Diana Woodland
Diana J. Woodland, 80, of Sullivan passed away at 5:18 a.m., Monday, June 5, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
A memorial visitation to celebrate Diana’s life will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday, June 10 in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in Mt. Zion. Read More
Marna Morris
Marna Jane Queen Morris, 82, of Jackson, Tenn. passed away Thursday evening May 25, 2017 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. May 30 in Oak Grove Cemetery in Henderson, Tenn. with Pastor Terry Hunley officiating.
She was born Nov. 8, 1934 in Bethany, a daughter of the late A. Kenneth and Gladys M. Queen. She graduated from Bethany High School and attended Bethel College in McKenzie, Tenn. and married Jimmy Talley Morris in 1957. Read More
Lowell Sorrell
Lowell Sorrell, 82, of Shelbyville died at 5:36 p.m. Friday June 2, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services for the former Findlay resident will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 8 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today (Wednesday). Burial will be in Findlay Cemetery. Read More
Joann Grove
Dona Joann Grove, 84, of Bethany, died at 1:50 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Celebration of Life services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 4 in Marrowbone Township Library in Bethany. A reception will be held from 1 p.m. until service time in the library. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Read More
Lorraine Gilmore
Lorraine Edna Gilmore, 93, of Lake City, passed away at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2017 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 27 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Read More
Grace Gibbons
Grace J. Gibbons, 84, of Bethany, died at 3:06 p.m. Thursday, May 25, 2017 in her residence.
Celebration of Life services were at 7 p.m. Tuesday May 30 in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Ted Hartley officiating. Read More
Bill Spencer
Joseph William “Bill” Spencer, 90, of Gays passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 in Heartland Christian Village. The visitation will be in Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home in Windsor at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 3. The funeral service will follow the visitation at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Windsor Cemetery with military rites by the Windsor American Legion Post #725. Read More
Felix Hagerman
Surrounded by his loving family, Felix Apollos Hagerman went home to his Savior Saturday, May 27 at 6:10 p.m. in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Felix was born at home in Sullivan August 27, 1929 to Apollos Hagerman and Orpah Harshman Hagerman. He married Patricia Ann Sitton of Marshall, Tex. in Sullivan February 27, 1960, and she survives. Felix is also survived by son David (Teresa) Hagerman, daughter Felicia (Dave) Benning, and honorary daughter Sandy Hagerman. He has seven grandchildren Camille Benning, Keeley Benning, Sydney Hagerman, Shelby Hagerman, Isabella Benning, Savannah Hagerman, and Gabriel Benning. Read More
Mike Elam
Michael Allen “Pappy” Elam, 55, of Hutton was fatally injured due to a motorcycle accident Friday, May 26, 2017. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 31) in Adams Funeral Chapel in Charleston. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 1 in St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 Charleston Ave. in Mattoon with the Rev. Adam Jacobsen officiating. Burial will follow in Sand Creek Cemetery in Shelby County, northwest of Windsor. Read More
Roger Uphoff
Roger Chris Uphoff, 71, of Lovington, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family May 17, 2017.
He was born January 18, 1946 in Shelbyville, Illinois to his loving parents Lois Aileen (Gordon) and Gilbert Franklin Uphoff (deceased). He joined his three siblings Connie Yantis (deceased), Duane (Marjorie) Uphoff and Stanley (Pat) Uphoff. He was raised on the family farm, and even though he worked for 39 years as a computer room supervisor at Wagner Castings, he was always a farmer at heart. His parents raised him with a strong devotion to God, family, community, the Findlay Falcons, and the Chicago Cubs. Read More