Area Obituaries

February 9, 1944 — March 28, 2023 Frances Verbiski, 79 of Kincaid, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Aperion Capital Care Nursing Home in Springfield, Ill. She was born on February 9, 1944 in Taylorville, Ill., the daughter of William Gudausky and Josephine (Norville) Gudausky. Frances married John Verbiski on September 7,…

August 15, 1958 — March 28, 2023 Rita “Marlene” Kinsey, 64, Oconee passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. She was born August 15, 1958 in Taylorville, Ill., daughter of the late Charles and Josephine (Yonikus) Stickel. Marlene married Bill Kinsey on November 5, 1977 in Assumption and he…

November 14, 1951 — March 26, 2023 Paul Gregory Mann, 72, of Langley, Okla., formerly of Taylorville, passed from this life at 11:50 a.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at his home after a brave battle with cancer. Paul was born November 14, 1951, in Taylorville the son of JoAnn Tonks (husband, William) Stone and…

June 1, 1921 — March 27, 2023 Doris Shirley Stone, 101 of Taylorville passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Taylorville Care Center. She was born on June 1, 1921 to Joseph Halbert and Rose Hambush. Doris married Orval Stone on August 10, 1942 and they spent 52 happy years together before he preceded…

November 25, 1938 — March 27, 2023 Mr. Nelson E. Young, age 84, passed away March 27, 2023 at his home in Paducah, Kentucky. Born in Taylorville, Illinois on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1938, to Sterling and Roberta Young, Nelson grew up working on the family farm. He graduated from Taylorville High School in 1956.…

August 26, 1938 — March 26, 2023 Marcia “Lou” Smith, 84, of Palmer, Ill., passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Taylorville Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 26, 1938, the daughter of Guy Ballard and Virginia Dowdy. Marcia married Robert “Bob” Smith on December 6, 1958 at Free Methodist Church in Taylorville,…

August 19, 1955 — March 25, 2023 Angela Lucia (nÈe Ciotti, Grove) Greear, 67, of Bowling Green, Missouri, formerly of Kincaid, Illinois, passed away on March 25, 2023, at Parkside Manor in Bowling Green, Missouri.  Angela was born on August 19, 1955, in Pekin, Ill., daughter of Tullio and Mary Dorothy (Bateson) Ciotti of Kincaid.…

May 19, 1959 — March 23, 2023 Kevin Charles “Blade” Ganey, 63, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2023, after a long illness. Kevin was born in Springfield, Illinois, on May 19, 1959, the son of Ardel and Betty Lou (Jacobs) Ganey. He resided in Indianapolis, Indiana for a period of time, but lived most…

October 22, 1929 — March 24, 2023 Mrs. Beulah G. Szabo, 93, of Pawnee, Ill., passed from this life at 10:57 P.M. Friday, March 24, 2023 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Ill. She was born in Springfield, Ill., October 22, 1929, the daughter of Andrew and Beulah L. (Heyland) Danner. Beulah married John A. “Jack”…

February 3, 1954 — March 23, 2023 Anita C. Badman, 69 of Palmer, Ill., passed away on March 23, 2023 at her residence. She was born on February 3, 1954 in Fort Campbell, Ky, the daughter of Harold Shanks and Elena Gifford. Anita married Billy Badman on August 19, 1972 in Taylorville, Ill.. She is…