Gene Gast
Brian Eugene “Gene” Gast, 63, of Ashmore, formerly of Allenville, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at his home in Ashmore.
Private family services will be held at a later date, with burial in French Cemetery, Allenville. Memorials may be made in care of the family. Read More
Paul Romano
F. Paul Romano, 97, of Decatur, formerly of Sullivan, passed away December 28, 2019, in St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Visitation and mass were at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Decatur followed by Mass with burial in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery.
Paul was born September 23, 1922, in Decatur to Rocco and Domenica Romano, immigrants of Tricarico, Italy, in 1914. He shared their story at every opportunity. Paul was married to Adelyn Ekiss of Decatur in 1955; their daughter Vicki (Chuck) Schroeder lives in Sequim, Washington; Adelyn died in 1974. He married Dorothy Freeman of Sullivan in 1986 and became a devoted stepfather to Barry (Janet) Freeman and Larry (Janet) Freeman and joyful grandfather to Terri (Darren) Via and their three children. Dorothy died in 2001. Read More
Thomas Avery
Thomas William Avery, Jr. 62, of Findlay, formerly of Kincaid, passed away at 3:11 p.m. Monday, January 13, 2020 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Celebration of Life services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Bob Vail officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Church of God in Kincaid. Visitation will also be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday morning at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. The family requests casual attire. Read More
Kathryn Hartman
Kathryn L. Hartman, 88, of Windsor passed away at 4:58 p.m. Thursday, January 9, 2020, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loved ones.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 14 in Windsor Christian Church with the Reverend Patrick Fahey officiating. Burial was in Richland Cemetery in rural Strasburg. Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home in Windsor assisted the family. Read More
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