Dejuan Maurice Blythe Jr. Passed away on June 4,2023 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his mother, Chiquita Lasenby; father, Dejuan Maurice Blythe Sr.; aunts, Sedari Lasenby, Adriane Lasenby, Kala Lasenby Shakala Lasenby and Okemia Brakes; uncle, Maurice Lasenby; brother, Elijae...

Peggy Yvonne Donaldson, 84, of Decatur, IL passed away June 3, 2023 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Peggy was born November 18, 1938 in Huntington, WV the daughter of Ray and Gladys Spurlock. She married Walter Raymond Donaldson on July 16, 1964 in Decatur, IL. She was a home health aide. She was a...

Loren E. Trotter 89 of Decatur IL passed away on June 3,2023 at Eastview Terrace in Sullivan Il. Loren worked in food service for 33yrs at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was involved with Boy Scouts and was also an assistant coach for baseball He was member of Prairie Ave. Christian Church. But his...

Lenora Mae Carlson, 83, of Decatur, IL passed away June 3, 2023 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. Lenora was born February 29, 1940 in Maroa, IL the daughter of Carl Hobert and Bonneta Mae (Eastham) Austin. Lenora enjoyed feeding the birds and squirrels at her residence and spending...

Paul A. McPeek, 96, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023, at St. Joseph’s OSF Hospital in Bloomington. Paul was born January 14, 1927, in Moweaqua, to Elbridge and Lois McPeek. Paul married Mary Jo Brady (deceased) on July 7, 1951, in Bloomington. He was a member of the US Navy, serving...

Paul Jerald Eades, Sr, 81, of Argenta, IL passed away June 1, 2023 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Paul was born in Bement IL, on June 13, 1941. He married Donna Stephens and she had preceded him in death. Paul had worked for Caterpillar Tractor Company for 30 years attaining a position of Quality...

Ethel Wilma Roles, 90, of Decatur, passed away June 1, 2023, at Fair Havens Senior Living. Ethel was born in Brownstown, Illinois, on December 13, 1932, the daughter of Thomas and Mayme (Lawson) Barker. She married James Roles on May 4, 1953. He preceded her in death in 1994. Ethel was a...

First Lady Barbara Jean Hendricks Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, Sis Hendricks is the second oldest of 4 siblings born to the union of Mr. Tommie Lee and Mrs. Martha T Anderson Cliff. As a child, her devoted parents moved to Decatur Ill. Her Christian journey with the Church of the Living God,...

Decatur – Phyllis J. Seely, 87, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2023, in Decatur, IL. Phyllis was born June 7, 1935, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Harold Lewis and Jessie (Morris) Lamb. Phyllis worked many years in the lunchroom at Ben Franklin School and was a homemaker. She married...

Patricia “Roxy” Rowe 78 of Decatur, Il entered into God’s kingdom May 28, 2023, after a year of health issues. She was born on March 25, 1945, to Carl and Mildred Propst in Decatur, Il. Roxy joins her brother, Roger Propst and Alan Propst and her parents, Carl and Mildred Propst. She is survived...

Linda Gayle Manuel, 76, passed away on May 27, 2023, Bolingbrook, IL. Linda was born to Paul and Peggy Dyer on May 10, 1947, in Gary, IN. Linda married James Manuel on December 6, 1969, in Decatur, IL. She loved animals and gardening. She especially loved flowers. She loved Tennessee, where many...

Donald “Pappy” Horne, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed away peacefully in his sleep at 2:45am on Saturday, May 27, 2023. He was born September 9, 1928, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Andrew G. and Dorothy Lehman Horne. He married Cheryl Ruff on April 10,1981, and they were happily married for the next...