Category Archives: Obituaries

Obituaries 8-3-2022: Elizabeth Adams

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Elizabeth Adams

Elizabeth Anne Adams, 79, of Bethany, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 11:08 p.m. in Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Reed Funeral Home with Pastor Brett Hindrichs officiating. Burial will be in the Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery, Bethany. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Memorials are suggested to the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Decatur or the Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Read More

Obituaries 7-27-2022: Julie Faye Young

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Julie Faye Young
Julie Faye Young passed away unexpectedly on July 14, 2022. She was the younger daughter of Ruth and Orville Young. Julie was born in Peoria, Illinois on September 20, 1957, and spent her childhood in Washington, Illinois. She attended the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana campus where she formed many enduring friendships and met her future husband James W. Holaday, Jr. Read More

Obituaries 7-27-2022: Linda Leesman

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Linda Leesman

Linda Kay Leesman, 73, of Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Gays, passed away at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark.
Memorial services will be held 11 a.m., Friday, July 29, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Branch Side Cemetery in Gays. Memorials may be made to the family. Read More

Obituaries 7-20-2022: Patricia Swarms

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Patricia Swarms

Patricia J. Swarms, 64, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Newman Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Newman.
Patricia was born August 16, 1957, the fourth child of five, to James E. Farris Sr. and Martha A. (Kaiser) Farris. She attended school through junior high in Decatur. She then lived in Lakewood during her high school years, graduating from Shelbyville High School in 1975. Read More

Obituaries 7-20-2022: Kimberly Manuel

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Kimberly Manuel

Kimberly Manuel, 57, of Lovington, passed away at 1:31 p.m., Friday, July 15, 2022, at her home in Lovington.
Visitation will be held 5–7 p.m., Friday, July 22, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. No service will be held. Memorials may be made to Moultrie County Illinois PAWs. Read More

Obituaries 7-20-2022: Ruth Adcock

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Ruth Adcock

Ruth A. Adcock of Hammond, Illinois, passed away in Decatur Memorial Hospital Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 1:12 p.m.
Ruth was born April 3, 1954, in Effingham, Illinois, a daughter of Charles H. and Doris Jean (Lilley) Brewer. She graduated from Atwood-Hammond High School in 1972 and from Parkland College in Champaign in 1991. Ruth worked 20 years for the University of Illinois Office of Extension and Outreach and was a beloved wife to her husband, farmer Mark A. Adcock, for 47 beautiful years.  Read More

Obituaries 7-13-2022: William Rauch

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William Rauch

William ‘Bill’ Rauch, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:26 p.m., Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Shelbyville Manor.
Graveside services were Monday at the Windsor Cemetery with Mike Craig officiating. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements were by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net Read More

Obituaries 7-13-2022: Rachel Mocabee-Henson

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Rachel Mocabee-Henson

Rachel Maxine Mocabee-Henson of Decatur, passed away May 21, 2022, peacefully in her sleep after a night surrounded by her family.
Graveside services were at 11:30 am, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Read More