All Obituaries

Carl H. Miller, 87, of Ramsey, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Vandalia Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Vandalia, IL. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Ramsey Christian Church, Ramsey, IL, with Pastor Richard Corwin & Rev. Kenneth Morell officiating. Burial will follow at Welch Cemetery, Rural Ramsey, IL. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at the church. Memorials: Union Christian Church...

Maxine L. (Stokes) Eller, 86, of Wheeler, Illinois, formerly of Bingham, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Lakeland Rehab & Healthcare Center in Effingham, Illinois. Private Graveside Services will be held at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Rural Ramsey, IL with Pastor Justin Hill officiating. Memorials: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Rural Ramsey, IL. Miller Funeral Home, Ramsey, IL, is in charge of arrangements. Online memories and condolences may be shared with the family at...

James Patrick "Pat" Kelly, 89, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Monday, March 20, 2023, the first day of spring at SBL Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Mother of Dolors Catholic Church, Vandalia, IL, with Father Seth Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Mother of Dolors Catholic Cemetery, Vandalia, IL with military rites by Crawford-Hale American Legion...

Tammy Jean Hamilton, 61, of Ramsey, Illinois, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at her home in Ramsey Illinois. Private services to be held at a later date.  Miller Funeral Home, Ramsey, Illinois, is in charge of arrangements.  Online memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.millerfh.net. She was born October 20, 1961, in Superior, WI, the daughter of Ronald August (Elizabeth) Gernay who preceded her in death in 2004 and Marlene Mae Hageman, formerly...

Shirley Mae “Beanie” Forbis, 77, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at her home in Vandalia, IL. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, March 20, 2023, at Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL, with Pastor Tom Goodell officiating. Burial will follow at McInturff Cemetery, Rural Vandalia, IL. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, 2 hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials: Fayette County Hospice and/or First United Methodist...

Michael "Mike" L. Boggs, 83, of Brownstown, Illinois, formerly of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL.  Graveside services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, March 10, 2023, at Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia, IL with Pastor Joe Lawson officiating. Military rites will be held by Crawford-Hale American Legion Post #95, Vandalia, IL & Brownstown VFW Post #9770. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday,...

Karen Ann Beckhardt, 84, of Lutherville, Maryland, formerly of Ramsey, IL; passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center & Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Miller Funeral Home, Ramsey, IL, with Pastor Joe Lawson officiating. Burial will follow at Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey, IL. Visitation will be held from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials: Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey,...

Joyce Kidd, 87, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at her home in Vandalia, IL.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 10, 2023, at First United Methodist Church, Vandalia, IL with Pastor Tom Goodell officiating.  Burial will be at Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia, IL, at a later date. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials: First United Methodist Church, Vandalia, IL. Miller...

Dale James McNutt, 65, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, in Vandalia, IL. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 4, 2023, with Pastor Tom Goodell officiating, at Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL, is in charge of arrangements. Online memories and condolences may be shared with the family at...

Ruth Louise Godwin, 93, of Sullivan, Illinois, formerly of Ramsey, Pana, Sullivan and Tower Hill, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey, IL with Pastor Joe Lawson officiating. Memorials: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Miller Funeral Home, Ramsey, IL, is in charge of arrangements. Online memories and condolences may be shared with the...