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Garret Allan Branson

BRANSON Garret Allan Branson, 69, of Tilden, IL; born on February 13, 1954 in Missouri, the son of Ray and Adoree (Sicht) Branson; passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Sparta Community Hospital. Garret was a fireman in Cahokia, IL for many years.  He also worked...

Laci Sommer

SOMMER Laci Anna Nicole Little-Sommer, 27, of Sparta, IL; born on September 18, 1995 in Tilden, IL; passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at home. Laci enjoyed going to country music concerts; listening to music was one of her passions.  She was also caring to...

Timothy “Timm” Cochran

COCHRAN Timothy Jason “Timm” Cochran, 50, of Tilden, IL; born on May 31, 1972 in Phoenix, AZ the son of Larry Cochran and Anna (Cheek) Holland; passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 in Tilden, IL. Timm enjoyed listening to Alternative Rock music; some of his...

Georgie Mae Zinkan

ZINKAN Georgie Mae Zinkan, 84, of Lebanon, MO; born on January 20, 1938 in Lively Grove Township of Washington County, IL the daughter of George and Frieda Gass; passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023 at Christian Health Care North in Lebanon, MO. She met Gayle Zinkan...

Danny Alan Hood

HOOD Danny Alan Hood, 54, of Tilden, IL was born on February 6, 1968 in Red Bud, IL the son of James Alexander Hood and Marilyn Sue Hill-Juelfs; passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022 at home. Danny was a life member at Loyalty Missionary Baptist Church in Eden,...

Diane Sue “Tootie” Smith

SMITH Diane Sue “Tootie” Smith, 76, of Tilden, IL; born on April 8, 1946 in Sparta, IL; passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at the Sparta Community Hospital. Diane was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Sparta.  She worked at World Color Press for 33...