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Beverley Rose Wingard
Apr. 05, 2018
Decatur – Beverley Rose Wingard, 82, of Forsyth, formerly of Decatur, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Hickory Point Christian Village. Beverley was born June 27, 1935, in Natrona Heights, PA, the daughter of Robert William and Dorothy Elizabeth (Humphreys) White, Sr. She was a registered...
Sharon Wilson Timmons
Apr. 05, 2018
Sharon M. Wilson Timmons, 76, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, surrounded by her family. Sharon battled with lung disease for 27 long years. Sharon was born September 19, 1941, in Mt. Auburn, IL to Earl Franklin and Lottie Rebecca (Adams)...
Lloyd D. Davis
Apr. 04, 2018
Lloyd D. Davis, 72, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 in his home with his wife by his side. Lloyd was born May 24, 1945 in Vandalia, Illinois, the son of Lloyd B. Davis and Viola (Johnson) Ford. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Lloyd was a maintenance...
June Briner
Apr. 04, 2018
June Briner, 92, of Decatur, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Fair Havens Christian Home. June was born on June 6, 1925 in Vincennes, IN, the daughter of William and Bonnie (Burke) Ravellette. She married Lloyd Briner on March 1, 1941. She was the founding member of the Decatur Quilters...
Charlene Johnson
Apr. 04, 2018
Charlene Lois Ott Johnson, 85, of Decatur, died at 5:10 pm on April 4th, 2018 at Hickory Point Christian Village. Charlene was born on November 3rd, 1932 in Decatur, a daughter of Mildred (Hunt) and Robert Ott, Sr. She met William, the love of her life, at Illinois Power Company. They celebrated...
Richard Samuel Chestnut
Apr. 03, 2018
Richard Samuel Chestnut Sr., 84, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, April 03, 2018 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Richard was born November 3, 1933 in McGrann, Pennsylvania, the son of Robert and Murley (Taylor) Chestnut. He worked as an electrician with PPG retiring after thirty-five years of...
Norma Jean Doyle
Apr. 02, 2018
Norma Jean Doyle, 91, of Decatur, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 in Fair Havens Christian Village with her family by her side. Norma was born October 26, 1926 in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of William and Frieda (Nadolni) Strocher. She was a devoted homemaker. Norma was a charter member...
Roger L. Hayes
Apr. 02, 2018
DECATUR — Roger L. Hayes of Largo, FL, formerly of Decatur, passed away on Monday, April 2 at Suncoast Hospice Care Center in Palm Harbor, FL. Roger was born in Decatur on April 28, 1929 to Orville and Donna Hayes. He graduated from Decatur High School in 1947, and married Patricia McCray in...
Clyde G. Hobbs
Apr. 02, 2018
Clyde G. Hobbs, 95, of Decatur, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018, in Fair Havens Christian Village. Arrangements are incomplete at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home.
Gregory Carl Muench
Mar. 30, 2018
Gregory Carl Muench, 79, of Decatur, passed away Friday, March 30, 2018, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, with his family by his side. Greg was born September 29, 1938, in Waukee, Iowa, to Carl Deus and Mary Byrdell (McNeil) Muench. He married Aileen Elizabeth Taylor on January 21, 1971, in Toledo,...
Beverly Lee Schrader
Mar. 29, 2018
Beverly Lee Schrader, 78, of Decatur, went home Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Eastview Terrace in Sullivan. Beverly was born December 12, 1939 in Champaign, the daughter of Lowell and Frances (Lee) Brockway. She loved working and enjoyed her careers through the University of Illinois, supervising...
Kenneth R. McGlade
Mar. 29, 2018
Kenneth R. McGlade, 70, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 in his home. Ken was born July 28, 1947 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Roy and Clara (Avis) McGlade. He retired from Caterpillar. Ken enjoyed fishing, hunting, and bowling. He married Elizabeth Graine on June 14, 1985. She...