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David Curtiss
Oct. 10, 2019
David Alan Curtiss, 59, of Decatur, IL, passed away October 10, 2019 in Decatur, IL after a brief illness. David was born July 1, 1960 in Rock Island, IL, the son of George Burton and Mary (Thurlby) Curtiss. He was employed as a security guard at Hickory Point Mall. He enjoyed listening to music...
Samuel M. Stout Jr
Oct. 10, 2019
Samuel M. Stout Jr, 76, of Decatur passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Sam was born in Decatur on May 30, 1943, a son of Samuel M. and Ethel Mae (Peoples) Stout Jr. He married Patricia A. Wikoff on October 21, 1962: she survives. Other survivors...
Ira Glenn Zills
Oct. 10, 2019
Ira Glenn Zills, 78, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital surrounded by his sister, Eloise (Joe) Blanton and his grandson, Jordan Blanton. Glenn was born July 27, 1941, in Florence, AL, to James Woodrow and Maggie Christine (Spires) Zills. He married...
Daniel Warner Fisher
Oct. 10, 2019
Daniel Warner Fisher, 82, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Daniel was born July 17, 1937, in Mansfield, Ohio, the son of Archie and Esther (Warner) Fisher. He married Betty Ann Turner on August 29, 1957. Surviving are his wife, Betty; three...
Lois Ann Worley
Oct. 10, 2019
Lois Ann Worley, 89, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Lois was born in West Allis, WI, on August 20, 1930, a daughter of Calvin Eugene Pynn and Marian Helen (Jones) Pynn. She married Leon Max Worley on June 24, 1950, in West Allis,...
Deborah Gillen
Oct. 08, 2019
Deborah JoAnn Gillen, 72, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Hickory Point Christian Village, surrounded by her loving family. Deborah was born October 31, 1946, in Decatur, IL to Michael Norbert and JoAnn Lucille (Watson) Griffin. She married Ronald Gillen on July 18, 1987 in...
Jayden Marshawn Comage
Oct. 07, 2019
Jayden Marshawn Comage, 19 months, of Decatur, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019, in his home. Jayden was born March 1, 2018, in Decatur, to Shawneen Comage, Jr. and Jessica Ann Logan. He is survived by his parents; his brother, Je’Shawn Comage; his sister, Eniyah Comage; maternal...
Luretta Newlin
Oct. 07, 2019
Luretta Newlin, 90, of Decatur, IL went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Decatur Rehabilitation and Health Care Center after a 14 year battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia. Her son John was by her side. She is surivived by her husband, George of Decatur; her son, Dr. John Wesley...
Michael Thomas Robb
Oct. 05, 2019
Michael Thomas Robb, 58, of Decatur, IL passed away October 5, 2019 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Michael was born December 13, 1960 in Decatur, IL, the son of, David and Joann (Brown) Robb. He married Nancy Carr on January 19, 1987, in Decatur, IL. Michael was a construction laborer for...
Todd Eugene Ehrett
Oct. 05, 2019
Todd Eugene Ehrett, 61, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. Todd was born April 17, 1958, in Peoria, IL to Raymond Eugene and Nancy Jane (Coney) Ehrett. He married Rebecca Lei Benson on December 12, 2003 in Decatur, IL. Todd loved to golf,...
Jane E. Reynolds
Oct. 04, 2019
Jane E. Reynolds, 85, of Decatur, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at her home. Jane was born in Bement on April 21, 1934 a daughter of Alva and Geneva (Dove) Fritz. She married James Reynolds in Decatur on December 23, 1950: he survives. Other survivors include two sons: Richard W....
Paul Edwin Proctor
Oct. 03, 2019
Decatur – Paul Edwin Proctor, 90, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 3, 2019 in Sullivan. Paul was born July 22, 1929 in Cerro Gordo, the son of Harold Samuel and Hazel Hester (Richardson) Proctor. An Army veteran of the Korean War, Paul was a member of Calvary Baptist...