Alice Jones
Alice V. Calhoun Jones, 84, of Bethany, passed away at 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2020, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Celebration of Life services were held at 11 a.m. Monday in Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan with Pastor Glenn Strohschein officiating assisted by Jerry Jones. Burial was in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery in Bethany. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan assisted the family. Read More
Evelyn Burtcheard
Evelyn M. Burtcheard, 84, of rural Sullivan passed away at 4 p.m. Sunday January 12, 2020 in her residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Karen Goss officiating. Visitation will be from noon until service time. Read More
Lillian Beckett
Lillian Irene Beckett, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:29 a.m. Friday, January 10, 2020, in Shelbyville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 14 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery in rural Sullivan. Read More
Francis Fedie
Francis F. Fedie, 86, of Decatur passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, in his home with his loving family at his side.
Francis was born March 3, 1933, in Durand, Wisc., a son of Henry and Annabelle (Komro) Fedie. A U.S. Army veteran, Francis was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Lovington American Legion Post #429 and retired from the B&O Railroad in 2001 where he worked as a brakeman. He married Peggy J. Wahlsmith June 25, 1954 in Springfield, Ill. Read More
Denise Land
Denise Ahalt Land, 85, of Carthage, passed away at 10:20 A.M. Thursday, December 26, 2019, at the Red Maple Care Center in Carthage. Read More
Marcia Reeter
Marcia Jean Reeter, 92, of Waltonville, Illinois, formerly of the Sullivan (Mason Point), Bethany and Dalton City areas, passed away at 6:20 p.m. Monday, December 30, 2019, in the SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
Visitation will be in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with a graveside service following in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Dates and times have not been finalized at this time. Read More
•January 8, 2020•
The Lovington Community Ambulance annual meeting will be held at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Ambulance garage in Lovington.
Eugene Rowe
Eugene C. Rowe, 99, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:46 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2020, in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 6, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Marge Overlot officiating. Masonic Rites were performed by George A. Sentel Lodge #764. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Read More
Cellie Yokley
Cellie Marie “Granny” Yokley, 89, of Sullivan, passed away at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2020, in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 9 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in French Cemetery in Allenville. Read More
Richard Casteel, Jr.
Richard “Rick” Casteel, Jr., 69, of Lovington got his angel wings at 5:21 p.m. December 23, 2019 at home.
Minister Steve Ingram did the Celebration of Life services at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28th, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan; visitation was held from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will follow at Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to SIU Alumni Association or Cancer Care Specialist of Decatur; 210 W. McKinley Ave Suite 1, Decatur, IL 62526. Read More