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Decatur-Rita L. Woods, 84, of Decatur, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at Imboden Creek Living Center. A funeral service to celebrate Rita’s life will be at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014 at Graceland Funeral Home, with Rev. Dwight Bradshaw officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 to...

Decatur-Richard L. Stuart, 61, of Decatur, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Rick was born February 22, 1953 in Decatur, the son of Howard and Dorothy (Bork) Stuart. He worked at A.E. Staley for twenty years. He later worked as a bartender at Jimmy’s Tavern....

Frances May Yocum, 94, of Decatur passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2014 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. A funeral service to celebrate Frances’ life will be 11 AM Thursday, September 4, 2014 in Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home with Pastor Sig Bjorklund officiating. Visitation will be 10-11 AM...

Donna M. Johnson, 76, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 in Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Donna was born April 10, 1938 in Vernon, IL, the daughter of Lloyd and Mildred (Hollingsead) Mahon. Donna was an LPN at Decatur Memorial Hospital. She loved playing bingo,...

Linda D. Hooper, 64, of Decatur passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Linda was born on March 16, 1950 in Longview, TX the daughter of Samuel and Alene (Simmons) Hooper. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Surviving are her best friend and companion,...

Ronald W. Shafer, 82, of Decatur passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2014 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Ronald was born on July 25, 1932 in Logansport, IN the son of Galen and Dorothy (Peyton) Shafer. He served in the Air Force in the Korean Conflict. He received his M. Ed. from the University of...

Decatur-Richard Sikes, 53, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Aperion Care in Decatur. Honoring Richard’s wishes cremation services will be provided by Graceland/Fairlawn Crematory. No services are planned at this time. The family of Richard Sikes is being served by the...

Decatur-Martha Jean Smith, 87, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Imboden Creek Living Center in Decatur. She was born March 9, 1927 in Decatur, the daughter of George and Florence (Barger) Pfiefer. She was a devoted wife and homemaker. She was previously employed at the Anna...

Winnifred Beatrice Toren, 96, of Monticello passed away on August 27, 2014 at the Piatt County Nursing Home. Winnifred was born April 19, 1918, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Peter Clarence and Elsa Francis (Gerlich) Thime. A 1938 graduate of Wright Junior College, she worked for Gerard Steel...

Roy Luckenbill, 86, of Decatur passed away on Monday, August 25, 2014 in McKinley Court Nursing Home. Roy was born on October 17, 1927 in Decatur the son of Albert Henry and Georgia Ann (Hurst) Luckenbill. He served his country proudly in the USMC from 1944-1946. He was retired from home...

Decatur-Gerald E. Mahaffey, 84, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 in his home surrounded by the love of his family and friends. He was born September 29, 1929 in Wheeler, Illinois, the son of Harry Otis and Harriet Luetta May (Baker) Mahaffey. He graduated from Newton High School...

Hazel E. Gorecki, 89, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 in her home. Hazel was born September 27, 1924 in Sparta, WI, the daughter of Lyman and Sylvia (Plautz) Leach. Early in her career Hazel was a church secretary for Decatur Church of the Brethren, and then later she became an...