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Lynda Ward
Apr. 24, 2012
Lynda Ward of Decatur passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will 2 pm Monday, April 30, 2012 in Fairlawn Cemetery.
Tyson Alexander Johnson
Apr. 23, 2012
Decatur-Tyson Alexander Johnson, infant son of Tara Fleming and Timothy Johnson, was placed in the loving arms of Jesus Monday, April 23, 2012. Graveside side services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2012 in the Garden of Angels at Graceland Cemetery. The 'Flight Home' Ceremony will conclude...
Hope C. Christison
Apr. 20, 2012
Decatur-Hope Christison, 26, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012. A graveside service will be held at Graceland Cemetery Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home will be Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 6 – 8:00 p.m. Hope was born September 1, 1985. She...
Sarah Marie Swope
Apr. 20, 2012
Sarah Marie Tipton Swope, 83, passed away April 20, 2012, in Decatur, Illinois. Marie was born July 7, 1928, in Moulton, Iowa, daughter of the late Fred and Mary (Davis) Tipton. The family moved to Ottumwa, Iowa, in 1942. In 1947, Marie married Gordon Lee Swope. They divorced in 1960. In 1959,...
Glenn E. Niles
Apr. 18, 2012
Glenn Eugene Niles, 91, of Mt. Zion, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur. Mr. Niles was born October 11, 1920, in Shelbyville, IL, son of Norton and Gertrude (Dildine) Niles. A WWII Army Staff Sergeant, Glenn worked as a shift foreman at A.E. Staley's before retiring in...
Hazel Feezel
Apr. 18, 2012
Decatur- Hazel Feezel, 86, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in her home. Graveside Services to celebrate Hazel’s life will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012 in Graceland Cemetery with the 'Flight Home' Ceremony to conclude the service. Memorial contributions may be made to...
Dora Caylor
Apr. 15, 2012
Decatur – Dora A. Caylor, 91, of Decatur passed away on Sunday April 15, 2012 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Dora was born August 19, 1920 in Waterbury, CT the daughter of Alfred and Antoinett (Montiforte) Cailone. Surviving are three sons, David Caylor (Joyce) of Phoenix, AZ; Steve Caylor (Linda)...
Wilbur "IKE" Greer
Apr. 14, 2012
Decatur – Wilbur 'Ike' C. Greer Sr., 93, of Decatur passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Lincoln Rehabilitation Center. Wilbur was born on May 28, 1918 in Mt. Auburn the son of Clarence and Linnie May (Beals) Greer. He was in the produce business he had worked for Metzler's Produce, P-D...
Ronald G. Wood
Apr. 12, 2012
Decatur-Ronald G. Wood, 48, of Decatur died Thursday, April 12, 2012 in St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, IL from injuries received in a car accident. Ronald was born September 7, 1963, the son of Donald and Betty Watts Wood. He married Laura Castelli in 1992. They had four children. He lived in...
Beulah M. Davis
Apr. 12, 2012
Beulah Mildred Davis, 88, of Bloomington, IL formerly of Decatur passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Heritage Health in Normal, IL. Beulah was born on July 2, 1923 in Tilden the daughter of Harry Cecil and Mary Edith (Pierson) Dilley. She served her country proudly in the US Navy during WWII....
Zillah Rodgers-McKibben
Apr. 11, 2012
Zillah began her journey on December 4th, 1914, near the small town of Rosemond in Central Illinois. She married Paul H. McKibben in 1933 and lived in Decatur, Illinois, where they raised two daughters Virginia Bradbury, of Temecula, and Ruth Anne McBee, of Idaho. Following Paul’s death in 1963,...
William Anthony Lones
Apr. 11, 2012
Decatur- William “Tony” Lones, 57, of Decatur, passed away in his home Wednesday, April 11, 2012. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Tony will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Central United Methodist Church in Decatur, a visitation will start at 10:30 a.m. until the...