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Donald D. McMillen, 85, of Decatur passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Fair Haven’s Christian Home. Don was born on September 19, 1931 in Decatur the son of Glenn and Loraine (Tolly) McMillen. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and was a member of Decatur First Church of the...

Alyce R. Frye, 75, of Champaign formerly of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Alyce was born June 19, 1941in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of Dorothy and Keith Hagen. She retired from Carle Foundation Hospital after seventeen years of...

Decatur-Angel N. Armstrong, infant daughter of Tiffany Armstrong-Williams, was placed in the loving arms of Jesus on Sunday, March 19, 2017 in her home surrounded by her family. Angel was born March 9, 2017 in Springfield, Illinois. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her mother Tiffany,...

Frieda Ruff, 91, of Decatur passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Frieda was born August 22, 1925 in Shumway, IL the daughter of Edward and Louise (Friese) Kirchhofer. She was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church, the Ladies Guild, and the Quilters Guild. She married...

Cerro Gordo-Everett E. “Gene” Getz, 89, of Cerro passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Gene was born August 7, 1927 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Cecil and Amy (Carberry) Getz. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Gene was a member of...

Decatur-Janette Faye Lucas, 63, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Janette was born March 18, 1954 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky the daughter of Silas and Nancy (Pate) Kennedy. She enjoyed spending time with her family, scrapbooking and playing the...

Erwin Donald Heinkel, “Mr. Fix-It”, 95, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Erwin was born December 21, 1921, in Decatur, to Albert and Marie (Seyfang) Heinkel. He proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII. He married Billie D. Augustine on...

Decatur-Michael W. Hathaway, 51, of Decatur, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. Michael was born January 18, 1966 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Richard Hathaway and Diana (Dodwell) Buttrum. He worked for twenty years at Huston Patterson...

Betty J. “Sam” Hardy Kelm, 66, died March 16, 2017. Sam was born October 26, 1950, to Amherst F. Hardy and Marian (Johnson) Hardy in Decatur, Ill. She was a life-long resident of Decatur. Sam graduated from MacArthur High School in 1968 and was a PFC in the United States Marine Corps. She married...

John Peter Mazurek, Sr., 67, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. John was born September 14, 1949, in Dearborn, MI, to Stephen Edward and Irene Helen (Ziomek) Mazurek. He proudly served in the United States Army. He worked for Fed Ex and DHL for many...

Fred “Skip” H. Perryman, Jr., 75, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Skip was born November 14, 1941, in Clinton, IL to Fred H. and Noeva M. (Taylor) Perryman, Sr. He served in the United States Army state side, in Korea, and later in France...

.Mr. Cleotha Gee, 88, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. Cleotha was born January 4, 1929 to the late Gus and Bessie (Harris) Gee in Carthage, TN. He was a member of the NAACP and VFW for many years. He also worked at Wagner...