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Barbara Louise Carter
Nov. 23, 2021
Barbara Louise Carter, 75, passed away November 23, 2021 in Decatur, IL. Barbara was born to Charles and Jessie Kendall on March 9, 1946 in Granite City, IL. She was a member of the Smithboro Baptist Church and Pleasant Mound Baptist Church. She was the president of Home Extension and volunteered...
Joyce Ann Taylor
Nov. 22, 2021
Joyce Ann Taylor, 84, of Forsyth, formerly of Rogers, Arkansas, passed away Monday, November 22 in her home. Joyce was born in Shenandoah, Iowa, on October 8, 1937, the daughter of Beryl Daily. She worked as a laborer in the Tyson chicken factory. She married William Taylor on December 24, 1990....
M. Eileen Fletcher
Nov. 22, 2021
Eileen Fletcher, 93, of Forsyth, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 at Hickory Point Christian Village. Eileen was born in Argenta on November 19, 1928, the daughter of Ross and Nola (Odaffer) Houston. After graduation from high school, she worked for many years as a switchboard operator for...
Deborah Lynn Sherwood
Nov. 20, 2021
Deborah L. Sherwood passed away November 20, 2021 at Kindred Hospital in Peoria, Illinois of complications of COVID-19. Deb was born in Davenport, Iowa on June 6, 1949 to Gene and Shirley Bell. The family moved to Oakley, Illinois. She graduated from Cerro Gordo High School in 1967, where she was...
Dennis G. Mahorney
Nov. 19, 2021
Dennis G. Mahorney, 83, of Decatur, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on the evening of Friday, November 19, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Marti; daughter, Megan (Scott) Adair; son, Mike (Lori) Mahorney; and grandsons, Dylan Adair, Joe, Jake, and Will Mahorney. Denny was...
Richard David Shaw
Nov. 18, 2021
Decatur – Richard David Shaw, 81, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Richard was born August 15, 1940, in Chicago, IL. He was an Army veteran of the Korean war and worked as a tire builder for Firestone before retiring. Surviving are his...
Doris Marie Karr
Nov. 17, 2021
Doris Marie Karr, 96, of Decatur, IL. passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 in Arthur, Il. Doris was born June 7, 1925 in Decatur, IL to Rollie and Ethel Scribner. Doris is survived by her daughter: Carol (Mike) DeBrun; daughter-in-law, Carol Karr; sister, Marilee Kamins; grandchildren,...
Velma Earlene Arendall
Nov. 16, 2021
Velma “Vee” Earlene Mason Arendall passed away from this world and went to a better one on November 16, 2021. She was born to Earl and Irene Mason on May 30, 1955 in Matoon, IL. She is survived by her children; William (Jamie) James Gordon, Jennifer (Dennis) Earlene Pyles; her mother, Irene...
Audrey Nell Geddes
Nov. 15, 2021
Audrey “Nell” Geddes, 95, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2021 in her home at The Glenwood Supportive Living. Audrey was born to Walter Proffitt and Mary “Josie” Harlin on October 25, 1926 in Waynesville, IL. Audrey was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church where she worked in the food...
Lawrence E. Huss
Nov. 13, 2021
Decatur – Lawrence E. Huss, 84, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Lawrence was born October 30, 1937, in Decatur, IL, the son of Leonard and Marie (Brittenham) Huss. He was an Army veteran of the Korean war where he worked as a diesel mechanic. Lawrence then worked at...
Robert Lynn Wagner
Nov. 12, 2021
Robert Lynn Wagner, 78, of Decatur, IL passed away November 12, 2021 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Robert was born January 3, 1943 in Decatur, IL, the son of, Samual Jacob and Olive Jane (Blythe) Wagner. He married Sharon White on October 5, 1963 in Decatur, IL. Robert was a member of Harvest...
Gwendolyn Cox
Nov. 12, 2021
Gwendolyn Cox, 60, of Decatur, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Gwendolyn was born in Decatur on December 20, 1960, the daughter of Gus and Lee Ella (Shaw) Cox Jr. She married Albert Currie. She was a homemaker who enjoyed track, playing slot machines,...