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Enid M. Whiteside, 95, of Decatur passed away on Sunday April 17, 2016 in McKinley Court Nursing Home. Enid was born in Forsyth, IL the daughter of J. Frank and Sophia (Fluss) Fornwalt. She was a member of Forsyth United Methodist Church. She was retired from First National Bank. She married...

Burr Nelson, 66, passed away at home on Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Bement, Illinois. Burr was born in Chicago, Illinois, son of the late Clyde Nelson and Jeanne (Burrows) Nelson. Burr grew up in Lincolnshire and Deerfield, Illinois. He graduated in 1972 from the University of Illinois at...

Lucile (Lucy) “Luscious Lou” Derlitzki, 95, of Springfield, formerly of Decatur, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 in Montvale Retirement Center. Lucile was born October 8, 1920 in Ainsworth, Nebraska, the daughter of Ward and Cora Mae (Harris) Steele. Lucile worked for the Walbash Railroad,...

Mt. Zion-Ricki L. “Rick” Jones, 64, of Mt. Zion, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Rick was born August 5, 1951 in Decatur, the son of Louis Jones and Christena (Hurley) Jones Harmon. He was previously employed as an electrician with Caterpillar, retiring...

Mark Pyle, 68, of Decatur passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Mark was born on July 16, 1947 in Springfield, IL the son of Joseph and Dorothy (Bangert) Pyle. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy. He was a rural mail carrier and worked at Temple B’Nai Abraham....

Mishelle Snow 53, of Shelbyville, IL passed away on Tuesday April 12, 2016, in St. John’s Hospital. Mishelle was born September 18, 1962 in Shelbyville, IL, the daughter of Eugene Gilliland and Beverly (Ogilvie) Austin. Mishelle enjoyed gambling, playing the Lotto, and most of all, spending time...

Evelyn Matthews Babcock, 95, of Decatur, went to be with the Lord Tuesday April 12, 2016, in McKinley Court with her family at her side. Evelyn was born on November 30, 1920 in Decatur the daughter of Claude and Goldie (Haley) King. She was a member of Cross Pointe Community Church. Evelyn worked...

Decatur- Phillip A. Henington, 56, of Decatur went to be with the Lord and his mother on Monday, April 11, 2016. Phil was born on March 19, 1960 in Decatur, IL the son of Jimmy J. and Virginia M. (Stratton) Henington. He was the owner of Phil Henington Auto Service. He enjoyed racing stock cars...

Decatur-Brian E. Schroat, 46, of Decatur, passed away at 5:42 PM Monday, April 11, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. Brian was born February 16, 1970 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Everett Schroat and Gail Foster. He attended Warrensburg-Latham until his junior...

Clarence Lee “Pete” Phillips, 89, of Minier, IL formerly of Mahomet, IL passed away on Friday April 8, 2016 in his home. Pete was born on July 13, 1926 in Monticello, IL the son of Everett and Ina (Trumble) Phillips. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a member of...

Oreana-Barbara Karakachos, 89, of Oreana, IL, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016. Barb was born September 12, 1926, in Danville, IL, the daughter of Louis and Vernela (Ringler) Felgenhauer. She married John T. Karakachos Sr. on October 6, 1946, in Danville, IL, and they shared 61 wonderful years...

Patricia “Pat” A. Wiegers, 90, of Springfield, IL (formerly of Decatur, IL), unexpectedly passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Pat was born May 15, 1925, in Marshall, MO, the daughter of Frank and Della Dean (Hopkins) Exler. She married Alfred O. Wiegers...