Bob Short

Robert A. Short, 81, of Sullivan passed away at 2:21 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2019, in HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Read More

Pete Spencer

Peter A. ‘Pete’ Spencer, 68, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:33 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Celebration of Life services were at 1 p.m. Monday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be at a later date in Camfield Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More

Mike Wildman

Michael J. Wildman, 58, of Monticello passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 in Kirby Medical Center in Monticello.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5 at Mackey-Wright Funeral Home in Monticello. Cremation rites followed, and interment in Monticello Township Cemetery will be held at a later date.
He was born June 17, 1960, a son of Roger L. and Phyllis Huffmaster Wildman. Mike was a 1978 graduate of Sullivan High School where he participated in golf, baseball, football and basketball. His senior year he participated in the IHSA State basketball tournament in Champaign. He was a 1982 graduate of Purdue University. Mike was a department head for the Home Depot and was elected Monticello Township Supervisor. He was a member of the NRA, Purdue Alumni Association, Piatt County Republican Party and a parishioner at St. Philomena Catholic Church of Monticello. Read More

Sandra Brownlee

Sandra K. Brownlee, 73, of Decatur, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 in her residence.
Sandra was born June 1, 1945, a daughter of James “Jay” Speagle and Norma Morey-Crutcher.
Surviving are her son Rodney Brownlee of Decatur; daughters Diane Strode of Decatur and Laurie (Val) McKean of Decatur; sister Donna (Terry) Beasley of Macon; half-siblings Jerry, Danny, Vicki, and Jay; grandchildren Koren (Fred), Ashley (Devin), Skyler, Brandy, Drew, and Krissy; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and a special nephew Wade Beasley. Read More

Vicki Nolen

Vicki Jo Nolen, 60, of Sullivan passed away March 12, 2019, surrounded by her beloved daughter Bridget and grandchildren Jacob and Alexandrea Myers in her daughter’s home in Hobbs, N.M.
Vicki was born to parents Florence Allen (Manning-Bolyard) and the late Robert L Bolyard (Bobbie Bolyard), November 1, 1958, in Decatur, Ill. She was a graduate of Vandalia High School in 1976 and received her CNA/EMT from Vandalia Hospital. Read More