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Obituaries 12-31-15: Raymond Binder

News Progress Posted on December 31, 2014 by webmasterDecember 31, 2014

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Funeral services for Raymond Charles “Lum” or “BoBo” Binder, 94, of Lovington were held at 11 a.m. Monday in the United Methodist Church in Lovington. Burial with military rites by Lovington American Legion Post # 429 was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Arrangements were made by McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington.

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Obituaries 12-24-2014: Bill Honn

News Progress Posted on December 23, 2014 by webmasterDecember 23, 2014

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Funeral services for William D. “Bill” Honn, 81, of Tuscola were held Friday in the Arthur United Methodist Church. Burial with military rites by Arthur American Legion Post 479 was in Arthur Cemetery. Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola assisted with arrangements.

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Obituaries 12-24-2014: Norma Erwin

News Progress Posted on December 23, 2014 by webmasterDecember 23, 2014

Erwin, Norma JeanNorma Erwin

Funeral services for Norma Jean Erwin, 84, of Shelbyville were held at noon Tuesday in First Christian Church in Shelbyville with the Rev. Kevin Ray officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements were by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville.

She died at 2:10 p.m. Saturday Dec. 20, 2014 in Heritage Health in Pana.

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Obituaries 12-24-2014: Patricia Swing

News Progress Posted on December 23, 2014 by webmasterDecember 23, 2014

Patricia Swing

Patricia E. Swing, 73, of Lovington died at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2014 in Mason Point in Sullivan.

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Obituaries 12-24-2014: Homer Kellogg

News Progress Posted on December 23, 2014 by webmasterDecember 23, 2014

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Graveside services for Homer D. Kellogg, 92, of Decatur were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur assisted with arrangements.

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Obituaries 12-24-2014: Gertrude Cox

News Progress Posted on December 23, 2014 by webmasterDecember 23, 2014

Gertrude Cox

Funeral services for Gertrude Cox, 87, of Oreana were held Tuesday in Oreana Christian Church. Internment was in Friends Creek Cemetery near Argenta. Dawson & Wikoff North Chapel Funeral Home in Decatur handled arrangements.

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Obituaries 12-17-2014: Carol McDormand

News Progress Posted on December 17, 2014 by webmasterDecember 17, 2014

Carol McDormand

Carol Ann McDormand, 68, of Weldon died at 4:18 a.m. Monday, December 15, 2014 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

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Obituaries 12-17-2014: Lee Griesemer

News Progress Posted on December 17, 2014 by webmasterDecember 17, 2014

Lee Griesemer

Donald Lee Griesemer, 85, of Leesburg, Fla. died Dec. 11, 2014. Page-Theus Funeral Home in Leesburg assisted the family.

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Obituaries 12-17-2014: Jeanne Gaffney

News Progress Posted on December 17, 2014 by webmasterDecember 17, 2014

Jeanne Gaffney

Anita Jeanne Elder Gaffney, 75, of Sullivan, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon.

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Obituaries 12-10-2014: Melba Strong

News Progress Posted on December 10, 2014 by webmasterDecember 10, 2014

Melba Strong

After a short illness, Melba Cochran Strong passed away Dec. 1, 2014 in Plano, Tex. She was born Dec. 25, 1936 in Sullivan to Grant and Ethyl Collins Cochran, the youngest of 13 children. She was the granddaughter of 6th Circuit Judge Oscar Cochran and great-granddaughter of 6th Circuit Judge/Illinois Speaker of the House William Granville Cochran. She was always very proud of her family heritage and of growing up in Sullivan.

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