Bob Livergood
Robert ‘Bob’ Livergood, 89, of Sullivan, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday June 5, 2018 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Celebration of Life services were at 2 p.m. Sunday June 10 in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Pam Bradford officiating. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Read More
•June 13, 2018•
The Moultrie County farm is up for cash rent.
Members of the building and grounds committee agreed to advertise for bids on the 217.58 acre county farm, continuing the two year lease.
In order to submit a cash rent proposal the bidder must own 40 acres or live in Moultrie County. Provisions to provide 2/3 ton of lime and maintain soil quality will be included in the contract as renter obligation. The committee is looking at an August bid opening for the November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2020 contract. Read More
Doc Ingram
Clarence L. “Doc” Ingram, 97, of Oakland passed away at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Mattoon Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Funeral services were held at 6 p.m. Friday, June 1 in Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola. The Rev. Kent Conover officiated. Burial will be in Hugo cemetery at a later date.
Clarence was born February 1, 1921 in Hugo, Ill., a son of James and Alice Franklin Ingram. Read More
Michael Porter
Michael W. Porter, 60, of Atwood, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 10:51 a.m. Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 4 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Read More
Paul Kearney
Paul Dean Kearney, 80, of Decatur, formerly of Lovington, passed away at 9:04 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, May 30) in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington assisted with the arrangements. Read More
Hilda Mercer
Hilda May Mercer, 94, of Decatur, formerly of Lovington, passed away at 9:50 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2018 in her daughter’s home in Decatur.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 30) at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Read More
Richard Brown
Richard Eugene Brown, 93, of Bethany passed away at 3:34 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2018 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 29 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany with military rites by Bethany American Legion Post #507. Read More
Beverly Wood
Beverly Sewell Wood, 81, was born in Decatur, Illinois September 9, 1936, a daughter of Forest W. (Bo) and Phyllis Wood and entered heaven’s gates on April 24, 2018.
Memorial services in celebration of Beverly’s long and happy life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2 with visitation from 10-11 a.m. at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, 503 W Jackson St. in Sullivan. Read More
Tony Seelow
Tony Lee Seelow, 64, of Bement, formerly of Lovington, passed away at 12:41 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
Private family services will be held Sunday May 27 at First Christian Church in Lovington. Interment will be in the Windsor Cemetery. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home and Cremation Center is assisting the family. Read More
Katherine Wood
Katherine M. (Horn) Wood, 77, of Sullivan, passed away May 12, 2018. A memorial gathering will be held Sunday, August 12, 2018 from 11 to 2 at the Sullivan Country Club. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is in charge of arrangements.
Kathy was born August 7, 1940, in San Jose, California, the daughter of Hermann L. and Alice E. Horn. She graduated from Sunnyvale High School in 1958. She attended the University of Idaho, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and where she met her husband Steve Wood. They were married June 16, 1962 in Sunnyvale, California. Read More