Randall Purtilar
Randall “Randy” Lee Purtilar, 58, of Peoria passed away unexpectedly on August 21, 2025, at his home.
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Obituaries 9-17-2025: Barbara Harshman
Barbara Harshman
Barbara Leah Harshman, 100, of Sullivan passed away 5:05 a.m. Monday, September 15, 2025 at Carriage Crossing Assisted Living in Arcola with family members and caregivers present with her.
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Timothy Keith “Pinky” Floyd
Timothy Keith “Pinky” Floyd, 71, of Sullivan passed away 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at his home, with his family by his side.
Funeral services were held Sunday, September 14, 2025, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, with Military Rites by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Memorials may be made to Moultrie County PAWs: 10 Leisure Acres, Sullivan, IL 61951 or to the Allenville Christian Church.
Read MoreObituaries 9-10-2025: Beulah Harpster
Beulah Harpster
Beulah Lois Harpster, 81, of Sullivan, passed away 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at Deaconess Health System, Evansville, IN.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Smyser Christian Church, rural Gays. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Thursday at the church. Burial will take place in the Branch Side Cemetery, rural Gays. Memorials may be made to Smyser Christian Church.
Read MoreObituaries 9-3-2025: Madonna Nees
Madonna Nees
Madonna Marie (Watkins) Nees, 83, of Sullivan, passed away 5:04 a.m. on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Read MoreObituaries 9-3-2025: Richard Hortenstine
Richard Hortenstine
Richard Charles Hortenstine (59) of Gays, IL passed away on August 28th, 2025 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital. Richard was born August 31st, 1965, in Mattoon, IL and was the son of Theodore “Ted” Lee and Annetta May (Walker) Hortenstine. He graduated from Sullivan High School in 1983. Following high school, he graduated from Lake Land College in 1985 where he studied Crop Production & Management. Richard spent most of his career in Ag Retail. His experience spanned from operating the application equipment to seed sales, and farmer interactions. He had a passion for helping people and never knew a stranger.
Read MoreObituaries 8-27-2025: Beulah Ruth Welch
Beulah Ruth Welch
Beulah Ruth Welch, 93, of Windsor, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the Villas of Holly Brook in Shelbyville, Illinois. Funeral services were held on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home in Windsor.
Obituaries 8-27-2025: Donna Nadler
Donna Nadler
Donna L. Nadler, 64, of Windsor, passed away at 9:00 a.m. Monday, August 18, 2025 in her residence.
Read MoreObituaries 8-27-2025: Ronald Houchin
Ronald Houchin
Ronald William Houchin, “HOWDY HOWDY”, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2025, in Sarasota, FL.
Ron was born at home on May 27th, 1940, to the late Vernon and Thelma Houchin near Allenville, Illinois. He graduated from Sullivan High School in Sullivan, Illinois in 1958. He then attended courses at Millikin University and the University of Illinois.
Read MoreObituaries 8-27-2025: Carolyn Doss
Carolyn Doss
Carolyn Yvonne Doss, 87, of Sullivan, passed away 1:24 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
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