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
Category Archives: Obituaries
Obituaries 1-15-2020: Francis Fedie
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
Obituaries 1-15-2020: Denise Land
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
Obituaries 1-8-2020: Marcia Reeter
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
Ambulance Meeting
•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.
Obituaries 1-8-2020: Eugene Rowe
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
Obituaries 1-8-2020: Cellie Yokley
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
Obituaries 1-1-2020: Richard Casteel, Jr.
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
Obituaries 1-1-2020: Jean Landers
Jean Landers
Jean Landers, 92 of Sullivan, IL passed away Dec. 26, 2019 in Lake Placid, FL. She was born on May 20,1927 to T. Art and Janie Graven in Sullivan, IL.
She married J.W. Landers on Jan. 14, 1947 in Kentucky. He proceeded her in death. Read More
Obituaries 1-1-2020: Nancy Miller
Nancy Miller
Nancy E. Miller, 83, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:55 a.m. Tuesday December 24, 2019 in her residence.
Celebration of Life services were 11:00 a.m. Friday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Mark Bjornbak officiating. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until service time on Friday. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan First Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Read More