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Dion Richard "Dick" "Po" Wagner
Oct. 03, 2020
Dion Richard (Dick) (AKA Po) Wagner, 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Dick was born to Alva Otis and Lucille (Moreland) Wagner on December 21, 1938 in Macon County, IL. He married Sandra J. Morville on October 19, 1961 in Decatur. Dick is...
Bruce Eugene Jourdan
Oct. 03, 2020
Bruce Eugene Jourdan, 60, of Lincoln, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020, in his home. Bruce was born April 13, 1960, in Decatur, IL, to Victor Eugene and Dixie Jean (Neeley) Jourdan. He was a foreman for Macon Resources for many years. Bruce loved spending time with his friends and family. He...
Geraldine Perry
Oct. 02, 2020
On October 2nd, 2020, Geraldine completed her earthly journey and passed at her home surrounded by her family. Geraldine was born on January 25th, 1934, in Brownsville, Tennessee, to Fred and Geneva Tyus, she was the third of 11 brothers and sisters and was the first sibling to move from the...
Carol Sue Melhorn
Oct. 02, 2020
Decatur – Carol Sue Melhorn, 80, of Decatur, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020. A homemaker, Carol was born October 31, 1939, in Decatur, the daughter of Maynard Melhorn and Francis Edgecomb. Surviving are her brothers: Ronnie and Gene Melhorn, other relatives and friends. Graveside services...
Howard Hadley Sevits
Oct. 02, 2020
DECATUR – Howard Hadley Sevits, 84, of Decatur passed away on October 2 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Howard was born on November 17, 1935 in Missouri, the son of Hershel and Fern Sevits. He married Barbara L. Eddings on August 12, 1955 in Decatur. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Barbara; 5...
Kate Lourraine (Lowe) Hubble
Oct. 01, 2020
Kate Lourraine (Lowe) Hubble, 42, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Kate was born September 30, 1978, in Decatur, IL to Sammie Leon and Kimberlie Kay (Young) Lowe, Jr. She loved spending time with her family and friends. She also loved to be...
Nancy L. Shanle
Sep. 29, 2020
Nancy L. Shanle, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Illiopolis, IL, passed away September 29, 2020 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO at the age of 82. Nancy was born April 19, 1938, in Monroe County, IN, the daughter of John and Grace (Pickett) Shirley. She married Charles “Spike” Shanle in 1970....
Nancy Shanle
Sep. 29, 2020
Nancy Shanle, 82, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away September 29, 2020 in Springfield, MO. Arrangements are incomplete at Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home.
Delores Grace Mattes
Sep. 29, 2020
Delores Grace “Dee” Mattes, 91, died September 29, 2020, at Prairie Creek Village. Dee was a member of East Park Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents William Paschal Mattes and Elsie Laura Mansfield Mattes, brothers Paschal Berle Mattes and wife Eleanor, and Junior Keith...
Russell Len Griffin
Sep. 29, 2020
Russell Len Griffin, 75, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020, in his home. Russell was born December 21, 1944, in Shelbyville, IL, to Russell Henry and Fleta E. (Howe) Griffin. He received a Master’s in Education from Eastern Ilinois University. Russell was a member of the Delta...
Larry R Baker
Sep. 28, 2020
Larry R. Baker, 64, of Decatur, IL passed away on September 28, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur. Larry was born March 10, 1956 in Decatur, the son of Melvin Jasper and Nora Rosalie Ward Baker. Larry married Michelle Griffin on July 10, 1976 in Clinton. Michelle, his wife of 44 years,...
Esther Elizabeth Carlson
Sep. 28, 2020
Esther Elizabeth (Lange) Carlson, 92, passed away on September 28th, 2020 at Hickory Point Christian Village in Forsyth. Esther was born on Kelley Island, Ohio, the oldest daughter of William J. Lange and Hazel (Dining) Lange. She married Harry Lee Carlson on March 24, 1951 in Sandusky, Ohio....