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William Henderson
Dec. 24, 2014
William Henderson, 69, of Decatur passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in his home. William was born on April 6, 1945 in Bloomington, IL the son of James and Myrtle Henderson. He was a Chicago Cubs fan, liked working on old cars, and spending time with his family. Surviving are his wife,...
Richard L. Bone
Dec. 24, 2014
DECATUR— Richard L. Bone, 88, of Decatur passed away in the early hours of Wednesday (Dec. 24, 2014) at the Hickory Point Christian Village. Richard was born in Maroa, the second of four children to Ray and Mildred Bone. He graduated from Stephen Decatur High School in 1945. Prior to graduating...
D'Arbra "Darb" L. Sloan
Dec. 23, 2014
D’Arbra “Darb” L. Sloan, 82, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in her home with her family by her side. Darb was born March 12, 1932, in Bement, IL, the daughter of Joe C. and Olive (McCosh) DeFore. She was a bus driver for the Decatur Public Schools, and a member of the Eckenkar...
Mary Virginia Boliek
Dec. 23, 2014
Decatur-Mary Virginia Boliek, 69, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur with her husband by her side. Mary was born April 15, 1945 in Decatur, the son of Charles Wesley and Virginia Mae (Miller) Arnold. She graduated from Niantic-Harristown High...
William Beesley
Dec. 22, 2014
William Beesley, 91, of Decatur, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Services to celebrate William’s life will be 11:00 AM Saturday, January 3, 2015 in the Star of Hope Chapel, in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at Star of Hope....
Mary Ann Kennedy
Dec. 22, 2014
Decatur – Mary Ann Kennedy, 80, of Decatur, passed away Monday morning, December 22, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family. Mary was born December 3, 1934 on “5 Mile Holler”, outside of Proctorville, Lawrence County, Ohio, to Elmer & Erma (Edwards) Henington. Lived in Charleston, West...
Adeline Margaret Psioda
Dec. 22, 2014
Decatur-Adeline Margaret (Wood) Psioda, 100, of Decatur, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at Fair Havens Christian Home in Decatur. Adeline was born February 14, 1914 in Harvey, Illinois, the daughter of Anna and Thomas Wood. Through her life, Adeline lived in Harvey, Illinois, Darlington,...
Russell W. Rhodes
Dec. 20, 2014
Russell W. Rhodes, 84, of Decatur, went home to be with his Heavenly Father at 5:17 p.m. December 20, 2014, with his family around him. Private family services will be held at Graceland Cemetery. Russell was born on January 4, 1930 in Detroit, MI, the son of Gaylord and Elsie Harrington. He...
Beverly M. Reedy
Dec. 20, 2014
Forsyth-Beverly M. Reedy, 87, of Forsyth, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 in her home. Beverly was born March 19, 1927 in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of Lynn and Eulalia (Mullins) Gebhart. After she graduated high school she attended finishing school in New York City. She was a...
Selwyn P. Shaw
Dec. 19, 2014
Decatur-Selwyn Shaw, 89, of Decatur, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at McKinley Court in Decatur. Selwyn was born February 7, 1925, in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Page and Cyrena (Wilcox) Shaw. He grew up in Burton, moved to East Peoria and later began work there with Caterpillar. He...
Dorothy L. Warnick
Dec. 18, 2014
Dorothy L. Warnick, 65, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Honoring Dorothy’s wishes cremation services will be provided by Graceland/Fairlawn Crematory. No services are planned at this time.
Patty Sue (Sunderland) Hutson
Dec. 16, 2014
Patty Sue Hutson, 63, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Fair Havens Christian Home. Honoring Patty’s wishes cremation services will be provided by Graceland/ Fairlawn Crematory. No services are planned at this time. The family of Patty Sue Hutson is being served by...