Donald “Dean” Puyear
Donald “Dean” Puyear, 86, of Hudson, winter resident of Englewood, FL, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025 at HCA Florida Englewood Hospital.
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Obituaries 4-23-2025: Pat Desmond
Pat Desmond
Pat Desmond, 82, of Mattoon, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 2025 in her residence with her family by her side.
Read MoreObituaries 4-23-2025: Bettye Dawson
Bettye Dawson
Bettye Katherine Dawson, 100, of Ankeny, IA, formerly of Lovington, Decatur and Tuscola, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025, Rock Creek Senior Living, Ankeny, IA.
Visitation was held Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Graveside services were held Saturday, in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church, Lovington.
Read MoreObituaries 4-16-2025: Jean Taylor
Jean Taylor
Jean L. Taylor, 78, of Sullivan, passed away at 11:31 a.m. Wednesday April 9, 2025 in her residence.
Read MoreObituaries 4-16-2025: Harold “Gene” Pryor
Harold “Gene” Pryor
Harold “Gene” Pryor, 88, passed away on April 10th at home. He married Sharon Morgan on October 22, 1955, at Kirkville, IL. They had three daughters.
He leaves behind his wife of 69 years, Sharon, daughters, Becky (Don) Evans, Cindy (Scott) Birdsall, Pam Moon, 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Read MoreObituaries 4-16-2025: Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey, 85, of Sullivan, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Saturday April 12, 2025 at her daughter’s home surrounded by her family in Grant Park, Illinois.
Read MoreObituaries 4-16-2025: Barbara Colclasure
Barbara Colclasure
Barbara Ann “Bobbie” Colclasure, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:35 a.m. Sunday April 13, 2025 at Heritage Woods of Sullivan.
Read MoreObituaries: R. Duane Ryherd
R. Duane Ryherd
“Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” Revelation 2:10
R. Duane Ryherd (November 28, 1934 – April 3, 2025)
Duane Ryherd joined his Lord and Savior and his recently deceased and most beloved wife, Mae (nee Hollman), in heaven on April 3, 2025.
Read MoreObituaries 4-2-2025: Peggy Roley
Peggy Roley
Peggy Roley, born in the heart of Illinois on a grain and dairy farm. One of five children, along with three half-brothers and a half-sister, Peggy grew up in a close-knit farming family.
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Aux Kas and Wampuses
•March 26, 2025•
by Janet Roney
What is the oldest word in use today? It’s heard all over the world. It originated in an oasis in the Taklamaken desert in western China. While you think about that, here’s another old word… wampus.
My father savored using old words. His vocabulary would have given a linguist hours of pleasure deciphering its origins. One of his words was wampus. Do you know what a wampus is?
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