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John G. Campbell
Jun. 18, 2025
Decatur – John G. Campbell, 74, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Pana. John was born on May 4, 1951, in Buffalo, NY, the son of John G. and Marjorie (Mason) Campbell. He was a member and longtime secretary of the Stephen Decatur Masonic Lodge, worked for years at the Masonic...

Norma Jean Rogers
Jun. 16, 2025
DECATUR, Norma Jean Rogers, 87, passed on Monday, June 16, 2025 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Norma was born January 2, 1938 in Decatur, IL. Norma retired from accounting and bookkeeping at her husband’s business, Roger’s Oil Company. Norma loved to read, play tennis, and golf. She was also a...

Kavari Arshon Drisdell
Jun. 15, 2025
Decatur – Kavari Arshon Drisdell, 12, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Kavari was born on November 06, 2012, in Chicago, IL, the son of Howard Drisdell and Denise Boyd. A student at Robinson Charter school, Kavari would have been a 6th...

Dana Renae Stolte
Jun. 15, 2025
Dana Stolte, 48, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away June 15, 2025, with her loving family by her side. Dana was born in Decatur on September 15, 1976, the daughter of Ernest and Carmen (Corn) Fleming. She married Anthony “Shane” Stolte on September 20, 2008. Dana is survived by her daughters...

Warren Lucas
Jun. 15, 2025
Warren Lucas, 97, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Sunday (06-15-2025) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home.

Londa Marie Ricketts
Jun. 15, 2025
Londa Marie Ricketts, 63, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away June 15, 2025. Londa was born in Decatur on February 26, 1962, the daughter of Gail and Rose (Knittle) Brooks. She married Mark Ricketts on November 29, 2013, and they enjoyed nine years of marriage until his death in 2022. Londa was...

Kay Anne Theobald
Jun. 14, 2025
Kay A Theobald (Kane), 86, of Decatur, IL, was reunited in heaven with her husband, Richard, on June 14, 2025. Their reunion was just in time for them to celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary together. Kay was born on November 29, 1938, in Bloomington, IL, to William and Bernadine Kane...

Betty Harris
Jun. 13, 2025
Betty Darliene Harris, 85, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Friday (06-13-2025) at Tanglewood Village after a short battle with cancer. Betty was born on May 6th, 1940, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Charles Fuqua and Edith (Dick) Fuqua. She married Larry Ray Harris on August 9th, 1964, in...

Jan William Wagoner Sr
Jun. 12, 2025
Jan W. Wagoner, Sr. (84) of Decatur, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, June 12th, 2025, in the home he loved, next to the person he loved the most, his wife, Marie. Jan was born on January 27,1941, in Cerro Gordo, IL, son of the late John and Lois Wagoner. He married Marieanne Jo...

Elizabeth "Betty" Hendricks
Jun. 08, 2025
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Devore Hendricks, 101, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Urbana, IL, after a very full life. She was born on August 25, 1923, in Decatur, IL. She was the only child of the late Earl Devore and Freda Deakins Devore. Betty married Captain Lane Hendricks on November 10,...

Janice Louise Waddell
Jun. 07, 2025
Janice Louise Waddell, 75, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away June 7, 2025, in her home. Janice was born in Clinton, Illinois, on May 13, 1950, the daughter of Everett Leslie Jackson and Bonnie Lou (Atteberry) Jackson. She married Darrell Waddell on May 7, 1977, in Decatur. Janice was a homemaker...

Henry Bachrach
Jun. 06, 2025
**Celebration of Life announcement: ** Henry Bachrach originally from Decatur, Illinois passed away June 6, 2025 in Naples Florida at the age of 108. The family will host a public celebration of life at 1:30 PM on Friday, September 12, 2025, at the Decatur Transfer House at Central Park in...