Ruby Elzy
Ruby Irene West Elzy, 90, formerly of Bruce and Sullivan died August 19, 2016, in Austin, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 27 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday, August 26 in the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Randy Newberry
Randy Dale Newberry, 55, of Lovington died at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Per Randy’s wishes no services will be held. Read More
MaDonna Phillips
MaDonna Dean Phillips, 66, of Effingham died at 9 a.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in her home.
Funeral services for the former Arthur resident were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Penn Township Cemetery in Moweaqua. Read More
Dorthy Claytor
Dorthy M. Claytor, 87, of Decatur died Aug. 19, 2016.
A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Tabernacle Baptist Church in Decatur with burial in Point Pleasant Cemetery in Long Creek. Tanzyus-Logan Funeral Service and Care handled arrangements. Read More
Alice Lawyer
Alice E. Lawyer, 63, of Arthur, formerly of Lovington, passed away at 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 in her home surrounded by her family.
Services to celebrate Alice’s life were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 in Wyman Park in Sullivan conducted by Pastor Larry Bricker and Pastor Al Rennert. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Read More
Russell Wiley
Russell Glenn Wiley, 91, formerly of Sullivan and Mattoon, passed away at 7:34 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2016 in Heartland Christian Village in Neoga.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 15 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Ivan Horsman
Our Dad was a farmer. He was born to Vaughn and Mattie Horsman on a small farm near Herrick, Illinois September 7, 1921. He grew up on the farm until he left to try his hand at the Ford Motor Plant in Chicago and later in the U. S. Navy. He was aboard a ship headed to the Pacific when W.W. II ended.
After the Navy, he settled on a grain and dairy farm north of Sullivan working with brothers Earl and Chuck. His partnership with Earl continued until Earl’s retirement. Read More
Alice Lawyer
Alice E. Lawyer, 63, of Arthur died at 2:25 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2016 in her home.
Services for the former Lovington resident will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 20 in Wyman Park in Sullivan. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Read More
Juanita Wilson
Juanita Grace Wilson, 83, of Lovington, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2016 in St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday, August 5 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Read More
Mark Wildman
Mark S. Wildman, 58, of Strasburg died at 1:42 a.m. Sunday, August 7, 2016 in St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 10) in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Strasburg with the Rev. Steven Becker officiating. Burial was in St. Paul’s Cemetery in Strasburg. Arrangements were by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Strasburg. Read More