Connie Carlson, 87, passed away on Saturday (10-04-2025). Arrangements are incomplete at Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home.

Nielssine Vaughn, 90, passed away on Saturday (10-04-2025). Arrangements are incomplete at Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home.

Robert E. Whitacre, 95, passed away on Saturday, October 4th, 2025, in Decatur, IL.

Jim Wesley Goatley, 76, of Decatur, IL, known affectionately as “Goat” since 3rd grade, passed away peacefully in his home on October 2, 2025, surrounded by his family. Jim was born June 20, 1949, in Vandalia, IL, the son of Melvin “Squirrel” Goatley and Doris Jean Goatley. He graduated from...

Decatur – Robert James “Bob” Renton, 79, of Decatur, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Bob was born on November 3, 1945, in Harrisburg, PA, the son of John J. Renton and Julia M. Selai. He was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Decatur and worked as an electrical...

Carrol Sperry, 78, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025, peacefully at home. Carrol was born on October 28, 1946, in Decatur, Illinois. The son of George and Dorothy Sperry. He married Donna Bledsoe on January 10, 1968. They were married for 57 years. Carrol leaves behind his...

Shirley Ann Bridge, 88, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025, in Mt. Zion, IL. Shirley was born on May 16, 1937, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Arthur Milley and Clossie May (Clutts) Beggs. Shirley married her beloved husband, Samuel Edmund Bridge, Jr., in Decatur, IL; he preceded her in...

Dorothy Mae Bruns, 94, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2025, in Decatur, Illinois, Macon County, surrounded by loved ones. She was born May 6, 1931, on the farm in Mount Pulaski, Illinois, Logan County, daughter of the late Dorothy Lakin Carlson and Gustav Bertel...

Carol A Barnes, 75, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2025, at home after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was born April 18, 1950, in Decatur, Illinois to James and Georganna Bailey. She attended Decatur Public Schools and graduated from MacArthur High School. She attended Illinois...

Ronald William Kelm, 76, of Decatur, IL passed away peacefully on Monday, September 22, 2025. Born on March 12, 1949 to Richard and Patricia (Moriearty) Kelm, Ron was the youngest of 6 children. Ronald proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1969. In 1970,...

Barbara Helen Gordon, 83, of Decatur, Ilinois, passed away September 21, 2025, at Springfield Memorial Hospital.  Barbara was born in Decatur on January 19, 1942, the daughter of Charles and Goldie Belle (Sapp) Cassidy. She married Robert Gordon on November 3, 1965, in Decatur. He preceded her in...