Anthony Adams
Anthony (Tony) D. Adams, 79, of Bethany, passed away February 23, 2026 in his home.
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Obituaries 2-25-2026: Donna Cochran
Donna Cochran
Donna Jean Cochran, 87, of Lovington, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at The Loft in Decatur.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Burial was in Keller Cemetery, Lovington.
Read MoreObituaries 2-25-2026: Pastor Jack Adwell
Pastor Jack Adwell
Pastor Jack P. Adwell, 76, of Decatur, passed away at 7:28 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2026 in Shelbyville Manor Memory Care.
Celebration of Life services were held Monday, February 23, 2026, in the Life Foursquare Church in Decatur. Graveside services were also held Monday, February 23, 2026, in the Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials are suggested to the Life Foursquare Church in Decatur, the Alzheimer’s Association or to Shelbyville Manor Memory Care. Online condolence may be sent to reedfuneralhome.net. Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan.
Read MoreObituaries 2-18-2026: “Herb” Flannell
“Herb” Flannell
Hubert “Herb” L. Flannell of Sullivan, Illinois passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in his home on February 16, 2026, following 95 years of living a full and productive life. Hubert was born on August 24, 1930, in New Burnside, Illinois, the eighth of nine children born to Edward and Lois Purdom Flannell. He met the love of his life, Norma Jean Dorris, and they were married in Carrier Mills, Illinois on December 24, 1950, and shared sixty-five wonderful years together until her passing on July 28, 2016. They had one son, Danny L. Flannell, of Sullivan, who survives.
Read MoreObituaries 2-18-2026: Janette McReynolds
Janette McReynolds
Janette Kay (Beals) McReynolds, 81, of Bethany, passed away 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at Heritage Woods of Sullivan.
Read MoreObituaries 2-18-2026: Phyllis Mocabee
Phyllis Mocabee
Phyllis J. Mocabee, 93, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2026 in the Sullivan Healthcare and Senior Living Center.
Read MoreObituaries 2-18-2026: Andy Bolsen
Andy Bolsen
Andy Jack Bolsen, age 71, passed away on Saturday, February 14th, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital surrounded by his wife and daughters. His passing came after a hard-fought two-week battle post aortic aneurysm rupture, while he awaited an upcoming surgery which was scheduled for February 5th.
Read MoreObituaries 2-18-2026: William Drury
William Drury
William E. ‘Bill’ Drury, 84, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:20 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2026 in his residence.
Read MoreRecent Obituaries: William E. ‘Bill’ Drury
William E. ‘Bill’ Drury, 84, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:20 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2026 in his residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday February 17, 2026, in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan, with Pastor Bob Vail officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion General Baptist Cemetery, Sullivan, with military rites conducted by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Bill was born September 13, 1941 in Charleston, the son of Lewis ‘Ez’ and Alleen ‘Shorty’ (Best) Drury. Bill had been a carpenter and worked out of the Local # 347 Union in Champaign. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran. Bill was Past Commander of the Sullivan American Legion Post # 68. He married Donna Houston on December 14, 1996 in Sullivan.
Surviving are his wife Donna of Sullivan; sons Rob (Lori) Jones of Tremont and Mike (Jayde) Jones of Hammond; brothers Rick (Janice) Drury of Georgia and Dave (Sue) Drury of Indiana; sisters Norma Stanberry of Arcola and Mary Harding of Charleston; thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, son Mark Jones, brothers John Drury and Paul ‘Dude’ Drury and a sister Donna Dyer.
Obituaries 2-11-2026: James (Jim) Daniels
James (Jim) Daniels
James (Jim) Daniels, 84, of Bloomington, IL, peacefully joined his Heavenly Father on February 9, 2026, surrounded by his family. A well-known and loved resident of the Bloomington and Sullivan areas for over 60 years, Jim was born on January 6, 1942, to George William Daniels and Bessie (Hunter) Daniels. He graduated from Ramsey High School in 1959.
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