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Obituaries 9-23-2020: Levi Otto

News Progress Posted on September 23, 2020 by webmasterSeptember 23, 2020

Levi Otto

Levi C. Otto, 83, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:20a.m. Wednesday September 16, 2020 in his residence. Read More

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Obituaries 9-23-2020: Donald Griffith

News Progress Posted on September 23, 2020 by webmasterSeptember 23, 2020

Donald Griffith

Donald D. Griffith, 67, of Hammond, passed away at 7:55 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020 at home with his loved ones by his side. Read More

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Obituaries 9-16-2020: Jack Redfern

News Progress Posted on September 16, 2020 by webmasterSeptember 15, 2020

Jack Redfern

Jack G. Redfern, 82 of Lovington, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at his residence.
Jack requested no services be held. Private burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Memorials are suggested to the Lovington Volunteer Fire Department. Arrangements are being handled by Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Read More

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Obituaries 9-16-2020: Ruth Matthews

News Progress Posted on September 16, 2020 by webmasterSeptember 15, 2020

Ruth Matthews

Ruth C. Matthews, 83, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:35 p.m. Monday September 14, 2020 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Read More

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Obituaries 9-9-2020: Fred Zeimet

News Progress Posted on September 9, 2020 by webmasterSeptember 8, 2020

Fred Zeimet

Fred Roy Zeimet, 88, of Mount Vernon passed away at 7:38 am September 3, 2020 at Green Tree Memory Care in Mount Vernon. He was born April 7, 1932 in Chicago to the late John and Mildred (Powel) Zeimet. Fred married Wilma (Talley) Zeimet on June 3, 1970. They were blessed with nearly 47 years of marriage before she preceded him in death on May 22, 2017. Read More

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Obituaries 9-9-2020: Thomas Florey

News Progress Posted on September 9, 2020 by webmasterSeptember 8, 2020

Thomas Florey

Thomas A. Florey, 88, of Sullivan, formerly of Bethany, passed away at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 in his daughter’s residence.
Private funeral services will be held. Burial will be in the Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery, Bethany. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Moultrie County Chapter of the American Cancer Society or to the Bethany Fire and Ambulance Service. Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhom.net. Read More

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Obituaries 9-2-2020: Richard Grice

News Progress Posted on September 2, 2020 by webmasterSeptember 2, 2020

Richard Grice

Richard Eugene Grice, 68, of Allenville, passed away at 8:28 a.m. Friday, August 28, 2020 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Healthcare Center, Mattoon. Read More

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Obituaries 9-2-2020: Mary James

News Progress Posted on September 2, 2020 by webmasterSeptember 2, 2020

Mary James

Mary E. James, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:00 a.m. Saturday August 29, 2020 in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield.
Private family Celebration of Life services were held Wednesday morning in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Nikki Reed, Certified Funeral Celebrant officiating. There was no public visitation. Burial was in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Moultrie County PAWS, Moultrie County Food Pantry or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Read More

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Obituaries 9-2-2020: Paul McKinzie

News Progress Posted on September 2, 2020 by webmasterSeptember 2, 2020

Paul McKinzie

Paul William McKinzie, 89, of Sullivan, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020, at his home in Sullivan. Read More

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Obituaries 8-26-2020: David Redfern

News Progress Posted on August 26, 2020 by webmasterAugust 26, 2020

David Redfern

David E. Redfern, 50, of Burlington, died on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at West Virginia University Medical Center in Morgantown, WV.
Born on August 28, 1969 in Decatur, he was a son of Theron E. and Cheri K. (Davis) Redfern of Lovington. Read More

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Moultrie-Douglas Contestants



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New royalty to be crowned
The Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Pageant will be held Monday, July 27th at 6:00 p.m. for Little Miss Fair Queen and 7:00 p.m. for Miss and Junior Miss Fair Queen located at the south track on the Mo-Do Fairgrounds. Vying for the title of Miss Moultrie Douglas Fair Queen are: Abigail Meyer of Tuscola, Addee Mulligan of Arcola, Sarah Rogers of Atwood, Ava Whitson of Tuscola, Addisyn Wilson of Villa Grove, Emma Spillman of Tuscola, Aymara Leal of Arcola and Katilyn Kirby of Sullivan.

Jr Miss Moultrie-Douglas contestants
Vying for the title of Jr Miss Moultrie-Douglas are: Harper Hale of Arthur, Brooklyn Bates of Sullivan, Sofie Reifsteck of Tuscola, Sophia Wilson of Arcola, Miley Rennels of Tuscola, Ava Warren of Sullivan, Tatum Faust of Pesotum, Maggie Meyer of Tuscola and Audrey Warren of Sullivan, pictured 2025 Jr Miss Moultrie-Douglas Quinn Chapman of Villa Grove.
Little Miss Moultrie-Douglas contestants
Vying for the title of Little Miss Moultrie-Douglas are: Everleigh Allen of Tuscola, Emelia Shelmadine of Tuscola, Arabella Butterick of Arthur, Josslyn Leigh Brown of Sullivan, Athalia Juliet Sanchez of Arcola, Myla Ro Oye of Arthur, Sophie Elliott of Sullivan, Rosie Smith of Villa Grove, Tinley Eads of Arthur, Alayna Guadiana of Arcola and Alexandria Brackemyre of Lovington, pictured with 2025 Little Miss Moultrie-Douglas Joslynn Steffens of Tuscola.


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