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Elizabeth May Price
Dec. 28, 2014
Elizabeth May Price, 65, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Elizabeth was born March 5, 1949 in Decatur to Jacob and Pheobe (Pfeifer) McClellan. Elizabeth leaves behind four children, Keith Bobbitt of Pensacola, Florida, Michael (Rebecca) Wilhelm of...
Donald Clark Karr
Dec. 28, 2014
Decatur- Donald Clark Karr, 81, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 in Fair Havens Christian Home. Donald was born March 28, 1933 in Decatur, IL, the son of Charles and Esta (Perkins) Karr. Donald proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, and later he worked as a...
Mark Rau
Dec. 27, 2014
Warrensburg-Mark Rau, 59, of Warrensburg formerly of Springfield, passed away peacefully at 12:20 p.m. Saturday, December 27, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur after battling liver cancer. Mark was born April 11, 1955 in Decatur, the son of William and Pauline (Stiles) Rau. He graduated from...
Phyllis Eileen Fritz
Dec. 26, 2014
Decatur- Phyllis Fritz, 82, of Decatur, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Phyllis was born June 10, 1932, in Cerro Gordo, Illinois, the daughter of Samuel Hayden and Sarah “Jeanette” (Hickman) Lawyer. She married Russell Fritz, Sr. in Peoria,...
Connie Johnson
Dec. 25, 2014
Decatur-Connie Johnson, 85, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 in Symphony. Honoring Connie’s wishes cremation services will be provided by Graceland/Fairlawn Crematory. No services are planned at this time.
Priscilla Meddaugh
Dec. 25, 2014
Priscilla Meddaugh, 53, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. No services are planned.
David L. Vording
Dec. 25, 2014
Decatur- David Vording, 69, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 in McKinley Court Nursing Home. David was born July 2, 1945 in Decatur, IL., the son of James Edger and Violet Mae (Decrevel) Vording. He was a member of the St. Paul’s Methodist Church when he was a child. David was...
Donald R. Johnson
Dec. 25, 2014
Decatur-Donald R. Johnson Sr., 97, passed quietly from this Earth to be with his Heavenly Father and Savior on Thursday, December 25, 2014. Donald was born December 18, 1917 in Decatur, the son of Carl Rudolph and Edna L. Johnson. He married Maxine Beck July 30, 1940 and after sixty-four years of...
Olyveea Grace Clapp
Dec. 25, 2014
Hammond – Olyveea Grace Clapp, infant daughter of Brittanie Clapp, was placed in the loving arms of Jesus on December 25, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. We thought we were having a baby but had an angel instead. Private family services will be held. The family of Olyveea Grace Clapp is...
Margaret Anne Pondelick
Dec. 25, 2014
Decatur-Margaret Anne Brady Pondelick, 83, of Decatur, Illinois passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital from Pulmonary Fibrosis. Her husband of sixty-five years Leo Joseph and her daughter were by her side. Anne was born December 21, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, the second...
James A. Curlin
Dec. 24, 2014
Decatur – James A. “Jay” Curlin, 89, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Jay was born May 21, 1925 in Shelby County, the son of Alba and Ada (Harlow) Curlin. He graduated from Tower Hill High School in 1943 and then graduated from Eastern Illinois...
Mary L. Easterling
Dec. 24, 2014
Mary Lucille Easterling, 90, of Decatur, entered her eternal home on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Services to celebrate Mary’s life will be 11am December 30, 2014 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial...