Fulton Obituaries

Eric M. King passed away in June 2023 in West Peoria. He was born on January 8, 1968 in Vermillion, South Dakota to Gary and Darlene (McDermott) King. Eric grew up in Canton and graduated from Canton High School with the class of 1986. He then graduated from Western Illinois University. He loved the freedom…

Marilyn Southwood, 88, of Pekin passed away at 4:20 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023 at the John C. Proctor Endowment Home in Peoria. Marilyn’s parents were Kenneth and Clara (Burgard) Easley of Vermont. Educated originally in a one-room schoolhouse near Ipava, IL, she was a graduate of Western Illinois University. Following her graduation, for…

Murlene Lena (Fecht) Hinrichs Clayberg, 93, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at the Grand Meadows campus of Luther Manor in Dubuque, Iowa. Murlene was born on September 9, 1929 in Carthage to Amos and Lena (Ufkes) Fecht. She attended Carthage High School and Carthage College, both in Carthage. She married Robert “Jack” Hinrichs in 1950.…

With tremendous sadness, the family of Patricia M. Evans (Patt or Mom) announce her death at the age of 92. She died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 10, 2022, at the Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana surrounded by family and friends that cherished, loved and respected her. Patricia Margaret Evans departed from this…

Judy Schoonover age 81 of Colchester, passed away at her home with her family at her side on Monday, May 8, 2023. She was born December 15, 1941, in Macomb, to Paul and Pansy Bolen Helton. Judy was united in marriage June 29, 1958, in Kirksville, Missouri, to Stan Schoonover. Surviving to mourn her passing…

Judith Ellen (Harn) Howard of Cuba passed away on April 5th, 2023, at OSF in Peoria, Illinois. She was born August 22, 1959 at Canton, the daughter of Lewis Lee Harn and Lucille (Nash) Harn. She married Donald Howard on June 30th, 2000. He survives, along with her father, Lewis Harn (Lewistown), 3 sons Joshua…

It is with great sadness that the family of Charles William Roberts, 86, of Canton, and formerly of Bryant, announce that he passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Graham Hospital in Canton. Charles was born on March 13, 1937 to William and Murlea (Carter) Roberts on a farm south of Bryant. Charles was…

Kenneth W. Ogden, 72, of Cuba, passed away at 8:39 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Clayberg Fulton County Nursing Center in Cuba. He was born on Sunday, January 28, 1951 in Havana, the son of DeVere and Mary (Grove) Ogden. He is survived by his three sisters; Nancy (and Kevin) Roberts of Bryant,…

Kenneth C. Etcheson, 97, of Canton passed away peacefully on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Graham Hospital in Canton. He was born on August 5, 1925 in Bainbridge, Indiana to Raymond and Rosetta (Evans) Etcheson. He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Warren and Gerald. Ken married Rosemarie Dickson of Bainbridge,…