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Dale V Griggs
Oct. 31, 2020
Dale V. Griggs, 70, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Dale was born September 6, 1950, in Pittsfield, IL to Marion E. and Ora Mae (DeWitt) Griggs. He graduated from Perry High School in May of 1969. He married Joyce Eileen Lane on August 16, 1969 in...
Charles E. Coleman
Oct. 31, 2020
Decatur – Charles E. Coleman, 69, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020. Charles was born September 14, 1951, in Decatur, IL, the son of Frank James and Ruby Grace (Owens) Coleman and worked as a contractor for 30 plus years. Charles is survived by his children: Christal (Zach)...
Alisha A. Gordon
Oct. 31, 2020
Decatur – Alisha A. Gordon, 27, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020. Alisha was born August 2, 1993, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Terry A. Gordon and Gloria D. (Garrett) Reynolds. Alisha worked as a waitress before giving birth to her son, Enzo a week ago. Alisha is survived by...
Dennis Chaney
Oct. 31, 2020
Dennis Chaney, 79, formerly of Decatur, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. Dennis was born on November 15, 1940, the son of Lawrence and Betty Jane (Boyd) Chaney. He graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1958. On September 5, 1959, Dennis...
Dale V. Griggs
Oct. 31, 2020
Decatur – Dale V. Griggs, 70, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020. Arrangements are incomplete at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home.
Robert Lee Lewis
Oct. 30, 2020
Robert Lee Lewis (Bob) 63, Passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at his home. Bob was born May 10, 1957 in Decatur IL, the son of Carl L and Elelou Lewis. He was a graduate of Eisenhower high school and Richland community college. He worked at Aramark for over 40 years. Bob is survived by his...
Steve H. Rigsby
Oct. 30, 2020
Decatur – Steve H. Rigsby, 69, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at his home in Teutopolis, in the arms of his good friend Jeff “Bump” Myers. Steve was born June 22, 1951, in Fairbury, IL, the son of Garnold “Red” and Evelyn “Tope” Rigsby. He was a graduate of MacArthur High School in 1969. He...
Dale Lee Jordan
Oct. 29, 2020
Dale Lee “Shorty” Jordan, 84, of rural Shelbyville, IL passed away on October 29, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Dale was born on October 2, 1936 at home in rural Moweaqua, IL the son of Herbert and Helen Protsman Jordan. Dale married Rose Ellen Weeks, and later married Elnora Fay Jacoby....
William S. Blalock
Oct. 28, 2020
William Saunders “Bill” Blalock, 87, of Decatur, IL passed away October 28, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Bill was born to William J. and Mary L. Blalock in Winston-Salem NC. He grew up in Greensboro where he achieved Eagle Scout and later graduated from Curry High School. He was attending...
Raymond Schollenbruch
Oct. 28, 2020
Decatur – Raymond E.D. Schollenbruch, 93, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at Imboden Creek Living Center. Raymond was born June 5, 1927, in Decatur, the son of Fred and Augusta (Schultz) Schollenbruch. A US Army veteran, Raymond worked as an inspector at Caterpillar. He was a...
Nina Mae Minton
Oct. 28, 2020
Nina Mae Minton, 86, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Nina was born November 21, 1933, in Decatur, IL to John E. and Ethel J. (Robinson) Taylor. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Nina was also an avid Chicago Cubs fan. She is...
Jean Kathryn Shaw
Oct. 27, 2020
Jean Kathryn Shaw, 84, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Jean was born September 24, 1936, to John Knox and Vera Eva (Kimble) Lorton. She married Larry L. Burrow in 1955. They divorced in 1970. She later married Leslie L. Shaw, Jr. on April 26, 1981...