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Louise S. Barbee
Mar. 19, 2021
Decatur – Louise S. Barbee, 99, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021. Louise was born January 9, 1922, in Pana, IL, the daughter of Leonard and Simone Moreau. A member of the Decatur Memorial Hospital Auxiliary for 50 plus years, Louise married Cecil E. Barbee on December 15, 1940...
Robert Eugene "Road Dog" Hall
Mar. 19, 2021
Robert Eugene “Road Dog” Hall, 59, of Decatur, passed away on March 19, 2021 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur. Bobby was born on October 19, 1961 in Lincoln, IL the son of Russell Eugene and Donna Marie Brake Brown Hall Fuller. Bobby is survived by 6 grandchildren: Emma, Hannah, Kaylee,...
Phyllis Kay Winholtz
Mar. 19, 2021
Phyllis Kay Winholtz, 87, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 19, 2021 in her home with her son by her side. Phyllis was born on June 24, 1933 in Hidesboro, IL the daughter of Bruce and Margie Douglas. Phyllis married William R. Winholtz of Decatur on November 9, 1951. They...
Michael Douglas Jewell
Mar. 18, 2021
Michael Douglas Jewell, 64, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away March 18, 2021 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Michael was born September 27, 1956 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Galesburg Illinois, the son of Raymond C. and Margaret Lucille (Ibison) Jewell. He attended St. Teresa and MacArthur High...
Anthony Jean Plain
Mar. 18, 2021
Anthony Jean Plain, 48, of Decatur, IL passed away March 18, 2021 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Anthony was born November 18, 1972 in Decatur, IL, the son of Martha Plain. Anthony was a laborer for area business manufacturers such as Wagner Casting, Decatur Foundry and Mueller Co. During his...
Dana Woolsey
Mar. 16, 2021
Dana Machelle Woolsey, 72, of Decatur, Il passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021 with her family at her bedside. Dana was born March 23, 1948 in Decatur, Il the daughter of William and Phyllis (Stone) Fitzgerald. On March 4, 1967 she married Kenneth Woolsey in Decatur, IL. Dana was a 1966 graduate...
David L. Rupert
Mar. 13, 2021
David Lynn Rupert (Rups) 78 of Decatur, IL passed away peacefully on Saturday March 13, 2021 in his home with family by his side. David was born on March 11, 1943 in Decatur, IL the son of Robert and Marcie (Malone) Rupert. David graduated from St.Teresa High School in 1961 and from Millikin...
Donna Lorraine Miller
Mar. 12, 2021
Donna Lorraine Miller, 69, of Decatur, IL passed away March 12, 2021 at her residence. Donna was born March 24, 1951 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Francis Lorraine Ryder. She enjoyed spending time with her family and was an avid collector of Coca-Cola memorabilia. Surviving are her children,...
Donna L. Miller
Mar. 12, 2021
Donna Lorraine Miller, 69, of Decatur, IL passed away March 12, 2021 at her residence. Donna was born March 24, 1951 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Francis Lorraine Ryder. She enjoyed spending time with her family and was an avid collector of Coca-Cola memorabilia. Surviving are her children,...
Harold Phelps
Mar. 11, 2021
LOVINGTON- Harold E. Phelps, 82, of Lovington, IL, passed away at his residence at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021. A celebration of Harold’s life will be held at the First Church of God Family Life Center at 101 N. Washington in Lovington at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Visitation...
George Henry Hill Jr.
Mar. 10, 2021
Decatur – George Henry Hill Jr., 78, of Forsyth, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 24, 1942, in Virginia, Minnesota, the son of George Henry Hill Sr. and Edna J. (Santala) Hill. He was a graduate of University of...
Norma Jean Smith
Mar. 10, 2021
Norma Jean Smith, 95, of Decatur, IL passed away March 10, 2021. Norma was born December 5, 1925 in Monticello, IL the daughter of Raymond and Opal (Dittamore) Doty. She married James Raymond Smith on November 2, 1946 in Decatur, IL. Norma worked for the War Plant in Illiopolis, IL and later...