbar. He...