John Maynard
John Wayne Maynard, 84, of Sullivan passed away at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 1, 2018 in Eastview Terrace in Sullivan.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 10 in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday, April 9 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More
Kathryn Hutchcraft
Kathryn M. Hutchcraft, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:20 a.m. Thursday March 29, 2018 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Celebration of Life services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Kathryn was born August 3, 1930 in Ewing, Illinois, a daughter of James Howard and Eva Wyrick Richardson. She had worked at the Brown Shoe Company, Dean’s Greenhouses and Elzy’s Florist in Sullivan. She was a member of Sullivan First Christian Church. Previously she had been very involved in church activities at Sullivan Church of God and enjoyed southern gospel music. Kathryn married Paul Hutchcraft September 3, 1948 in Mt. Vernon, and he preceded her in death November 25, 2013. Read More
Darrell Morgan
Darrell Morgan, 77, of Melbourne, Ark., formerly of Sullivan and a graduate of Sullivan High School, died April 1. Arrangements are incomplete.
Shari Caine
Shari L. Caine, 52, of Des Plaines, Ill. passed away March 30, 2018 in Winfield, Ill.
Private family services will be held. G.L. Hills Funeral Home in Des Plaines, Ill. is handling arrangements. Read More
Greg Loveall
Former Sullivan resident Gregory P. Loveall, 57, died March 21, 2018 in Mesa, Ariz. He was born Sept. 28, 1960 in Decatur, attended Sullivan schools graduating in 1978 and lived in the area until his early 30s. Read More
Peter Spracklen
Peter John Spracklen, 77, formally of Tower Hill, Ill., passed away Sunday March 11, 2018 in Shelbyville Manor in Shelbyville. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. April 14 in Tower Hill Free Methodist Church.
Pete was born January 17, 1941 in Tower Hill to Justus Leroy Spracklen and Maribelle (Shanholtzer) Spracklen-Hostetler. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Read More
Avis Smith
Avis Nadine Smith, 87, of Lovington passed away at 1:38 p.m. Monday, March 26, 2018 in Lincolnshire Place in Decatur.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 3 in St. Isidore Catholic Church in Bethany. Burial will be in St. Isidore Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington with prayer services at 7 p.m. Read More
Bernard Whitlow, Sr.
Bernard Russell Whitlow, Sr., 83, of Hillsboro died at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, March 28) in Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro officiated by the Rev. Ralph Ward. Burial with military rites by V.F.W. Post #1306 and American Legion Post #425 was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. Read More
Thomas Starr
Thomas E. Starr, 64, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:26 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Funeral services were held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More
Helen Moynahan
Helen I. Moynahan, 86, died Friday, March 23, 2018 peacefully in her sleep in her home in Noblesville, Ind.
She leaves her daughter, Lori Wright of Noblesville; granddaughters Kendall and Kasey Landis of Noblesville; stepdaughter Jane Nunn and husband Jim of Levittown as well as many nieces and nephews. Helen also leaves behind longtime family friend, Mary Smith of Irvine, Calif. Read More