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Leslie W. Swartz Sr.
Sep. 04, 2025
Leslie W. Swartz passed away September 4, 2025, at 100 years old. Les was born October 9, 1924, to Fred A. Swartz and Bessie White Swartz in Atwood, IL. He had seven brothers and sisters. He married (Labonne) Sue Isley on May 5, 1946. Sue died August 23, 1999. Les worked for Millikin National...
Dulgar, Sandra
Sep. 03, 2025
Services are pending with Graceland/Fairlawn FH and Cemeteries.
Sandra Dulgar
Sep. 03, 2025
Sandra Dulgar, 80, of Sullivan, Illinois, passed away September 3, 2025. Sandra was born in Decatur, Illinois, on July 1, 1945, the daughter of Ovie "Frank" and Delores (Workman) Dulgar. Sandra enjoyed spending time with her friends, especially her group known as the Golden Girls. She also...
Eva Schwab
Sep. 03, 2025
Eva (Finley) Schwab, 52, of Ramsey, IL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, after a courageous battle with terminal cancer. She was born on September 20, 1972, in Vandalia, Illinois, to Sharon Leona Smith. After spending much of her life away, Eva returned to central Illinois...
Deborah L. Martin
Sep. 01, 2025
Deborah L. Martin, 74, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025, after a lengthy illness. Deborah was born to Thomas and Sandra Thull on November 20, 1950. She was married to Raymond Martin on July 16, 1971. She loved her Weimaraner's; raising, training and showing them with...
Jacina Kay Cookson
Sep. 01, 2025
Jacina Kay Cookson, 65, of Boody, Illinois, passed away September 1, 2025, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Jacina was born in Decatur on December 27, 1959, the daughter of Fredrick and Kay Dianne (Selzle) Dodson. She married Marvin “Scott” Cookson on September 6, 1999, in Boody, Illinois. She was...
Willis Powell
Aug. 30, 2025
Willis Powell, 74, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 12:15 P.M. on Saturday, August 30, 2025, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Willis was born on September 25, 1950, in Como, MS, the son of Herman Jack Powell and Lucille (Wilbourn) Powell. He married Sharon Kay Jordan on November 6, 2010. She survives...
Claude Leroy Bradshaw
Aug. 30, 2025
Claude Leroy Bradshaw, 86, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 4:45 A.M. on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Claude was born on July 24, 1939, in Decatur, IL, the son of Claude Arthur Bradshaw and Grace Margaret (Wooton) Bradshaw. He married Eva Marie Hayes on January 15, 1961,...
Christopher Dakota Jordan
Aug. 29, 2025
Christopher Dakota Jordan, 29, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 9:00 P.M. on Friday, August 29, 2025, in St. John’s Hospital Springfield, IL. Christopher was born on March 31, 1996, in Decatur, IL, the son of Phillip Russell Jordan and Crystal Dawn (Brady) Jordan. He was an avid gamer. Christopher...
Mabel Ruth Willis
Aug. 29, 2025
Mabel Ruth (Rambo) Willis, 83, of Moweaqua, IL, died August 29, 2025, at Imboden Creek Senior Living in Decatur, IL. Mabel was born May 17, 1942, in rural Shelby County, the daughter of Fred and Ruth (Furnish) Rambo Jr. She married Don Willis on December 2, 1983. He preceded her in death April...
Creek, Susan L
Aug. 28, 2025
Susan L. Creek, 76, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away August 28, 2025, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Susan was born in Decatur, Illinois, on October 24, 1948, the daughter of Orville and Maurine (Dinger) Auten. She married Steven “Jack” Creek, and he preceded her in death. Susan was a...
Jane Pritchett Bailey
Aug. 25, 2025
Jane Pritchett Bailey (91) of Wilmore, Kentucky passed away on August 25, 2025 after living with Alzheimer’s for over twenty years. She was born on February 13, 1934 in Niantic, Illinois to Charles & Marcia Pritchett. Jane graduated from the University of Illinois and married Roger M. Bailey...