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Decatur- Rolland G. Trudeau, 65, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Rolland was born May 22, 1948 in Malone, NY, the son of George and Madonna (Miller) Trudeau-Fort. He was previously employed with Laborers Union Local #159. He enjoyed the outdoors and...

Dorothy E. Dakan, 99, of Decatur, passed away at 3:39 pm, Friday, October 11, 2013 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Dorothy, the daughter of Charles and Elnora E. (Whiteford) Dakan was born October 24, 1913 in Stanberry. MO. She attended first grade at Stanberry Star School, a one-room county school...

Donald Allen Davis, 81, of Oreana passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Donald was born August 13, 1932 in Flora, IL, the son of Frank and Gladys (Owens) Davis. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War, and was a member of the...

Decatur-M. Louise Semelka, 92, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013, at the McKinley Court Care Center. She was born February 23, 1921, in Shumway, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond and Geneva (Watts) Huffer. Unlike most women of her day, she worked outside of the home first at the...

Forsyth-Robert E. Crowell, 79, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013 in Hickory Point Christian Village after a long illness. He was born March 18, 1934 in Cobden, Illinois, the son of Paul R. and Gladys E. (Conley) Crowell. He proudly served his country in U.S. Navy. He married Doris...

Patricia Ann Behen, 74, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Patricia was born March 13, 1939 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Loren and Dorothy (Winholtz) Gallagher. She married Richard Behen on November 11, 1955 in Arkansas and they spent 33 years...

Stephen Weatherford, 70, of Decatur passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Stephen was born on February 8, 1943 in Decatur the son of John T. and Ruth (Estes) Weatherford. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy and was a retired from Firestone. He married Lillian...

Decatur-Carole Jo Michels, 69, of Decatur, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013, in St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born July 18, 1944, in Decatur, the daughter of Virginia Cox and Sheldon Davis and raised by Harold Cox until he preceded her in death. She attended Stephen Decatur High School. She...

Decatur-Allen Wright, 80, of Decatur, passed away at 9:27 a.m. Monday, September 30, 2013, in Decatur Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. Allen was born March 7, 1933 in Maroa, Illinois, the son of Kenneth E. and Helen A. Wright. He married Mary Alice Cherry in 1951. They had a...

Decatur-Christopher T. “Chris” Gustafson, 37, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013 in his home. Chris was born October 12, 1975 in Kankakee, Illinois, the son of Gary and Kathy (Jacobson) Gustafson. He was employed with the Norfolk & Southern Railroad. He loved his job and the...

DECATUR- Charles W. “Charlie” Bell, 82 of Decatur, passed away at 9:25 PM Saturday, September 28, 2013 in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield. Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate Charlie’s life will be held at 11 am on Saturday, October 5, 2013 in St. Patrick Catholic Church, with Father John...

Thomas Childress, 83, of Clinton, WI formerly of Forsyth passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2013 in William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI. Tom was born on April 7, 1930 in Oakland, IL the son of Joseph and Daisy (Baysinger) Childress. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Air...