All Obituaries

FRANCES CRUMLEY ALTON – Frances Ethel (Talley) Westfall Crumley, 87, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Saint Louis, Missouri following a hard fought battle with COVID-19. She was born in Jersey County, Illinois on January 25, 1933 and was the last surviving of 11 children born to the late George L. and Gertrude E. (Parker) Talley. She married Jasper Allen Westfall Jr. on August 1, 1949 and together they made their home in Alton, raising...

RODNEY WALKER, JR. GRAFTON - Rodney Richard “Rick” Walker, Jr., died unexpectedly at 8:55 a.m., Thursday, November 26, 2020 at his home in Grafton.  He was born in Quincy, Illinois on June 7, 1968, one of three children born to the late Rodney Richard and Sandra Jean (Flynn) Walker. Rick was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan.  He also enjoyed all things outdoors and most importantly, anything involving his family. Surviving are the love of his life, Rachel...

RAYMOND CARR KANE - Raymond Neil Carr, 91, died at 4:46 a.m., Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. He was born in Jalappa, Illinois on July 30, 1929, and was the only child of Loring and Christina (Turner) Carr. He graduated in 1947 from Jersey Township High School in Jerseyville, and was a lifelong resident of the Kane area. His entire life was spent farming in Greene County, and he was also a longtime DeKalb Seed representative. He was a...

SAM KALLAL KANE -  Sanford L. "Sam" Kallal, 76, died at 11:06 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2020 at his residence with his family at his side. He was born in Jerseyville, Illinois on July 9, 1944, one of thirteen children born to Francis J. and Alice (Woolsey) Kallal. Sam attended Holy Ghost Catholic Grade School in Jerseyville and Jersey Community High School. He then entered the United States Navy, serving during the Vietnam War.  It...

DOROTHY CRUM              KANE – Dorothy Louise Crum, 80, died at 5:42 a.m., Friday, November 20, 2020 at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehab. She was born in Coleman, Texas on April 25, 1940 and was the daughter of William “Bill” and Lee (Benthol) Robertson. She married Thomas Crum on February 14, 1970, and together their marriage was blessed with 50 years, prior to his passing on October 10, 2020. Dorothy...

STEVE HEITZIG   WHITE HALL – Steven Douglas Heitzig, 59, passed away Tuesday at his home.    Steve was born July 28, 1962 in Jerseyville, the first of three children of John David and Mary Helen (Carstens) Heitzig. Steve worked on the family farm with his Dad while growing up and attended St. Francis Xavier elementary school in Jerseyville.    He attended St. Henry Seminary in Belleville (yes, really) and went on to graduate with Jersey Community High...

ANNABELLE RANDOLPH JERSEYVILLE – Annabelle Josephine (Antoine) Randolph, 72, died unexpectedly at 6:35 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2020 at her residence. She was born on June 1, 1948 in Wood River and was one of ten children born to the late Frank and Dorothy (Fischer) Antoine. Annabelle resided in Godfrey for many years, raising her family, prior to relocating to Jerseyville in 1996, where she has remained for the past 24 years. She was a gifted baker and showcased her talents...

JEAN HEEPKE JERSEYVILLE – Jean Marie (Taylor) Heepke, 95, died at 12:48 p.m., Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Jean was born on November 30, 1924 in Belleville, Illinois and was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Margareth (Schifferdecker) Taylor. She was raised in Belleville and graduated from Belleville Township High School in 1942. Following graduation, she was employed as a bookkeeper with a brokerage firm with offices in the St....

CLETUS MEUTH KANE - Cletus Jerome Meuth, 93, died suddenly at 6:30 a.m. Friday, November 13, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Jerseyville, Illinois on May 23, 1927, the last surviving of six children born to John F. and Marie Louise (Kallal) Meuth. He graduated from Jersey Township High School, and was a faithful member of the Holy Ghost Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus, where he was a 4th Degree; as well as the Jersey County Farm...

MARGARET "MARGIE" McINTYRE JERSEYVILLE - Margaret Eileen "Margie" (Bray) McIntyre, 95, died on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.  She was born on December 28, 1924, in East Alton. Margie was one of 10 children born to the late John Thomas and Edna Mary (Edwards) Bray.   After graduating from Jersey Community High School, she worked as an operator for the Jerseyville Telephone Company.  She never lost her love of talking on the phone!   On...