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Randy Scott Stewart
Sep. 10, 2013
Randy Scott Stewart, 50, of Decatur passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 in his home. Randy was born on December 19, 1962 in Decatur the son of William and Grace (Qualls) Stewart. Graveside service will be 2 PM Monday, September 16, 2013 in North Fork Cemetery. The family of Randy Scott...
Richard N. Little
Sep. 10, 2013
Richard N. Little, 85, of Decatur, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. Dick was born on December 12, 1927 in Canton, Ohio, the son of David and Gladys (Kelly) Little. He rose to the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Army and was stationed...
Elpha Roller
Sep. 08, 2013
Elpha Rosabelle Roller “Rosie”, 89, of Springfield slipped away on Sunday, September 8, 2013 in Decatur Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving and caring daughters. Rosie was born in Sabetha, KS on June 12, 1924 daughter of the late Lewis Edward and Maude (Jones) Plank. Elpha was preceded in...
Perry Buck
Sep. 08, 2013
Forsyth–Perry W. Buck, 89, died Sunday, September 8, 2013 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Perry was born May 30, 1924, the son of Fred and Esther (Wehrle) Buck in Ramsey, IL. He married Wilmadean Adams on June 6, 1953. She preceded him in death on August 28, 2010. Perry served in the Navy during...
Helen Sue Krohn
Sep. 07, 2013
Decatur-Helen Sue Krohn, 71, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2013 with her family by her side. She was born September 11, 1941 in Rutledge, Tennessee, the daughter of Howard Tate and Golden Wave (Olinger) Bailey. She was previously employed Levi-Strauss in Tennessee and GE in...
Phat Tan Tran
Sep. 02, 2013
Phat Tan Tran, 52, of Decatur passed away Monday, September 2, 2013 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. A service to honor Phat’s life will be 1- 5PM Thursday, September 5, 2013 in Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home. Cremation will follow in Graceland/ Fairlawn Crematory. Burial will take place at a later...
Viola G. Wester
Sep. 02, 2013
Decatur-Viola G. Wester, 87, of Decatur, passed away Monday, September 02, 2013 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Viola was born November 2, 1925, in Beecher City, Illinois, the daughter of Sam and Bertha (Griffith) Sparr. She was a devout Christian all of her life and a great mother, grandmother, and...
Joanne Lee Whitfield
Aug. 31, 2013
DECATUR – Joanne L. Whitfield, 80, born in Des Moines, IA lived in Decatur, IL, passed away peacefully August 31, 2013 surrounded by her family holding hands during a prayer service. Joanne devoted her life to her family and made daily sacrifices to enrich the lives of everyone around her. She...
John C. Mose
Aug. 31, 2013
John C. Mose, 57, of Decatur passed away on Saturday August 31, 2013 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. John was born on October 21, 1955 in Decatur, IL the son of George E. and Betty Ann (Kelsheimer) Mose. He worked as a Painter at Huss and Slipper. He married Vivian Ewing on April 11,...
Catherine Hector
Aug. 30, 2013
Decatur- Catherine M. Hector, 61, of Decatur, went with Jesus Friday, August 30, 2013 in McKinley Court Nursing Home. Services to celebrate Catherine’s life will be 6:00 PM Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the...
Waynona Miller
Aug. 29, 2013
Waynona Kay Miller, 66, of Decatur passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Kay was born December 2, 1946 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Ernest and Mable (Stanley) Eckart. She was a long-time manager at Steak and Shake working at both Decatur and Forsyth locations. She...
Otis T. Wildy
Aug. 29, 2013
Decatur-Otis T. Wildy, 90, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 in his home. He was born November 7, 1922 in Mounds, Illinois, the son of Erhard George and Charlotte (Thomas) Wildy. He proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942-1945. He was a Staff Sgt that...