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Obituaries 12-4-2019: James Johnson

James Johnson

James Ellis (Jim) Johnson, 78, of Allenville passed away at 4:22 p.m. Thursday, November 28, 2019 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
Jim was born February 1, 1941 in Mattoon, the son of Oral and Minnie Pearl (Rardin) Johnson. He married Alice J. Protz May 12, 1961 in Mattoon. Read More

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Obituaries 12-4-2019: Charlotte Emel

News Progress Posted on December 4, 2019 by webmasterDecember 4, 2019

Charlotte Emel

Charlotte May Emel, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:29 a.m. Sunday in the Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham.
A memorial reception will be from 2-4 p.m. Saturday December 7, 2019 at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Private family burial will be at the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan.
Charlotte was born July 26, 1932 in Sullivan the daughter of Glen and Mildred Buxton Pierce. Read More

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Obituaries 12-4-2019: John Krohn

News Progress Posted on December 4, 2019 by webmasterDecember 4, 2019

John Krohn

John F. Krohn, 76, of Bethany, passed away at 8:00 a.m. Saturday November 30, 2019 in his residence.
Celebration of Life services was 5:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with J. E. Miller officiating assisted by Mike Pippin. Visitation was 3-5 p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan Church of Christ or to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rdStreet, New York, New York, 10016. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Read More

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Obituaries 12-4-2019: Danny Miller

News Progress Posted on December 4, 2019 by webmasterDecember 4, 2019

Danny Miller

Danny L. Miller, 68, of Bethany passed away at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Mason Point in Sullivan.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday, December 4) at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany.
Danny was born September 26, 1951 in Decatur, a son of Raymond C. and Hillis M. (Wilkinson) Miller. He married Karen J. Phillippo March 19, 1971 in Bethany, and she survives. Read More

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Obituaries 12-4-2019: Norma Thompson

News Progress Posted on December 4, 2019 by webmasterDecember 4, 2019

Norma Thompson

Norma P. Thompson, 90, of Bethany, formerly of Bloomington passed away at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, December 1, 2019 in her home.
Celebration of Life services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington with Rev. Dr. Charles Witte officiating. Entombment will be in Park Hill Mausoleum, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday morning at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN. Read More

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Obituaries 12-4-2019: Timothy King

News Progress Posted on December 4, 2019 by webmasterDecember 4, 2019

Timothy King

Timothy Andrew King, 81, of Mt. Zion, passed away 11:40 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2019, at Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 6, 2019, at Life Builders Church of God, Decatur. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Friday at the church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to Life Builders Church of God: 833 W. Pershing Rd, Decatur, IL 62526.
Timothy was born September 3, 1938, in Windsor; the son of William “Bill” and Olive (Rawlings) King. He married Anita Dianne Maxedon on June 16, 1962 in Sullivan; she survives. Read More

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Obituaries 11-27-2019: Megan M. Thompson

News Progress Posted on November 27, 2019 by webmasterNovember 27, 2019

Megan M. Thompson

Megan M. Thompson, 32, of Monticello, peacefully entered the Lord’s presence on November 19, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Megan was born July 8th, 1987 in Decatur, IL the daughter of Steve and Paula Buxton. Megan graduated from Sullivan High School in 2005. She then went on to graduate from Lincoln Christian University with a B.S. in Intercultural Studies and Business Administration where she also was a 4-year member of the LCU basketball team.
Megan married Charlie Thompson on May 19th, 2012. Read More

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Obituaries 11-27-2019: Theresa Ann Davis

News Progress Posted on November 27, 2019 by webmasterNovember 27, 2019

Theresa Ann Davis

Theresa Ann Davis, 62, of Lovington, passed away at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation was an hour prior to the services Saturday at the funeral home. Burial was in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: 322 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001 Read More

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Obituaries 11-20-2019: Mildred Smith

News Progress Posted on November 20, 2019 by webmasterNovember 20, 2019

Mildred Smith

Mildred (Millie) Durchholz Smith, 98, a longtime resident of Lovington and Hammond, IL, and Mt. Dora, FL, died Friday, October 4, 2019, at Mason Point Nursing Home in Sullivan, IL.
Born January 18, 1921, in Latham, IL, she lived on a farm until graduating from Latham High School at the age of 16. Her dream was to become a nurse, but because she could not start nurses training until the age of 18, she went to Millikin University for two years. Read More

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Obituaries 11-20-2019: Jenna R. Protz

News Progress Posted on November 20, 2019 by webmasterNovember 20, 2019

Jenna R. Protz

Jenna R. Protz, 14, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 in an auto accident, near Hillsboro.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 23, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, Vandalia with Chaplains Scottie Wilson and Lee Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia. Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, November 22, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, Vandalia and from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday prior to the service at the church. Read More

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