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Sandra "Sandi" Louise Peters
Mar. 03, 2020
Decatur – Sandra L. “Sandi” Peters, 80, of Decatur, passed away peacefully at 1:49 PM Tuesday March 3, 2020 while shopping in St. Louis with family by her side. The family will receive friends for visitation beginning at 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM on Sunday March 8, 2020 at Holy Family Church. Mass of...
Rex Harold VanMeter
Mar. 02, 2020
Rex Harold VanMeter, 85, of Decatur, IL, passed away March 2, 2020 at the Villa Clara Post Acute Care facility. Rex was born June 20, 1934 in Zenith, Illinois the son of Virgil Roy and Gladys Pauline (Richardson) VanMeter. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in Korea from 1957 to 1958. Rex...
Charles "Chuck" Douglas Brown
Feb. 29, 2020
Charles “Chuck” Douglas Brown, 57, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Fair Havens Senior Living Center. Chuck was born October 19, 1962, in Decatur, to Elmer Dale and Alice Mae (Coleman) Brown. He was a semi-truck driver for over 30 years and loved every minute of it. He...
Duane Dean Harrison
Feb. 28, 2020
Duane Dean Harrison, 84, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020 at his residence in the presence of his family. Duane was born in Decatur on April 27, 1935 to Wayne and Alberta Mae (Collins) Harrison. He married Patricia Ann Rahn on October 28, 1956: she survives. He is also...
Franky E. Martin
Feb. 27, 2020
Franky E. Martin, 8 weeks, of Decatur, IL passed away February 27, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL. Franky was born December 29, 2019 in Decatur, IL, the son of Kevin Eugene Martin and Jennifer Eileen (Klemaier) Bishop. Franky is survived by his parents; sisters, Alexis Bishop,...
Delores "Dee" Kidd
Feb. 27, 2020
Delores “Dee” Kidd, 90, of Decatur, IL passed away peacefully on February 27, 2020 at Decatur Rehab and Health Care Center. Dee was born July 23, 1929 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Loren and Florence (Wheeler) Leigh. Dee married Sterling Robert “Red” Kidd on September 17, 1947 in Decatur, IL....
Cheryll Lynn Hall
Feb. 26, 2020
Cheryll Lynn (Owens) Hall, age 74, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday night, February 26, 2020, at her new residence in Redmond, WA, following a brief battle with lung cancer. She was born December 1945, in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of the late Harley and...
James O. "Jim" Cornell
Feb. 25, 2020
Decatur – James O. “Jim” Cornell, 81, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Jim was born January 12, 1939, in Decatur, the son of Noah and Violet (Million) Cornell. A member of Riverside Baptist Church, Jim worked as a union millwright. He was a member of Millwright Local #1051...
Debbie Kay Dunn
Feb. 25, 2020
Debbie Kay Dunn, 62, of Decatur, passed away suddenly, Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Decatur. Debbie was born September 24, 1957, in Decatur, to Ron and Eula Marie (Collins) Stutes. She married Michael J. Dunn on June 2, 1979, in Decatur, IL. He passed away January 1,...
Loretta L Kelly
Feb. 25, 2020
Decatur – Loretta L. Kelly, 84, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Loretta was born February 27, 1935, in Decatur, the daughter of Curtis and Lora (Kester) Spelbring. A homemaker, Loretta married James L. Kelly and he preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were 2...
Robin L. Donelson
Feb. 23, 2020
Robin Lynn Donelson was born in St. Louis, Missouri May 14, 1966 to Ora Mae Ragland, her siblings are Sherman E Ragland, Rose Y Nunley, Pamela R Wren Forest, Lisa A Nunley, and Les Carl Jewell. She married Ronald Donelson whom preceded her in death May 23, 2016. Her children are Carlos Menendez...
Linda Ruth Shroyer
Feb. 21, 2020
Linda Ruth Shroyer, 78, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away at Decatur Memorial Hospital on February 21, 2020. Linda was born July 6, 1941 in Clinton, daughter of Telvin and Thelma Laverne (Swarts) Tuggle. She is survived by her daughters Jennifer Sekosky (Jeremy), Debra Doom (Steve), and sons...