Mary Ann Shadow
Mary Ann Shadow, 59, of Mattoon died at 8:48 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2017 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Memorial services were held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 in Swengel-O’Dell Funeral Home in Neoga. Read More
Category Archives: Obituaries
Obituaries 12-20-17: Pauline Bly
Pauline Bly
Janet Pauline Bly, 74, of Bethany passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 in Springdale, Ark.
Funeral Services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 20 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany.
Pauline was born January 7, 1943 in Bethany, a daughter of William Edward and Dorothy Jean Jackson Ward. She married Thomas G. Bly September 22, 1963, and he preceded her in death June 16, 2005. She attended the Free United Methodist Church in Bethany, and while she was in Springdale she attended the First United Methodist Church. Read More
Obituaries 12-20-17: Emery Barnes
Emery Barnes
Emery Barnes, Jr., 94, of Mattoon, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 4:20 p.m. Sunday, December 17, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 21 in Southern Baptist Church in Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services in the church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Obituaries 12-20-17: Ruth Yates
Ruth Yates
Ruth M. Yates, 89, of Sullivan passed away at 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2017 in Eastview Terrace in Sullivan.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 16 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Obituaries 12-20-17: Vivian Brumitt
Vivian Brumitt
Vivian Brumitt, 88, of Kankakee, formerly of Lovington, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017 in Miller Health Care in Kankakee.
Visitation was held Saturday, December 16 in Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais. Private burial will take place at a later date. Read More
Obituaries 12-13-2017: Connie Reedy
Connie Reedy
Constance A. “Connie” Reedy, 64, of Sullivan passed away at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, December 7, 2017 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 11 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington at a later date. Read More
Obituaries 12-13-2017: Bill Wampler
Bill Wampler
William Lee “Bill” Wampler, 84, of Sullivan passed away Dec. 6, 2017 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Bill was born Dec. 22, 1932 to Herman and Edna Wampler and grew up in the Dalton City-Bethany area. He was preceded in death by his four sisters and two brothers. Read More
Obituaries: Lynn Schomburg
Lynn Schomburg
Lynn Schomburg, 50, of Charleston, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Sarah Bush Lincoln in Coles County.
His funeral was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 9 in Harper-Swickard Funeral Home in Charleston. Burial was in Mt. Zion Block Cemetery in rural Greenup.
Lynn was born February 24, 1967 in Urbana, a son of Gary Lynn and Jane Carlottia Deevers Schomburg. Read More
Obituaries 12-6-2017: Roberta Nadolny
Roberta Nadolny
Roberta (Bert) Nadolny, 81, of Sullivan, Illinois, formerly of Neoga, Illinois, passed away at 7:53 p.m. Saturday, December 2, 2017 in her residence with her family by her side.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m, Saturday, December 9 in Swengel - O’Dell Funeral Home in Neoga with the Rev. Richard Coen of Neoga officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Neoga Memorial Cemetery. Family requests casual attire. Read More
Obituaries 12-6-2017: Max Rhoads
Max Rhoads
Max E. Rhoads, 85, of Olney, formerly of Findlay, died at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora.
Celebration of Life services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Wright Cemetery in Findlay. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral. Read More