Shirley Smith
Shirley Rochat Smith, 82, of Lovington passed away at 11:47 am Monday, August 1, at Sullivan Health Care and Rehabilitation. Read More
Category Archives: Obituaries
Obituaries 8-3-2022: Mary Smith
Mary Smith
Mary K. Smith, 73, of Sullivan, passed away Saturday July 30, 2022, in her residence. Read More
Obituaries 8-3-2022: Adele Reedy
Adele Reedy
Adele Reedy, age 71, of Sandwich, Ill. passed away Friday, July 29, 2022, at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, Ill. She was born July 10, 1951, in Lake Forest, Ill., a daughter of James Donald and Mary Veronica (Harding) McCaffrey. Read More
Obituaries 8-3-2022: H. Leroy Fair
H. Leroy Fair
H. Leroy Fair, 78, of Lovington, passed away 10:40 p.m. Saturday, July 30, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, at the Lovington United Methodist Church. Burial was in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Lovington United Methodist Church or to the American Lung Association. Read More
Obituaries 8-3-2022: Elizabeth Adams
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
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
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 7-27-2022: Floyd “Bob” Donnell
Floyd “Bob” Donnell
Floyd Robert “Bob” Donnell, 75, of Sterling, died Thursday, July 14, 2022, at home surrounded by family. Bob was born January 6, 1947, in Decatur, the son of Floyd and Emma (Fair) Donnell. He married Bonnie Simpson September 15, 1990, in Rock Falls. Read More
Obituaries 7-27-2022: T. Leslie Colclasure
T. Leslie Colclasure
T. Leslie ‘Les’ Colclasure, 93, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:46 a.m., Thursday, July 21, 2022, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Obituaries 7-20-2022: Patricia Swarms
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