Jones Funeral Home

12/10/2025

OBITUARY

Today we come together to honor and celebrate the beautiful, faithful, and loving life and home-goingof our beloved Phyllis Evette Green, born September 2, 1954, who passed away peacefully on November 28, 2025, at Riverside Medical Hospital. Ms. Phyllis was born in Kankakee, Illinoi...

12/10/2025

OBITUARY

Today we come together to honor and celebrate the beautiful, faithful, and loving life and home-going
of our beloved Phyllis Evette Green, born September 2, 1954, who passed away peacefully on
November 28, 2025, at Riverside Medical Hospital.
Ms. Phyllis was born in Kank...

12/03/2025

A Life Well Lived

Mary Jean Thomas, 74, passed away November 24, 2025, at Miller Healthcare.

She was born in Paris, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Julia Mae Brown. She graduated from Eastridge High School. She was employed with the Dept. of Human Services for 30 years as a case...

11/20/2025

Nikki was born on May 3, 1975 in Clifton, Illinois
to Elton Adams and Clara Gray.

Nikki confessed her hope in Christ at an early
age and was affiliated with True Vine COGIC.
She received her education in Kankakee, Illinois.

Nikki owned and operated Clara's Care Day
Care, affe...

11/14/2025

Dorothy J. McKinney, 81, of Kankakee, passed on Saturday, November 8th, 2025, at her daughter’s home in Kankakee.

She was born on January 8th, 1944, in Lambert, Mississippi to Eddie Lee and Rosie B. Wells. She spent her childhood in Chicago, Illinois, where she attended Lucy Flower School. ...

11/12/2025

Joe “Cobra” Clark Jr, 79, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois on November 5, 2025.Born on February 2, 1946, in Hollandale, Mississippi, to Joe Clark Sr. and Clotee Hill, Joe lived a full and spirited life marked by hard work, family devotion, and a love of sports...

11/11/2025

Loretta Ruth Fortinberry Jones was born on May 10, 1933 to
Fordie Fortinberry and Lula McGowan-Fortinberry. To this
union five children were born Fordie, Jessie, Lois, Loretta, and
Novella. All five are deceased as well as their parents.

Loretta married Leotha Jones in 1949. From this ...

10/14/2025

Justin Jermaine Harris, 46 of Kankakee, IL went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from Riverside Medical Center. Visitation will be on Friday, October 17, 2025, from 4 to 6 pm at the Jones Funeral Home and on Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 9 am until the 10 am Funeral service...

10/03/2025

10/03/2025

Vernon John Blanchard, known affectionately as Gabe, passed away on September 23, 2025, at the age of 81 in Kankakee, Illinois. Born on July 12, 1944, in Kankakee County, Illinois, he spent his formative years in the same region, graduating from Kankakee High School.

Vernon dedicated many ye...

10/03/2025

Curtis Wayne Springer was born on December 8, 1954 to Jimmie and Cora Lizzy (Jones) Springer in Columbus, Mississippi. Curtis' family moved to Kankakee, Illinois in 1958, where he attended school and graduated high school. Curtis briefly joined the Army after high school and held a plethora of diffe...

09/19/2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Wesley Caddell, age 90, of Bourbonnais, Illinois. He entered heaven’s gates peacefully on Monday, September 8, 2025, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Wesley was a man of God whose steadfast love for Christ and d...