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Obituaries 3-9-2022: Shirley Park

News Progress Posted on March 9, 2022 by webmasterMarch 9, 2022

Shirley Park

Shirley J. Park, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:55 p.m., Wednesday March 2, 2022, at Mason Point in Sullivan. Read More

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Obituaries 3-9-2022: Lucille Barber

News Progress Posted on March 9, 2022 by webmasterMarch 9, 2022

Lucille Barber

Lucille Margaret “Lucy” Barber, 89, of Lexington, Ky., passed away at home March 2, 2022, surrounded by family. Born March 10, 1932 on the family farm at Nokomis, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Oscar A. and Maggie Mindrup Hoehn. She married Glen C. “Jack” Barber of Sullivan, April 23, 1960, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis, and he survives. Read More

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Obituaries 3-9-2022: Joe Schwartz

News Progress Posted on March 9, 2022 by webmasterMarch 9, 2022

Joe Schwartz

Joe Schwartz, 68, of Bethany, passed away at 7:50 a.m. Monday March 7, 2022 in his residence. Read More

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Obituaries 3-9-2022: Donald Arterburn

News Progress Posted on March 9, 2022 by webmasterMarch 9, 2022

Donald Arterburn

Donald R. Arterburn, 77, of Sullivan passed away at 6:12 p.m., Thursday, March 3, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More

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Obituaries 3-2-2022

News Progress Posted on March 2, 2022 by webmasterMarch 2, 2022

Marshel Proffitt

Marshel D. Proffitt, 74, of Sullivan, passed away at 11:26 p.m., Wednesday, February 23, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Read More

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Obituaries 2-23-2022: George Johnson

News Progress Posted on February 23, 2022 by webmasterFebruary 23, 2022

George Johnson

George Garry Johnson, 62, of Sullivan, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022, in his home. Read More

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Obituaries 2-23-2022: Roy Book

News Progress Posted on February 23, 2022 by webmasterFebruary 23, 2022

Roy Book

Roy W. Book, 82, of Sullivan, passed away at 8:09 p.m., Sunday February 20, 2022, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More

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Obituaries 2-16-2022: Theron Redfern

News Progress Posted on February 16, 2022 by webmasterFebruary 16, 2022

Theron Redfern

Theron E. Redfern, 77, of Lovington, passed away January 16, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Theron was born May 3, 1944 in Decatur, a son of Gilbert and Ada Belle (Cox) Redfern. He married Cheryl Davis July 18, 1964, in Lovington. Read More

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Obituaries 2-16-2022: Billie Stain, Sr.

News Progress Posted on February 16, 2022 by webmasterFebruary 16, 2022

Billie Stain, Sr.

Billie R. Stain, Sr., 83, of Pana, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 9:08 p.m., Sunday, February 13, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Read More

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Obituaries 2-16-2022: Tracy Bandy

News Progress Posted on February 16, 2022 by webmasterFebruary 16, 2022

Tracy Bandy

Tracy Laverne Bandy, 84, of Bethany, passed away at 6:56 p.m., Sunday, February 13, 2022, at his home in Bethany. Read More

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