Robin J. “Rob” Ransom
64, of Meredosia, Illinois passed away Friday, November 14, 2025, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Wiletta “Willie” Susie Marie Jackson
86, of Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday, November 11. No services have been announced. Walker Funeral Service of Springfield is assisting the family with arrangements.
David Allen Kennedy
66, of Jacksonville, died Wednesday, November 12. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 2:00 pm Monday, November 17 at Church of Our Saviour in Jacksonville, with burial to follow at Woodwreath Cemetery near New Berlin. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 pm prior to the service at the church. Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge of arrangements.
Carl Ray Farber
86, of White Hall died Wednesday, November 12 in Jerseyville. Graveside services will be Monday, November 17 at 10 am at White Hall Cemetery. Airsman- Hires Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. 
Baker Neal Gillingham
infant son of Luke and Maddie (Nichols) Gillingham of Greenfield passed away Monday, November 10. A visitation will be held Friday, November 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church north of Greenfield. A funeral service will be held Saturday, November 15, at 10 a.m., at the church. A private family burial will follow at Oak Wood Cemetery north of Greenfield. Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements.
Larry “Peach” Schleyhahn
82, of Pleasant Plains, passed away November 1 in Girard. Cremation rites have been accorded. The family will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 15 at Ashland First Baptist Church. A funeral ceremony will follow at 11 a.m. at the church. A private inurnment will take place at Farmington Cemetery. Lincoln Land Cremation Society of Springfield is assisting the family.
Dennis James Sheley
70, of Pleasant Plains, passed away Tuesday, November 11. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. on Monday, November 17 at Butler Funeral Home in Springfield , followed by a funeral ceremony at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow the ceremony at Hillcrest Cemetery in Bluffs.
Mary Elizabeth Hart
89, of St. Peters, Missouri and formerly of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, November 7. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15 at Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville with burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery. A visitation will be held Friday, November 14 from 4-6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Gertie Mae Ruyle
86 of Waverly, passed away Sunday, November 9 in Jacksonville. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 17 at the Waverly First Baptist Church. The family will meet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the church. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday at Pine Tree Cemetery near Patterson. Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville is assisting the family with arrangements.
David L. Dawdy
79, of Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday, November 11. A service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 15 at Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville. The family will meet friends from 12:30 until the time of services on Saturday at the church. A reception at the church will follow services. Private burial will be held at Pine Tree Cemetery in Patterson. Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge of arrangement.
Norman John Bryant
93, of Ashland Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Sunny Acres Nursing Home near his hometown of Petersburg.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11 A.M. Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at Richland Creek Baptist Church near Pleasant Plains, with burial at Ashland Cemetery. The family greet friends and family from 9:30 A.M. to 11 A.M. prior to the service. The Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Ashland is in charge of the arrangements.
Michael R. “Rusty” Hall
63, of Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday, October 28. A birthday celebration of life is planned for January 25, 2026, at K’s Creek Golf Club in Jacksonville from 1-4 p.m. Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge of arrangements.
Lisa Marie (Sabolo) Hull
67, of South Jacksonville passed away on October 8 in St. Louis, Missouri. Cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation will be held Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. with a service to follow at Daws Family Funeral Home in South Jacksonville, with interment to follow at 3:00 p.m. at Murrayville City Cemetery.
Kenneth W. Standley
84, of Piedmont, South Carolina, and formerly of Jacksonville, died Monday, October 6 in Greenville, South Carolina. Graveside services will be held Monday, November 17 at 11 a.m. at Concord Cemetery. The family will meet friends and have a meal at the Prairieland Heritage Museum Institute in South Jacksonville following the services. Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge of arrangements.
