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Leatha Wells (Fry), 47, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side.  Leatha was born September 16, 1971 to Linda Cooley and later adopted by Gene Fry.  Leatha had many hobbies. Some of her favorites were reading, being outside and spending time...

Decatur – Dillion J. Astramsky, 21, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018. Dillion was born June 20, 1997, in DeWitt, IL, the son of James Phillips and Christina Astramsky. A member of Lampstand Church, Dillion worked as a laborer for Mervis Recycling (Sol Tick). A hard worker, he...

Decatur – Evangelos “Tony” Tampasis, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Fair Havens Christian Home. Tony was born March 25, 1947, in West Fragista, Greece, the son of Arthur and Marie (Hasan) Tampasis. A decorated U.S. Marine veteran of the Vietnam war and retiree of...

Decatur – Anthony R. Gentry, 59, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Decatur Memorial Hospital after a courageous 28 year battle with MS. Anthony was born August 29, 1959, in Decatur, IL, the son of Al and Patricia (Church) Gentry. He worked for many years in the cafeteria...

Effingham – Monty D. Hacker, 58, of Effingham, IL, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018, surrounded by his family, at Carle Hospital of Champaign-Urbana, IL, as a result of secondary complications from emergency abdominal surgery on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Monty is survived by his former...

Arizona – Timothy Paul Gilbert, son, brother, father, husband and sailor passed away Wednesday, November 28th, 2018, at his home in Maricopa, AZ. Tim was born January 17, 1970, in Terre Haute, IN, to William and Dorothy Gilbert. He joined the US Navy in the fall of 1989 where he served as a...

DECATUR – Sean Patric Tomlinson, 51, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2017, at 10:19 pm at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Sean was born to Rick and Jo Lynn (Hensley) Tomlinson on August 21, 1967 in Portsmouth, Va. Sean graduated from Julian High School in Julian, California in 1985. In 1992, Sean...

Luella Jean Paddock, 83, of Bement, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Bement Health Care Center with her loving family surrounding her.  She was born February 27, 1935, in Bloomington, IL to Harry Lee and Mattie Marie (Burris) Covey. She was named after her grandmother (Luella Covey)...

Elmer Ray Hicks, 77, of Decatur, passed away peacefully at 10:45 a.m., Friday, November 23, 2018, at home with his loving wife and daughters by his side.  Elmer was born December 31, 1940, Nokomis, IL to Lester Alexander and Estelle LaVeda (Sanders) Hicks. He married Sandra Lynn True on November...

Barbara Ann Turley, 83, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 21, 2018.  Barbara was born February 27, 1935, in Evergreen Park, IL, to Walter George and Martha Anita (Ferguson) Knoppke. She married James Thomas Turley on May 12, 1957, in Decatur, IL. He passed away November 6,...

Decatur – Maurice L. Sefton, 83, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at St. Clair Hospital, Fenton, MO. Maurice was born September 20, 1935, in Brownstown, IL, the son of George and Hazel Sefton. A member of First Christian Church, he worked for Mueller Company for 44 years...

Allison Catherine Ratts, “Cathy” as she was known, age 61, died November 20, 2018 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL after a determined battle with cancer.  She was born Allison Catherine Ann Heath on September 19, 1957 in St. Charles, IL but spent her formative years in Champaign, IL. ...